If you are an experienced professional of any age, you can find out more about volunteering with us on this page.
We also offer:
If you are interested in volunteering locally, please contact the VSO office in your country of residence.
Why volunteer?
Find out about the benefits to yourself and people in poverty.
What's involved?
All the facts you need to know about volunteering with VSO.
Volunteer opportunities
Our current roles for expert volunteers in Africa and Asia.
Use your skills to make a real contribution
Sharing your knowledge, skills and energy with others makes a huge difference. Our placements are carefully designed with everyone from governments to local community groups to make sure you pass on the right skills to the right people.
This way, people can lift themselves out of poverty, and stop relying on others. And you'll change the lives of many, many people.
Join us and see just how much of a difference you could make.
How we support you
It's often a big decision to volunteer. We'll support you every step of the way.
Volunteer health and safety is a priority. We ensure our volunteers are medically fit to travel and will be kept safe and healthy throughout the duration of their placement. Our country office staff will be there to help.
Depending on your placement, you may also be entitled to financial support.
Find and apply for a role
We’re always recruiting skilled professionals from different backgrounds and sectors. Could it be you?
Where we work
Bangladesh
Livelihoods
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Growing Together in Bangladesh
Education
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Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Bangladesh
Health
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Interactive theatre for justice
Tanzania
Livelihoods
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Improving Market Access for the Poor
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Lake Zone Youth Empowerment project
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Tanzania Local Enterprise Development (T-LED)
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Collective Action for Rights Realisation in Extractives Industry (CLARITY)
Health
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Interactive theatre for justice
Uganda
Health
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Equipment and skills to reduce newborn deaths
Livelihoods
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SCOPE (Skills and Capacity for Organisational Productivity and Employment)
Not what you're looking for?
Volunteer stories
My incredible volunteer journey - Dr Bob Campbell
Dr Bob Campbell has used his professional experience and skills to support VSO’s programmes in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, and South Sudan. Here reflects on his journey with VSO, it's most memorable moments, and the key things it has taught him.
Amplifying the voice of the community in Rwanda
Jessica Sucgang, an experienced teacher from the Philippines, volunteered with VSO’s Building Learning Foundations programme in Rwanda. Read about her experience mentoring teams of national volunteers as part of a programme aiming to improve basic education in Rwanda.
How tech is helping improve learning outcomes: Mike Barnes’ story
In 2017 Mike Barnes, an ex-primary school headteacher, joined VSO’s Unlocking Talent project in Malawi, providing students with tablet computers loaded with local language courses in numeracy and literacy. Read how he helped improve learning outcomes for thousands of children.