Blog posts about Volunteering

John and Sandra are education volunteers supporting work to improve teaching in Rwanda

Raising educational standards in Rwanda: John and Sandra

Married couple John and Sandra decided to use their experiences teaching in the UK to strengthen the Rwandan education system

youth volunteer Ollie worked in the Philpipines

If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough

Ollie Way says he went through a total 'metamorphosis' volunteering with VSO ICS in the Philippines in 2015 on an environmental project that is helping protect the Caro'od watershed.

Members of a farmer group tend to their communal crops in Durgapur Bangladesh

Growing Together: Big business nurtures Bangladeshi farmers

We take a look at Bangladesh, where senior figures at agribusiness giant Syngenta are working in partnership with 7000 local farmers

Chloe Bean is an education volunteer in Rwanda

Volunteering in Rwanda - one second a day film

British education volunteer Chloe's 90-second film gives a glimpse of her life over a four month period of her volunteering experience in Rwanda.

Overcoming adversity in India

Salvador Segura‐Ortega volunteered through IBM's partnership with VSO, he worked on a project in India supporting people with disabilities.

Ann Marcer, education volunteer, VSO Nepal

Success? Have I made a difference?

Education volunteer Ann reflects on her time working in Nepal on a project to promote girls' education.

Are young people the answer to overcoming tension and violence in Pakistan?

Young people trained through the Peace Forums in Pakistan project have been spreading messages of multi-faith acceptance.

Stephanie Greenr interviewing Safia Alhassan Andani a womens group at Sagnarigu, Ghana

Branded a prostitute for getting into politics: Empowering women to win more influence

Volunteer, Stephanie Green, has been working to increase women's participation in local politics.

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