Our global perspective in the blogosphere
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Our global perspective in the blogosphere
In 2011, Jean Fraser volunteered for Cuso International as a Communications Specialist in Peru. But her volunteering didn’t stop when she got home.
While in Peru, Jean helped a local nonprofit design and develop a website, and volunteered alongside professionals such as...
L’ONG éthiopienne «Demain est un autre jour »transforme le désespoir en espoir. / The Ethiopian NGO ‘Tomorrow is Another Day’ helps turns despair into hope.
Moderne et élégante, Bethlehem Ashebir est la fondatrice et directrice de Negem Lela Ken New(«Demain est un...
Interested in volunteering abroad with Cuso International? This short video walks you through the steps in a volunteer’s journey. Unlock the potential of others – and the potential in you…
Intéressé(e) à devenir coopérant(e)-volontaire à l’...
Kenyan volunteer Zaverio Kirimi M’Imwere revives skills in Tanzania and rides the global coffee wave. / Le volontaire kényan Zaverio Kirimi M’Imwere ravive ses compétences en Tanzanie et surfe sur la vague mondiale du café.
With its high altitude and cool, wet climate, Tanzania’s...
A Canadian OT lends a helping hand – and a strong voice – at a hospital in Accra, Ghana. / Une ergothérapeute canadienne donne un coup de main – et joue un rôle déterminant – dans un hôpital d’Accra, au Ghana.
Lori Zunti was “bit hard by the travel bug” when, as...
Margaret Graves, a volunteer who recently returned from a posting in Tanzania, reflects on her experience abroad.
In my third year of university I came to a realization – there is no point in doing work you are qualified for without getting paid. I proclaimed that I would never do...
Laura Dimic, Cuso International’s volunteer fundraising & special events coordinator, tells us about a visit she had with the ‘Cuso Sisters’ of Halifax.
On a recent journey to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s east coast, I was able to share in a welcoming and unique embrace...
Une conseillère en conception graphique de l’Ouest canadien, mordue de l’escalade, aborde des sujets délicats en Tanzanie. / A design consultant and rock-climbing enthusiast from Western Canada takes on touchy subjects in Tanzania.
Elle est née dans une...
A travel and hospitality expert volunteers in Zanzibar to help local citizens benefit from a burgeoning tourism industry. / Un coopérant-volontaire expert en voyages se rend à Zanzibar pour aider les Tanzaniens à tirer profit d’une industrie touristique en plein essor....
A Cuso International volunteer offers her organizational skills to a farmers’ co-op in Honduras. / Une coopérante-volontaire de Cuso International partage ses compétences organisationnelles avec une coopérative de fermiers au Honduras.
High in the hills of Western Honduras...