VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad)

19/06/2026

This National Volunteer Week, we'd like to give a shout out to our Pacific Advisory Group.

This wonderful group of volunteers provide VSA with advice and leadership on matters relating to Pasifika people in Aotearoa and in the countries which we operate. Together, they have a wide range of knowledge and experience and we greatly appreciate the insights they bring to VSA.

To our Pacific Advisory Group - Thank you!

19/06/2026

Your Friday read📰

The Salvation Army Samoa, supported by VSA volunteers, recently provided the Labour and Employment Export Programme's very first mental well-being training!

Mental well-being in the workplace has taken focus at Samoa's Labour and Employment Export Programme (LEEP), where staff attended their first specialised training to help manage stress and improve workplace...

17/06/2026

This special shout out goes to all our wonderful VSA alumni and members who support VSA in Aotearoa.

Throughout the motu, VSA alumni and members come together to support VSA's work year round. Whether it be helping out at summer festivals, speaking to groups, clubs, or universities about VSA, or through creating whanaungatanga within the VSA alumni whanau. These special people not only help to raise awareness for volunteering for international development, but help to strengthen the VSA whanau in NZ, creating strong bonds that promote VSA's collective spirit.

To our VSA alumni and member superstars - Thank you!

16/06/2026

Continuing our celebration of National Volunteer Week, we'd like to thank our Alumni Advisory Group!

This group is comprised of some amazing VSA volunteer alumni, who advise VSA on all things strategy, policies and operations! They're able to use their experiences volunteering to help shape the future of VSA, providing insights which are invaluable to our VSA staff.

To our Alumni Advisory Group - Thank you!

16/06/2026

To kick off our celebration of National Volunteer Week, we would like to send a huge thank you to VSA Council members, both past and present!

The VSA Council provides guidance on our policy, strategy and governance, steering the way for our organisation. This is no small task!

We'd like to thank our Council members for bringing their wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Through the many hours they put in, we are able to move towards our vision of a world of thriving communities.

To our VSA Council - Thank you!

15/06/2026

This week we recognise National Volunteer Week, Aotearoa's largest annual celebration of volunteering!

Volunteers play a vital role in our society. They are the ones who connect people, whānau and organisations, strengthening the fabric of our communities.

Over sixty years, we've seen firsthand just how impactful volunteering for international development can be. Not only for the local communities where volunteers are placed, but also for the volunteers who come back changed and bring their experiences with them through the rest of their lives.

This week, VSA will be highlighting those who volunteer their time to make VSA what it is. ❤️

Volunteering New Zealand

14/06/2026

Every step of Tamara's assignment is about ensuring solutions do not just work today but for generations to come.

A donation to VSA, especially a regular donation, ensures that VSA volunteers can keep walking alongside communities, supporting solutions that are sustained long into the future.

🧡If you would like to play a part in ensuring that VSA can continue to support communities and contribute to locally led solutions in the wider Pacific, please consider donating at vsa.org.nz.

To read more about Tamara's impactful work in remote Vanuatu, check out our website 👉https://vsa.org.nz/what-we-do/volunteer-stories/where-the-journey-is-hard-the-reward-is-often-deeper/

12/06/2026

We look after our volunteers, so they can focus on what matters; making an impact.

Our volunteers recieve,
🏝️Flights, accommodation and insurance covered
🏝️A living allowance
🏝️Access to learning, training and on-going development
🏝️Access to a global community of like-minded people

To find out more about how VSA volunteering works or to see our currently avaliable assignments, check out vsa.org.nz

09/06/2026

"Where the journey is hard, the reward is often deeper" 🧡

In Lakatoro, Vanuatu, access to running water is limited to just a few hours a day. Through a long-standing partnership with Vanuatu's Department of Water Resources, VSA volunteer Tamara Clarke is helping strengthen local water systems while building the skills and confidence of those who will manage them into the future 🤝

Working alongside local staff and communities, Tamara is supporting sustainable solutions, training water managers, and sharing technical expertise. Her contribution highlights how volunteer partnerships create lasting impact by investing not only in infrastructure, but in people and local capability👷🏼‍♀️

👉 Read Tamara's story here: https://ow.ly/19T750Z6Uks

05/06/2026

As we draw to the end of Samoa Language Week, Litia leaves us with a poinient word 🫶

Suiga means change.

Change for good is at the heart of VSA's mission. Together we connect people and transform lives.

Across Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa, VSA volunteers inspire change every day, and throughout their journey are changed themselves.

To find out more, head to 👉 vsa.org.nz 👈

Thank you to our Samoa volunteers for sharing this week ❤️

Stay tuned for more Pacific language content to come throughout 2026 👏

Ministry for Pacific Peoples