VSO is the world’s leading independent, international development organization that works through a blend of community, national and international volunteers. VSO is implementing the ACTIVE (Active Citizens through Inclusive Volunteering and Empowerment) project which is funded by FCDO. The project aims to contribute to developing more inclusive, open, resilient, and gender-equitable societies by making positive contributions to resilient livelihoods (promotion of agro-ecology and Right to Food Advocacy and its localization), health (equitable and accessible health systems strengthening), inclusive education (and youth (engagement and leadership). This multiyear project works with both CSO and Government level platforms and mechanisms.
The ACTIVE project is in its second year of implementation started in 2022. In the second year of its implementation, there is a plan to collaborate with potential media houses to specifically capture the changes in stories of primary actors, and also at intermediary actors level and make proper dissemination of such stories from media platforms. This ToR is prepared to provide specific and detailed information on how VSO would like to do such a partnership with media for stories of change documentation and dissemination. The below sections provide the needful details. The goal of the ACTIVE program is to promote “More inclusive, open, resilient, and gender-equitable societies”.
Outcomes
- Improved active citizenship by the marginalized and vulnerable local people as well as local volunteers
- Improved access and delivery of quality services in health, education, and livelihoods for marginalized and vulnerable local people.
- Increased uptake and application of Global Standard for Volunteering by relevant stakeholders, locally and globally, for citizen-led development programs.
- Improved evidence of and understanding of the effectiveness of the volunteering for development approach in citizens' empowerment and system accountability.