The extractive industry is a major source of income for Tanzania. The growing demand for ‘critical minerals’ is making the country more appealing to international investors. This development brings new challenges for both the environment and local communities. Our learning brief is designed to guide those who want to support communities in safeguarding their human and environmental rig...
Voor het team Fondsenwerving & Communicatie is VSO op zoek naar een ervaren communicatieadviseur. De functie heeft een focus op positionering & corporate communicatie en combineert advies, strategie en uitvoering. De functie valt binnen het team Fondsenwerving & Communicatie in Utrecht. Ook werk je nauw samen met de collega’s van het marketingteam van het kantoor in Engeland. In deze...
Marginalised young people with compounded vulnerabilities are particularly at risk of being discriminated, disempowered, and excluded from mainstream sexual and reproductive healh (SRH) services, policy and planning. Because of this, they are unable to fully realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights, resulting in consistently poorer sexual and reproductive health outcomes and a vicio...
Written by: Nitin Naren Singh (National Volunteer, VSO Nepal) Edit: VSO Netherlands Dutch version Pratibha Tharu, a twelve-year-old girl from Baijanath Palika in Banke district. In her first year of primary school her parent had to stop her education due to the lack of money. After a 4 year break she could finally start school again, thanks to the support form VSO. Now she’s a second grader on e...
Bofya hapa kwa toleo la Kiswahili / Click here for the Kiswahilian version VNA project and the ‘My World of Work’ programme Introduction The Vijana na Ajira (VNA), Youth and Employment project is one of the projects of VSO (Volunteer Services Oversea) in cooperation with the RGZ (Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar). One of the components of the VNA project is the ‘My World of Work’ progr...
Kenya, November 2022 – February 2025 Youth unemployment in Kenya Youth form 35% of the Kenyan population and also have the highest unemployment rate in Kenya, sitting at 67%. Over one million young people enter the labour market every year without any skills, some having either dropped out of school or completed school and not enrolled in any college. Besides lacking competencies, other constr...
Over 25 years ago, Joost Verwilghen went to Bangladesh. He worked for 2.5 years as a volunteer with a local NGO and then as a program manager for VSO. In this interview with Joost, we look back on his experiences and discuss how his experiences in Bangladesh have been ‘decisive’ for the rest of his life, both in his career and private life. Sparking positive change ‘A great examp...
The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic shook the world, changing all of our lives and taking a devastating toll on so many. In spite of the challenges of travel and the increased difficulty of working in communities, our changemakers have continued supporting the most vulnerable throughout this crisis. Thanks to our dedicated changemakers, we were able to adapt 80% of VSO programmes to respond to...
DUTCH VERSION Achieving gender equality in the context of climate change and disaster risk reduction has been described by the UN as “one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century.” Climate change is not gender neutral, gender inequalities are exaggerated by climate-related hazards, putting additional pressure on resources, leading to conflict over land, natural resources and wate...