How does volunteering address the gap for out-of-school girls?
In #Mozambique🇲🇿, the EAGLE project tracks how volunteers help girls gain digital literacy and entrepreneurship skills.
More on the project in the new #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
Young Champions documentary premieres in 1 hour 🎬
Tune in at 12:00 CET to see how UN Volunteers in the DRC 🇨🇩 strengthen UNICEF delivery.
Watch here ⏩ youtube.com/watch?v=HeWy...
Young Champions documentary premieres in 1 hour 🎬
Tune in at 12:00 CET to see how UN Volunteers in the DRC 🇨🇩 strengthen UNICEF delivery.
Watch here ⏩ youtube.com/watch?v=HeWy...
Last day to register 🚨
Join us tomorrow to take a closer look at how mixed methods & context-sensitive approaches improve the measurement of volunteering.
⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET
📜 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Trust works both ways.
In #Slovakia 🇸🇰, research shows that trust in people and public institutions leads more people to volunteer, and volunteering builds that trust in return, especially in times of crisis.
Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
If we don’t measure volunteering, do we truly support it?
At the first #SWVR2026 webinar, people kept coming back to the same point: volunteerism is everywhere, yet much of it still goes unseen.
Here are the key takeaways: unv.org/news/if-we-d...
Join UNV & @NUGlobalDev for the second #SWVR2026 Global Webinar!
We’ll explore how mixed methods and context-sensitive approaches strengthen how we measure volunteering across health, skills & development.
📅 16 April 2026
⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET
Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
What is the economic value of a volunteer?
In #Kenya 🇰🇪, community health volunteers show up every day, holding systems together and building resilience, trust and care, often without pay.
That value is hard to measure.
Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
We thank @sidasweden.bsky.social & @swedishmfa.bsky.social for funding volunteer assignments, supporting the UN system.
Since 2017, 200+ Swedish youth UNVs funded by 🇸🇪 worked on migration, climate & more, including Jakob on emergency preparedness with @wfp.org in Timor Leste.
Tack så mycket 🇸🇪
📢 Just a few hours to go 📢
Every month, 2.1 billion people volunteer globally. But how do we measure it?
Join the first Global Webinar on the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report #SWVR2026 to find out.
📅 24 March | 13:00–14:15 CET
🔗 undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
That’s right.
You don’t need to wait for the world to act; you can start where you are.
Learn more about #IVY2026 and join us this #VolunteerYear: knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
Data does not tell the full story.
In #Uganda 🇺🇬, photovoice, a participatory method using photos for storytelling, gave young refugees a way to document how volunteering shapes their skills & livelihoods.
A simple method that puts people’s realities at the centre. #SWVR2026
Governments are at their strongest when they treat volunteers as their essential partners.
In the #Philippines 🇵🇭, the Philippine National Volunteer Service Agency uses a “public value lens” to measure how community-based volunteering benefits society as a whole.
Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
The first #SWVR2026 Global Webinar is here!
Join us to learn:
🔸 How do we measure the impact of volunteering?
🔸 What is the Global Index of Volunteer Engagement?
🔸 How can evidence inform policy & planning?
📅 24 March | 1:00–2:15 PM (CET)
🔗 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
From tech to energy and finance, more and more businesses are empowering their employees to volunteer.
When companies step up to champion volunteerism, everyone wins 🌍💛 Learn more and join #IVY2026 🔗 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
“I’ve seen the difference firsthand"
Decimon Anywar, a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, works in Gulu, coordinating climate adaptation investments that communities choose for themselves through the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility.
🔗 Read his story ➡️ bit.ly/4ciq59o
@unv.org
For the 676 million women and girls living within 50 km of active conflict zones, justice systems are largely absent.
In Goma 🇨🇩, #MONUSCO UN Volunteer Laetitia spends her days reaching out to survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse, where JUSTICE is often out of reach.
'Here, climate change isn’t a concept.'
💡 Hear more from Decimon Anywar, currently serving as a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, is coordinating climate adaptation across four districts in Uganda.
@unv.org
🔗 bit.ly/4ciq59o
How do we see the direct impact of volunteers on the #SDGs?
In #Togo 🇹🇬, the National Agency for Volunteerism measures results in education and health, from pupil-teacher ratios to maternal health and the fight against malaria and HIV.
Evidence matters.
Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
new way to measure volunteerism: GIVE
It’s 2026, and volunteerism deserves better data.
The new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report pushes for a new way to assess volunteerism: The GIVE Index measures not only contributions, but also volunteering environments➡️ www.unv.org/Success-stor...
From supporting national priorities to working alongside local partners, UN Volunteers contribute to practical development results every day.
A group of professionals stand in a modern atrium listening to a man in a suit speaking. Participants, many wearing name badges, gather around a high table with documents and refreshments, appearing engaged in discussion during a formal event.
A woman speaks into a microphone at the EU Action Forum IVY2026 Launch Event, standing beside a screen displaying the event title and partner logos. The event is hosted at the European Parliament and focuses on the International Volunteer Year 2026.
The #EU 🇪🇺 is ready for the #VolunteerYear!
Thank you @volunteeringcev.bsky.social for bringing together Members of the @europarl.europa.eu, the volunteering community and @unv.org.
What stood out? Volunteers need recognition, protection, funding and an enabling environment to contribute fully.
The European Volunteering Capital 2028 competition is now open!
🗓️ Deadline: 6 June 2026, 12:00 (noon) CET
🔗 Follow the next link for more information and application details:
www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ev-capital-2...
In #Tonga 🇹🇴 & #Vanuatu 🇻🇺, Volunteer Service Abroad measures beyond simple numbers.
By using indigenous practices, volunteers and locals track changes through data and the power of storytelling.
#SWVR2026 highlights overlooked methods of measurement: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
The world leans on volunteers every day.
Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised.
The 2026 International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that. #IVY2026
No one said it’d be easy.
@swisspeacehr.bsky.social you know our answer!
Young voices, global mission! 🌍🕊️
In 2026, @swisspeacehr.bsky.social once again supports committed Swiss young professionals as #UNYouth #Volunteers. Starting Feb 2026, they’ll join UN agencies worldwide to promote #HumanRights, #Peace & #Dialogue.
▶️ More info: cinfo.ch/en/individua...
Online volunteering lets you put your skills to work.
🎨 Design
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✍️ Translation, writing, or editing
💻 Research
…and so much more
Find an opportunity or get support from an online volunteer.
Your starting point ▶️ app.unv.org
strengthening systems buy putting people first
Strong systems start with people.
UN Volunteers keep UN action grounded, responsive, and people-centred.
