Life at VSO

Here at VSO, we have a team that operates across the world. As part of our Life at VSO blog series, we aim to give you an insight into what life is like working at the world’s leading international development through volunteering organisation.

Praveen Kumar

Life at VSO: Praveen Kumar, Global Lead Advisor for Social Inclusion

Praveen Kumar Gurunath has been working with VSO for the past 18 years in various roles, and for the past five years as the Global Lead Advisor for Social Inclusion. Find out more about his experience at VSO.

Life at VSO Joyce Laker Global Practice Area Lead for Education

Life at VSO: Joyce Laker, Global Practice Area Lead for Education

As the Global Practice Area Lead for Education, Joyce Laker oversees VSO's work tackling the intersecting barriers that prevent children from accessing education and achieving their full potential. Here's her story.

Christina Kwangwari, Lead Advisor for Gender and Inclusion

Life at VSO: Christina Kwangwari, Lead Advisor for Gender Inclusion

Christina Kwangwari is the Lead Adviser on Gender Inclusion at VSO. Her main role is to support gender-related work, including capacity building, policy, and advocacy, and work to meet VSO's objectives.

Life at VSO Julia Lalla-Maharajh

Life at VSO: Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Chair of VSO Board of Trustees

In February 2023 Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE was appointed Chair of the VSO International Board of Trustees. She had previously been a VSO Board Trustee and a VSO volunteer in Cambodia and Ethiopia. Read about Julia’s philosophy here.

Rahim Hassanali: Volunteering Leadership Project Manager

Life at VSO: Rahim Hassanali - Volunteering Leadership Project Manager

Meet Rahim Hassanali, VSO's Volunteering Leadership Project Manager who's current role is to lead the development and global rollout of the world’s first Global Volunteering Standard on behalf of the International Forum for Volunteering for Development.

Grace Taylor Life at VSO

Life at VSO: Grace Taylor - Learning and Development Specialist

Meet Grace, VSO's Learning and Development Specialist who has worked at VSO for five years.

Gillian Claugher, Head of Public Fundraising

Life at VSO: Gillian Claugher - Head of Public Fundraising

Gillian Claugher, Head of Public Fundraising in the UK, who has just celebrated her three year anniversary with VSO, gives you an insight into what life is like working in fundraising.

Papa Diouf, Global Practice Area Lead for Health

Life at VSO: Papa Diouf - Global Practice Area Lead for Health

Papa Diouf, based in Cambodia, gives you an insight into what life is like as our Global Practice Area Lead for Health, providing leadership to VSO’s global health portfolio.

Ruchi Tripathi, Global Practice Lead for Resilient Livelihoods

Life at VSO: Ruchi Tripathi - Global Practice Lead for Resilient Livelihoods

In this edition of Life at VSO, we're speaking to Ruchi Tripathi. Ruchi is a Global Practice Lead for Resilient Livelihoods located in the UK, after joining us in September 2020 during the pandemic.

Purna Shrestha Lead Advisor for Education

Life At VSO: Purna - Lead Advisor for Education

In this edition of Life at VSO we speak to Purna Shrestha. Purna is a Lead Advisor for Education located in the UK with a journey that first started with us in 2004.

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