ICS Social Return on Investment Evaluation

The ICS Social Return on Investment Evaluation demonstrates the long-term socio-economic value of youth volunteering.

A student watches intently as her instructor demonstrates machinery in a welding and metal workshop

Employment and entrepreneurship

Ensuring that everyone has access to decent employment and market opportunities.

Community volunteer in Nepal

About VSO

VSO volunteers and partners reached over 24.8 million people last year.

Pilipino community volunteer Jovencia laughs with her friend
VSO/Lisa Marie David

Where we work

Where VSO projects are happening across Africa and Asia.

Woman smiling with organic crops
Lisa Marie David

Our work

We fight inequality not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change for some of the world’s most marginalized communities.

People read a VSO document as part of the One Community, One Family research project in Nepal
Suraj Ratna Shakya

Our research

Our research helps us continuously improve, innovate and shape our development priorities.

Two people, one in a VSO t-shirt, survey a camp for internally displaced people
VSO/Suraj Shakya

UK Aid Volunteering for Development

Driving volunteer impact to deliver improved health, education and livelihoods outcomes for two million people.

Staff at a care facility in Sri Lanka supported by VSO

Our evaluations

Timely evaluation plays a critical role in understanding the contribution we make in delivering sustainable development.

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