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	Voluntary Service Overseas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working as equals alongside local partners.
		VSO has offices in the UK, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya and the Philippines and a recruiting partner in India; as at December 2004, it has volunteers of 14 different nationalities on placement.
		VSO's merger with British Executive Service Overseas (beso) in March 2005, a smaller charity with similar aims, is likely to further increase direct involvement of business in international development work.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voluntary_Service_Overseas (574 words)

	Voluntary Service Overseas Netherlands
		Voluntary Service Overseas was founded by the late Alec and Mora Dickson with backing from Inter Church Aid (now Christian Aid) and the late Bishop of Portsmouth.
		VSO uses their experience and their supporter networks to work for changes in policy and practice - in rich and poor countries - that reduce disadvantage.
		VSO was voted top international development charity in the International Aid and Development category at the Charity Awards 2004 for its work in promoting innovative approaches to globalising volunteering.
	www.indiawijzer.nl /ngo/ngo_holland/utrecht/utrecht_vso.htm (376 words)

	About VSO - Diary of a Volunteer - www.snash.org
		The VSO volunteer handbook tries to give the prospective volunteer an indication as to what volunteering will be like.
		As much as you hear the words of VSO and the return volunteers - 'it was a rewarding experience, but it had its difficulties...' - they don't sink in properly until you actually have the experience yourself (and sometimes return volunteers can be guilty of glossing over any negative experiences they have had).
		We do not seek to remunerate volunteers for their service beyond an allowance and the provision of grants at the beginning and end of their service.
	www.snash.org /vso.htm (963 words)

	One World Works - information for students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		VSO aims to promote and support human development through working to improve people’s education and health, income and employment opportunities, and ability to contribute to their society.
		VSO also works for development back home through a commitment to raising awareness of the issues and by working to change public attitudes.
		Since VSO started in 1958, we have sent volunteers to work in over 55 countries in Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean - always at the request of governments or other relief and development agencies and non-governmental organisations.
	www-green.cusu.cam.ac.uk /careers/2000/owworks99/hi/stu/VSO.html (227 words)

	Voluntary Service Overseas
		VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action, in the pursuit of a more equitable world.
		The promotion of health and rehabilitation in more than 30 developing countries is the central focus of the work of VSO in health and a growing number of skill areas are now being requested.
		VSO opens an ISA account on your behalf and provides grants for suitable equipment, clothing etc. Pre-departure primary health care training courses and language training courses where necessary are run by VSO.
	www.nursingnetuk.com /abroaddirectory/voluntary_service_oveseas.html (364 words)

	VSO BAHAGINAN :: VSO BAHAGINAN
		VSO Bahaginan's operations are overseen by a Board of Trustees, for which are recruiting new members.
		VSO wants to challenge that stereotype and is finding innovative ways of moving committed people with skills from wherever they are available to where they are most needed.
		VSO now promotes volunteering between and within Southern countries, harnessing vast talent and challenging the view that North has all the answers."
	www.vsobahaginan.org.ph (123 words)

	Voluntary Service Overseas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Working in an in-service or pre-service environment, primary volunteers help to increase the repertoire of teaching techniques available to their colleagues and inspire them to improve the quality of their lessons.
		VSO are now looking for primary teachers to volunteer for a year - though they can of course stay for longer if they wish.
		A VSO placement is an excellent Continual Professional Development opportunity and has recently been endorsed as such by five teaching unions, the GTC for England, the DfES and almost 60 LEAs.
	www.swindon.gov.uk /textV2/community-voluntaryserviceoverseas (266 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| VSO leaves China over Sars
		Workers were ordered to leave because of the "risk of VSO being unable to provide adequate medical assistance to volunteers in the event of illness".
		VSO said it believed the risk of contracting Sars was low but that travel restrictions in provincial China meant any volunteer who did contract the virus would find it difficulty travelling to get treatment.
		VSO said it was hoped its volunteers could return to China as soon as possible.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2999315.stm (312 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Young Brits stay at home
		The charity, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), has blamed the feel-good factor in Britain for a slump in the number of people applying to work abroad for the organisation.
		VSO, which was founded 40 years ago, sends hundreds of people every year to work in the developing world.
		The broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, who is chairman of VSO this year, said British people are no longer prepared to give as much time to volunteering.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/60334.stm (454 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		VSO is currently recruiting a Filipino programme co-ordinator to manage the Bahaginan programme.
		The co-ordinator will work from the VSO Philippines programme office, but report directly to the Southern Volunteer Programmes manager who is based in the U.K. The post holder will play a key role in further developing the Bahaginan programme.
		Specifically, to: match volunteers to appropriate placements overseas, conduct placement discussions with them, and liase with programme offices in preparing for their departure organise Preparing for Change and Effectiveness at Work pre-departure courses.
	www.isiswomen.org /womenet/lists/announce/archive/doc00004.doc (628 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		VSO is the biggest independent volunteer sending agency in the world.
		Since VSO started in 1958 we have sent over 21,000 volunteers to work in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Pacific and the Caribbean at the request of governments, local organisations or other development agencies or non-governmental organisations.
		Whilst overseas you are not employed by VSO.VSO is a recruitment agency for employers overseas.
	www.etfrn.org /ETFRN/newsletter/nl21_job.html (361 words)

