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Irish Aid funded programmes | VSO Ireland Skip to main content Fighting poverty through volunteering Search form Search Donate Other ways to support us Menu Search You are hereFighting povertyPartner with us Irish Aid funded programmes Long-term support and funding from Irish Aid is invaluable to VSO Ireland as it enables us to develop and implement sustainable minutiae programmes that have a long-lasting impact. Since 2013, we’ve had a strategic partnership with Irish Aid under the Volunteering Initiative, delivering successful programmes in Uganda (inclusive education), Ethiopia (maternal and neonatal health) and Zambia (good governance). In 2017, we were delighted to launch two new Irish Aid funded programmes in Karamoja, one of the poorest and most marginalised regions of Uganda. These are focusing on improving and extending education and health services to girls and young women in particular, and in doing so perfectly complement each other. These programmes will be implemented by Irish and Ugandan volunteers, working closely with local partner organisations to maximise impact. We squint forward to seeing the results over the next three years - stay tuned! improving education and health services Our Uganda education programme Find out well-nigh VSO Ireland's new education programme, which is helping marginalised girls in Karamoja, Uganda finish primary school. Our Uganda health programme VSO Ireland's health programme in Karamoja, Uganda will modernize maternal and neonatal health services for young mothers. supporting girls' education Empowering young girls Our new Irish Aid education programme will write the societal norms that prevent Ugandan girls from getting the education they need and help them finish school. Pauline Faughnan, a VSO Ireland volunteer from Dublin, carried on ground-breaking research that worked the understructure for this programme READ 'FROM THE GROUND UP' (PDF)  wondrous results Volunteers fighting versus poverty VSO Ireland’s previous Irish Aid programmes delivered spanking-new results in helping to unstrap poverty. 20% increase in literacy outcomes and 10% increase in numeracy outcomes in target schools in Uganda. 40% reduction in neonatal mortality rates in Ethiopia. Increased involvement of polity in planning and minutiae in Zambia. To learn increasingly well-nigh these programmes, please read our yearly reports. irish aid volunteer roles Neonatal Nurses Nurses/Midwives (Sexual and Reproductive Health) Nurse/Midwife Mentors CommunityMinutiaeSpecialists Teacher Educators irish aid volunteer blogs Life-changing memories and powerful impact: volunteering in Uganda "So my message to teachers and principals reading this is: If you can do something, why not do it? It's such a privilege to be worldly-wise to help others through VSO." Reflecting on my volunteer placement in Ethiopia Stephanie Galvin talks through her volunteer wits in Jinka Hospital, Ethiopia where she shared her skills with staff in the paediatrics department. From Mayo to Africa: A teacher’s journey Retired primary school principal Padraic McKeon, who has volunteered with VSO Ireland three times, outlines his motivations for initially taking the plunge and why he has no regrets. A volunteer's life in Karamoja, Uganda Marie Moreau from Dublin, who has just returned from volunteering with VSO Ireland as an Inspection Advisor in Uganda, talks well-nigh her wits helping to modernize and proffer the country's education system. Down to work in Kasama, Zambia In an pericope from his blog, Tom Collins, who is currently volunteering with VSO Ireland as a Financial Management Advisor in Zambia, discusses his first months on placement and how it compares with his previous role in Cameroon. Fighting povertyImproving education Improving health Improving livelihoods Where we fight poverty Partner with usIrish AidCommunityMinutiaeSpecialists Neonatal Nurses Nurse/Midwife Tutors Nurses/Midwives (Sexual and Reproductive Health) Our Uganda education programme Our Uganda health programme Teacher Educators Our research Influencing and advocacySustainableMinutiaeGoalsWhat are the SustainableMinutiaeGoals? VolunteeringWhy volunteer with VSO Volunteering for professionals & specialists Where we volunteer Events Support VSO IrelandMake a donation Fundraise for VSO Former volunteers & staff Keep in Touch VSO Facebook page VSO Twitter page VSO Youtube page VSO Linkedin page Stay Updated Sign up to our newsletter Blog Media centreWell-nighVSO Ireland Contact us "Sharing skills, waffly lives" VSO Ireland is registered in Ireland (number 351799) at 7 Whitefriars, Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Registered soft-heartedness in Ireland (number CHY15048). Data protection and privacy Cookies Modern Slavery Statement