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In
November 1997, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed
2001 as the International Year of Volunteers (IYV). United Nations
Volunteers (UNV) was designated as the international focal point.
With its main objectives of increased recognition, facilitation,
networking and promotion of volunteering, IYV provided a unique
opportunity to highlight the achievements of millions of volunteers
worldwide and encouraged more people to engage in volunteer activity.
The
UNV office in New Delhi has been working since then as a 'volunteer
hub' - a haven for experiments in volunteer action, volunteer
mentoring and a demonstration of how sharing resources among volunteers
is possible.
Some
initiatives of National relevance (click on link to see website):
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- We for Change
Foundation -
Organization funded in Delhi by a group of young Indian students
that attempts to promote volunteering in order to bring about
visible changes to emprove the life of citizens of the capital
We for Yamuna (Environmental wing of We for Change)
it is concerned with raising public interest on the fate of the
Yamuna river, seriously endangered by pollution related with domestic
sewages and industrial effluents
Team
Dipti Welfare Society - A youth group working on various
social issues like environment,ICT for development, Disaster Risk
Management, etc.
Gandhivolunteers.org
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A project of Team Dipti Welfare society. It is a volunteer placement
project aiming to mobilize the youth to eradicate social evils
through voluntary action.
Mission
2007 - Mission 2007 was born out of the dream of an
independent rural India where information and communication technologies
(ICTs) bring knowledge, livelihood and prosperity.
Acharya
Vinoba Bhave - National Volunteer Awards': for recognition
of innovative volunteer efforts instituted by National Foundation
for India, in partnership with the UNV - India.
Volunteering and disability - Volunteering has been
made an integral part of courses recognised by the Rehabilitation
Council of India, which now gives recognition to courses, which
include volunteer activities of students as part of the curriculum.
National
Campaign for Social Inclusivity - Recognition, promotion
and consolidation of volunteer efforts with socially marginalised
communities.
Volunteering with National organisations - Volunteer
promotion work in partnership with National Level organisations
such as the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, in planning and
execution of volunteer promotion programmes such as exposure trips
for urban youth to grassroots voluntary work.
Samatvam - An innovative media foundation hatruns
the only online e-zine on disability in the country 'empathyindia',
available at www.empathyindia.org. 'Samatvam', created with efforts
from the Delhi Team, is foraying into regional workshops for volunteer
promotion amongst media persons.
The Travelling Documentary - A novel concept, the
brainchild of volunteer documentary film makers was launched in
2002, with the screenings of three films focussing attention at
gender sensitivity, management of water resources in Rajasthan
and life of people associated with the publicity industry in Delhi
respectively. The Travelling Documentary aims to 'de-can' gripping
films made on social themes and take them to communities, schools,
colleges and other for a where these actually belong.
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