Join our one-hour webinar to learn about Cuso Challenge 2020. 2018 participants, Amie from Cuso International and Kate from Randstad Canada, will talk about their experiences. Marc from Charity Challenge will shed light on all the details. We'll talk hiking, sleeping in tents, food, training, cost, etc. Register

Our annual Alumni Summer Social is a chance for you to share stories, network and reconnect with fellow alumni. You’ll hear from volunteers as they share what it was like to work with our partners in Latin America and learn more about what’s happening at Cuso, including our upcoming 2020 Cuso Challenge trek to Machu…

Cuso International will be on site at the #MondoKarnaval in Quebec City on Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1. In 2018-2019, our programs to eradicate poverty and inequality touched millions of people across the globe. We invite you to visit us – you’ll hear about the impact of our programs and meet some of…

Language: French The historic injustices Indigenous peoples have suffered, due to colonization and the dispossession of lands, territories and resources, remain a barrier to development the world over. Cuso International works with Indigenous partners in North America, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa to overcome these injustices. Join us as we discuss the importance of…

Are you looking for a new experience you’ll never forget? Would you like to be a part of the “The Do Good, Feel Good” phenomenon? Join Cuso International and MEC Ottawa on September 26 and discover how your skills can build futures. Learn about international and national volunteer opportunities, hear from a former Cuso volunteer…

Language: English With one fifth of the world’s youth disadvantaged by neither gaining professional experience nor developing skills, Cuso International is working with partners to improve access to and quality of economic opportunities for young people, especially young women who are twice as likely to be unemployed and not in education or training. In this…

This webinar is in partnership with Cuso International and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, with support from the Stockholm Environment Institute and Global Affairs Canada. Indigenous women are affected more severely by climate change across South East Asia than general populations. Cuso International E-Volunteers' will share their research findings on climate change in Laos and Cambodia,…

Language: French Gender-based violence is one of the most systemic and widespread human rights violations—a 2013 global report found 35 per cent of women have experienced sexual and/or physical violence. Cuso International works with leading feminist organizations around the world to empower women and girls. Join us as we explore proven efforts to reduce and…

Indigenous Women have close ties with nature socially, culturally and economically. The changing climate is impacting them and the natural resources they depend upon. In Asia, Indigenous Women are taking initiatives to adapt to climate change impacts. They are playing an active role in mainstreaming climate-resilient livelihoods in the region. Cuso International and Asia Indigenous…

Learn more about the Cuso Challenge trek to Machu Picchu in support of Cuso International. For those in attendance, we will be drawing a $150 gift certificate towards any Best Western hotel. So, invite a friend! For all the details on the trek contact Amie at 1-888-434-2876 x 245 or amie.gibson@cusointernational.org or visit: https://cusointernational.org/cusochallenge Join…

Language: English The historic injustices Indigenous peoples have suffered, due to colonization and the dispossession of lands, territories and resources, remain a barrier to development the world over. Cuso International works with Indigenous partners in North America, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa to overcome these injustices. Join us as we discuss the importance of…

Language: English The Paris Agreement on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 21) recognized the importance of working with Indigenous Peoples in adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change through the use of traditional knowledge. However, since 2015, how has the world recognized the importance of Indigenous Women’s role in combating our current climate crisis? Join…

Each volunteer has a story to tell! To mark the 30th anniversary of International Development Week, Canada’s international volunteer programs invite you to a human library that will highlight international volunteers and their impactful contributions toward change in the communities with which they have worked around the world. Through exciting conversations, meet living books and…

Join us during the 30th annual International Development week in Toronto as Canadian Feed The Children, Crossroads International, Cuso International, IDRF, Oikocredit Canada, and World Renew celebrate a new decade of actions and share how we are working to bring about change in thousands of communities around the world. Together we are fighting, both domestically…

Language: French In order for communities to thrive, all people must enjoy the same human rights and opportunities to participate in decisions that affect their lives. Cuso International takes a human rights-based approach to development work, focusing on the empowerment of marginalized populations. Learn more about our human rights-based approach to program design as we…

Language: English Over the past 30 years, the world has seen a 44 per cent decline in maternal death rates. Despite this progress, some 830 women still die every day from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. Cuso International’s Midwives Save Lives project, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Midwives, works with local midwifery…

You are invited to join a virtual discussion with our program experts in Peru during a one-hour Town Hall on Thursday, June 18, beginning at noon. Hear how Cuso is managing through this current pandemic and the impact of our work to date. For nearly 60 years, Cuso has connected communities around the world with skilled Canadians to help end poverty and inequality and build opportunity. And we aren’t stopping now.

We invite you to our next virtual town hall in recognition of International Development Week 2022. Join us for a conversation that will showcase Cuso’s approach to volunteering for development through the stories of two Cuso International volunteers, Rai Friedman and Carmencita Alcantara, and their work with the Ethiopian Agency for Civil Society Organizations. We…

Join Nicolas Moyer, CEO of Cuso International, country experts Natalia Zúñiga, Jerry Nwigwe, and Pilar García as they share Cuso’s response to the crises in Colombia and Nigeria, working together with UNHCR.

Join Cuso International and friends, Beautiful World Canada, WUSC, the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Crossroads International for a documentary screening. Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times, tells the story of the world as it is, as it was, and as it could be. Have you been thinking about how you…