Dismayed that victims of the incessant violence in Somalia’s capital were being rolled to hospitals on wooden carts and in wheelbarrows, a dentist decided to do something about it.
Tag: Volunteers and Community Service
Ahead of Philippines Election, Young People Rally Around Leni Robredo
As the election in the Philippines nears, tens of thousands of young people who fear another Marcos presidency are rallying around Leni Robredo, the country’s vice president.
Amid Virus Chaos, Shanghai Residents Band Together
As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
Volunteer Bus Drivers Help Refugees Escape from Eastern Ukraine
After a Russian strike killed more than 50 people at a train station, Ukrainians are accelerating efforts to evacuate by road.
Women in Poland Offer Safe Transit to Ukraine’s Refugees
With women and children at high risk of exploitation, a volunteer collective called Women Take the Wheel is helping them make the journey.
Belarusian Exiles in Ukraine Join the Fight Against Russia’s Invasion
Eager, but ill equipped, some of Belarus’s exiles have formed a battalion in their host country, saying its fight against Vladimir Putin’s domination is the same as their homeland’s.
In Ukraine, Solidarity and Defiance Among Those Still in Kyiv
About two million people have stayed in Kyiv, a population galvanized by a newfound unity and its refusal to be cowed by Russian invaders.
An Urgent Mission for Literary Translators: Bringing Ukrainian Voices to the West
A wartime effort to quickly translate work by Ukrainian novelists, poets and historians is underway — a project as political as it is cultural, authors and translators say.
Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees
“Even the most right-leaning isolationists” are coming forward to help those fleeing Afghanistan, a pastor said. A mass mobilization is underway.
Neighbor Helping Neighbor, German Volunteers Lead Flood Recovery
‘‘The cleanup will be a few weeks,’’ one said. But it will take months to check buildings and bridges to make sure they are sound, and many will have to be destroyed.