Youth volunteering

If you are aged 18-25, there are two opportunities for you to volunteer with VSO.

Global Xchange

Under the Youth Xchange programme, you'll be partnered with a young person from a developing country to form part of a team. You'll live and work together over six months. You'll work on community projects in the UK for three months and a developing country for three months. The projects are varied and could include working in education, HIV and AIDS, awareness raising or restoration and conservation.

Find out more about Global Xchange.

Youth for Development

Youth for Development (YfD) volunteers work on a project in a developing country for 12 months. You'll live and work with a community and could be involved in a wide variety of projects. Example projects include working to support children’s education, HIV and AIDS programmes, or contributing to organisational development through research and advocacy.

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Seeing disability differently

The Creative Self Help Centre is a community organisation in Papua New Guinea supporting people with disabilities. Youth for Development volunteer Laura Carse, who is herself visually impaired, spent a year raising awareness of the centre’s crucial work and challenging attitudes towards disability.

World AIDS Day: Heather Alcock - Youth Volunteer, Nigeria

Nigeria has the second highest HIV and AIDS infection rate in the world. That’s why Youth for Development volunteer Heather Alcock is there, working with a community organisation in Lagos that provides care and support for people affected by HIV and AIDS.