Information on "Voluntary Action"
April 2013
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10 Apr 2013
The Peace Corps: Current Issues
Author: Curt Tarnoff
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Generally viewed positively by the public and widely supported in Congress, the Peace Corps is a US agency that provides volunteer skills internationally. More on «The Peace Corps: Current Issues»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Towards the Recording of Every Casualty
Author: Elizabeth Minor
Publisher: Oxford Research Group (ORG)
This paper focuses on the recording of individual deaths from armed conflict. More on «Towards the Recording of Every Casualty»
July 2012
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24 Jul 2012
Veinticinco años de cuidados en Nicaragua 1980-2005
Author: Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Koen Voorend
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Este libro analiza la organización de los cuidados en Nicaragua y muestra cambios pero también continuidades paralelas a las profundas transformaciones económicas, sociales y políticas que experimentó el país durante los últimos veinticinco años. More on «Veinticinco años de cuidados en Nicaragua 1980-2005»
August 2011
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22 Aug 2011
Legal Aid Center at Yunnan University
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This review assesses the objectives and outcomes of a three-year project to create a legal aid center to provide HIV-specific services at Yunnan University, China. More on «Legal Aid Center at Yunnan University»
January 2011
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2011
Globally Oriented Citizenship And International Voluntary Service
Author: Wale Adebanwi
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This Discussion Paper explores Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps (TAC) programme within the context of South-South international assistance, and as an example of an international volunteer service scheme. More on «Globally Oriented Citizenship And International Voluntary Service»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
Yunnan University Legal Aid Center in Kunming, China Implemented by Yunnan University with Support from RTI and IDLO
Author: Asela Kalugampitiya
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This review assesses the implementation of a three-year project to create a legal aid center to provide HIV-specific services at Yunnan University, China. More on «Yunnan University Legal Aid Center in Kunming, China Implemented by Yunnan University with Support from RTI and IDLO» -
Sep 2010
An Assessment of Georgian Civil Society
Publisher: Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD)
This report assesses the state of civil society in Georgia. More on «An Assessment of Georgian Civil Society»
May 2010
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May 2010
Ein Europäisches Freiwilligenkorps für humanitäre Hilfe
Author: Annegret Bendiek, Anne Schmidt
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Nach dem Tsunami in Asien Ende 2004 hat das Erdbeben in Haiti Anfang 2010 abermals die Unzulänglichkeiten der europäischen Krisenreaktionsfähigkeit erkennen lassen. More on «Ein Europäisches Freiwilligenkorps für humanitäre Hilfe »
October 2009
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6 Oct 2009
Ketsana and its Aftermath
Author: Kevin Punzalan
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
In this commentary, the author argues that Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines has exposed both the weakness of government-led disaster preparations and the strengths of civil society in responding to the crisis. More on «Ketsana and its Aftermath»
October 2007
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Oct 2007
Community-Based Worker Systems: A Possible Solution to More Services, Reaching Many Communities, and within Budget
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper discusses the community-based worker's system as an alternative to delivering services to rural communities. More on «Community-Based Worker Systems: A Possible Solution to More Services, Reaching Many Communities, and within Budget»
