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15 April 2009
 Global Youth Service Day - 24-26 April 
During Global Youth Service Day, millions of youth around the world organize community service projects to address the needs of their local communities through service, to be recognized for their contributions, and to be a part of a global youth service movement.

Over the past 21 years, Global Youth Service Day has brought together more than 40 million people in thousands of communities worldwide. It is held during a weekend every April in over 100 countries in every region of the world.

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Volunteer Stories
14 April 2009
 'Spring Goodwill Week' in Kazakhstan by Svetlana Gladisheva
Pavlodar, Kazakhstan: "By making good things, you add to the world’s goodwill box one important thing, two sincere smiles and endless belief in humanity."  Read article
More about: Kazakhstan  Children  Civil society  Youth
Viewpoints
14 April 2009
 The Sahabhagi solution by Deepak Chopra
New Delhi, India: We need a new volunteerism... The old volunteerism was based upon charity. The new volunteerism is based on building a community whose values are shared equally.  Visit site
From: The Times of India, India
More about: India  Civil society
Recent news
05 May 2009
 America's top ten youth volunteers 
Washington, D.C., United States: For their extraordinary efforts in serving others through volunteerism, ten middle and high school students were named America’s top ten youth volunteers for 2008 in a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters.   Visit site

More about: United States  Young volunteers  Youth
22 April 2009
 Obama signs national service legislation 
Washington, D.C., United States: President Obama signed into law a measure designed to strengthen national community service efforts by boosting federal funding for thousands of volunteers in fields ranging from clean energy to health care and education.  Read article

From: CNN
More about: United States  Activism  Advocacy  Civil society  Infrastructure  Management  Policy
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27 April 2009
 Volunteer effort: MOVISIE mail 
Utrecht, the Netherlands: MOVISIE, the Netherlands centre for social development, has published its first newsletter in English. It contains articles about civic internships, social entrepreneurship and more.   Visit site

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