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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 »
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Give rural women more opportunities and more rights
It almost goes without saying that rural women have a vital role to play in the development of their communities and efforts to tackle poverty. They make up the majority of small holder farmers worldwide and are responsible for 80% of global food production. Rural women also undertake the majority of unpaid labour intensive household… 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 »
Wangari Maathai’s dream lives on through VSO Jitolee partners
The death of Nobel Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai has saddened VSO livelihoods practioners around the world, especially in her native Kenya.
Last November VSO Jitolee staff, volunteers and their partners from the secure livelihoods programme planted trees at Loikitok. It’s at the bottom of Mt.… Read more »
New state, new start
A new sovereign state was born on Saturday.
In January, South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to end its tumultuous relationship with its northern partner, and become an independent sovereign state. However, the road ahead for South Sudan is laden with difficulties.
With an area of 619,745 square kilometres and an estimated population… Read more »
Much to do on health workers’ recruitment code of practice
When rich countries recruit workers from poorer countries they often deprive the source countries of expertise, knowledge and skills. However, the World Health Organisation‘s Code of Good Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Workers from poorer countries will help to prevent this.
In Geneva, last month, the World Health Assembly reviewed… Read more »
