Since 1958 we've been sending volunteers to fight global poverty by sharing their skills and experience with people in developing countries. As a direct result of our work, there are now women and men able to make a living, children getting a quality education, AIDS orphans being looked after in their own community and disabled people living full lives.
Memory was nine when a truck driver raped her. Four years later she discovered she was HIV positive. Initially rejected by other children, Memory courageously shared her story with them. Now 20, she is a youth ambassador helping other children to learn to live with HIV. Your support for VSO’s work has made a huge and important difference to Memory’s life and enabled her to help other children coping with traumatic circumstances.
Calling all primary school teachers with at least three years' experience. We urgently need your skills for VSO's overseas programmes leaving in January 2010. Apply now.
Public sector employees can take advantage of a special Government-backed pension scheme when volunteering with VSO. Find out more.
Over the past months VSO and thousands of supporters have been campaigning for a new UN Women's Agency. All our efforts have borne fruit. Read more about this historic step forward for millions of women around the world...
The prime minister of Vanuatu has re-shuffled the government structure significantly, it has been reported.
19/11/2009
The African nation of Malawi has yielded enough maize to feed itself and even export some to neighbouring countries this year, it has been reported.
19/11/2009
Norway and Guyana are set to work together for the preservation of the former country's rainforests, it has emerged.
19/11/2009
An extra 6,000 classrooms are to improve education in Uganda, it has been reported.
18/11/2009
Students at a Scottish university have devised bacteria that glows when it comes into contact with chemicals leaked by landmines, it has been reported.
17/11/2009
Slovakia has sent further aid to Tajikistan following mudslides that occurred there earlier this year, it has been reported.
17/11/2009
Bangladesh's prime minister has re-affirmed her administration's commitment to tackling HIV and AIDS in the country.
16/11/2009
New libraries have been opened for children in Papua New Guinea, it has emerged.
16/11/2009
VSO is the world's leading independent, international development charity that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries.
We greatly value our strategic relationship with the UK Department for International Development.
