The United Nations has declared 2001 to be the International Year of Volunteers.
Many schools plan and teach special units of study related to the theme for each named year.
When this happens, the school librarian is often asked to locate and acquire reources for these curriculum units. They have been selected because of their potential usefulness in curriculum units in schools. The emphasis is international, though resources from particular countries are included. This site has a page of links to other IYV sites around the world. This is the official Web page for the International Year of Volunteers in England.