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VOLUNTEER
OVERSEAS
“Eradicating
poverty and being in solidarity are a way of life, not a job.”
Nelson Rosales, CUSO Returned Volunteer (Local Development Facilitator
in El Salvador, 2002-2003)
Who Are Our Volunteer Cooperants?
CUSO volunteer cooperants are skilled professionals who donate their
expertise for up to two years to participate in a CUSO program overseas.
Cooperants provide strategic, technical and professional support to
CUSO’s development partners in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the
Americas and the Caribbean. They facilitate social justice work with
organizations and networks in Canada and overseas.
CUSO volunteer cooperants benefit by enriching their experience, skill
and knowledge--particularly language skills and cross-cultural skills--and
learning from our partner organizations while on placement.
Volunteer cooperants are generally recruited in Canada for placements
in CUSO's partner organizations in the global South, but some cooperants
are also recruited locally in the South.
Cooperant Profile
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Belief in volunteer work as
a contribution to global social justice |
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Humility, sensitivity and
ability to work respectfully in a cross-cultural environment
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A positive, collaborative
and professional approach to working with colleagues |
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Patience and ability to cope
creatively with change and ambiguity, to learn and adapt |
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Excellent communication skills
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Excellent health |
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The appropriate language
skills where required (French for Francophone Africa, Spanish
in many positions for Latin America) |
Professional Profile
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Most positions require a
university or college degree or diploma or trades papers |
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Usually a minimum of two
years of related professional work experience |
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Professional skills associated
with one of our four areas of focus outlined previously |
CUSO’s overseas volunteers work in a wide variety of sectors,
including:
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Agriculture |
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Human Rights |
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HIV/AIDS |
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Community-based Natural Resource
Management |
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Sustainable Economic Development
/ Microcredit |
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Technology and Information |
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Community Outreach / Education |
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Counselling |
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Gender programming |
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Cultural Survival |
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Governance |
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Much, much more… |
Subscribe to CUSO's distribution list to receive overseas volunteer postings and /or an electronic CUSO newsletter.
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