Wearing a powder blue protective suit, face mask and goggles, Zhang Lei ferries Wuhan residents, especially the elderly, to buy groceries, get medicine and go to the hospital.
Tag: Volunteers and Community Service
Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Are Heroes. But Are They Enough?
The country relies heavily on civilians to contain its fires, but the monstrous blazes that come with climate change threaten to break the system.
Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Find It Hard to Pause, Even for Christmas
Thousands are working extended shifts to battle relentless blazes, raising questions about whether the country can continue to rely on an unpaid force.
2 Firefighters Die in Australia Fires and Scott Morrison Ends Vacation
Facing harsh criticism for his absence, the prime minister said he would return from a Hawaii trip following the deaths of two volunteer firefighters.
With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males
Over nearly a decade, all 12 children born in the farming hamlet of Miejsce Odrzanskie have been girls, an oddity that has drawn international attention.
How to Help Tsunami Victims in Indonesia
The tsunami that struck over the weekend killed hundreds and injured more than a thousand others. Here’s a guide to where to donate.
Sri Lanka Dispatch: A Hotline for the Broken-Hearted and the Poison-in-Hand
Everyday Sri Lankans — a retired banker, a former nurse, a marriage counselor — volunteer at a phone counseling line to ease burdens in a war-traumatized country.
Belgians Open Homes, and Hearts, to Migrants
Thousands of Belgians, angry with government policy, are volunteering to feed and house asylum seekers. “I feel ashamed of my country,” one says.