Volunteering Ideas

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Global Goals to transform our world. Adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, the goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. 

They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

At SVA, we try to connect all of our volunteering to the UN SDGs. This helps us understand that we’re not alone, there’s a global network of volunteers trying to make things better, and that every action we take is connected to that effort. We keep track of how our volunteers contribute towards the goals through the hours they log.