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Annual report

The past few years have been marked by significant global challenges, the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle-East, the escalating impacts of the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. These events have underscored the fragility of our global community. We are all at risk but
some are much more vulnerable than others.

VSO’s purpose is to create a fair world for everyone. This means every person has an equal opportunity to realise their rights to a safe, healthy and purposeful life. Our commitment is to ensure that no-one is left behind.

 

Download the 2023-24 annual report (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Income

Expenditure

Our strategy in numbers*

11,459

11,459 people volunteered with VSO, working with communities in 36 countries.

Our volunteering for development approach

24.8 million

24.8 million people were reached, including nearly 20.6 million indirectly and over 4.2 million directly.

Our work

*Numbers represent impact achieved in the first two years of VSO’s current strategic plan.

All of us at VSO are grateful to all those individuals, institutions and companies who've worked with us over the last year. Together we’ve shown how we can work alongside the most vulnerable to change our world for the better. With your help, we can be confident about fulfilling our plans by working to create a fair world for everyone."

Philip Goodwin
Former Chief Executive Officer

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Stories from our year

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Using play to inspire learning in Rwanda

Learn how volunteers like Celestin are supporting children in Rwanda to learn through play. Children are taught problem solving, strategic thinking and inter-personal skills, all while enjoying the learning process.

Mung bean farmer

Three ways we’re supporting local, eco-friendly business practices in Cambodia

On the Tonle Sap Lake, climate change, overfishing, deforestation, and the depositing of untreated industrial and domestic sewage, are all threatening the natural balance of the region. VSO has supported local people to adapt to this environment by developing green business practices.

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The two volunteers empowering girls and young women in Mozambique

Nelma and Carmirene and are two volunteers working on VSO's EAGLE project in Mozambique. For Nelma and Carmirene, education is not just about school, it is about meeting people where they are and using the right tools to challenging harmful norms. Here are their stories.