Nepal Floods Emergency Appeal
The people who can help are already there. Please equip them.
Devastating flash floods have torn through communities along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors. More than 1,000 people have died and over 4,000 are missing. Local VSO volunteers are on the ground in flood-hit communities. They know every village, every family, every passable road. What they don't have is the supplies to act. They need emergency funding. Your gift today will equip them to save lives. Donate now.
Sparking lasting change for everyone
Real change starts with people who choose to act. When they choose to stand with people, VSO volunteers spark others into action, to teach, to build skills, to rebuild trust and societies. Because around the world too many people stand alone - excluded from their basic rights, education, or a chance to earn a living. Through their time, skills and lived experience, volunteers spark lasting change, until no-one stands alone.
Areas of work
Inclusive education
Making sure everyone gets the skills they need to live a fulfilled, dignified life.
We helped almost 3.6 million people to access the quality education they deserve using our current strategy.
Resilient livelihoods
Ensuring people have the skills needed to support themselves and their families.
Over 400,000 people benefited from our work supporting livelihoods using our current strategy.
Adolescent and youth health and wellbeing
Improving health services and empowering people to exercise their right to quality care.
We helped almost 200,000 people access better healthcare using our current strategy.
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Latest news
Hear stories from volunteers and communities and stay up-to-date with the latest VSO news.
Volunteer friendships around the world
Volunteering has a way of bringing people from all walks of life together, where shared acts of service can spark meaningful connections and blossom into lasting friendships. Read these four heart-warming stories.
Sparking change: Erin’s lifelong commitment to healthcare
We take a trip down memory lane and celebrate Erin, an inspiring woman from the UK, who did a volunteer professional skills share placement.
Nurturing peace, the environment and our community volunteers
All over the world, volunteers are bringing about lasting change in their own communities. Take a read to find out what our volunteers are up to.
Our impact
Using our current strategy (2022-28), VSO has reached 24.8 million people, including over 20.6 million indirectly and nearly 4.2 million directly.
Nearly 3.6 million were reached through our education projects.
Over 400,000 people were reached through our resilient livelihoods programme.
Almost 200,000 people were reached through our health projects.
Volunteering with VSO
Make an impact by sharing your skills and experience with some of the most marginalised people in the world. Become a VSO volunteer.