United Nations Volunteers
Shaunak Chakraborty is an accomplished leader in the fields of education, technology access, and volunteerism. As the President and Founder of Noble Work Foundation since December 2022, Shaunak focuses on empowering economically and socially deprived individuals through education and technology initiatives. Involvement with the United Nations Volunteers includes roles as a member of the V-Force Team and V-Force YuWaah Coordinator, contributing to volunteer network management and youth opportunity exchanges. Shaunak also serves as President of Gyaanipedia, Chairperson of Fridays For Future International, and Teacher at Robin Hood Army, all while maintaining active volunteer roles since childhood with organizations like HelpAge India. Education includes a Master of Computer Applications from Techno India University and various specialized diplomas, underscoring a strong background in computer software engineering.
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity. Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is active in around 130 countries every year. UNV, with Field Units in 60 countries, is represented worldwide through the offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP Executive Board.