Welcome to Kin!
As VSO’s Co-CEOs, we’re delighted to have this opportunity to thank you for being a part of our global family. Your support helps to challenge injustice and inequality around the world, and achieve lasting change through volunteering.
VSO’s role in supporting children’s education features strongly in this edition.
Pakistan has the second highest number of children who aren’t attending school in the world. Among them are Afghan refugees, whose families have fled conflict.
As two women whose lives have been shaped by our own educational opportunities, we want to see all children on learning journeys that will enable them to thrive. The reality is, every day a child isn’t in school is a day lost, and a day when they are in danger. So, please send a gift to help more children learn the skills that will transform their futures.
Kathryn Gordon and Donné Cameron
Co-Chief Executives of VSO
In this edition:
- 04 Education can't wait - Helping Afghan refugees go to school - Pakistan
- 08 Harnessing the power of young people to build a better future - Worldwide
- 10 Five years on and education changes lives - Kenya and Mozambique
- 12 Five things about Pakistan
- 14 Speaking up and changing lives - Kenya
- 16 Smiles all round - Rwanda
- 18 My volunteer journey: Caroline has found safety - Kenya
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An education can’t wait. Every day counts.
An education is a fundamental human right. But many children – including Afghan refugees in Pakistan – are missing out on learning the skills they need to build a better life.
Please help bring more children like Najeeba* back into the classroom.
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