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Working to transform mental health care in Argentina
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:
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
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:
Every weekend, Marina Kochevalova travels to the Russian countryside to visit the elderly
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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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