Will you help a child like Nangiro go to school and thrive?
For children with disabilities like Nangiro, isolation can last a lifetime. School should be a place of safety, belonging and opportunity – but too many are left behind.
Real change happens when people like you choose to act. VSO volunteers are breaking down barriers, helping children access education and the brighter future they deserve.
Sparking lasting change for everyone
Real change starts with people who choose to act. When they choose to stand with people, VSO volunteers spark others into action, to teach, to build skills, to rebuild trust and societies. Because around the world too many people stand alone - excluded from their basic rights, education, or a chance to earn a living. Through their time, skills and lived experience, volunteers spark lasting change, until no-one stands alone.
Areas of work
Inclusive education
Making sure everyone gets the skills they need to live a fulfilled, dignified life.
We helped almost 3.6 million people to access the quality education they deserve using our current strategy.
Resilient livelihoods
Ensuring people have the skills needed to support themselves and their families.
Over 400,000 people benefited from our work supporting livelihoods using our current strategy.
Adolescent and youth health and wellbeing
Improving health services and empowering people to exercise their right to quality care.
We helped almost 200,000 people access better healthcare using our current strategy.
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Our impact
Using our current strategy (2022-28), VSO has reached 24.8 million people, including over 20.6 million indirectly and nearly 4.2 million directly.
Nearly 3.6 million were reached through our education projects.
Over 400,000 people were reached through our resilient livelihoods programme.
Almost 200,000 people were reached through our health projects.
Volunteering with VSO
Make an impact by sharing your skills and experience with some of the most marginalised people in the world. Become a VSO volunteer.