How we do it

As a leading development charity, VSO’s vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential.

We bring people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world.

VSO welcomes volunteers from an ever-increasing range of countries, backgrounds and ages.

VSO is represented by a programme office in all the countries we work in. At our programme offices, local staff work in close collaboration with grassroots organisations and governments, posting volunteers and managing projects. Programme office staff also design programmes and support VSO volunteers in-country.