Would you ever think that a bus could offer the best example of effective diplomacy? As nations are competing globally to assert themselves, new ways are emerging to create bonds with other countries by putting the average citizen first.
In the second blog from 'Valuing Volunteering' to celebrate International Volunteer Day, I tell the story of Maya, a teacher who worked with an international VSO volunteer... The story illustrates how important relationships are to achieving change, but asks how can long-term change be sustained if changes at the individual level aren't matched by changes in the wider system?
Researcher Jody Aked who has been working on the project for the past 18 months in the Philippines explains how the long-term relationships that volunteers can make with communities provide a unique form of assistance...
Sexual harassment is manifested in many different forms and not just the purely physical form that we are familiar with. Resistance to it also reflected in many ways.