	Hampshire County Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Voluntary Service Overseas, the biggest organisation providing volunteers in the world, has asked the County Council to test their new Local Authority Partnership scheme.
		The VSO has pointed out that local government specialists, including engineers, project managers, teachers, social workers and administrators, have many of the skills which are in great demand in developing countries, from technical knowledge to experience of democratic institutions.
		"Voluntary service overseas would also have benefits for the County Council's training and development polices with employees broadening their range of skills and experience.
	www.hants.gov.uk /cxpuxn/c545.html (256 words)

	Voluntary Service Overseas - VSO - Brian Deer investigates 1
		But Voluntary Service Overseas, VSO, funded by £21m of taxpayers' money, is under attack.
		It was from the Bishop of Portsmouth, one Launcelot Fleming, who proposed a new form of social action to bolster Britain's impact overseas.
		He had just finished chairing a committee of the nation's great and good that had probed the then-emerging rock 'n' roll culture - and he had come to the conclusion that there was Something To Be Done with what he described as "suitable boys".
	briandeer.com /vso-overseas-1.htm (450 words)

	Never the Same Again: A History of VSO / Dick Bird
		VSO has recruited ever more professional and experienced volunteers, and although many still go to teach, it also sends health workers, librarians and engineers to do vital work in countries with a shortage of trained professionals.
		Published to coincide with VSO’s 40th anniversary, with a Foreword by President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, this book will not only appeal to all those interested in overseas development work and to returned volunteers, their families and friends, but will undoubtedly inspire others to take an active role.
		Dick Bird has worked in VSO for over 30 years, first as a volunteer in Malawi, then in Papua New Guinea as their first field director for and subsequently in various roles on the Senior Management Team.
	www.lutterworth.com /lp/titles/nevsamep.htm (727 words)

	hertsdirect.org Voluntary Service Overseas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		VSO recruits qualified and experienced people aged 20 to 75, from a wide range of trades and professions, as well as providing opportunities for graduates and young volunteers aged 18 to 25.
		Each year VSO sends around 900 volunteers overseas in response to a wide range of requests.
		There is no charge to the volunteer on the standard programme - VSO provides a complete financial package including flights, insurance, accomodation, a modest living allowance and NI contributions.
	www.hertsdirect.org /comdirectory/comvol/comorg2y/volbureaux3/875900 (216 words)

	Voluntary Service Overseas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers.
		We recruit people from aged 17-70 to share their skills and experience with local communities in the developing world.
		Volunteers will be given a relevant introduction to VSO including a Health and Safety workshop.
	www.roehampton.ac.uk /volunteering/projects/VoluntaryServiceOverseas.asp (84 words)

	Voluntary Services Overseas
		VSO has many placements overseas for experienced TEFL teachers to work in teacher training, curriculum development, and materials design as well as language upgrading.
		Duties include teaching English to students at a secondary school and engaging in in-service teacher training with teachers in surrounding schools in order to build the capacity of colleagues.
		Based in a teacher training college in a provincial town, duties are split between improving the English of students who will go on to teach English in secondary schools and visiting local schools to observe classes and to constructively feed back to the teachers.
	www.onestopenglish.com /Jobs/Jobs/job3.htm (750 words)

