volunteering – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Working to transform mental health care in Argentina https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/06/working-to-transform-mental-health-care-in-argentina/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:16 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3715

Valeria reads, writes and paints every Saturday with patients at a mental hospital in Buenos Aires. Not only is she the highlight of their week, she’s also hoping to instigate major reforms to the city’s mental health program.

Listen to the report by Eilis O’Neill in Buenos Aires:

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Valeria helps to give patients a window on the world in Buenos Aires (Photo: Eilis O’Neill)

 

]]> Young women volunteers provide companionship for Russia’s elderly https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/02/young-women-volunteers-provide-companionship-for-russias-elderly/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:17:16 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3319 Letter writing, entertainment and friendship – no job is too small for Liza Oleskina and Marina Kochevalova when it comes to taking care of the elderly in Russia. They are members of Starost v radost, or “It’s nice to be old.” Founded in 2006, its young women volunteers provide much needed companionship for the older generation from the Urals to Siberia.

Listen to the report by Geert Groot Koerkamp in Moscow:

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Every weekend, Marina Kochevalova travels to the Russian countryside to visit the elderly

 

]]> Time overseas a win for young volunteers https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2012/10/time-overseas-a-win-for-young-volunteers/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:32:16 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=2601 Anna Schwarz helped at a school for mentally disabled youths in Togo

Volunteer Anna Schwarz helped at a school for mentally disabled youths in Togo

The “weltwärts” volunteer program from Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has been subject to some criticism recently. Participants say the program gives them priceless experiences.

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