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Volunteerism & Sustainability

April 5, 2016

| Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Reflections, Social Enterprise, Tailoring Training Program

In 2015, U.N. officials and leaders of international development programs announced that volunteers would be an essential part of efforts to meet the newly proposed Sustainable Development Goals. It was also a year in which volunteers demonstrated their potential to create change. Thousands of…

Trends of International Volunteerism in the 21st Century

April 5, 2016

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| Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Health & Wellness, Natural Resource Management, Reflections

The U.N. Volunteers program defines volunteerism as an action that an individual willingly undertakes, that is not financially compensated, and that generally contributes to the common good. The act or employ of volunteers essentially serves to elevate the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and the…