Are you starting to feel a bit helpless in the face of COVID-19? We’re quarantined at home and it’s been over a month since life in Beijing has been normal.

While medical professionals have traveled to Wuhan to fight COVID-19 on the frontlines, not all of us have the option to help out in such a way. Recently though, United Nations has started looking for online volunteers, giving those of us in quarantine a place where we can do our part in the fight against this devastating disease.

Their website states, “The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy, and most of all, effective. When skilled, passionate individuals join forces online with great organizations working toward sustainable development goals, everyone wins.”

Areas where they’re looking for volunteers include:

• Writing and editing
• Translation
• Research
• Project development and management
• Outreach advocacy
• Teaching and training
• Technology development
• Art and design
• Leadership and strategy
• Community organizing
• Healthcare services
• Administration
• Event organization
• Manual labor and skilled trade

The United Nations volunteer program works with over 12,000 online volunteers engaging in 187 different countries a year. To learn more about becoming a United Nations Volunteer, visit their website.

Source: www.onlinevolunteering.org/en
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