This page links to organizations who have collaborated with UNITeS and UNV, formally and informally, regarding ICT volunteering. It also includes links to organizations that relate in some way to ICT volunteering.

Cooperating and collaborating institutions & initiatives

These organizations have played a role, or play a role, in cooperating and collaborating with the UNITeS initiative, formally and informally. Their support comes in the form of helping to fund or host ICT Volunteers, collaborating on ICT projects with UN Volunteers, promoting ICT Volunteering and UNITeS resources, or significantly contributing to the UNITeS Knowledge Base. For more information about collaborating with UNITeS, please see our partnership information page.

Founding institutions & initiatives

These organizations collaborated with UN Volunteers in 2000 regarding the creation and direction of UNITeS:

• Asia Pacific Development Information Programme
• Association for Progressive Communications
• Australia Volunteers International
• CISCO Systems
• Canada World Youth
• Confederation of Indian Industry
• United Nations Economic and Social Council ECOSOC
• Equal Access
• Fundacion ACCESO (Costa Rica)
• Global Technology Corps (USA)
• Government of Finland
• Government of Ireland
• Government of Italy
• Government of Japan
• Infomed (Health Information Network, Cuba)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Mercy Corps
• MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, India
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Brazil
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Egypt
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey
• UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
• UNDP Asia-Pacific Information Development Information Programme (APDIP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Programme (UNESCO)
• UN Foundation for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
• Virtual Volunteering Project, University of Texas at Austin
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), UK
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Links for Development Programme (WorLD) - World Bank
• ZEF, Center for Development Research, Germany

Volunteer sending organizations

These organizations send volunteers to developing countries. Many of these organizations include ICT volunteering in their activities:

• Association for Progressive Communications
• Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO),U.K.
• Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)

Volunteer matching services

These organizations and initiatives are focused primarily on promoting volunteer service for other organizations, particularly in developing countries:

• Action Without Borders/Idealist
• International Year of Volunteers (IYV2001 + 10th Anniversary)
• UNV's Online Volunteering Service
• Plaza Nueva
• Volunteer Abroad

Volunteer consulting organizations

• Evidence based gastroenterology and Hepatology is an Italian society promoting clinical studies based on evidence in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Digestive Endoscopy, Digestive Oncology. It is endorsed by major Italian gastroenterological centres, and it comprises over 200 university teachers. Following its slogan "All teach, all learn", the society stimulates the exchange of knowledge. It is a valid educational resource for volunteers, as it enables to discuss clinical cases within a highly qualified context. It is possible to register online.