International Volunteer Day

 
December 5 each year is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985.  The declared aim of this activity is to thank the volunteers for their efforts and increase public awareness of their contribution to society (http://www/worldvolunteersweb.org).

The UN t-shirts

The Peace Corps

The doctors straight from duty

The nurses

The Red Cross

The Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015:

Goal 1:  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2:  Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3:  Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4:  Reduce child mortality

Goal 5:  Improve maternal health

Goal 6:  Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7:  Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8:  Develop a global partnership for development



     No celebration is complete without a band. 

He, too, must be a volunteer

In Uganda, the International Volunteer Day was celebrated in the district of Hoima, 200 kilometers from Kampala, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo.