Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.vsointernational.org/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/vso
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vso.international/
Founded
1958 London UK
History
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Promote volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage; bring people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world.
Events
1 past events available with paid subscription only.Structure
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Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Global partner of: E-XJ7663 - Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA). Links with: C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat. F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Working relations with: A-XA1771 - International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW). Partner of: F-XF1011 - Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA); U-XF7137 - Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA). Full member of: G-XG2203 - British Overseas NGO's for Development (BOND). Member of:
- D-XJ8540 - Asia-Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA);
- B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance;
- G-XG1670 - Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA);
- G-XE3391 - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC);
- E-XF5335 - Centre for European Volunteering (CEV);
- F-XF6650 - Global Campaign for Education (GCE);
- U-XM3551 - Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA);
- E-XJ7263 - Inter-Agency Task Team on Children affected by AIDS (IATT);
- F-XM4895 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC);
- F-XD3152 - International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum);
- F-XF4314 - Jubilee Research;
- G-XG3905 - National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO);
- F-XJ2148 - NetHope;
- G-XJ6694 - Philanthropy Impact;
- E-XJ7262 - Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa (RIATT-ESA);
- G-XJ6051 - STOPAIDS;
- E-XJ5746 - UNCAC Coalition;
- U-XN0955 - Vereniging voor Personele Samenwerking met Ontwikkelingslanden (PSO).
Supports: F-XJ4337 - Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP); U-XE3306 - Interagency Group on Breastfeeding Monitoring (IGBM). Links with:
- F-XF7600 - Aga Khan Foundation (AKF);
- G-XG8899 - Computer Aid International;
- G-XG3881 - Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC);
- G-XG2613 - International Broadcasting Trust (IBT);
- G-XG7035 - International Development, UEA;
- U-XG1951 - International Service;
- G-XG3246 - Think Global - Development Education Association (DEA);
- F-XF1836 - Trickle Up Program (TUP);
- G-XF5736 - Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC).
Links indicated by: G-XM4957 - Comhlamh; E-XJ7435 - International Civil Society Centre; R-XR9876 - Missionary Sisters of St Columban (SSC).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XG4730
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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