Blog posts about Myanmar

Gwen Harris pictured here is a VSO volunteer who went to Myanmar. Here she is talking to the camera about the unexpected thing she learnt as a volunteer.

The unexpected thing I learnt as a VSO volunteer

Returned volunteers from the UK share some of the unexpected things they learned from their VSO experience, from the practical, to the bizarre, to the profound.

Empowering refugees in Burma

"In my experience, it is the best thing I have ever done. For anyone who is thinking of doing it, I wholeheartedly say go for it and don't hold yourself back."

5 minutes with... Jo Povey, Organisation Development Advisor, Myanmar

"I love working with a local organisation, and, as is often the case in a long term placement, being seen very much as part of the team”.

Volunteer nurse Jennnifer Sims with students in Myanmar

5 minutes with... Jennifer Sims, Specialised Nurse, Myanmar

“Before I came to Myanmar I never thought I could have achieved what I have with this project”.