March 2025
Welcome to Kin!
As VSO’s new Co-CEOs, we’re delighted to have this opportunity to thank you for being a part of our
global family. Your support helps to challenge injustice and inequality around the world, and achieve
lasting change through volunteering.
VSO’s role in supporting children’s education features strongly in this edition.
Pakistan has the second highest number of children who aren’t attending school in the world. Among
them are Afghan refugees, whose families have fled conflict. On pages 4-7, you can read about how VSO volunteers are teaching children and helping them on the path to a better future.
As two women whose lives have been shaped by our own educational opportunities, we want to see
all children on learning journeys that will enable them to thrive. The reality is, every day a child isn’t in
school is a day lost, and a day when they are in danger. So, please send a gift to help more children
learn the skills that will transform their futures.
Kathryn Gordon and Donné Cameron
Co-Chief Executives of VSO
04 Education can't wait - Helping Afghan refugees go to school - Pakistan
08 Harnessing the power of young people to build a better future - Worldwide
10 Five years on and education changes lives - Kenya and Mozambique
12 Five things about Pakistan
14 Speaking up and changing lives - Kenya
16 Smiles all round - Rwanda
18 My volunteer journey: Caroline has found safety - Kenya
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Previous editions
Kin Issue 13 - September 2024Kin Issue 12 - September 2023Kin Issue 11 - March 2023Kin Issue 10 - September 2022Kin Issue 9 - March 2022
An education can’t wait. Every day counts.
An education is a fundamental human right. But many children – including Afghan refugees in Pakistan – are missing out on learning the skills they need to build a better life.
Please help bring more children like Najeeba* back into the classroom.
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*Pseudonyms have been used to protect identities.