Discover a different way to make a difference
This is a place for students and young adults who want to explore ethical, locally led development. Grow your skills - use your gifts - and connect with a global movement.
Why Students?
Viva was founded by students over 30 years ago, and students continue to play a vital role in helping children and communities flourish around the world.
Whether you're passionate about justice, research, communications, theology, international development, fundraising, prayer or community action, there are opportunities to learn, contribute and grow alongside Viva's global network.
Four ways to get involved
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Learn
Explore faith-centred justice and international development.
Whether you're curious about ethical international development, locally-led change, child participation, or how churches can work alongside communities, there are opportunities to learn from practitioners and partners across Viva's global network.
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Volunteer
Explore how your passions, talents and experiences could make a difference.
Whether you're exploring a future career, discerning your calling, or simply looking for meaningful ways to serve, there may be opportunities to contribute through placements, research projects, internships and practical experience across Viva's global network.
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Fundraise
Raise funds to enable churches to do more together for children.
Running a Community Fundraising event not only raises invaluable resources, but also builds awareness about Viva and our work supporting networks of churches and organisations around the world. Running a fundraising event within your student group - according to your interests and skills - can also be great fun!
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Pray
Stand with children, families, churches and communities in prayer.
Prayer has always been at the heart of Viva's work. Find opportunities to join a global movement of churches, students and supporters seeking God's heart for children. For instance, our annual World Weekend of Prayer brings 100,000s of people together each June to pray for and with at-risk children.
Why Viva?
Local people leading change. Children at the centre. Collaboration.
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Locally Led
Communities understand their own challenges and opportunities best.
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Child-Focused
Children and young people helping shape the future.
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Collaborative
Churches, organisations and local leaders working together.
Student stories
Jasmine was a student intern with Viva, supporting two mapping exercises in Oxford and West Norfolk to help churches identify opportunities for collaboration.
“I have learned so much from Viva … Just the emphasis on listening to local voices, like villages of local leaders, local volunteers, and also the people experiencing the issues and the needs that churches are aiming to meet and just how important that is, as well as the emphasis on best practice on not doing any harm. And it's given me so much more of a global vision; you get a real sense of being part of a global team.”
Just Love Partnership
We are really pleased to share that we have entered into a new partnership with Just Love, a Christian student movement in the UK, which is ‘a network of thousands pursuing justice in the way of Jesus - holistically, fruitfully, sustainably.’ Jasmine’s placement was organised through Just Love, and for the past couple of years, Viva has run a training session at a Just Love conference for student committee leaders - exploring what it looks like to do justice well in practice.
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We're really excited to partner with Just Love, as we come together, think together, and work together, to bring about a more just world for children everywhere.
Phil Green, Viva Chief Executive
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We are delighted to partner with Viva - who we deeply trust and who bring a wealth of expertise and experience in what it looks like to effectively and sustainably empower children across the world.
Josh Smedley, Just Love's CEO
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