The Volunteering Matters photo competition is an online initiative by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to mark International Volunteer Day 2011.

LIN Centre is launching a competition titled "Volunteer Stories 2011" for volunteers and volutneer groups in Vietnam, in an effort to highlight the benefits that volunteers are creating for the community.

"We all know the world we live in isn’t perfect and it may never be but volunteering is a key step in attaining something that is close to perfection” said Candice Ramsaroop, an avid volunteer, of the More Than Tomorrow Project, Inc. and other charities.