In addition, small business advisers and accountancy volunteers build the capacity of local organisations. VSO hopes to increase its contribution to the the development of the wider civil society supporting organisations working with the most disadvantaged groups in society, such as women s groups. In health care, VSO works to improve community-level services. VSO health educators and community nurses work in disadvantaged rural areas, particularly targeting young people and women. In addition, volunteers in clinical placements help to improve health care for disadvantaged people, focusing on services for disabled people, and people in poor rural and urban slum areas.
Clinical volunteers undertake a significant amount of training as well as providing patient care.
Other volunteers, such as information management specialists, are helping health institutions provide more effective and efficient services, through better systems and planning. Volunteers will provide professional, technical and management assistance skills, as well as strengthening networks and policy development. The volunteer's perspective Breakfast will have to wait, for I have an 8am meeting with the power company in Machakos. The purpose of the meeting is to secure electricity for the project pump house so that we can supply water to a boarding school of 600 students, currently without safe drinking water. My parents want to know when I am coming home.