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About VSO
If you’re new to VSO, here’s a quick overview that will give you an idea of what we’re all about. VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers
Our vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential. Instead of sending food or money, we send people from a wide range of professions who want the chance to make a real difference in the fight against poverty. These volunteers work in partnership with colleagues and communities to share skills and learning and achieve positive change together.
Our volunteers are skilled professionals
Our approach to volunteering has changed dramatically over the years. Whereas once we sent school leavers overseas, today the majority of our volunteers are skilled professionals. The average age of a VSO volunteer is 41. However, we do have youth programmes for 18 to 25 year olds.
We are by far the largest independent volunteer-sending agency in the world
Since 1958, we have sent over 43,000 volunteers to work in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, the Pacific and Eastern Europe in response to requests from governments and community organisations. Right now we have around 1,500 people working in 42 of the world’s poorest countries.
We recruit volunteers from all over the world
Although VSO was founded in the UK in 1958, we now welcome volunteers from an ever-increasing range of countries and backgrounds. Our national partner agencies in Canada, Kenya, the Netherlands, the Philippines, India and Ireland recruit volunteers from many different countries worldwide and this international approach allows us to combine and learn from a rich variety of perspectives.
There are many ways you can get involved with VSO and help carry on this work.
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