	Arthur Gillette. One Million Volunteers. Penguin, 1968. Contents. Abbreviations. Preface. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From 1961 until 1963 he did alternative service as a conscientious objector, helping to administer an international voluntary service organization; he then worked in Unesco's Youth Division, and in 1967 he became a free-lance writer and jobs consultant, usually connected with out-of-school youth education.
		Voluntary Service Overseas began sending British youngsters abroad in 1958 while Australia started exporting volunteer teachers to its needy neighbours in 1950.
		Another fact unknown to the general public and to many specialists as well is that long-term service is the younger brother of a much larger, if less publicized, kind of voluntary service: youth workcamping.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/library/5-AFSIS/Gillette/volunteersTC.html (1404 words)

	Voluntary Services Overseas - Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty and injustice.
		You will be a committed development professional with substantial experience of working in development in The Philippines, an understanding of VSO's unique contribution to development and the energy and creativity to maximise this contribution.
		You will be an empowering manager with a broad skill set, including proven ability in participatory planning, a commitment to gender equity and enthusiasm for working in a diverse, complex environment.
	www.geocities.com /vsophilippines (269 words)

	A Response to the Global Campaign for Education, Oxfam International and Voluntary Service Overseas on Zambia, By ...
		The government reopened negotiations with public service unions on housing allowances in an effort to contain the growth in civil service compensation in 2003 and set the basis for returning the wage bill to a more manageable level in 2004.
		However, there are also over 7,000 teachers ready to leave the service on retirement but not able to do so because the government cannot afford to pay their termination benefits.
		Teachers, doctors, and nurses were specifically excluded from the freeze on civil service hiring in the government's Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies dated November 2002 (available at www.imf.org).
	www.imf.org /external/np/vc/2004/111804.htm (1425 words)

	Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) - British Veterinary Association
		I am working for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as a Veterinary Officer for Local Government in Kibaale district, Western Uganda.
		As many Australian graduates do he found himself locuming in the UK for 2 years enjoying the variety of work that is on offer.
		Not being ready to go home just yet and having an interest in working in a third world country, VSO found a placement in Uganda that was suitable - involving a good mixture of field work, farmer trainings and disease surveillance.
	www.bva.co.uk /profession/overseas/worldwide/gray0803.asp (878 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| May 7, 2003 - The Independent: Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) pulls all volunteers out ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Read and comment on this story from The Independent that British Aid Group Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), a highly respected volunteer agency that places volunteers overseas, has ordered its 120 volunteers working in China to leave the country because of the Sars outbreak.
		Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), which sends professionals abroad to work in deprived communities, said it had reached its decision with "extreme reluctance" because it could not guarantee adequate treatment for its workers if they contracted the virus.
		VSO had about 120 volunteers in China, said Ben Fender, a British Embassy spokesman.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2013501.html (3821 words)

	VSO Jitolee Home Page ::: East African Volunteering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Volunteering is at the heart of VSO’s contribution to development.
		We are working with partner organisations to bring together people from different cultures and backgrounds, enabling them to share skills and learning.
		VSO Jitolee provides opportunities for qualified and experienced East African nationals to share their skills in developing countries around the world.
	www.jitolee.org (99 words)

	VSO - Promoting volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage
		VSO - Promoting volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage
		Both these trips include a visit to a VSO project, where you will meet VSO volunteers and the local people they are working with.
		Simply text 'VSO' to 83338 to donate £1.50 to our work; we'll use the money raised from the text to help tackle poverty in some of the world's poorest countries.
	www.vso.org.uk (261 words)

	voluntary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Published by NCVO, VS magazine is produced by the voluntary sector for the...
		Voluntary Work Information Service - information on all volunteer work opportunities in over 150 countries worldwide in the environmental and humanitarian...
		Joint initiative to strengthen the capacity of the voluntary sector and to enhance the relationship between the Sector and the Government of Canada.
	www.hotvsnot.com /search/?s=voluntary (210 words)

	DFID \| Funding Schemes \| Partnership Programme Agreements (PPAs) \| Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
		The PPA provides VSO with guaranteed strategic funding of £27.96 million per annum for the first 3 years (funding for the last 3 years of the arrangement will be agreed in due course).
		VSO aims to improve the lives of men, women and children affected and infected by HIV and AIDS, and those denied access to quality Basic Education.
		VSO's organisational effectiveness and transparency is maintained and enhanced.
	www.dfid.gov.uk /aboutdfid/dfidwork/ppas/vso-ppa.asp (330 words)

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