FORUM on International Volunteering

“On behalf of fellow members of the FORUM Executive Board, I would like to congratulate Brian Rockliffe of VSO on being awarded an OBE in the UK New Year Honours List. The award was given for “services to International Development” and  is indeed well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contribution to the international volunteer sector over many years. FORUM and its Members have benefited greatly over the years from Brian’s active involvement in our activities and his current role on the Executive Board.” ...more

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme today announced the winners of the “Online Volunteering Award 2009”, honouring the ‘outstanding’ contributions of volunteers who work entirely over the internet to contribute to peace and development by helping non-profit development organizations. ...more

Volunteering for our planet

Out climate is changing and will affect us all. Temperatures are rising and this may bring natural disasters such as storms, flooding, droughts and wildfires. It will hit the most vulnerable the hardest. ...more