VSO

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VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) gives you the opportunity to share your skills to support and develop others to fulfil their potential. Not only will the local community benefit, but you will return to the UK equipped with invaluable professional experience, a wealth of memories, and a whole new perspective on life.

Volunteer jobs

Spending up to two years overseas, VSO has programmes available for those with health, educational or business skills and relevant qualifications.

Some of VSO's current high demand positions:

• SEN teachers
• Head teachers and education managers
• Primary teachers
• Health managers
• Hospital nurses and midwives
• Doctors
• Experienced managers from all sectors
• Small business owners/advisers
• Fundraisers
• IT professionals

Volunteers work along side local colleagues in places such as hospitals, teacher training colleges, community-based organisations and local government, to tackle poverty and share skills that will remain long after the volunteer returns home.

Countries

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• China
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Guyana
• India
• Indonesia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Mozambique
• Namibia

• Nepal
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Rwanda
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Uganda
• Vanuatu
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

How long?

Long-term assignments for experienced professionals generally last from one to two years.

Some Specialist Assignments are available for highly skilled professionals and can last from one to six months.

Payment

VSO provides a local salary, training, flights, accommodation and support throughout your contract. For some programmes you may be asked to help fundraise towards the cost of your placement.

About VSO

VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. With over 1,500 volunteers currently placed in 34 countries, VSO is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2008. VSO have sent over 30,000 volunteers to over 70 countries where their work has helped to change people’s lives.

Want to find out more?

• www.vso.org.uk/volunteering
• 020 8780 7500
• enquiry@vso.org.uk