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Deborah Torr

Fifteen-year-old Pendo watches herself in the short film Tabu

Watch the VSO film receiving international acclaim

Tabu, a film created by a community in Tanzania with the support of a VSO volunteer, has been screened at seven film festivals around the world. Now we want to share it with you.

Girls at risk worldwide as lockdown continues

Girls are at increased risk of child marriage, violence and stigma while schools remain closed. From Kenya, to Mozambique, to Nepal, find out what VSO is doing to support.

Ana Paula Pinto reads textbook and performs in classroom activity with the students from primary school at Kyakathone primary school, Kyike Ma Yaw township, Mon state on 5 December,2019.

Life as an education volunteer in Myanmar

After nearly three decades working as a teacher, Portuguese volunteer Ana Paula Pinto shares her experiences volunteering in Myanmar. Educating children here has not always been a priority but Ana Paula says that’s changing, slowly but surely.

Parents attend a meeting where teachers and VSO volunteers have prepared a special programme about children’s right to education at Acherer Primary School in Moroto.

Educating Karamoja

In northern Uganda, VSO volunteers are bringing communities together to drastically improve education.

Teachers hold hands during teacher training at Kakuma refugee camp.

Why refugee teachers on the frontline need support

Education volunteer Casey Pearson is helping refugee families find order amid the chaos of Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.

Children smiling at the window of Murama nursery school in Murama district, Rwanda.

Lessons from a VSO education volunteer

Juanito Estrada shares what he has learned from his 10 years volunteering with VSO, including tips on how to make an impact on placement. 

Grocery bag full of fruit and veg

How to be an ethical shopper

Fairer wages, sustainable business practices, fewer items going to landfill… These are just a few of the benefits of switching up your shopping habits and shopping more ethically.

A student draws on a blackboard in Nepal.

Here’s a big thank you to our unsung classroom heroes

We say thank you to all the wonderful teachers we work with, across VSO.

Phyness Kankhwali, a teacher on VSO’s Unlocking Talent programme, teaches in the classroom at the Mdzobwe Primary School in rural Lilongwe

We’re training the teachers of tomorrow, today

There are now more children in education than ever before, but millions are leaving school without basic reading or maths skills. The solution? We think it begins with better teacher training.

Monir, 5, participating in learning at an ECCE centre. 31 were supported by VSO, in Camp 15 situated at Jamtoli of Ukhiya.

Creating smiles in a Rohingya refugee camp

One year ago, VSO supporters donated £130,000 to help Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. One year on, we look at the tremendous impact the project has made for thousands of people.

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