Life Volunteers turn recycled plastic into face shields around the world Living rooms are being turned into makeshift workshops to create protective equipment for medical personnel. 17/04/2020
World Images on EU Parliament protest criminalisation of humanitarian work "We all have the responsibility to ensure that everyone’s human rights are respected" says Secretary General of Caritas Europa 21/06/2019
Places Trend report: eco tourism in 2019 What to look for and when booking conscious holidays this year 08/01/2019
Places Rescuing baby turtles in Canberra Watch how these volunteers in Australia are protecting baby turtles from predators. 19/11/2018
Australia Watch: This is the preservation process of whale skeleton South Australian Museum staff remove most of the flesh by hand, before allowing the skeleton to undergo maceration in tanks to remove remaining meat which may take several months. 17/09/2018
Malta Volunteer pilots ready for take-off to help save migrants in the Med ‘Pilotes Volontaires’: two Frenchmen used their savings to buy a light plane, aiming to search the sea off the Libyan coast and help NGOs save migrants in distress. 03/05/2018
Italy Como bans begging in the city centre during Christmas The mayor of the Italian town signed a decree banning begging and camping out in the city centre during the festive period. However many volunteer groups are challenging the regulation. 21/12/2017
Mexico Mexicans collectively rise to the earthquake challenge Mexico's people have mobilised to deal with the latest earthquake to hit their country. 21/09/2017
Wellness What do homeless people eat? Depends who is cooking With three Michelin stars under his belt, the last place you’d expect to find top chef Massimo Bottura hard at work is in a soup kitchen. But then this is no ordinary soup kitchen. 26/07/2017
Cameroon RENATA's 'aunties' tackle sexual abuse in Cameroon A long-standing volunteer army raises awareness and wants more government action to fight an endemic problem in the central African country. 12/07/2017