Kathmandu's Modern Families »
The Nepal earthquake severely impacted some of the region's most vulnerable families. But it also brought many of them together.
War surgery »
Red Cross aid worker Nola Henry reflects on what it takes to provide emergency healthcare in the midst of a conflict.
Red Cross aid worker Marshall Tuck explains what it's like to be a ward nurse in an Ebola treatment facility.
"An oven bag like you'd cook a chicken in"
It is a methodical and careful procedure to don the plastic coveralls, the double layer of gloves, duck-bill mask, hood, apron and finally goggles that protects me in the high-risk area of the Red Cross Ebola treatment centre. Read more.
Inside an Ebola treatment centre
Patients are scared and getting information at their triage interview is challenging. Read more
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Video: The truth about volunteering overseas
So you want to volunteer overseas? GREAT. Here's a video that doesn't sugar-coat the experience »
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Flooding doesn't have to mean drowning
In the Philippines, Australian Volunteers are working to help river communities deal with natural disaster. Read more »
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Finding your path
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, volunteering overseas also benefits closer to home. Read more »
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So you want to be an aid worker?
Just off a plane from South Sudan, aid worker Libby Bowell reflects on her career path and what it takes to work for Red Cross overseas. Read more »
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Nurses build their strength
Through a mix of bedside teaching and professional development workshops, the hardworking nurses in Bhutan's main referral hospital have been honing their specialist skills. Read more »
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Finding common ground
Australian volunteer Jordi Bates scales some dizzying heights while supporting the Royal Government of Bhutan to balance sustainable development with environmental conservation. Read more »
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Inside a field hospital
See how a Red Cross emergency surgical team operates in South Sudan. Read more »
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Midwives get back to basics
Australian volunteers are supporting a hospital in rural Cambodia to improve child and maternal health. Read more »
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Video: Aid worker's view of Typhoon Haiyan
How aid workers contributed to the Typhoon Haiyan relief and recovery effort. Watch video »
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The two of us: Cambodia
Ung Pola runs a child rights organisation in Cambodia. Loretta Bellato volunteered to help him chart its future. Here's how it worked out »
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Working in the Ebola hot zone
'This is the worst humanitarian crisis I've seen." Read more »
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When frustration becomes inspiration
How do you solve a problem like 80,000 people and no toilets? Read more »
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Helping women live free from violence
A network of legal, health and social services is helping Timorese women to rebuild their lives. Australian volunteers are there to support them. Read more »
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Empowering students with special needs
Australian volunteers are supporting some very special schools in Kenya and Bhutan. Read more »
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Photo gallery - Welcome to Bhutan
A photo gallery on volunteering in the happiest country in Asia. View gallery »
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
See how champion Aboriginal cricketer Floyd Doyle is using the fine art of leg-spin bowling to help disadvantaged youth in Nairobi. Read more »
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Mental illness and the right to recovery
With support from volunteers, Timor-Leste's mental health services can reach the people who need them most. Read more »
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Using sport to stop violence against women
Luke Ablett, a volunteer in Vanuatu, addressed members of Parliament at a breakfast event to promote sport in development in Canberra. Read his speech »
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Making life accessible
Laos wants a better future for people with disabilities - and a national action plan to improve access to services is a major step forward. Read more »
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Serving up a longer life
Australian volunteers are helping reduce Fiji's diabetes, heart disease and stoke. Read more »
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A day at the office
Video: Follow a day in the lives of four Australians volunteering in Kenya.Watch the video »
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Emergency services - August 2013
Meet the people who save lives in Mongolia, and the volunteers who support them. View the photo gallery.
Volunteer in Bhutan - June 2013
Happiness is the greatest currency in Bhutan. Red Cross will send volunteers to Bhutan through the Australian Volunteers for International Development program.
Time for new blood - April 2013
What do you do when you want a new challenge? Amelia Lutjens packed her suitcase to help Fiji's National Blood Service.
Happy feet, better days - March 2013
Meet the exceptional children whose potential is just being discovered and the Australian volunteers lending a hand.
Video - Haiti: Rubble recycled
Haiti is being transformed as rubble is recycled into building materials.