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Volunteers act FIRST

 

Behind the progress lie many factors. One is the willingness of many individuals to donate their time, effort, resources and ideas to the wellbeing and advancement of all. We call them volunteers.

-late UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 

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More than 48 Host Agencies mobilizing Volunteers

The V-Force has built partnerships with many organizations from private and public sectors and the United Nations agencies based in Sri Lanka. Whereas V-Force volunteers are mobilized always with a UN agency or partner organization of UnN agencies.

Volunteers at the forefront

V-Force was initiated in 2011 with a small group of 10 individuals. The group continued to grow through words of mouth and public outreach initiatives organized by UNV.

V-FORCE SERVICE LINES

The participation of V-Force in UN projects has brought in community perspectives while also helping the volunteers to understand the role of UN agencies in Sri Lanka, thus opening the UN and its work to the greater communities and beneficiaries.

Photography & Videography

Data Analysis & Compilation

Translation Support

Event Coordination & Support

Logistics

Communications

V-FORCE UPTO 2020

Given the dynamic context in Sri Lanka and worldwide, V-Force provides UNV with an unprecedented opportunity to play a critical role in the achievement of the SDGs in Sri Lanka by widening dialogue spaces and designing innovative models for stakeholder engagement and monitoring.

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VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS

VOLUNTEERS MOBILIZED

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Why we are different

The overall goal of V-Force is to leverage on the country’s rich volunteerism culture (40% of the population engages in volunteerism activities) and to provide opportunities for young people to strengthen skills. V-Force provides a nationwide platform for volunteers to network, collaborate and promote volunteerism. V-Force brings together people with a passion for volunteerism and a willingness to give back to society. V-Force makes way especially for the youth in Sri Lanka to initiate change and express their ideals while also ensuring youth participation in the development of the country.

The pandemic has highlighted the enormous potential of the human capacity to adapt to change and to support each other. This spirit is perfectly encapsulated in the scale of VOLUNTEERING.

Amina J.Mohammed
UN Deputy Secretary – General, GTM2020

Behind the progress lie many factors. One is the willingness of many individuals to donate their time, effort, resources and ideas to the well-beings and advancement of all. We call them VOLUNTEERS.

Kofi A. Annan

We must shift the services to the community, and make sure mental health is included in universal health coverage.

António Guterres
UN Secretary – General

V-FORCE ENGAGEMENTS

Public Representations Committee (PRC) – UNDP, UNV

Public Representations Committee (PRC) – UNDP, UNV201660 V-FORCE VOLUNTEERSIn 2016 one of the main achievement of V-Force was the involvement in the Public Representation Committee (PRC). The PRC was appointed by the Prime Minister to gather and compile the proposals...

World AIDS Day – UNAIDS

World AIDS Day – UNAIDS201580 V-FORCE VOLUNTEERSThe World AIDS Day celebrations focused on awareness-building. The event was held at the Independence Square in Colombo with volunteers carrying out a survey with visitors to gauge their knowledge and informing them of...

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