WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA/L'ENTRAIDE UNIVERSITAIRE MONDIALE DU CANADA

WUSC ENGAGES MEMBERS OF CANADA’S POST-SECONDARY COMMUNITY IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. WE HAVE BEEN DEPLOYING VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SINCE THE 1970’S TO ASSIST COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR SERVICE. SEVERAL PROJECTS ARE STILL ONGOING: THE STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE IN CANADA; LEAP FOCUSSING ON THE EMPOWERMENT OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN KENYA. AGENCI FOCUSSING ON ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND FEMALE YOUTH EDUCATION IN CRISIS-AFFECTED AREAS OF SOUTH SUDAN SYRIA AND UGANDA. VCP IS STRENGTHENING THE PERFORMANCE OF 70+ PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN 10 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND ASIA. INVEST IS FOCUSSING ON MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN GHANA. SAC PROMOTES CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN. PASCOFI IS FOCUSSING ON GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN THE CONFLICT-AFFECTED REGIONS OF MALI. PASSERELLE IS SUPPORTING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF GIRLS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE. GRIT BUILDS SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TO ENHANCED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WELL-BEING AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN SRI LANKA. TAWASOL ENHANCES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR FEMALE AND MALE YOUTH IN IRAQ. THE NATURE-BASED CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRENGTHS THE ADOPTION OF GENDER-SENSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS AMONG COMMUNITIES RESIDING IN THE GUINEAN FOREST REGION OF IVORY COST GHANA AND GUINEA.

THE ACTION FOR PAID CHILDCARE SECTOR TRANSFORMATION (ACT) IS A FOUR-YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY GAC DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN PAID CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN KENYA AND MALAWI. IT PURSUES TO IMPROVE THE REPRESENTATION AND VOICE OF WOMEN CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND THE GOVERNMENT’S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE CHILDCARE POLICY AND REGULATORY REFORMS. BURDEN OF CHILDCARE REDUCED AND ADDRESSED FOR WOMEN (BUCRA) IS A FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE FUNDED BY GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN JORDAN. BUCRA AIMS TO DRIVE GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE THAT ADDRESSES THE MOST PRESSING CHILDCARE ISSUES PREVENTING WOMEN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE WORKFORCE IN JORDAN. THE ACCELERATING CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURAL TVET (ACTIVATE) IS A 5 YEAR PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE OF YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN BY STRENGTHENING AN INDUSTRY-LED DEMAND-DRIVEN AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ( ATVET) SYSTEM NATIONWIDE GHANA.