VSO UK heads to Glasgow to reveal how volunteering can change lives
(LONDON) – LEADING international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) UK will be hosting a Meet VSO event in Glasgow on Saturday 23 August, providing locals with an opportunity to learn...
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(LONDON) - KATE Turner, a volunteer from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) UK currently on placement in Rwanda, has been selected to be a UN Youth Blogger at a high-level summit in New York, America,...
View ArticleRickshaw Rush Hour - Bringing Stories of Change to Millennium Square
On Saturday 16th August, Millennium Square was taken over by rickshaws. Members of the public were invited to ride with volunteers from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and Restless Development. The...
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VSO UK calls for new volunteers as it launches new campaign
(LONDON) - “Be The Volunteer” will place VSO’s incredible volunteers, who work across the globe in a variety of positions, at the centre of its new campaign, encouraging those keen to join the movement...
View ArticleLocal nurse to tell Labour of need for more women in power
(LONDON) - A VOLUNTEER nurse who works in Manchester will be attending the Labour Party’s annual conference, where she will be stressing the importance of women in leadership roles, here and in the...
View ArticleVolunteer nurse pitches in at annual Nando’s Football Cup fundraiser
(LONDON) – LEADING international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) UK is set to team up with Nando’s, as the restaurant chain prepares to host its annual Nando’s Football Cup in...
View ArticleVSO UK heads to Edinburgh to reveal how volunteering can change lives
(LONDON) – LEADING international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) UK will be hosting a Meet VSO event in Edinburgh on Saturday 4 October, providing locals with an opportunity to...
View ArticleDFID supports new volunteering initiative for businesses to help developing...
London, 10/10/14: Professionals will be able to use their skills and expertise to help change the lives of people in some of the world’s poorest places through a new programme, funded by the UK...
View ArticleVSO launches battle on misinformation about Ebola in Sierra Leone
VSO is supporting a vital new project in partnership with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation to address the growing misinformation about Ebola, which the latest official figures show is...
View ArticleIt's a power thing: Birmingham politicians and youth trade places for the day
On Thursday 13th November, Birmingham politicians and local young people – recently returned from some of the poorest countries in the world – swapped places to explore what could happen if more young...
View ArticleNHS staff can make a significant contribution to international development
Today (21 November 2014) the Government issued its response to ‘Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session...
View ArticleVSO delighted that aid Bill passes through the House of Commons
Welcoming the news that Michael Moore’s Private Members’ bill to enshrine the cross-party commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on international development into law has passed to its next stage, Emma...
View ArticleCampaign asking world leaders to end poverty, inequality and climate change...
Action/2015 is a global campaign asking world leaders to tackle poverty, inequality, and climate change. It’s a movement of over a thousand organisations, including VSO, in more than 120 countries....
View ArticleNew Press release - DUMP
March is a big month for gender issues globally;International Women’s Day, Sunday 8th of April20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on Women http://beijing20.unwomen.org/enCommission on the...
View ArticleVSO UK calls for new volunteers as it launches new campaign
(LONDON) - “Be The Volunteer” will place VSO’s incredible volunteers, who work across the globe in a variety of positions, at the centre of its new campaign, encouraging those keen to join the movement...
View ArticleVSO wins Employment Engagement Award for use of Technology
Last night VSO picked up an esteemed Employee Engagement Award at the Chiswell Street Brewery in London. The Employee Engagement Awards celebrate forward-thinking organisations striving to do things...
View ArticleNew grant to improve lives of HIV positive prisoners in Zimbabwe
The BIG Lottery Fund has approved £495,462 of funding to VSO for a three year project - ‘Improving Health of HIV positive prisoners in Zimbabwe’.
View ArticleVSO calls on world leaders to raise women’s voices in international...
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2015VSO is calling on governments to increase women’s participation and influence in decision-making. Negotiations around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
View Article0.7% aid target enshrined in law
VSO is delighted that Lords turned out in force today to support the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill, which guarantees the UK's commitment to overseas aid. The...
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