Volunteer abroad - Voluntary Service Overseas Ireland

Change the job you do. And the world we live in.

Join VSO Ireland in the fight against poverty and share your skills on an overseas placement. We need experienced health, education and business professionals to support sustainable development in some of the world’s poorest communities.

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urgent need for health volunteers

promoting girls' education

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irish aid programmes

Our Uganda education programme

Find out about VSO Ireland's new education programme, which is helping marginalised girls in Karamoja, Uganda finish primary school.

Our Uganda health programme

VSO Ireland's health programme in Karamoja, Uganda will improve maternal and neonatal health services for young mothers.

volunteer stories

Reflecting on my volunteer placement in Ethiopia

Stephanie Galvin talks through her volunteer experience in Jinka Hospital, Ethiopia where she shared her skills with staff in the paediatrics department.

Quick Q&A with volunteers Lisa and Patrick

Here's what Lisa, a primary school teacher from Sligo, and Patrick, a community development expert from Belfast, had to say about their time in Karamoja, Uganda so far...

Life-changing memories and powerful impact: volunteering in Uganda

"So my message to teachers and principals reading this is: If you can do something, why not do it? It's such a privilege to be able to help others through VSO."

Cathy relives volunteering with VSO Ireland

Cork teacher Cathy O'Connor relives her volunteering experiences with VSO Ireland, which ignited a love for West Africa and sparked the start of her career in international development.

Volunteer Sean demonstrates tablet computer with teacher in Malawi

A chance to give something back: Sean's story

After a personal tragedy, Sean Fitzmaurice decided to use his retirement giving something back by sharing his skills as a VSO volunteer in Malawi. He explains how it's made life meaningful again.

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