On 13th December, as a part for several programmes for the International Volunteer Day 2022 celebration, UNV Bangladesh, Bangladesh Tourism Board, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), World Vision and YASID organized an event titled “Solidarity for Youth & Volunteers’ engagement” at Cox’s Bazar Development Authority Auditorium in Cox’s Bazar. The event created interest and…
#InternationalVolunteerDay2022 20 volunteers received ‘IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2022’ for Post-Covid Response Support and Volunteering Actions for Solidarity at the event titled ‘Strengthening Solidarity for Development through Volunteering Actions’ on 5th December. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, UNV Bangladesh, UNFPA, Good Neighbor Bangladesh, Water Aid Bangladesh…
IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2022! International Volunteer Day (IVD), celebrated on 5 December every year, promotes volunteerism which helps youths and volunteers gain more confidence in our societies, improve their skills, gives more connections to the communities. This year’s theme is Solidarity through volunteering! Let’s act together and make a great celebration of #IVDBangladesh2022! …
Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2022! From a huge number of applications across the country with diverse backgrounds and an extensive selection process, the best fifteen volunteers were selected and awarded during the final award giving ceremony on 22nd August 2022 at the presence of high government officials, UN, development partners, youth and other stakeholders at…
#SWVR2022 #SWVR_Bangladesh_launch #UNVBangladesh #Volunteerism What a great moment! ‘2022 Global State of the World’s #Volunteerism Report: Building Equal and Inclusive Societies’ has been launched today in Bangladesh! “The SWVR report is critical for the Government as a referral document on the global volunteering actions. The 2022 report is very special for Bangladesh as it highlighted…
“It is important to focus on and develop strategies to strengthen the networking of women volunteers towards gender equality and community development. “National Volunteer Policy” has recently approved by the Bangladesh Government and this may support building a strong volunteer network especially for women all over the country,” stressed the speakers during the dissemination seminar…
‘‘It is critical to recognize our women for their incredible volunteering contributions in Bangladesh and ‘Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2022’ would further encourage women towards volunteering interventions.’’ stressed the speakers during the webinar ‘Volunteerism for Gender Equality and Community Development’, jointly arranged by UNV Bangladesh, VSO Bangladesh, Plan International, UN Women, and ActionAid Bangladesh as…
Inspiring Women Volunteer Award (IWVA) 2022! Volunteerism is increasingly seen as an essential means to promote gender equality. Women and girl volunteers are mobilizing grassroots resources to address climate challenges and are powerful leaders in ensuring gender equality and community development. Recognizing their contributions, and hearing their voices and experiences is critical to fostering volunteerism…
The 2022 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report has been officially unveiled at the regional launch in Bangkok which was held at the margins of the Ninth Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development. During this important occasion, UNV and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives had a successful bilateral meeting. Mr. Md Tazul…
‘’Mainstreaming volunteerism and gender-sensitive approach can be key forces in strengthening gender equality in Bangladesh. Women leaders, volunteers and professionals are vital actors to upheld gender equality and women empowerment and they can bring sustainable change in grassroots levels’’, stressed by Ms. Farida Pervin, Director General (Additional Secretary), Department of Women Affairs Secretary, Ministry of…
