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UNV-Kraft partnership trains young chefs in Viet Nam
22 July 2008
A student at the the Hoa Sua school proudly shows off food products prepared with the assistance of Kraft volunteers who visited via a joint UNV-Kraft programme. (C. Painter/Kraft)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Two private-sector volunteer experts have boosted learning at a hospitality trade school in Viet Nam via a joint programme supported by UNV and Kraft Foods Inc. A food scientist and a chef from Kraft spent two weeks assisting Hoa Sua School in Ha Noi , a non-profit organization which trains disadvantaged and disabled youth for the vocational sector. Read
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Making history with the Lesotho Parliament
18 July 2008
UNV volunteer Dyfan Jones assisted with select committees at the Parliament of Lesotho. (D. Jones/UNV)
Maseru, Lesotho: It's not often you get to see how another country is run, but UNV volunteer Dyfan Jones did while he worked with Lesotho's Parliament, helping it make government more accountable. Read
  
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  UNV Annual Report 2007    
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is inspired by the conviction that volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and by the idea that everyone can contribute their time and energy towards peace and development. With partners, UNV advocates for volunteerism, integrates volunteerism into development planning and mobilizes volunteers. The UNV Annual Report 2007 explores these ideas and the achievements of UNV and UNV volunteers.

Annual Report 2007 [pdf] (complete file, 1606KB)
UNV Statistical & Financial Information 2007 [pdf] (280KB)

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