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An experience that teaches what you can’t learn in a classroom 

Sep 08 2026

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Life Story and Leadership: Gabina Sucno Huari

Aug 27 2026

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A Year of Impact: Volunteering with Cuso International in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Jul 30 2026

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Strengthening youth resilience through sport in Iqaluit 

Jun 11 2026

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Indigenous youth leads initiatives in community and is making an impact  

Jun 11 2026

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2SLGBTQIA+ rights on paper and in real life

Jun 11 2026

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“The world is a big place, why not explore it?”

May 07 2026

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Replacing Aid with Trade - Isn't Trade.... It's Exploitation

Apr 17 2026

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A chance to give back to the Caribbean, while also learning more about father’s roots

Apr 17 2026

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A Passion for nutrition and a legacy of service

Mar 10 2026

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Breaking down gender prejudices and stereotypes through humor

Mar 10 2026

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Cuso International’s SHARE Program brings together global representatives

Mar 09 2026

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Celebrating Women, Empowering Change

Mar 05 2026

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Empowering girls and young mothers in Grenada through dignity, education, and inclusion

Mar 04 2026

Community members gathered at outreach booth / Membres de la communauté réunis autour d’un stand d’information
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Talents Pluriels Project: Empowering professionals and strengthening communities

Feb 19 2026

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Two Canadian volunteers assist the Ministry of Youth and Civic Eductaion

Feb 04 2026

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Cuso Changes Lives

Dec 18 2025

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Reflection on my C.O.R.E Project in Guyana

Dec 18 2025

A panel of three speakers presents on a small stage in front of an audience in a wood paneled room.
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Keeping it within the Family (of Nations)

Dec 18 2025

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Sharing skills through volunteering in DRC

Dec 18 2025

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Supporting education goals for girls in Ethiopia

Oct 08 2025

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Cuso International alumni Jim Carmichael publishes book 

Oct 08 2025

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Maria de Brigard giving back by volunteering with Cuso 

Oct 08 2025

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An enterprise for a better tomorrow

Oct 08 2025

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Tania Guilbert: A Volunteer Dedicated to Social Justice in Cusco 

Oct 08 2025

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Building Capacity for Change: Reflections from the Grant Writing Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Oct 08 2025

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When Women are Empowered, Everyone Benefits

Oct 06 2025

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Time for a National Conversation about Volunteering

Sep 12 2025

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The SHARE Program Welcomes Back Marc Cyrille Kamdem as an E-Vol, Fundraising Expert for Ucoopmakin

Jul 24 2025

Welcome Words | Land Acknowledgment & Reflections
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A closing message from Knowledge Keeper Grandma Karen MacInnis

Jun 19 2025

Welcome Words | Land Acknowledgment & Reflections
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Welcome Words | Land Acknowledgment & Reflections

Jun 19 2025

Enoch-Cuso-International-volunteer-since-2022
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Supporting students in Canada’s North

Jun 12 2025

Meet Cuso’s Northern Indigenous Program Specialists based in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Delaney (Del).
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Meet Cuso’s Northern Indigenous Program Specialists based in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Delaney (Del).

Jun 12 2025

Profiles in Strength: Indigenous Voices Leading Change
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Profiles in Strength: Indigenous Voices Leading Change

Jun 11 2025

Restrictions on non-profit organizations in Peru
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Silenced in Peru: When Defending Human Rights Becomes a Crime

Jun 05 2025

Supporting a young entrepreneur to build their business and their economic resilience - Charly Solo
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Supporting a young entrepreneur to build their business and their economic resilience

May 25 2025

Training program helps woman entrepreneur grow business in DRC
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Training program helps woman entrepreneur grow business in DRC

May 25 2025

Finding Opportunity After Hardship
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Maikol’s Journey: Finding Opportunity After Hardship

Apr 28 2025

Empowering girls in Ethiopia: The Impact of Cuso International’s U-GIRLS2 Project
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Empowering girls in Ethiopia: The Impact of Cuso International’s U-GIRLS2 Project

Apr 23 2025

Elizabeth’s Journey with Cuso International A Volunteer Story of Impact and Growth - Volunteer
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Elizabeth’s Journey with Cuso International: A Volunteer Story of Impact and Growth

