Today is International Volunteer Day, a day established by the United Nations (UN) in 1985 to encourage global recognition and celebration of volunteers, and the contributions they make to international development. This year’s theme is “volunteers build resilient communities”.
Community resilience is a key part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global goals that seek to reduce poverty, improve equality and mitigate climate change by 2030. Volunteers are recognised as central to achieving the SDGs, and can actively participate in development that is driven by local people all across the world.
Today in Mongolia there are 13 Australian volunteers working with 12 partner organisations across a range of industries and sectors, contributing their skills and experiences to development in this country. They work with mostly non-government organisations and community groups to support projects led and driven by local people. Since the launch of the International Development program in 1998, a total of 300 Australian volunteers have worked in Mongolia.
Every Australian volunteer brings something unique to their assignment and community in Mongolia, but they also learn an enormous amount. They learn about culture and values, about food and local life, and most importantly about the people. People are at the core of volunteering, and Australian volunteers who work and live in Mongolia are forever changed by their experiences here.
The Australian Government has supported international volunteering in Mongolia for many years. The Australian Volunteers Program builds on this long history. The program provides opportunities for skilled Australians to volunteer in one of 26 countries in our region, and contribute to the Australian Government's aid program. In 2018 alone, more than 800 Australian volunteers contributed to sustainable development projects across the globe.
International Volunteer Day is a day to recognise the important contribution volunteers make —past, present and future.
Today is International Volunteer Day, a day established by the United Nations (UN) in 1985 to encourage global recognition and celebration of volunteers, and the contributions they make to international development. This year’s theme is “volunteers build resilient communities”.
Community resilience is a key part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global goals that seek to reduce poverty, improve equality and mitigate climate change by 2030. Volunteers are recognised as central to achieving the SDGs, and can actively participate in development that is driven by local people all across the world.
Today in Mongolia there are 13 Australian volunteers working with 12 partner organisations across a range of industries and sectors, contributing their skills and experiences to development in this country. They work with mostly non-government organisations and community groups to support projects led and driven by local people. Since the launch of the International Development program in 1998, a total of 300 Australian volunteers have worked in Mongolia.
Every Australian volunteer brings something unique to their assignment and community in Mongolia, but they also learn an enormous amount. They learn about culture and values, about food and local life, and most importantly about the people. People are at the core of volunteering, and Australian volunteers who work and live in Mongolia are forever changed by their experiences here.
The Australian Government has supported international volunteering in Mongolia for many years. The Australian Volunteers Program builds on this long history. The program provides opportunities for skilled Australians to volunteer in one of 26 countries in our region, and contribute to the Australian Government's aid program. In 2018 alone, more than 800 Australian volunteers contributed to sustainable development projects across the globe.
International Volunteer Day is a day to recognise the important contribution volunteers make —past, present and future.