Action at home stories

"Launching a youth network in the UK turned out to be the perfect opportunity"

14/1/2021
© VSO

ICS made me a life-long active citizen

2/12/2020
© Nantege Josephine Gladys

Ugandan youth collective calls for jobs

15/9/2020
Calling all active citizens: Seven ways to help those in need right now

24/3/2020
Our definitive guide on how to find your first job in development

5/2/2020
© Shutterstock.com

Kitchen gardens and food forests: Lilian’s project helps Kenya’s rural farmers become self-sufficient

10/10/2019
© VSO/ Elina Eriksson

Meet the young people fighting to make the planet a better place

6/6/2019
Wondered what life’s like on the board of an international development charity?

11/4/2019
© Beth Meadows

Meet the young migrant men rejecting ‘honour culture’

12/11/2018
© Beth Meadows

We set up our own period poverty charity. Here’s our four steps to success

6/11/2018
Pictures that tell a thousand words: Our 2017 photo competition winners

8/9/2018
© Shutterstock

To pee or not to pee: My viral water-saving campaign to wee in the shower

22/3/2018
I got empowered. Then I just didn't stop

22/1/2018
© Humantra

Meet the four volunteers tackling poverty through social enterprise

22/1/2018
© Qvist/Shutterstock

Breaking News! How to engage with the media

18/12/2017

Dfid Logo

Funded by the UK Government.

ICS is funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which projects the UK as a force for good in the world, including reducing poverty and tackling global challenges.