Marking the International Volunteer Day, observed every year on December 5, a coordinated initiative has been taken to recognise and celebrate the effort of the volunteers and their contribution towards community development, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGD) in collaboration with UNV Bangladesh, WaterAid Bangladesh, VSO Bangladesh, and UNFPA Bangladesh, launched “The IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021.”
The award will be presented to the best volunteers from 20 different categories, which include public health, awareness, food security, innovative actions or digital solutions tackling social problems, action against gender-based violence (GBV), gender promotion, support to ensure education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), environment, waste management, mental health, contribution against drug abuse and addiction, Covid-19 response support and others.
The first 10 placed winning volunteers will be awarded with Tk1 lakh, Tk70,000, Tk50,000, Tk35,000, Tk25,000, Tk15,000, Tk10,000, Tk7,000, Tk6,000 and Tk5,000.
The rest 10 participants will receive crests, medals, and certificates along with all winners.
Applicants primarily have to submit their personal information, along with activity description and a few more details as per guided instruction, which can be found at www.wateraid.org/bd, https://unvolunteersbd.org, https://www.facebook.com/UNVBangladesh, https://www.facebook.com/unfpabangladesh, https://www.vsointernational.org/our-work/where-we-work/bangladesh and https://www.facebook.com/VSO.BD.
The application window closes on November 15.
Source: United News of Bangladesh