The Ubuntu 2009 Awards

Pictures from the opening ceremony.

An article in Mail & Guardian Online, titled “volunteers help to plug ‘development gap’” raises the profile of international voluntary service, and at the same time raises the important issues about the role of international voluntary service for development.
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The  Taita Foundation “For Children in Africa” – St Joseph’s Children Home (Kenya).
This voluntary service project was awarded the Special Green Award for Sustainability:
The jurors wish to stress the importance of environmental issues and the integration of sustainable behaviour in our daily lives. For this reason they chose to make a special award to [...]

Durbanville Children’s Home.
Durbanville Children’s Home was awarded the Gold Ubuntu IYVS Award:
Ubuntu IYVSA 2009 are delighted to announce that the winner of the Ubuntu International Voluntary Youth Service Award for 2009 is the Durbanville Children’s Home in Cape Town. This project is outstanding in the support, training and empowerment that it affords to volunteers and [...]