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Lucy Taylor

Members of the community of Loitokitok, Kenya take part in the ICS-organised ‘Colourfest’, a brightly-coloured, messy celebration of International Youth Day.

Triumph, heartbreak and breakthroughs: Reflecting on 2019

Reflecting on a year of inspiration, celebration and challenges that made us stronger than ever.

VSO Volunteer Impact Award winners 2019 with Chief Executive Philip Goodwin

Celebrating the unsung heroes fighting poverty: VSO Volunteer Impact Awards

Past and present volunteers joined VSO supporters and special guests for a special celebration at London’s Royal Geographical Society.

Community volunteers in the field to conduct surveys after Cyclone Idai.

In photos: Grassroots recovery in Mozambique

The devastating effects of March’s cyclones linger on but it is community volunteers who are leading the march towards recovery and ongoing resilience.

David Atherton with a group of student nurses in Malawi

From volunteer nurse to Great British Bake Off winner: David Atherton

David Atherton volunteered with VSO in Malawi training nurses and midwives, before going on to support thousands of volunteers and staff as part of VSO’s medical team. Incredibly, he’s found time alongside his lifesaving job to win The Great British Bake Off 2019. Read more.

Teenage mother on Zambian Island | Reaching the Island | VSO

Reaching the island

Amidst rampant teenage pregnancy and disease, watch how one community came together to tackle sexual health taboos in our short film.

A young girl and her brother are looking for a new home

Working together to bring hope to families in Mozambique

A selection of images from professional photographer, Mário Macilau, and VSO volunteers show how communities in Mozambique are beginning to rebuild their lives following the devastation of Cyclone Idai.

A family outside their destroyed home in Beira, Mozambique

Humans of Idai: Beira struggles on

Award-winning photographer Mário Macilau’s powerful images capture how people in the cyclone-stricken city are fighting for survival.

VSO community volunteer Laxmi in Nepal

Laxmi vs education inequality

Laxmi is a community volunteer 'Big Sister' helping girls in Surkhet, Nepal go back to school and finish their education.

Volunteer Monica speaks to young people in Luapula district Zambia

Monica vs sexual health stigma

Volunteer Monica Atim has spent the past three years making sure that young people in some of the most remote and marginalised communities of Zambia have access to sexual reproductive health information and services.

Sheila Lawrence (left) and Chrissy Zimba (right), together at a reunion in 2008 in Mzuzu, Malawi

You changed my life

Paralysed in her teens, Chrissy Zimba thought her life was over. VSO volunteer Sheila Lawrence helped her turn it all around. As told to Lucy Taylor.

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