Watch the VSO film receiving international acclaim
Tabu, a film created by a community in Tanzania with the support of a VSO volunteer, has been screened at seven film festivals around the world. Now we want to share it with you.
The determined volunteers tackling sexual taboos
Millions of people worldwide experience barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health services. Meet two youth volunteers from Kenya who are helping to change this narrative by working with young and marginalised people to promote sexual and reproductive rights..
“For me, social work is not just a career, it’s a calling”
Hear from Tugwell, a Social Accountability Advisor under the Speak It Loud project in Zimbabwe. He's using his 16 years’ experience as a social worker to help end violence against women.
Education Summit 2021: volunteers transforming girls’ education in Kenya, Malawi and Nepal
Our flagship girls’ education projects, in Kenya, Malawi and Nepal have been helping girls to access the education that they deserve.
Kate tackles early marriages in Bangladesh
Kate Weaver was surprised at the many children being married off by their parents in the rural community where she was volunteering on VSO’s International Citizen Service (ICS) youth programme. She and her team decided to try and address it.
Engaging the police in Pakistan on gender-based violence
In Pakistan, VSO is supporting local partners to improve the police response to gender-based violence in a country that scores among the lowest countries in the world for gender equality, and where patriarchal attitudes prevent many abused women seeking and accessing justice.