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The Lady Mechanic Initiative, Nigeria
The Lady Mechanic Initiative? It sounds like something out of a quirky novel. But it’s not a work of fiction: it’s changing the lives of disadvantaged women all over Nigeria. VSO volunteer Russell McKeown is drawing on 25 years’ experience in engineering and business to help the project succeed.
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Kathy Lette Launches Walk For Tabita
Kathy Lette, best-selling author of Mad Cows and Foetal Attraction, has joined forces with VSO to launch Walk for Tabita, a series of UK walks designed to raise over £50,000. Find out more here.
Teacher's Got Talent
VSO's first ever Teacher's Got Talent - a school fundraising challenge for Primary and Secondary Schools in which students share skills with teachers and raise vital funds for VSO in the process! Find out more
Thai-Burma border volunteering roles
We need Education Advisers and a Special Needs teacher for our Thai-Burma education programme, working with ethnic minority refugees and migrant children. Find out more here
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