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Rural hedge laying craft revived by National Trust - UK

The National Trust charity supports a campaign to reverse the decline of fields separated by hedges by teaching the ancient skill of hedge laying....

by Peter Ruck in United Kingdom on 28/01/2012

Society

ZAKA train in Jerusalem

Orthodox Jewish ZAKA volunteers train in first aid. ZAKA, Disaster Victim Identification, founded in 1995, is a non-governmental emergency...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 01/01/2012

Society

Breast Cancer charity collection at Dublin's Forty Foot

Dedicated volunteers for the Irish Cancer Society collected donations and sold a charity calendar at the Forty Foot in Dun Laoghaire. Dublin, Ireland...

by Brendan Donnelly in Ireland on 25/12/2011

BREAKING NEWS

28/01/2012 - Rural hedge laying craft revived by National Trust - UK - United Kingdom - The National Trust charity supports a...
01/01/2012 - ZAKA train in Jerusalem - Israel - Orthodox Jewish ZAKA volunteers train...
25/12/2011 - Breast Cancer charity collection at Dublin's Forty Foot - Ireland - Dedicated volunteers for the Irish...
10/12/2011 - Christmas Caravan brings holiday cheer - Moldova - Christmas Caravan, a ten-year old...
18/10/2011 - Inside Occupy Toronto’s Tent City - Canada - Well over 100 tents have now been...
19/09/2011 - U.S. Consulate General Staff Volunteer at a Local School - Indonesia - United States Consulate General...
21/08/2011 - World Youth Day 2011 volunteer portraits - Madrid - Spain - More than a million participants from...
20/08/2011 - Pope Benedict XVI visits San Jose Hospital - Madrid - Spain - Pope Benedict XVI visits the San Jose...
19/08/2011 - Tall ship Stavros S Niarchos passing Tower Bridge - London - United Kingdom - Tall ship Stavros S Niarchos passing...
18/08/2011 - Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Madrid for World Youth Day 2011 - Spain - Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the...

Latest News

African immigrants in Israel
Since 2006, Israel has seen a steep rise in the number of migrants arriving from Africa, in particular from Eritrea, Sudan and Ivory Coast. It is estimated over 20,000 entered illegally...
The Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley is the easternmost area of the West Bank. 95% of it is classified Area C, under full Israeli control. Most Palestinian communities residing there are in danger of bein...
African refugees receive free dinner from charity groups - Tel Aviv
Eritrean and Sudanese refugees, who live in Israel, receive a free dinner in Southern Tel Aviv from a Christian charity and private non profit groups in the area. Israel. 7th February 2...
Belarusian Red Cross Society provides services in cold weather
Volunteers provide nourishment to the needy as part of the Belarusian Red Cross Society's operation 'Protecting the homeless from the frost in Belarus,' a program launche...
Arizona StandDown helps homeless veterans - Phoenix
The Arizona StandDown is a three day event, bringing vets in need together with those who can help them move their lives forward. Veterans from the Korean conflict to the Afghanistan wa...
Lina Ben Mhenni kick starts a help program for children of Thala
Thala, an impoverished town in Tunis is now overwhelmed by the cold and frequent snowfall. Volunteers, headed by blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, organised a collection to profit of needy famil...
Brienno - A ghost town after the landslide
Summer 2011, in two hours a huge quantity of water invades the mountain surrounding the area of a little village on the coast of Lake Como, Brienno. An immense quantity of debris destro...
Annual march in commemoration of the execution of King Charles I
Members of the King's Army of the English Civil War Society march in the footsteps of King Charles I in commemoration of his execution. The participants are volunteers and were clo...
Rural hedge laying craft revived by National Trust - UK
The National Trust charity supports a campaign to reverse the decline of fields separated by hedges by teaching the ancient skill of hedge laying. Shere, United Kingdom. 20th January 20...
Kuwaiti Bedoons call for official Kuwaiti citizenship - London
A small group of Kuwaiti Bedoons living in the UK gathered outside Downing Street to implore the British Government to use its influence and help them in their bid for official Kuwaiti ...
A Tribute to the world’s youngest Microsoft professional Arfa Kareem
The Afia Movment pays tribute to the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Kareem, aged 9, who recently died because of cardiac arrest after an epileptic seizure....
Biswa Ijtema begins in Bangladesh as people leave Dhaka
The three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation in the world, began on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi with the participation of devotees from home and abroad. D...
A stranded Pygmy killer whale is rescued by LEAP and WWF Malaysia
A volunteer team from the LEAP (Land, Empowerment, Animal, People organisation) and WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Malaysia rescued a pygmy killer whale and transferred the mammal back to th...
Christmas Charity collection exceeds 11 million US Dollars - Poland
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, an annual one-day charity event is on track to beat a record with over 11 million US dollars having already collected. Warsaw. 8th January 2012
Successful “No Pants Subway Ride” in Madrid despite the hitches
The No Pants Subway Ride in Madrid was scheduled to start from Chamartin station but after a control by the police and the presence of security guards the organizers decided to start th...
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity inaugurates in Zakopane
Falling snow fails to hinder hundreds of people from attending the opening of the yearly Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity event. Zakopane, Poland. 7th January 2012
Jon Huntsman picks up lunch for staff and volunteers - Manchester
Republican presidential hopeful and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and his wife stop by the Puritan Backroom to pick up food for staff and volunteers at his campaign headquarters. US...
Chained and hooded in Trafalgar Square to mark 10 years of Guantanamo
Chained, hooded and clad in orange jumpsuits, demonstrators gathered in Trafalgar Square to protest against 10 years of the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay. London, UK. 7th Janua...
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will kick off onboard a LOT plane
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity kicks off at OrchestraLOT, a specially branded LOT Polish Airlines aircraft. Last year almost 14 million USD was collected and this year is expected...
Christmas Caravan brings holiday cheer
Christmas Caravan, a ten-year old annual charity event for disadvantaged children, sends volunteers out to schools that cater to needy youth to share in the holiday spirit. Moldova. 19 ...