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Earth Is Dying, Yet Climate and Forest Movements Lack Urgency and Substance
by Protect and Restore Old Forests Globally
Human industrial growth is systematically liquidating the natural ecosystems that are the habitat for humans and for all life. Earth is dying, one logged old-growth tree and tank of gasoline at a time, yet most environmental groups are shilling solutions that are inadequate and ill-conceived
Establish an official international "World NGO Day"
To create a stronger, better & more effective civil society worldwide through an international annual calendar day for NGOs, NPOs and CSOs. The international day would aim to raise awareness of the many organisations working for good around the
Donate to Project Vietnam 2013: The Road to Inclusion
by Project Vietnam 2013 - Road to Inclusion: Integration of Community Youth and Youth with Disabilities
According to the USAid report, the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affair estimates that approximately five million men and women, currently, have disabilities. Not only do many lack an adequate education, but they are also still struggling in a wide range of areas, including
Support Volunteers and their Initiatives to Give Back to Asia Host Communities
by Marc Gaulier
Hey family, friends, and coworkers! We, Karen and Marc, have been living and working in Yangon, Myanmar for the last several months. We have been given this amazing opportunity due to our participation in Volunteers in Asia (VIA), a volunteer organization started in 1962 that helps create
Donate: Project Cambodia 2013-Empowering youths with disabilities in Cambodia
by Donate to Project Cambodia 2013: Empowering youths with disabilites
The history of conflict and the resulting lack of healthcare in Cambodia has left a large number of people with various types of disability. Today, with a population close to 15 million, there are approximately 170,000 Cambodians living with disabilities. An estimated 21% of these people are
Support VIA's work between America and Asia
by Toku Hankins
Hello family and friends! I'm sure some of you have been wondering what exactly it is that I've been doing and, maybe even, where in the world I'm actually living at the moment. Well, to give an update, I'm currently teaching English at Can Tho University, in Vietnam. Over the summer, I was
Happy Birthday VIA! Scholarships and Grants Fundraiser!
by Maria Wrabel
Hey everyone! I want to tell you all about Volunteers in Asia (VIA), an incredible non-profit organization that has given me and hundreds of other volunteers the unique and life-changing opportunity to live and work abroad in Asia. VIA places recent graduates in year-long volunteer positions with