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Sharing skills saves lives, in a country still living with the impact of Ebola

Dr Padma is a GP from London, who is volunteering at Makeni Regional Referral Hospital in Sierra Leone. In a country still reeling from Ebola, she tells us it's often skills, not supplies, that save lives.

“I got a motorbike to the hospital to deliver my baby”

Fatu Conteh, 18, gave birth to baby girl Mariama six months ago and shares her story here.

Briony Jenkins, Paediatric Nurse trainer, 27, with some of her paediatric nursing students. Nkhoma Mission Hospital, Zomba, Malawi

Five minutes with... Briony Jenkins, Paediatric Nurse Trainer, Malawi

"I’ve developed skills that would normally have taken me years, and I’m much more confident now.”

Rona Ramos, Accenture funded volunteer for MMW4P, Making Markets Work for the Poor, portraits at Mpoto Dairy industry factory plant

Transforming the dairy value chain in Malawi

Volunteer marketing advisor Rona Ramos spent 2 years improving the entire dairy value chain in Malawi.

Wedding of 15 year old girl in Bangladesh

Marriage, family and tradition in Bangladesh

Vix is a Team Leader in Bangladesh with our International Citizen Service (ICS) youth volunteering programme. Here she takes a sensitive look at the complex issues of child marriage and family loyalty in Bangladesh.

Turning an impossible situation around

Rute, found herself in an impossible situation. She was pregnant, widowed and had her family had no breadwinner. Things became worse once she discovered she was HIV positive

Volunteer Samantha and bricklaying graduate Brenda in Uganda | VSO

Bricklaying towards a more stable life in Northern Uganda

Samantha's work as a volunteer supporting youth employment in Northern Uganda

Helping girls access school in Nepal

Abandoned by her father and the daughter of a mother forced to work abroad to earn money, ten year-old Prinsi lives with her grandmother on the outskirts of the dusty town of Surkhet in extreme poverty.

volunteer Arnoud Keizer teaches Anita Ayuban how to use a GPS mapping device

Making maps that save lives: Arnoud Keizer in the Philippines

In November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan tore a path of destruction through the Philippines affecting over 14 million people. Volunteer Arnoud Keizer has spent nine months supporting national efforts to use science and technology to prepare for and prevent future devastation.

Life as a public health nurse volunteer in Nepal

Cath Nixon took a two-year career break to support women's health as a VSO volunteer nurse.

Transforming the way women are medically treated in rural Nepal

VSO volunteer public health nurse Cath Nixon works alongside local health workers in a district hospital and across villages in midwest Nepal to improve and raise awareness of the care vulnerable women receive before and after pregnancy.

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