Apr 23 2025

Women in Benin
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From Tenants to Owners, Women in Benin Are Securing Their Rights and Future

Mar 14 2025

Helping people with disabilities get the resources they need in rural Honduras
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Helping people with disabilities get the resources they need in rural Honduras

Mar 06 2025

Children in a classroom, inspired by Code Queens Jamaica, work on computers, engaged in coding activities.
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Code Queens program paves the way for future generations of skilled, confident young women in STEM in Jamaica

Feb 12 2025

Teacher in a white coat guides students on economic resilience in Ethiopia, against vibrant purple and yellow classroom walls.
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Educational program promotes gender equity and economic resilience in Ethiopia

Jan 27 2025

An immigrant sitting in a salon chair with nail polish bottles in the background.
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Rosana and Ehylu Lash Nails: A Story of Resilience and Growth

Jan 27 2025

Betty e Hija
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Honduras: Betty Rodriguez’s Journey in Coffee Production and Community Leadership in Agua Sucia 

Jan 24 2025

Woman in a cap and floral skirt tends to plants outdoors, promoting food security in Peru with hillside houses behind.
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Project helping to increase agricultural knowledge, food security, and environmentally sustainable development closes in Peru

Jan 23 2025

Urji Geleta
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Ethiopia: Gender equity program supports Urji’s education goals 

Nov 06 2024

Cameroon: Changing mentalities, one step at a time 
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Cameroon: Changing mentalities, one step at a time 

Nov 06 2024

Cameroon Sustainable and climate resilient farming with better access to climate information
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Cameroon: Sustainable and climate resilient farming with better access to climate information

Aug 16 2024

Honduras Las Barras Journey to Relocation Cuso International
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Honduras: Las Barras' Journey to Relocation

Aug 14 2024

Tanzania Rick Harvey on supporting girls and building futures
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Tanzania: Rick Harvey on supporting girls and building futures

Aug 14 2024

Edith Matondo, Talents Pluriels participant
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DRC: Talents Pluriels Project empowers women entrepreneurs

Apr 23 2024

Program helps grow economic stability for families inTanzania
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Tanzania: Program helps grow economic stability for families

Apr 23 2024

Ethiopian educational program opens Fatuma’s door to medical school -U GIRLS 2
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Ethiopian educational program opens Fatuma’s door to medical school

Apr 22 2024

SCOPE project wraps up after nearly a decade supporting economic opportunities in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador
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SCOPE project wraps up after nearly a decade supporting economic opportunities in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador

Mar 27 2024

Nigeria Skills training program helps women become more financially independent
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Nigeria: Skills training program helps women become more financially independent

Mar 27 2024

Nigeria Program helps women build skills to start their own business
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Nigeria: Program helps women build skills to start their own business

Mar 27 2024

Nigeria Helping Cameroonian refugees develop crops and skills
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Nigeria: Helping Cameroonian refugees develop crops and skills

Mar 27 2024

SIDO program in Tanzania helps a woman grow her business and economic well-being
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SIDO program in Tanzania helps a woman grow her business and economic well-being

Mar 27 2024

Women in Peru strengthen their knowledge in traditional Andean medicine and increase their family income
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Women in Peru strengthen their knowledge in traditional Andean medicine and increase their family income

Mar 26 2024

Cameroon Program helps women pursue a career in IT
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Cameroon: Program helps women pursue a career in IT

Mar 26 2024

Community event on good hygienic menstrual management in Benin
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Training helps increase awareness of menstruation hygiene in Benin

Mar 26 2024

Community Gardens in Peru - Dorotea
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Peru: Community gardens help increase agricultural knowledge and food security

Mar 26 2024

Entrepreneur Woman
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Entrepreneur program in Tanzania helps woman create thriving wine business

Jan 25 2024

Program improves quality of life for young girls and boys in rural Colombia
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Program improves quality of life for young girls and boys in rural Colombia

Nov 27 2023

Connie Nunn - Cuso International Volunteer
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A pursuit in public health and giving back

