Our work Volunteering Get involved About Search Vision, values and strategy Our vision: A fair world for everyone Our purpose is to create lasting change through volunteering. We bring about change not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to empower people living in the some of the world’s poorest and most overlooked regions. Our values Collaboration Empower poor and marginalised people to take charge of their own development. Share skills and knowledge to create long lasting, sustainable change. Build collaborative partnerships that promote innovation, growth and impact. Knowledge Lead volunteering for development, setting the standard for ourselves and others. Use evidence and insight to guide our actions. Recruit the right people and work where we have the greatest impact. Inclusion Stand beside and advocate for those who have been denied choice and opportunity. Promote diversity and equality throughout our work. Encourage different, inquisitive perspectives. Integrity Commit to safeguarding and take a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and harm. Treat others with respect, as equals. Be open, transparent and accountable in everything we do. Our strategy: People First Our strategy, People First, sets out how we will create lasting change by: extending and deepening our impact through our programmes, mobilising global citizens to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), positioning volunteering as a powerful tool to contribute to delivery of the SDGs. Download our People First strategy (PDF) Working together At VSO, we believe progress is only possible when we work together. Partnerships lie at the root of all the positive transformation that we create. Together, we work on programme development and delivery, research, advocacy, and fundraising. Partnerships Find out more about VSO VSO/Sophal Neak About VSO VSO volunteers and partners reached over 12.9 million people last year. VSO/P Mathema Annual review Read our full annual review for 2020-21, and download reports from previous years. Our work We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. Blog Careers Media centre Contact us Keep in Touch +44 (0)20 8780 7500 enquiry@vsoint.org Stay Updated Sign up to our newsletter Voluntary Service Overseas is a company limited by guarantee Registered in England and Wales registered number 703509 Registered Office 100 London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6QJ Charity Registration 313757 (England and Wales). Copyright © 2010 - 2021 VSO unless otherwise stated. Data protection and privacy Cookies Modern Slavery Statement We use cookies to improve our site By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. More info Accept