Cook with VSO

Welcome to Taste the World, the new mouth-watering event from VSO.

Taste the World is your chance to bring people together to share food and fight global poverty too. Perfect for people who love food and friends and want to help some of the world’s poorest communities.

You can download all of the resources you need to make your event a fundraising (and culinary) triumph.

Find out more about Taste the World

International Citizen Service launches

After a hugely successful pilot, we are delighted to announce the launch of International Citizen Service. Over the next 3 years, 7,000 young volunteers from the UK will work with volunteers overseas, on development projects that will really make a difference.

ICS is funded by DFID, and will be run in a partnership led by VSO.

Find out more, and apply at the ICS website

Ethiopia Education

Twelve years ago there were only two public universities in Ethiopia. Now there are almost thirty and Ethiopia has a serious shortage of trained educationalists.

Are you an experienced higher education professional? VSO currently has a range of roles in Ethiopia starting in September 2012. For example, we need lecturers and professors in a range of subjects.

Please click here for a full list of roles

Volunteer with VSO

We currently have a large demand for volunteers in certain skill areas and would love to hear from you.

We take skilled professionals and place them where their skills will have the greatest impact. If every person you train overseas trains 10 others, just imagine the difference you could make.

It’s you to the power of 10.

Count for more – volunteer with VSO.

Events

26 May

VSO Lincolnshire - Taste the World Pioneering Event

Open air extravaganza of foods, music, dance and more from Africa, China, Thailand and India. Come along and join in!


27 May

BUPA London 10,000

This exciting 10K running event takes place in the heart of London - run for VSO!


29 May

Meet VSO, London

Want to share your skills overseas but don't know where to start? Come and meet us in London.


15 Jun

VSO RV Weekend

If you are a VSO returned volunteer, we would like to invite you to attend the RV Weekend at Harborne Hall, Birmingham from 15-17 June 2012.


Where we work

Malawi

EducationHealthHIV and AIDSSecure livelihoods
Population:
15.4 million
GDP per capita:
US$902
HDI ranking:
153 out of 169
Life expectancy:
55 years


VSO Blog

Links We Love: It’s Question Time

Links we Love: Action on Aid

Links We Love: Thrilling new boss at World Bank?

Strategic partners

We greatly value our strategic relationship with the UK Department for International Development.

Join a VSO supporter group

Our local supporter groups are looking for new members to join them. Find a supporter group near you.

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