click here for English Het Challenge Fund for Youth Employment Het Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) is een vijf jaar durend programma, dat gesubsidieerd wordt door het Nederlandse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. Het fonds wordt gemanaged door een consortium van partners: VSO, Palladium en Randstad. Het programma heeft als doel om 200.000 jongeren – waarvan minimaal 50% vrouwen ̵...
Heb jij een vraag aan VSO? Kom ook naar onze online Kerst Meetup op donderdag 10 december van 19.30-20.30 uur! We beantwoorden vragen, vertellen je alles over de aanpassingen in onze programma’s het afgelopen jaar en blikken vooruit op hoe we ons samen met andere Changemakers blijven inzetten tegen onrecht in 2021. Let op: De meetup is in het Engels. Stuur je vraag in en meld je aan voor de meet...
The VSO programme ‘Sharing skills to give thousands of school children a solid base in Ethiopia’, was finalised in 2021. What was this successful programme about? And how have we ensured that 21.000 children in Ethiopia now have better future perspectives? This and more you can find in our 2021/2022 Annual report and in article below. Although most children in Ethiopia enrol in school, many...
Silas is a lawyer and legal aid advisor at Himiza Social Justice, one of the implementing partners in Clarity. He works since 2016 for the organisation. Coming from a small scale mining family himself, he’s very motivated to support victims of the large mining companies. As many Tanzanians, he is critical on the way the government handles the goldmining industry. For example, the use of mercur...
Dutch version With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Leila Lentifia Odhiambo (33) lost her only income. Like many other mothers in Siaya County (Kenya), she was worried about feeding her children. Our Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Project (YEEP) enabled Leila to set up her own business and build up an independent livelihood. This is her story: “My name is Leila Lentifia Odhiambo ...
A new generation of female leaders is on its way. Women’s rights, education and working digitally in times of corona. How are civil society organizations, governments and companies dealing with this? We spoke to South African Naadiya Moosajee, co-founder of WomEng. This NGO works in 22 countries worldwide, helping to get more women into technology. “We empower problem-solving Changemakers,...
This Code of Conduct applies to all VSO employees, workers, volunteers, consultants and agency workers. Employees and volunteers play an important role in ensuring VSO remains true to its values and respected and credible. This Code sets out the standards and expectations of employees and volunteers in terms of professional ethics, integrity, acting as a representative and safeguarding, which su...
Three years ago, one of the worst cyclones ever to hit Africa devastated large parts of Mozambique, leaving many thousands without food or shelter. Today, VSO continues to work in Mozambique to increase resilience to climate change. DUTCH VERSION Direct support 1,000 youth volunteers in Mozambique had already been trained on climate change and resilience by VSO in the years leading up to the cyclo...
Dutch version Munni Ram is from Lankasur, a small village in Nepal in Rajbiraj district. She was born and raised there, and still lives in de village. She, her parents and five siblings were the only Dalit family in the area. Growing up wasn’t easy, the family was poor and the community discriminated them. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, Munni was able to grow up to be an importan...
