IVD 2013: The Power of Volunteering

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Volunteering is about passion, commitment and determination to do something for a good cause. There are many definitions but ultimately it is up to you to take a stand and do something. Nepal has a great social fabric with millions of people engaged at local level to make their communities a better place to live. Still a national policy could greatly promote and recognize volunteering in Nepal.

All is Forgiven

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Sarah Rosenkrantz is making her first movie. You can help to be part of this. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/all-is-forgiven--2

Borrowing a book from a mobile library: an extraordinary example of soft power through public diplomacy

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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.

International Volunteer Day: blogs on volunteering trends from around the world (Nepal)

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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?

International Volunteer Day: blogs on volunteering trends from around the world

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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...

THE MANY FACES of "NO"

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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.

WORLD DISABLED DAY and what it means for an Indian family of a differently abled .

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As I see another WORLD DISABLED DAY approaching I stop to think about what it means to me,mother of a differently abled child .

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