The UK government has decided to set aside 13 million pounds to encourage public servants (doctors, nurses, teachers, and police) to volunteer in the developing world. As I understand it, the program will pay into the pension funds for volunteers while they are away from their primary duties in Britain. As always, a lot depends on implementation (where they volunteer, what they will do) but it is an encouraging sign that the UK is willing to put public money behind volunteerism.
