UN Volunteer fights misinformation and connects communities
"While volunteers on the ground are playing a pivotal role in supporting the changes around the world, it is also essential to make sure that the impact of fieldwork is communicated with people, urging others to join the cause," says Faye Palad, a Digital and Social Media Content Producer at the UN Department of Peace Operations (UNDPO) in New York. Read more about how Faye connects communities.
I have always been interested in women's rights, gender equality and volunteerism. My first volunteer experience goes back to my undergraduate days when I joined the university's official volunteer programme, Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, which nurtures volunteers working with the Philippines' local communities. I also worked as an intern for the Huairou Commission in New York, which provided me with ample exposure to women's rights issues and an understanding of key global issues.
Going digital for better health services in Indonesia
“Monitoring and evaluation can help an organization extract relevant information from past and ongoing activities that can be used as the basis for programmatic fine-tuning, reorientation, and future planning,” states the UNDP’s Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results.
Siphra Jane Tampubolon is a Health Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist and serves as a National UN Volunteer with UNDP Indonesia. She is with the Health Governance Initiative (HEART) since 1 August 2021 up until July 2022.