Be part of the change you want to see| VSO

Be part of the change you want to see.

Be a changemaker.

Girls born into poor families in Nepal face many challenges, such as poverty, discrimination, forced marriage and domestic abuse. But for girls with disabilities, life is even harder and the risks much greater.

Many girls with disabilities spend their lives in isolation, unable to communicate with those around them. They cannot report abuse or access support.

Inequality and discrimination in schools means that teachers are often not willing to help, or they don’t know to support their needs. Sadly, this means that most girls with disabilities will never reach their potential or escape poverty.

It’s not right. It’s not fair. But it CAN change.

VSO is helping girls access education by matching them with a VSO volunteer. Volunteers identify girls’ needs and provide tailored support for them, their families, and their teachers, to fight inequality and create lasting change. With your support, girls can stay safe and learning, and build a better future.

But there are thousands of girls we still need to urgently reach.

Are you ready to be a changemaker? Donate now and help another girl at risk get essential support. Every penny donated has the power to help change a girl’s future.

£6 a month could help provide specialist training to teachers so girls who’ve been forced to leave can go back into education.

Suraj Ratna Shakya

£10 a month could enable a VSO volunteer to work with a girl's community to tackle discrimination and achieve lasting change.

Volunteer with a girl with cerebral palsy, in a VSO provided wheelchair

Suraj Shakya

£25 a month could help provide a wheelchair or prosthesis so a girl with disabilities can access the classroom.

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£15 could help match a VSO volunteer with a girl who’s been forced out of school to help her gain life-changing skills.

£25 could help provide a girl who is deaf with support to learn sign language and return to school.

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£50 could help teachers receive specialist training from a VSO volunteer so they can better support vulnerable girls.

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Help vulnerable girls in Nepal who are missing out on an education

A volunteer teaches Inza, who was born with a hearing impairment, sign-language

In Nepal, girls from poor families are forced to leave school early without completing their education. For many, the next step is marriage. It’s not their choice. Sadly, girls with disabilities like Izna, often find that schools won’t even take them as teachers are not equipped to support their needs.

Izna was born deaf and has lived a deeply isolated life. She was enrolled in a school but was forced to leave because her teachers couldn’t communicate with her. Even though she is bright and eager to work, she was forced to stay at home, cooking, cleaning and feeding the cattle. With no one to teach her sign language, Izna made up her own signs, but she was unable to communicate with anyone outside her family.

Izna could have continued living in complete isolation, but thanks to supporters like you Izna is now attending a class designed to help girls back into education.

She was matched with a VSO “Big Sister” who is working with her on the alphabet, writing and maths. Through engaging VSO-led classes and activities, Izna is gaining the skills and confidence she needs for a brighter future.

1.3 million girls are married before the age of 15.

How you can make a difference for generations of girls to come

Young girls are facing gender inequality and even forced marriage and domestic abuse. Girls with disabilities also face discrimination and bullying by teachers and students. It’s not right. It’s not fair.

You can help us reach more vulnerable girls who are denied their chance to an education. VSO volunteers help protect girls with disabilities by helping them stay in school longer where they gain skills and confidence to break the cycle of poverty. Every girl who goes back into education and builds their livelihood sends a powerful message to other girls and the whole community.

By donating to VSO you are helping generations of vulnerable girls build a better future. Your gift could help girls build the skills, resources and knowledge they need to help lift themselves out of poverty.

Please donate today and become part of the change you want to see. Be a changemaker.

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Here is how every £1 is spent

Every £1 goes to: 88p tackling poverty, 12p raising the next £1

We value every gift that you give, and will always put it straight to work as quickly as we can. In 2021-22, 88p of every £1 you gave went directly towards tackling poverty worldwide. 12p was spent on the day-to-day running of the charity and raising the next £1 so that we can help even more people this year.

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