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Bangladeshi farmer Tajnur Bugum surveys the damage to her crops.

1 degree of separation: how global warming is impacting the poorest people on the planet

Our earth and its weather systems are finely balanced. Even a small change has huge ramifications and it’s the planet’s poorest people who are shouldering the biggest burden.

Amazing moment volunteer brings a baby back to life

Newborn deaths and infection rates have plummeted since VSO opened this intensive care unit in northern Uganda three months ago.

Five minutes with...Rhea Villarico VSO Volunteer

Rhea Villarico is working as an in-service methodology advisor in Rwanda helping teachers understand modern educational techniques.

Volunteer Catherine Bedford's team in Papua New Guinea

Catherine Bedford, Psychiatric Nurse, Papua New Guinea

Catherine Bedford is volunteer, working as a Psychiatric Nurse in Papua New Guinea. Here are a selection of personal snaps and thoughts that detail her life on the island.

Standard two teacher, Manesui Kantukule, assists pupil Gloria Mphalo

Teachers team with tablet tech to accelerate learning in Malawi

An education project using tablet computers, aims to reduce the strain and has already seen children complete a year’s worth of learning in just eight weeks during a pilot last year.

Robyn Baker social worker in Papua New Guinea with volunteer nurse

Life as a social worker during "emergency epidemic" of violence

Robyn Borausiki, 25, is a social worker at Modilon Hospital in Medang where she works alongside VSO volunteer Catherine Bedford, a psychiatric nurse.

Are young people the answer to overcoming tension and violence in Pakistan?

Young people trained through the Peace Forums in Pakistan project have been spreading messages of multi-faith acceptance.

Bhaktapur, Nepal, after the 2015 Earthquake

Helping rebuild the Nepalese education system

Following the recent earthquakes, volunteer Daphne decided to stay in Nepal and continue her important work.

Peterson Kalip running a community awareness session on Gender Based Violence

The men challenging everyday violence against women in Papua New Guinea

The rates of violence against women in Papua New Guinea are amongst the highest in the world for a country not at war. Councillor Peterson Kalip and Apelis Kunubake are two men trying to put an end to this.

Using innovative, accessible technology to improve education in India

WhatsApp? Instant messaging lessons lead to 30% reading improvement in Indian schools

Purna Shrestha looks at how text messaging has been used in India to boost reading skills in primary schools at a low cost.

How you helped Sierra Leone’s people face the fear of Ebola

Thanks to our strong partnership with the Ministry, and an emergency appeal that to date has raised over £200,000, we have been able to continue vital work throughout the outbreak, helping as many mothers-to-be as possible to have their babies safely in the midst of the crisis.

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