Outreach hosts and supporters

Would you like to host or support regular outreach events on your local high street and become part of our amazing network of volunteers? Outreach is vital in bringing the work of Viva! to a wider audience and prompting people to think in different ways. By educating the public about the truth behind factory farming and showing how great vegan food is, we can help more people become vegan and ultimately save more animals’ lives.

We have teams in more than 30 towns from as far north as Edinburgh to as far south as Brighton. To make our outreach sustainable we need lots of enthusiastic individuals who want to advocate for animals and add their voice to ours – whether you are experienced or new to outreach you will be made welcome! We’ll support you as you gain in confidence, by providing training and access to our videos and guides.

If we don’t have a team in your area and you have some experience of outreach, we can give you all the support you need to set up your own monthly events! We’ll provide you with guides, leaflets, posters, film footage of our impactful undercover investigations and a monthly allowance for vegan food samples. Our hosts are also given a straightforward ‘how to guide’, which includes everything you need to know from setting up a team, attracting other local activists to your events and promoting your event on social media.

Testimonials:

“Volunteering gives me a feeling that I can make a difference. Being out there is like planting a seed, helping the public to start to think about the meat and dairy industry in a different way. Whether they make a change today or in the future. It’s a great way to help people connect with what they are eating and be more aware of what is happening to the animals, their health and the planet” – Tom

“I personally feel when I volunteer, I can show people that vegans can be anybody and can be happy and passionate and normal! I think so many people think that vegans are extreme or that being vegan is too hard. I just want to have some good conversations and explain how veganism has improved my own life.” – Skye

At Viva! we aim to engage, educate and promote change in the general public. Our approach is non-confrontational; we try to provoke thought and offer insight into the realities of the meat and dairy industries through conversation and appropriate evidence-based facts.

“It’s so rewarding when what we say resonates with someone and they realise the impact their choices can have. We have really positive days talking to the public about the realities of the meat and dairy industries. We generally give out more than 200 leaflets, matched by the number of vegan food samples shared. We are asked great questions such as – can I get enough protein if I become vegan, are free range eggs cruelty free, is the dairy industry less exploitative than the meat industry and will I run out of ideas of what to cook? It’s enough to congratulate the small choices, the little changes. Not every conversation needs to be life changing, it just needs to plant the seed.” – Jo and Paul, outreach hosts

Alongside educational materials, Viva! can offer practical advice too, through health guides, V7 and V30 programmes and the Vegan Recipe Club.

Please download a copy of our guide and view our training videos to learn more about Viva!’s approach to outreach, how to start a conversation and how to deal with common objections as to why people might think it is too hard to transition to veganism.

Download guide

View our training videos:

To join our Outreach Diary Facebook group visit here.

To view our Code of Conduct, visit here.

To view our Safeguarding Policy, visit here.

Our volunteers work closely together and a sense of community is positively encouraged. At a recent team day, we came together to reflect upon our outreach network, share good practice and contribute some care hours to the amazing residents at FARS animal sanctuary.  A great reminder of why outreach is so vital to the lives of billions of animals lost each year.