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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funds ICS – representing a significant investment by the UK Government in young people.

If you've done NCS then you're guaranteed an invite to an assessment day,

Providing there is space and you're eligible, all NCS graduates are guaranteed an invite to an assessment day.

With your…

As one of the world’s poorest countries, Nepal’s economy took a huge hit following the devastating earthquake in 2015 which killed thousands of people and damaged much of its infrastructure.

Employment…

*UPDATE*

Unfortunately we are unable to offer placements in Liberia in 2018-19.*

Placements are available in:

Bangladesh Cambodia Kenya Malawi Nepal Tanzania Uganda

*If you have already been placed, your…

ICS is funded by the UK Government and run by some of the most experienced and respected development organisations in the UK.

ICS is run by professionals with years of experience in international…

General enquiries

If you have any questions or queries about ICS, get in touch:

Tel: +44 (0)20 8780 7400

Email: enquiries@volunteerics.org

Family liaison

If you have any questions out of hours in relation…

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

At ICS we are committed to delivering a diverse and inclusive programme and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the journey to ensure that our volunteers have a positive experience…

*UPDATE*

Unfortunately we are currently unable to offer placements in Ghana.

Placements are available in:

Bangladesh Cambodia Kenya Nepal Tanzania Uganda Zambia

 

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Although tourism is expanding, Cambodia is still one of the world’s poorest countries, with its economy dominated by garment-making and agriculture.

There’s tough competition for jobs. ICS volunteers with…

*UPDATE*

Unfortunately we are currently unable to offer placements in Burkina Faso.

Placements are available in:

Bangladesh Cambodia Kenya Nepal Tanzania Uganda Zambia

 

One of the world’s most densely populated countries, Bangladesh has 47 million people living in poverty.

Formerly East Pakistan, it is one of the world’s youngest countries, having only come into…

Known for its tea exports and for its tourism industry, Kenya is also home to a rapidly growing new source of income – the ‘informal sector’.

Making up more than three quarters of Kenya’s workforce, these…

The children of Umerdha village, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are fighting for the right to quality education.

To make their voices heard they sent their school bags with personal letters to local…

The urge to volunteer. It may come to you mid-way through a lecture, or as you’re pressed up against fellow commuters as you bus it to work. But once you’ve decided to do it, everything starts to move rather quickly. 

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FGM. Three letters that disguise the horrible reality of the words behind them: female genital mutilation. It’s a procedure where the female genitalia is partially or fully removed – for no medical reason – through a process called…

Agnes used to worry about her son, seven-year-old Kevin. A single mother, she wasn’t earning enough from her small-scale trading to provide for her child.

She explains, “The market was bad for the items I was selling, which…

Money makes the world go round. And for young people living in many developing countries where levels of unemployment are rising, starting their own businesses is a key method to lift themselves out of poverty.

Our ICS…

Faiza Amin’s experience volunteering with VSO ICS last autumn gave her a unique insight into the barriers Nepalese girls face accessing education. Here’s how she ended up at the Girls’ Education Forum telling the story of Beena,…

1. Business is more than just work

Many of our ICS volunteers use the opportunity of going overseas to do even more amazing things on top of their work on placement. For Tom Greenidge, his team leader placement in Malawi this spring inspired him to create a…

For the local children of Bagdali in central Nepal, the arrival of the monsoon season presents a serious problem. The stream that runs through the village swells and the path across becomes treacherous, leaving…

Nine months, three groups of volunteers, two countries, and hundreds of hours of filming and editing later and documentary filmmaker Tom Greenidge’s ICS journey is almost over.

Not one to settle for just the challenge of…

This week’s fantastic fundraisers are proof that you can absolutely raise lots of money without the need for expensive venues and challenging events. Their fundraising activities were cheaper and easier to organise but both…