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December 19, 2018
On 17 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/73/140, Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, encouraging the participation and integration of all people — including youth, older persons, women, migrants, refugees, persons with disabilities, minorities and other marginalized groups — in volunteer activities. It also… read more »
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November 19, 2018
We are very proud to announce AVI CEO Paul Bird assumed the role of Chair of International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum) at last month’s International Volunteer Co-operation Organisations (IVCO) conference in Montreal, a position he will hold for the next two years. Forum is the leading global network… read more »
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September 05, 2018
In three years, former England coach Ben Ryan, took Fiji from a side that rarely won against the top developed country teams, to their first ever Olympic Gold medal in men’s rugby sevens at Rio. With no training kit or water bottles, worn out old balls and a mosquito-infested pitch… read more »
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August 01, 2018
Just two weeks ago the world bid an emotional farewell to former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, father of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Forum is committed to honouring his legacy by continuing to strive for the successive 2030 Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SGDs), in particular, SDG17 on Partnerships. RIP Kofi Annan. read more »
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August 01, 2018
Forum member and Asian international development stalwart, the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) recently welcomed 40 young changemakers to its Singapore headquarters for the annual social entrepreneur boot camp – the first-ever to be held in Singapore itself and we’re pleased to report, a resounding success. SIF’s Youth Social Entrepreneurship (YSE)… read more »
