Definitions
Wiktionary
- Verb-Subject-Object: a language is VSO if a typical sentence starts with a verb, followed by the subject, followed by the object.
- Voluntary Service Overseas
Examples
“At the time of writing VSO Software are offering a free program called VSO DivxToDVD to quickly and easily encode files to DVD.”
“IAVA was the only major veterans service organization VSO that came out in support of DADT repeal.”
The Huffington Post: Paul Rieckhoff: Lame Duck Turns Mighty for New Vets
“Back in Cumbria after her two years with VSO, Holland roped in her colleagues and friends to help her fundraise.”
The Guardian: The midwife on a mission to stop female genital mutilation
“Holland – a nurse and midwife who works on the labour ward at Furness General Hospital – first went to Kenya with VSO back in 1998.”
The Guardian: The midwife on a mission to stop female genital mutilation
“The charity VSO was among those to condemn the move, calling for funding to be announced to help UN Women, "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the discrimination and violence that prevents many women worldwide from earning an income, holding political office or giving birth safely".”
The Guardian: UN Women's head Michelle Bachelet: A new superhero?
“What it means to be value-led is to think much longer term," said Mark Rowland, head of fundraising and partnerships at voluntary service organisation VSO.”
“She spent time in Nepal with VSO's parliamentary volunteering scheme”
The Guardian: The challenge of keeping Nepalese girls in school | Emma Reynolds
“The caretaker education minister and many of the parliamentarians who I met during my VSO placement last month, admit that education does not get the attention it deserves.”
The Guardian: The challenge of keeping Nepalese girls in school | Emma Reynolds
“The organisation VSO described the report as a "wake-up call" to world leaders who are not providing equal rights to women.”
The Guardian: UN women report: Access to justice remains a work in progress
“Yet campaign groups such as VSO believe UN Women itself could be in danger of failing, having managed to raise only one fifth of its $500m funding target.”
The Guardian: UN Women justice report: Gender equality programmes need funding | Jane Martinson
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