Volunteering Abroad
A leading Canadian international development agency, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a network of individuals and post-secondary institutions. Our mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training.
WUSC Overseas: Our development projects in the Balkans, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Haiti, Malawi, Palestine, Peru, Sri Lanka and Vietnam deliver meaningful results in:
- Education and health - including basic and higher education, water and sanitation, and HIV/AIDS.
- Sustainable livelihoods - including vocational training and agriculture/rural development.
- Governance - including strengthening civil society, promoting human rights and peace building.
International volunteer cooperation is one of our main tools for delivering development results. Through Uniterra, a joint five-year program of - WUSC and the Centre for International Studies (CECI), we are mobilizing more than 1000 volunteers from Canada and 13 developing countries to work to reduce poverty through innovative North/South partnerships.