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.

The determined volunteers tackling sexual taboos
Millions of people worldwide experience barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health services. Meet two youth volunteers from Kenya who are helping to change this narrative by working with young and marginalised people to promote sexual and reproductive rights..

“For me, social work is not just a career, it’s a calling”
Hear from Tugwell, a Social Accountability Advisor under the Speak It Loud project in Zimbabwe. He's using his 16 years’ experience as a social worker to help end violence against women.

Education Summit 2021: volunteers transforming girls’ education in Kenya, Malawi and Nepal
Our flagship girls’ education projects, in Kenya, Malawi and Nepal have been helping girls to access the education that they deserve.
The future of farming is female
Fatima Al Hassan is part of a new generation of female farmers in Nigeria. In the past two years, Fatima has gone from cash-strapped housewife to successful entrepreneur, and is helping fight gender inequality along the way.

Leading the way for girls' education in Nepal
Stories from the role models who are making a brighter future for girls' education in Nepal.
Why we need more outspoken women
From climate activist Greta Thunberg, to Karachi’s first female police superintendent Shehla Qureshi, more and more strong women are speaking up against the injustice they see around them, and changing their world.

The heroines leading the way for girls' education in Nepal
Stories from the role models who are making a brighter future for girls' education in Nepal.
From grassroots to government: Taking the fight for gender equality to the top
Dr Madhuri Singh has been working to end gender-based violence for over 30 years. In 2017, she used her expertise as an eminent VSO volunteer in Pakistan to take the fight against gender-based violence to the highest level.
Without engaging men, gender equality may be beyond our reach. Here’s why...
Men and women both need to be brought on board to create a #BalanceforBetter. Our experience shows that when men are engaged, they become active allies in the struggle for gender equality, writes VSO Gender Adviser Geeta Pradhan.