Oct 06 2023

Growing crops and a better quality of life in Peru
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Growing crops and a better quality of life in Peru

Sep 15 2023

Tanzanian entrepreneurs
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Program in Tanzania protects the ecosystem by creating thriving honey industry

Aug 03 2023

Coffee farm in Honduras
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Lighting the way for women coffee farmers in Honduras

Aug 03 2023

A woman in Ethiopia in high school
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Gender equity program in Ethiopian schools turns Sebrina into an aspiring lawyer

Aug 03 2023

Students in Canada’s Northwest Territories
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Supporting education in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Aug 03 2023

Immigrant Venezuelan
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Becoming an immigrant entrepreneur in Ecuador

Aug 03 2023

Woman farmers in Cameroon
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Cameroon: Supporting farmers to ensure long-term livelihoods and food security

Aug 02 2023

Women in Honduras grow agricultural and entrepreneurial knowledge
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Women in Honduras grow agricultural and entrepreneurial knowledge

Aug 02 2023

Tanzanian girl
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Education support program changing women’s lives in Tanzania

Aug 02 2023

Women in Benin
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Farming programs in Northern Benin aim to bring independence for women

Aug 01 2023

Tanzanian entrepreneur woman
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Different training in Tanzania, helps women grow their business

Aug 01 2023

Entrepreneur refugee
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Nigeria: Program helps refugee gain the right tools to grow their business

Jul 31 2023

Woman entrepreneur
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Economic growth through tomato vines

Jul 31 2023

Teacher in a classroom
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Providing tools to shift mindsets and promote gender equity

Jul 31 2023

Zahoro
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New business training helps a young family thrive

Jun 09 2023

Cuso International’s volunteer management system poised to boost the culture of volunteerism in Ethiopia
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Cuso International’s volunteer management system poised to boost the culture of volunteerism in Ethiopia

May 25 2023

Creating career opportunities for women in Cameroon
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Creating career opportunities for women in Cameroon

May 24 2023

Jacque - Working to improve gender equality in Nigeria
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Working to improve gender equity in Nigeria

May 24 2023

Margot Ferguson - Supporting students’ education in the Northwest Territories
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Supporting students’ education in the Northwest Territories

May 19 2023

Giving hope one meal at a time
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Giving hope, one meal at a time

Apr 14 2023

Celebrating success in Tanzania
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Celebrating success in Tanzania

Apr 14 2023

Pride, confidence, and independence have taken root for this young agribusiness owner
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Pride, confidence, and independence have taken root for this young agribusiness owner

Apr 14 2023

Urban agriculture in Peru is creating communities committed to healthy living and a cleaner environment
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Urban agriculture in Peru is creating communities committed to healthy living and a cleaner environment

Apr 14 2023

Aleida García Gómez - Strengthening capacities and participation of women in Honduras
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Strengthening capacities and participation of women in Honduras

Apr 14 2023

Uplifting women entrepreneurs in Tanzania
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Uplifting women entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Apr 14 2023

Driving action on climate change in Afro Colombian communitie
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Driving action on climate change in Afro Colombian communities

Apr 14 2023

Entrepreneurs
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Gaining the right tools to grow a prosperous business

Apr 14 2023

LA PAZ - Santos María Gómez3
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Strengthening entrepreneurial knowledge for women in Honduras

Apr 14 2023

Techwomen Factory
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Tech Incubator Accelerates Learning in Cameroon

Apr 14 2023

Vanessa
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Program helps Cameroonian refugee grow business and help train others

Mar 23 2023

Rejoice Africa
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Supporting young leaders in their communities

Mar 23 2023

Hanah-Gale
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Sustainable farming program improves food security and empowers women with disabilities

Mar 23 2023

Starting a new life in Nigeria
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Starting a new life in Nigeria

Jan 25 2023

Grâce-Divine Awareness and training on sexual and reproductive health helping to remove taboo in DRC
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Awareness and training on sexual and reproductive health helping to remove taboo in DRC

Jan 25 2023

Agricultural program empowers women and girls in Honduras
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Agricultural program empowers women and girls in Honduras

Jan 24 2023

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