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Webinar: VSO’s Strategy 2022-28

Tuesday 19 July 2022: 09:30am (British Summer Time)

VSO CEO Philip Goodwin
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Philip Goodwin, CEO, VSO from the UK

Watch the recording from our webinar with CEO Philip Goodwin and Executive Director of Programmes Donne Cameron, where you can hear about VSO’s strategy for 2022-28. Over 350 VSO supporters and volunteers joined this call with registrations from 44 countries.

Donne Cameron, Executive Director, Programmes
Donne Cameron: Executive Director of Programmes, VSO from Pretoria

During the recording you will hear about

  • VSO’s core approaches that underpin our global programmes  
  • VSO’s blended volunteering model, and working with community, national and international volunteers to work towards the Sustainable Development Goals.  
  • The shift from viewing the primary actors we work with not as passive recipients of aid, but as active agents for change.  

We are also excited to announce, a new grant from the UK government; Active citizenship through inclusive volunteering and empowerment (ACTIVE). The ACTIVE programme will support the development of active citizenship across the global south, to empower some of the worlds most marginalised people to lead their own development and claim their rights to better services.

Anne Kahuria Youth Engagement Officer from Kenya 
Anne Kahuria, Youth Engagement Officer, VSO from Kenya 

During the webinar, we will explore how the volunteer networks, especially youth are driving community-based actions to improve services for marginalised and vulnerable communities.  

We will invite you to take part in a fun quiz to test your knowledge about VSO programmes!

Our speakers

Hosea Tumwine, VSO volunteer and Youth Champion
Hosea Tumwine, VSO volunteer and Youth Champion from Uganda

We have some excellent speakers for you:

  • Philip Goodwin, CEO, VSO from the UK
  • Donne Cameron: Executive Director of Programmes, VSO from Pretoria
  • Anne Kahuria, Youth Engagement Officer, VSO from Kenya 
  • Hosea Tumwine, VSO volunteer and Youth Champion from Uganda

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VSO Strategy 2022-28

Our ambition remains to bring lasting and positive change in the lives of our primary actors and make a significant contribution towards achieving the SDGs using the transformational power of volunteering. 

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