Please take a look at the nine shortlisted photographs below, which were taken by AfID volunteers while on assignment during April, and vote for your favourite. Voting closes Friday 19th May.

The winning photograph from this month will go forward to the final shortlist for the coveted ‘AfID Volunteer Photograph of the Year’ award which will be voted on at the end of the year. Thank you to all volunteers who entered photos this month and thanks to everyone for voting...

Photograph 1

Caption: Volunteer on break from assignment at Cape Point, South Africa
Volunteer Name: Phil & Natalia
Partner Organisation: SolarAid/SunnyMoney
Partner Location: Lilongwe, Malawi

Photograph 2

Caption: Unwinding at Volcan Cerro Negro
Volunteer Name: Alistair
Partner Organisation: Sonati
Partner Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Photograph 3

Caption: English teaching at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Volunteer Name: Helena
Partner Organisation: International Humanity Foundation
Partner Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Photograph 4

Caption: A typical picture of a fisherman at Inle Lake rowing with his foot
Volunteer Name: Ed
Partner Organisation: Monastic Education Development Group
Partner Location: Myanmar

Photograph 5

Caption: IT Vietnamese style
Volunteer Name: Yulia
Partner Organisation: Chidren's Hope in Action
Parnter Location: Hoi An, Vietnam

Photograph 6

Caption: Laguna De Asososca
Volunteer Name: Alistair
Partner Organisation: Sonati
Partner Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Photograph 7

Caption: Having fun at the flower farm
Volunteer Name: Bob
Partner Organisation: EGBOK Mission
Partner Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Congratulations to AfID volunteer Kim, who won the March competition with this beautiful photograph of a park at the base of Mount Banan. The photograph was taken during her three-week assignment supporting Together for Cambodia. Click here to see all of March's shortlisted photos.

Find more information on the volunteer photography competition here