Are you ready to be a changemaker?

ENGAGE primary actor enrolled in secondary school

Will you help girls escape poverty?

Every day a girl is out of school she is at risk of forced marriage and domestic abuse. VSO expert volunteers are empowering girls back into education. They receive tailored support, as do their families and teachers.

VSO reached 3.6 million people last year, supporting their right to education. But there are many more girls we need to protect.

Will you be part of the change you want to see? Donate today and help girls build brighter futures.

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£10 a month could train a teacher to create inclusive lessons, ensuring vulnerable children can start learning today.

Peter, Alinafe and Theonas stand outside her classroom

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£15 a month could help VSO volunteers fight gender inequality and prevent child marriage, protecting girls' futures.

Rohingya children in refugee camp classroom

£25 a month could help provide safe spaces for refugee children to learn, play and reclaim a sense of childhood.

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£25 could supply an education kit containing a school bag, books, pencils, pens and erasers, so children are equipped to learn. 

Dhanmati, volunteer big sister with her little sister

£50 could reconnect a girl forced out of school with education by matching her with a skilled VSO volunteer.

Suraj Shakya

£100 could provide a wheelchair or prosthesis to a disabled girl so that she can access the classroom and be able to get an education.

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Girls have the right to learn, but 1 in 3 have never stepped foot in the classroom*.

Help a vulnerable girl who is missing out on an education.

Izna** was born deaf and has lived a deeply isolated life. Even though she is bright and eager to work, she was forced to be at home, cooking, cleaning and feeding the cattle. Her family couldn't afford to support her needs. With no teacher equipped to communicate or teach her, Izna made up her own signs. She was unable to communicate with anyone outside of her family.

Things CAN change. Stand with a girl today.

Thanks to VSO supporters, Izna is now attending classes to help vulnerable girls back into education. She was matched with a VSO volunteer “Big Sister” who is working with her on the alphabet, writing and maths. Through engaging VSO-led classes and activities, Izna is no longer isolated having gained the skills and confidence she needs for a brighter future.

Please will you give a gift today to help more girls like Izna overcome discrimination and get the life-changing support and education they need for a brighter future?

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*https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/1-in-3-adolescent-girls-from-the-poorest-households-has-never-been-to-school-unicef/

**Names have been changed to protect identity.

Here is how every £1 is spent

For every £1 raised, 85p goes towards tackling poverty and 15p towards raising the next £1

We value every gift that you give, and will always put it straight to work as quickly as we can. In 2023-24, 85p of every £1 you gave went directly towards tackling poverty worldwide.15p was spent on the day-to-day running of the charity and raising the next £1 so that we can help even more people this year.

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Our promise to you

Sahin Fatma Khan (11) with her school friends. Sahin is one of the primary actors under Empowering a New Generation of Adolescent Girls with Education (ENGAGE) project and studies in Shree Janata Secondary School, Banke.

It's important to us that you feel completely confident and comfortable in supporting VSO. As part of our promise to you:

We will always treat your personal information with the strictest confidence.
We will be transparent with how your donations are spent.
We will always be in control of your support

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