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UNMIL's Aviation Section: "Providing timely uninterrupted aviation service that is safe, effective and reliable." (UNV)
Samuel Ebo Baiden, Ghana, Air Operations Centre Duty Officer, UNMIL
18 September 2008
Spriggs-Payne Airfield, Monrovia, Liberia: I chose to be a volunteer because the only way to close the gap is through volunteerism. Read
UNV volunteer Douglas Amponsah from Ghana works as a Warehouse Assistant Supervisor for UNMIS in Sudan. "The joy of sharing my knowledge and learning from others in pursuit of peace has been the driving force behind the satisfaction I derive in serving as a UNV volunteer," he says. (UNV)
Douglas Amponsah, Ghana, Warehouse Assistant Supervisor, UNMIS
17 September 2008
Khartoum, Sudan: I realized I was making a big difference in my job. Read
  
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Corporate volunteering
International Volunteer Day
UNV Volunteers Programme Officer Norma Messam (right) speaks to Josephine Toe in the village of Hoe in eastern Ghana. (March 2006). (Photo by Steven Bagshaw/UN Volunteers)
Every year, December 5th.
MDGs in Ghana
School children from the village of Lume Atsiame in the Volta region of Ghana. (March 2006). (Photo by Steven Bagshaw/UN Volunteers)
Achieving the MDGs.

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A student volunteer teaches a song to children from the village of Swedru in Ghana.
The Role of Volunteerism in Development
17 March 2006
The cry of millions in deprived communities is to live under the developed conditions sometimes provided by volunteers. Over the years, the activities of many of NGOs, trust funds, professional association, trade unions and civic organizations are clear indications of the immense potential of voluntary service to national development. Read
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