International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2018, “Volunteers build Resilient Communities”, recognizes volunteers worldwide – with a special focus on local community volunteers – who contribute to making their communities more resilient against natural disasters, economic stresses and political shocks. The campaign theme combines the recognition of volunteers with concrete evidence from the State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) 2018.

#IVD2018 focuses on the values of volunteerism through the appreciation of local volunteers, including the marginalized groups and women, who make up nearly 60 per cent of volunteers worldwide, and their impact on building #ResilientCommunities.

 

International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2018, “Volunteers build Resilient Communities”, recognizes volunteers worldwide – with a special focus on local community volunteers – who contribute to making their communities more resilient against natural disasters, economic stresses and political shocks. The campaign theme combines the recognition of volunteers with concrete evidence from the State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) 2018.

#IVD2018 focuses on the values of volunteerism through the appreciation of local volunteers, including the marginalized groups and women, who make up nearly 60 per cent of volunteers worldwide, and their impact on building #ResilientCommunities.

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY 2018

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY 2018

International Volunteer Day → Engage!

Share the State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2018.

International Volunteer Day → Engage!

Share the State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2018.

Stories of volunteers

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Abdul Halim Zaazaa (right) UN Volunteer Associate Reporting Officer with UNDP Lebanon interacts with a fellow UN Volunteer during the Assignment Preparation Training in Cairo.
Volunteer voices
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 11
Arab States
11 July 2024
Volunteerism inspires
Exposure story
10 July 2024
Asfia Tarannoom (first right) is a UN Volunteer Education Officer with UNICEF in Bangladesh.  Here she interacts with students in a learning center in Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.
Partners
  • SDG 1
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 16
Asia and the Pacific
08 July 2024
RESOURCES

RESOURCES

Our #IVD2018 resource centre will have all the graphic elements you need to spread the word that volunteers are at the forefront of building #ResilientCommunities, including the logo, posters, banners, web graphics and examples for social media, all in the six UN official languages. Materials are being developed and will be uploaded as they become available, so check back in regularly.