VSA is New Zealand's largest and most experienced volunteering agency working in international development.
Every year we send skilled Kiwis to share their experience and knowledge directly with local people and communities to create lasting, positive change across the wider Pacific.
Although we have temporarily put our deployment of volunteers on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainties both within New Zealand and across the wider Pacific, we’re continuing to recruit and build our talent pool of prospective volunteers so we can return to supporting our partner organisations and communities in the wider Pacific as soon as we can.
What makes a great VSA volunteer?VSA looks for individuals who are
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Our recruitment processAll prospective volunteers will undergo a comprehensive selection process that includes:
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What’s in it for you?Volunteering is a unique way to utilise your skills in a new environment, become embedded in a new culture and make friends for life. We asked our returned volunteers what they got out of it, and they all say they got far more than they gave, which included:
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Support and benefits
Before you go
On assignment
When you come home
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What we do and where we workWe work across Polynesia, Melanesia, Timor-Leste, and Cambodia, with organisations that range from grassroots community groups to UN agencies and corporate organisations. Our volunteers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from engineering, renewable energy, education and health to the fields of law, business and tourism.
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