Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) was established in 1958 and is one of the UK’s leading non-governmental organisations. It places skilled volunteers in low-income countries to help fight poverty and reduce inequality. VSO works in over 120 countries, and its volunteers have had an impact on the lives of over 2 million people.
Recently VSO has become involved with the International Citizen Service (ICS) initiative. This programme is funded by the UK government and is designed to encourage young people to become active global citizens. It offers 18–25 year olds the opportunity to volunteer in a 3-month overseas development project, in countries such as El Salvador, Ghana, Tanzania, Nepal, Bangladesh and Kenya. In Kenya there are several teams of volunteers on the ICS programme, half are from the UK, and half are Kenyan nationals. The volunteers are helping with small-scale community-based projects, which are examples of bottom-up strategies.
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