VSO's National Youth Engagement Network in Nigeria campaigning on youth participation around elections.
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Global volunteer network

Discover how you can stay involved with VSO and become part of our thriving global volunteer network.

First things first, sign up to the VSO volunteer newsletter to stay up to date with our work.

How can you support VSO

Zelalem Andualem

VSO's Digital Ambassadors

It’s time to meet our VSO Digital Ambassadors! Selected from different corners of the world, equipped with different passions, we’ve brought together volunteers who are ready to use their voices to create change on a wider scale and in their own communities.

Two young male peer educators in the studio as they present a health programme on Radio Bangweulu
VSO/Jason J Mulikita

Join our volunteer Facebook group

Connect with other volunteers from around the world

IVCO 2022 - group photo

Events

Stay informed about our work through out events. Join us at an upcoming event or recap any you might have missed.

National volunteer Asha conducts an aspirations analysis with young female applicants to the Lake Zone Youth Empowerment project.
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Youth networks

Our youth networks are unifying and amplifying the voices of young people.

A group of people talking
© VSO/Becky Mursell

Making the case for UK Aid

At VSO, we believe in taking a stand for the good of international aid and development.

Woman cutting fish
VSO/Lisa Marie David

Support us financially

VSO is a charity and requires ongoing public donations, alongside institutional funding, to bring about lasting change to the world’s poorest communities.

Close up of Hnin Hnin wearing a VSO t shirt
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Volunteer again

We are always looking for highly skilled individuals like yourself to volunteer where the need is greatest. Check out our latest volunteering opportunities here. 

Woman looking into distance
VSO/Lisa Marie David

Gifts in Wills

At VSO, we want to leave behind a fair world for everyone – a gift in your will can help build a better future.

VSO in Rohingya camps, Bangladesh

Careers at VSO

We don't just go to work at VSO. We're transforming the way development is done by putting people at the heart of the change. 

Volunteer stories

Lamia Tasnim

Breaking barriers: Lamia's journey of volunteering, leadership, and gender equity

Bangladesh - Lamia Tasnim's volunteering journey began in 2018, and over the course of the last six years, her passion for supporting her community has only grown.

Picnic at a 1986 training lunchtime

Reflections of 30 years: My time as a teacher trainer in Nepal 1985

Meet Anna Robinson, a British woman who volunteered as a VSO teacher trainer in Nepal in 1985. 30 years on from first arriving on placement, Anna has returned to Nepal. In this blog Anna shared her highlights and learnings from her experience.

VSO volunteer Lawrence distributing PPE to waste picker Vanessa.
VSO/Paul Wambugu

The volunteer ensuring the unsung heroes of waste aren't left behind

Driven by his passion to clean up the environment, Kenyan volunteer Lawrence is currently volunteering on a VSO recycling project in Nairobi, where he’s helping to empower waste pickers. Read about his work.