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The VSO Board of Trustees announce that after more than 9 years in the role, VSO Chief Executive, Dr Philip Goodwin will be stepping down from his post in September 2024 to start the next chapter of his career as Chief Executive of UNICEF UK.

VSO and the Ministry of Education in Malawi, are pleased to announce the transition of the Unlocking Talent – e-learning for primary project to the Malawian Education system.

From everyone at VSO, we’d like to congratulate Dr. Jean Kaseya on his appointment as Director General at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

On February 14th, 2023, our team experienced a terrible loss when three of our national volunteers were killed in a motor accident in Zimbabwe. We are all in shock at this news. The thoughts of everyone at VSO are with the families and friends of those who have died or been injured.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE as the new Chair of the VSO International Board of Trustees. Julia will take up her appointment in February 2023, having been deeply involved in the charity's work for the past three years as a Board Trustee.

The UK Government aims to reach 2.5 million people across 18 low-income countries through new VSO partnership

Running projects without international volunteers will not help “decolonise development”, says expert after a new report is released by VSO and Northumbria University.

VSO Bangladesh and its partners announce the launch of 'VSO School App', an education app developed in partnership with Ustad Mobile and used to strengthen the learning of Rohingya children in Cox's Bazar.

VSO Bangladesh and its partners announce the launch of 'VSO School App', an education app developed in partnership with Ustad Mobile and used to strengthen the learning of Rohingya children in Cox's Bazar.

VSO is working with partners and community volunteers to reach the most affected groups as a result of the rapid flash floods that hit Freetown on 2 August.