Annual impact report
Our impact report provides an overview and some examples of what we have achieved during 2022/23 and highlights the amazing impact that we are making in a wide range of contexts around the world thanks to supporters like you.
Working in fragile contexts
Working in fragile contexts requires a careful and sensitive approach to ensure that existing tensions are not inflamed. Over the last year, as part of this work, we have responded directly to nine emergencies in places like Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and the Philippines
Helping communities hold their governments to account on sustainable development
While all countries have signed up to achieving the SDGs, they are not legally binding, and so when member states made commitments towards them in 2015, it was decided a space was needed for monitoring and accountability towards their progress.
How the ‘Leave No One Behind’ consortium is pushing for policy change across the Global South
The ‘Leave No One Behind’ consortium, is a coalition of twelve NGOs working on gathering data on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to incorporate SDGs into national policies in five countries.
Supporting Ethiopians to participate in national development plans
In 2019, the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Youth and Children set out to develop a ten-year sector blueprint for a new national development plan for Ethiopia, to run from 2021-30. VSO's involvement ensured that the voices and perspectives of the most marginalised were able to feed into Ethiopia’s future development plans.
New £27million funding partnership between VSO and the FCDO, announced at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The UK Government aims to reach 2.5 million people across 18 low-income countries through new VSO partnership
Life in Mozambique since Cyclone Idai
Three years on, the people of Mozambique continue to face challenges as a result of Cyclone Idai. Read how VSO volunteers are are playing a critical role in building back better.
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India
We've worked in India for over 30 years, strengthening inclusive education systems and supporting people to develop sustainable and resilient livelihoods.
Three ways VSO volunteers have adapted to COVID-19
Learn how in spite of the challenges of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased difficulty of working in communities, VSO volunteers have continued to support the most vulnerable throughout this crisis.