A Japanese government program that sends volunteers to developing countries, and that marks its 60th year of operations this year, has been facing challenges securing personnel amid declining public interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/japan-overseas-volunteer-program-60-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanoverseascooperationvolunteers #aid #development #volunteers #jica
The government adopted a bill Tuesday that will extend the terms of volunteer probation officers from two years to three years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/volunteer-probation-officers-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #probation #volunteers
Ross 🏳️🌈🏴
boosted
" #SKOKIE, #Illinois — Just off East Prairie Road in this suburb of #Chicago is a sign that says, “Welcome to Hersh’s Fridge.” At the bottom is a line in Aramaic, quoting the Passover Haggadah: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.”
It may not look like much, but the sign points to a pioneering project: an outdoor #kosher community fridge that offers free, fresh #foods and prepared #meals that anyone can take anonymously. The #food, provided by #volunteers and local kosher restaurants, is available at any time of day or night.
The effort is aimed at providing food support for strapped kosher-observant households in the heavily Jewish neighborhood northwest of Chicago."
" #SKOKIE, #Illinois — Just off East Prairie Road in this suburb of #Chicago is a sign that says, “Welcome to Hersh’s Fridge.” At the bottom is a line in Aramaic, quoting the Passover Haggadah: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.”
It may not look like much, but the sign points to a pioneering project: an outdoor #kosher community fridge that offers free, fresh #foods and prepared #meals that anyone can take anonymously. The #food, provided by #volunteers and local kosher restaurants, is available at any time of day or night.
The effort is aimed at providing food support for strapped kosher-observant households in the heavily Jewish neighborhood northwest of Chicago."
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
boosted
We filled up 11 boxes with freshly picked #GrannySmith #apples yesterday. Me, Hannah & 2 volunteers went out on a small pick(1 tree). An excellent harvest gleaning day - for Hannah's last day with LifeCycles.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/
#photos #slideshow #FruitTreeProject #FoodEquity
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers #CultivatingCommunities #FeedingCommunity
We filled up 11 boxes with freshly picked #GrannySmith #apples yesterday. Me, Hannah & 2 volunteers went out on a small pick(1 tree). An excellent harvest gleaning day - for Hannah's last day with LifeCycles.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/
#photos #slideshow #FruitTreeProject #FoodEquity
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers #CultivatingCommunities #FeedingCommunity
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
boosted
We are all set up and ready for you to arrive at Barry library from 10am tomorrow!
Jo and Kev, our usual organisers, are sadly ill with covid so our social media volunteer, @alexisbushnell , and form filler extraordinaire, @Uselessgeneration , have stepped up to ensure our October café can run.
We know you'll all join us in sending well wishes for a speedy recovery to Jo and Kev - and we'll see you tomorrow!
Lexi, a woman with light skin tone and bright pink hair, sitting beside Carys, a woman with light skin tone and long blonde hair, both in front of the repair cafe Barry sign and smiling broadly.
Lexi, a woman with light skin tone and bright pink hair, sitting in an electric wheelchair holding both arms up making the two thumbs up gesture. Around her are several tables with 4 chairs around each and an electric socket on the tables, ready for the repair cafe.
We are all set up and ready for you to arrive at Barry library from 10am tomorrow!
Jo and Kev, our usual organisers, are sadly ill with covid so our social media volunteer, @alexisbushnell , and form filler extraordinaire, @Uselessgeneration , have stepped up to ensure our October café can run.
We know you'll all join us in sending well wishes for a speedy recovery to Jo and Kev - and we'll see you tomorrow!
Lexi, a woman with light skin tone and bright pink hair, sitting beside Carys, a woman with light skin tone and long blonde hair, both in front of the repair cafe Barry sign and smiling broadly.
Lexi, a woman with light skin tone and bright pink hair, sitting in an electric wheelchair holding both arms up making the two thumbs up gesture. Around her are several tables with 4 chairs around each and an electric socket on the tables, ready for the repair cafe.
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
boosted
HOLD THE DATE - The next community event is 10-12pm on 18th October. Look out for further announcements coming soon!
Look at the fantastic work our volunteers did in September!
#Pencoed #RightsOfWay #Footpath #Volunteers #Community #Wales #Cymru
HOLD THE DATE - The next community event is 10-12pm on 18th October. Look out for further announcements coming soon!
Look at the fantastic work our volunteers did in September!
#Pencoed #RightsOfWay #Footpath #Volunteers #Community #Wales #Cymru
Tim Chambers
boosted
A volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available
https://kottke.org/25/09/0047471-a-new-volunteer-led-organ?fk_kk
A volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available
https://kottke.org/25/09/0047471-a-new-volunteer-led-organ?fk_kk
🇺🇦Dyakuyu is Ukrainian for Thank You
🚞 From the train, a message of thanks to everyone who has supported me and, more importantly, my Ukrainian friends.
I am heading 🇺🇸 home, but my support is not. I will continue to advocate from the U.S., and ask you all to do same.
➡️ Every act of solidarity—donating, volunteering, or simply sending a message of encouragement—matters.
Thank you for standing with #Ukraine.🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini✨
#USA#Volunteers #humanitarian #freedom #democracy#Boston #charity
🐾😻Today I visited my friends at Cats on Mars—a remarkable grassroots organization rescuing cats from the frontlines of #Ukraine.
🐈Since April 2022, their team has been a lifeline for displaced felines, providing medical care, vaccinations, and the love every animal deserves.
💛💙 Most importantly, they help these kitties find forever homes.
🌻 🐾 #Cats on Mars rely on #volunteers, donors, and everyday acts of solidarity.
➡️ Support their mission: https://lift.bio/catsonmars
📣 Like, share, repost.
ajuvo ✔
boosted
#Volunteers wanted: Kostenlos zur #INFORMATIK25! 🎉
Zum ersten Mal werden Tagungshelfer*innen für unser Festival gesucht: 1 Tag Garderobe = Ticket für alle 4 Tage, Verpflegung und GI-T-Shirt.
👉 First come, first serve: informatik2025.gi.de/support.html
#Volunteers wanted: Kostenlos zur #INFORMATIK25! 🎉
Zum ersten Mal werden Tagungshelfer*innen für unser Festival gesucht: 1 Tag Garderobe = Ticket für alle 4 Tage, Verpflegung und GI-T-Shirt.
👉 First come, first serve: informatik2025.gi.de/support.html
In the name of solidarity, the volunteers of the Tokyo chapter of Food Not Bombs are cooking up meals, donating supplies and coalescing a community for those in need. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/18/issues/food-not-bombs-tokyo-volunteers-homeless/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #homeless #expats #volunteers #homelessness
alcinnz
boosted
As an open project, how does an idea become a feature?
Anyone can submit a request (Issue) for a feature in Codeberg. And anyone can work on the feature. There are many great requests which are waiting for the right developer to create positive impact.
Since the project started in April, here is what was done:
Issues created: ~1300
App developers who contributed: 29
The power of the community pulling together to create great things.
As an open project, how does an idea become a feature?
Anyone can submit a request (Issue) for a feature in Codeberg. And anyone can work on the feature. There are many great requests which are waiting for the right developer to create positive impact.
Since the project started in April, here is what was done:
Issues created: ~1300
App developers who contributed: 29
The power of the community pulling together to create great things.
Since the age of 7, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, ensuring the horrors of nuclear war do not fade with the passage of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/hiroshima-schoolboy-guide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #schools #elementaryschools #children #atomicbombings #wwii #english #volunteers