Video: The Humble Mangrove Tree

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Did you know that mangroves, a mangled tropical wetland tree, are underrated climate change superheroes?

These remarkable trees protect coasts, ecosystems, homes and livelihoods, yet they are currently under threat. Check out our video which tells the impressive story of how VSO volunteers in the Philippines are harnessing the hidden power of mangroves, nature and community to create real sustainable change for families.

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Our work in the Philippines

We’ve been working in the Philippines since 1964. Although the Philippines has made significant strides in reducing poverty, inequality and deprivation persists. With an average of 20 typhoons a year, rising sea levels and ocean acidification, the Philippines is often cited as one of the countries most at risk from the climate crisis. Learn more about how our volunteers are helping communities develop the techniques needed to build sustainable and resilient livelihoods in the face of adversity.

Learn more about VSO in the Philippines on our international site

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€10 a month could help volunteers share life-saving information with local communities to help raise awareness of the climate crisis.

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€15 a month could help women set up a small business and have access to their own income with the help of a VSO volunteer.

€25 a month could help train remote communities in how to make the little water they have go further through soil conservation and pest management.

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€25 could help train young farmers in how to grow organic, climate-resilient crops to sell at markets so they can support their families.

€50 could enable a single mother to start up a small business, or market stall, so she can provide for her children today and in the future.

€100 could provide a community with a solar-powered irrigation pump, using green energy to enable farming to continue in drought-prone areas.

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Opening doors to safety, education, and a brighter future

For girls in Karamoja, the poorest region in Uganda, being forced into early motherhood is all too common. Many girls are a risk of assault. Nowhere is safe. Will you open the door to safety and an education this Christmas?

An education can't wait

An education is a universal human right, yet refugees like nine-year-old Saad* and 12-year-old Najeeba* are missing out. Having fled the conflict in Afghanistan, they’re now living in Pakistan. Out of school, children are in danger. Every day counts. You can help bring them back into class.

Video: What does peace mean to you?

Watch our video which spotlights the story of Galgalo and his family who are bearing the brunt of conflict and climate change and discover how you're helping them feel no longer powerless.