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Resources for Volunteers & Young Adults

YouthActionNet
A virtual space where young people share lessons, stories, information, and advice on how to lead effective change.

Peace Child: International
A youth empowerment program that gives young people the chance to take action on major world issues and make changes in their community.

Make a Connection
This site gives young people an opportunity to make a connection to their communities, to their families and peers, and to themselves.

Global Kids
Global Kids works with urban youth of diverse backgrounds to become global citizens, community leaders, and to participate in the shape of public policy and international relations.

Global Art Project
The mission of the Global Art Project (GAP) is to spread world peace by promoting tolerance and non-violence through art.

The Giraffe Heroes Project
A story-based K-12 curriculum that teaches courageous compassion and active citizenship.

All One Heart
This website encourages tolerance through raised consciousness by education and experience, embracing diversity without segregation.

World Volunteer Web
Aims to represent the diversity of volunteerism in all of its cultural forms, bringing global ideals to local voluntary actions.

Images of the World
The objective of Images of the World is to create awareness concerning the consequences of globalization for the cultures of the world.

The People Site
The public platform for courses on current European topics for young Europeans active in NGOs/students.

Youth at the United Nations
This program is the focal point in the UN on youth. It works towards greater participation of youth in decision-making for peace and development.

Pro Youth International
This project aims to the creation of a WWW database of information on different structures and organizations of the youth in Europe.

Youth Coordination Unit
A small unit within UNESCO’s Headquarters (Paris, France) whose principal task is to prepare strategies and programs pertaining to the youth.

National Resource Center for Youth Services
Enhancing the quality of life of our nation’s youth and their families by improving the effectiveness of human services.

Volunteer International.org
The International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA) is an alliance of nonprofit, non-governmental organizations based in the Americas, that are involved in international volunteer and internship exchanges.

European Federation for Intercultural Learning
EFIL is the umbrella organization of the European AFS Organizations.

The Escotet Foundation International
Spanish- and English-language gateway to an extensive list of multilanguage search engines.

National MultiCultural Institute
NMCI works with individuals, organizations, and communities with a focus on diversity through their mutual communication, understanding, and respect.

Global Response
Global Response empowers people of all ages, cultures, and nationalities to protect the environment by creating partnerships for effective citizen action.

SIETAR Europa
Various SIETAR groups hold NGO status at the United Nations or are recognized by the Council of Europe.

SIETAR International
SIETAR International is an organization that strives to help businesses and organizations understand the importance of intercultural training.

SIETAR USA
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research in the United States of America (SIETAR-USA) is a professional membership organization for those who are concerned with the challenges and rewards of intercultural relations.

Voices of Youth
Voices of Youth was developed as part of UNICEF’s 50th Anniversary celebration, where you can take part in an electronic discussion about the future.

American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee promotes the principles of nonviolence and justice, through the transforming power of love.