Two women sorting waste for recycling
VSO/Paul Wambugu

Take our waste and recycling quiz!

Every day, billions of tonnes of waste are dumped, but how much do you know about waste and recycling? It's time to find out in our short quiz!

You can play your part in helping to clean up the planet, by supporting waste pickers in Kenya.

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Elizabeth with her 2 children

This Christmas, will you help ensure women’s futures aren’t thrown away?

You can help change the futures of waste pickers who work on Kenya’s rubbish dumps. It’s an essential but dangerous job, yet women aren’t being paid enough to feed themselves or their families.  

VSO volunteers are helping waste pickers transform waste into wages, but we can’t do it alone. Will you help?

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Four women together laughing.
VSO/Spanora Media

Volunteer friendships around the world

Volunteering has a way of bringing people from all walks of life together, where shared acts of service can spark meaningful connections and blossom into lasting friendships. Read these four heart-warming stories.

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VSO/ Erin Kohler-Ockmore

Sparking change: Erin’s lifelong commitment to healthcare

We take a trip down memory lane and celebrate Erin, an inspiring woman from the UK, who did a volunteer professional skills share placement.

Two women in a field in Kenya smiling with their cabbages.
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Nurturing peace, the environment and our community volunteers

All over the world, volunteers are bringing about lasting change in their own communities. Take a read to find out what our volunteers are up to.