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Valuing Volunteering: How much do we understand about the complex impacts of volunteering to alleviate poverty?
The researchers from our Valuing Volunteers research project have been in-country for six months. The project, jointly run with Institute of Development Studies (IDS), critically looks at how volunteering impacts poverty. Research is taking place in The Philippines, China, Nepal, Kenya, Mozambique and Ghana. Simon Lewis, our researcher based in Kenya, blogs about the latest… Read more »
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Living below the line in Ghana
Reading about Magnus and his ‘living below the line’ challenge had me wondering if it was possible to feed myself on the equivalent of £1 a day here in Accra. I asked my Ghanaian colleagues in the office if they thought it was possible. They thought it would be but only if it wasn’t… Read more »
Tackling our assumptions about volunteering
I felt fortunate at the end of last month to join a group of VSO volunteers who were at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to learn about systemic action research, and how they will be able to apply this methodology to VSO’s Valuing Volunteering project.
You may remember Violeta Vajda… Read more »
Valuing Volunteering one step closer to becoming reality
If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further than the Institute for Development Studies (IDS). After an intense week of training spent in mid-January, I left more than inspired about the value of volunteering. I was joined by a few more VSO staff members and two outgoing VSO volunteers, all of… Read more »
African Union commits to increase health spending – after 2010 reversal
Good quality education cannot be delivered without qualified and motivated teachers
Through our Valuing Teachers advocacy campaign, VSO has been lobbying governments and donors about the need for investment to enable the recruitment, training and retention of sufficient numbers of professional teachers. Investment in teachers will help to achieve quality education for all.
The relevance of our Valuing Teachers advocacy was apparent when I… Read more »
