About Global Citizens For Change

Global Citizens for Change is a joint outreach and public engagement initiative of the coalition of Canada’s 9 leading volunteer cooperation agencies.

 Canada World Youth

Canada World Youth (CWY) is a world leader in developing international educational programs for youth aged 17 to 25. We work in Canada and in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Since 1971, more than 30 000 young volunteers from Canada and around the world have taken part in CWY programs in 67 countries.
Are you between 17 and 25 years old? Get to know the world like no tourist ever will! With CWY, you can volunteer in Canada and abroad, learn about other cultures, and work with our local partners. Contact us for more information.

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 Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)

The mission of the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) is to combat poverty and exclusion; to strengthen the development capacity of disadvantaged communities; to support initiatives for peace, human rights and equity; to mobilize resources and promote the exchange of know-how. Through the Uniterra program, jointly managed with World University Service of Canada (WUSC), CECI offers Canadian the opportunity to work in a number of fields including human rights and democratic development, and economic and social development programs. The duration and conditions of the overseas assignments vary, depending on the type of work and the needs of the partner organizations. CECI is active in Africa, in Central America, in the Andes, in the Caribbean (Haiti), in Asia and in the Balkans.

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 Canadian Crossroads International

Canadian Crossroads International brings individuals, organizations and communities in Canada and in developing countries into PARTNERSHIPS to REDUCE POVERTY, to FIGHT HIV/AIDS and to ASSERT HUMAN RIGHTS globally. CCI builds the capacities of organizations in developing countries and, in so doing, strengthens whole communities and fosters solidarity internationally. As our name suggests, Canadian Crossroads International facilitates the coming together of people and organizations. Through international volunteering and partnership in Canada and the global South, CCI leverages skills, expertise and resources necessary to address these global challenges. CCI works with local organizations in West Africa, Southern Africa and the Andean region of South America that are combating extreme poverty, women’s inequality and AIDS.

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 Canadian Executive Service Organization

The Canadian Executive Service Organization is a not-for-profit organization that helps to build proud independent communities. More than 3,000 distinguished Volunteer Advisers (VAs) on the CESO roster share their professional experience by serving as mentors, advisers and trainers to our clients and partners at home and abroad. VAs, all seasoned experts in their respective fields, are posted in communities to promote development, build economic capacity and support sustainable businesses. Every year, CESO completes approximately 1,500 assignments in collaboration with Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal and international clients. CESO’s international operations receive funding support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). CESO’s Aboriginal activities are sustained through funding from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). In addition, funding from corporations, foundations and individuals drives the efforts of CESO at home and abroad.

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 CUSO

CUSO is a leader in international cooperation. We bring Canadians and the world together to address poverty, human rights issues, HIV/AIDS, inequality, cultural loss and environmental degradation. Skilled CUSO volunteers are working to MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN in more than 24 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean. As Canada’s largest and oldest volunteer-sending agency, we’ve sent more than 14,000 Canadians overseas for development work since 1961. If you’ve ever wanted to test your limits, open your eyes, share your skills and get purpose, connect with CUSO. NOW!

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 Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam-Québec is dedicated to supporting its partners and colleagues in developing countries in the design and implementation of sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice. The organization also mobilizes the people of Quebec in order to allow the expression of their solidarity.

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 SUCO

SUCO is an international cooperation agency whose mission is to support sustainable community development and promote international solidarity. Our work primarily involves sending volunteer cooperants to support overseas projects whose needs have been identified by the local communities. SUCO programming helps to strengthen participatory democracy and local power, in order to counteract all forms of exclusion. SUCO supports communities so that they can take charge of their own development—an essential condition for sustainable development. SUCO is developing projects in partnership with non-governmental organizations in Latin America (Nicaragua, Honduras and Peru), Africa (Mali) and the Caribbean (Haiti). Over the years, SUCO has acquired an excellent reputation among international cooperation agencies, as well as credibility with major funders.

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 VSO

VSO is an international development agency that works through volunteers. By supporting people to share their skills, creativity and learning with communities around the world, we promote volunteering to fight global poverty. Through personal commitment and practical action, volunteers help build a fairer world. VSO volunteers work in partnership with people in more than 30 developing countries, contributing to development goals in Education, HIV and AIDS, Disability, Health and Social Well-being, Secure Livelihoods, and Participation and Governance. VSO Canada also contributes to innovative volunteering initiatives such as Youth Volunteering, National Volunteering and Business Partnerships. Our vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfill their potential.

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 WUSC

WUSC is an international development agency whose mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training. We are unique in our ability to link postsecondary students, faculty and leaders from colleges and universities throughout Canada with development initiatives across the globe. International volunteer cooperation is one of our main tools for delivering development results. Through the Uniterra programme, run jointly with CECI, WUSC recruits volunteers for development projects and supports the public engagement activities in Canada. Our development projects focus on vocational training, water and sanitation, post-secondary education, community development, public administration, human rights and law. WUSC works in collaboration with local partners in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Peru, Haiti and the Balkans to deliver meaningful results.

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Goals

Our goals are:

• to mobilize returned volunteers to connect with others, speak out about their experience and engage, along with the public at large, in social justice initiatives in Canada and abroad
• to increase the profile of volunteer cooperation as an effective means at ending poverty
• to build a constituency of support for volunteer cooperation

About this site

This site is a joint initiative of the coalition of Canada’s 9 leading volunteer cooperation agencies. It provides resources for:

• returned volunteers wishing to reconnect with others and share their overseas experiences
• individuals interested in volunteering overseas and wishing to know more or to get involved
• individuals interested in international development and social justice issues