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Professional Volunteering Overseas | VSO Skip to main content Fighting poverty through volunteering Search form Search Donate Other ways to support us Menu Search You are hereHomeVolunteering Professional Volunteering Last year our volunteers helped reach 2.4 million people. This year, it could be you waffly lives for the better. Are you an experienced professional keen to share your skills and experience with people in Africa or Asia? From VSO you’ll get something few other volunteering organisations offer. An opportunity of using your skills and wits to have a long-lasting impact on peoples' lives. You'll do something very different. You'll bring inspiration, energy and vital practical skills to help secure largest healthcare, increasingly valuable education and broader opportunities for poor people in Africa and Asia. View latest opportunities SIGN UP FOR JOB ALERTS We will support you All travel, vaccinations, expenses and walk-up paid for by VSO Comprehensive medical insurance paid for by VSO Comprehensive training surpassing you go Full support and security from our in-country offices Local living wage Support with resettlement and re-employment on your return How it works Felicity Thompson ©VSO You're in unscratched hands VSO have been sending volunteers to communities in Africa and Asia for scrutinizingly 60 years. We have a huge value of experience, supporting over 70,000 volunteers in that time. Last year, our volunteers supported the training of over 40,000 teachers and nearly 32,000 health practitioners. Through working with local organisations, businesses and cooperatives 165,000 people were largest worldly-wise to provide for themselves and their families. Benefits to you Career progression   "Professionally, this wits has been great. I’ve washed-up so many things which wouldn’t have been possible for me to do when at home." Bebhinn Ní Mhuirí from Co. Down Long-lasting impact "The rewards can be immense. In low-resource settings, it’s possible to make a big impact quickly." Dr Niall Conroy from Co. Dublin Amazing experiences “Volunteering with VSO is one of the most professionally and personally rewarding things I have overly washed-up and it truly has a lasting effect in the communities you work in.”  Maria Casey from Co. Kerry Thomas Roos What do I need? You'll be assessed individually based on your wits and qualifications.  Find out increasingly Fighting povertyImproving education Improving health Improving livelihoods Where we fight poverty Partner with usIrish AidCommunity Development Specialists 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 advocacySustainable Development GoalsWhat are the Sustainable Development Goals? 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 centre About VSO 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