Youth group director in front of SDG poster
VSO/Brian Ngali

Find out your volunteer type with our International Volunteer Day quiz!

From peace-builders to climate champions, everyone has the power to make an impact. Take our fun interactive quiz to find out which kind of volunteer you are.

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Haway with her daugther Fatima* and community volunteer Siad working to build peace IPDHE project on the Kenya Ethiopia border
VSO/Paul Wambugu

A ripple of change: how VSO volunteers are transforming communities

Every act of volunteering begins with a choice — a decision to act out of a desire to make a difference. Across the world, VSO volunteers are proving that one spark of action can ignite something much bigger. 

Group of girls learning outdoors
VSO Mozambique

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.

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Opening doors to safety, education, and a brighter future

For girls in Karamoja, the poorest region in Uganda, being forced into early motherhood is all too common. This Christmas, you can open the doors to Safety, Education, and a Brighter Future.