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Lucy Taylor

Volunteer filmmaker Justin in Tanzania

Development through the lens: A volunteer filmmaker in Tanzania

Justin Spray volunteered in Tanzania telling the stories of some of the people whose lives VSO has touched with its work there. He explains how the power of film can be harnessed to create change.

VSO-supported welding graduate Whycliffe Rutalemwa

"I thought life had ended - but life has just begun" - Whycliffe's story

Whycliffe was supported by VSO to attain an internationally-recognised vocational qualification, which has transformed his fortunes. He now employs three other young people and dreams of volunteering to help other youth in his home near Hoima, Uganda.

Winners of the Volunteer Impact Awards 2018

A night to remember: Global volunteers celebrated at VSO Awards

VSO volunteers, supporters and friends came together to celebrate the impact of volunteering for development at the Volunteer Impact Awards.

Susan Sesay holds her beautiful four-month-old son Joseph

12 photos that give us hope for the future

We share 12 incredible photos that tell the story of the impact VSO has made over the past year.

Volunteering in Uganda

5 ways volunteers are tackling youth unemployment in Uganda

More than three quarters of Ugandans are under-30. This huge youth population has the potential to lift the country out of poverty, if rampant levels of unemployment could be brought down. Thankfully VSO volunteers are stepping up to help, and changing lives in the process.

Teacher with a large class size in Malawi

Is teaching the world's toughest job?

Low pay. Lack of respect. Being asked to achieve the impossible with not enough time, resources or training to do your best. Teachers around the world reveal the challenges they face – and why they keep at it despite everything.

Woman with solar lantern at night in Malawi Africa | VSO

Meet the mamas fighting poverty through solar power

Solar energy has the power to transform lives in Malawi, where just one in ten people has access to electricity. Eight extraordinary women on a VSO pilot project are lighting new paths to prosperity.

Young wife in Nepal

Between the earth and the sky: Devna's story

In Nepal, suicide rates among young married women are very high. Devna* shares her experience of a surviving a forced marriage, and how she and her family came to be involved in a VSO project to reduce levels of violence in families in Baglung.

VSO peer educator JK in Zimbabwe

Life in prison inspired me to give back as a volunteer

Struggling with bereavement, addiction and a family dispute, JK finally found himself at rock bottom when he was sent to prison. Inside, he found a fresh sense of purpose and perspective as a VSO volunteer peer educator.

New hope for women living in shame and discomfort

Volunteering has the power to shine a light on a little talked-about condition and help some of the countless women affected worldwide, writes Lucy Taylor.

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