wusc overview for local committees - sept 2009 (eng)
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An overview of World University Service of Canada (WUSC) made specifically for Local Committee members. (ENG)TRANSCRIPT
World University Service of Canada
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WUSC’s Mission
• To foster human development and global understanding through education and training
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WUSC Members• Canadian universities and colleges
… and many more!
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WUSC Members
• Local Committees
– Dynamic pan-Canadian network: present on over 85 on campuses in every province
– International Local Committees on campuses in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan
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• Local Committees
WUSC Members
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WUSC Members
• Alumni
– Former overseas volunteers, past local committee members, donors and others
– Includes public service, business and community leaders
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• A joint initiative with the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)
• Major overseas volunteer program: mobilizes 400 volunteers annually
• Increasing support for development assistance and the Millennium Development Goals among Canadians
• Increasing public engagement in Canada
WUSC Partners
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• 13 developing countries & Canada
NepalVietnam
MalawiBotswanaGhanaGuinea
Burkina FasoMali NigerSenegal
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELAGUYANA
SURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA
ECUADOR
PERU
BOLIVIA
PARAGUAY
CHILE
ARGENTINA URUGUAY
MEXICO
GUATEMALA
BELIZE
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
COSTA RICA PANAMA
CUBADOMINICANREPUBLIC
JAMAICA HAITI
EL SALVADOR
PUERTO RICO
VIRGIN ISLANDS
ST. KITTS
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAGUADELOUPE
MARTINIQUEST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES GRENADA
BARBADOS
BoliviaGuatema
laPeru
EGYPTLIBYAALGERIA
MOROCCO
NIGERMAURITANIA
WESTERNSAHARA
MALI
CHADSUDAN
ZAIRE
ANGOLA
NAMIBIA
SOUTHAFRICA
BOTSWANA
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
NIGERIAGUINEA
TUNISIA
ERITREA
CENTRALAFRICAN REPUBLIC
MADAGASCAR
TANZANIA
GABON
BURKINA
GHANA
COTED'IVOIRE
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
CAMEROON
TOGO
BENIN
UGANDA
KENYA
MOZAMBIQUE
LESOTHO
SWAZILAND
CONGO
SENEGAL
THE GAMBIA
GUINEA-BISSAU
SIERRA-LEONE
LIBERIA
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
ANGOLA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
MALAWI
DJIBOUTI
WUSC Partners
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• Works in partnership with approx. 320 radio broadcasters in 39 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity
• Mission: to support broadcasters to strengthen small-scale farming and rural communities in Africa
• www.farmradio.org
WUSC Partners
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WUSC is… • An opportunity for students to:
Educate and Advocate
Sponsor Student Refugees
Learn overseas
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WUSC is… • An non-governmental organization
that develops and delivers high-quality, results-driven development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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• The only Canadian organization directly linking post-secondary students, faculty and institutional leaders with development issues
WUSC is…
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WUSC Activities:On Campus and Overseas
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WUSC Activities On Campus and OverseasAs Local Committee members, students on Canadian campuses can get involved in any number of interesting campaigns and programs…
Student Refugee Program
MP3.FM
GOALS
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WUSC Activities On Campus and Overseas… And all of these Campaigns and Programs are connected with and contributing towards WUSC’s overseas development projects.
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HIV and AIDS
On Campus Overseas
BIKE 4
AIDS
• Bicycles and bike-ambulances are of great assistance to those living with HIV and AIDS in rural Malawi.
• Through Bike 4 AIDS, Local Committees fundraise to purchase bikes while raising awareness on HIV and AIDS issues.
• Bikes purchased with Bike 4 AIDS funds are distributed to Community Based Organizations that work with HIV and AIDS sufferers.
• HIV and AIDS caregivers travel to neighboring villages to care for those affected. With a bicycle, they reach 5 times as many patients.
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Fair Trade and Ethical Purchasing
On Campus Overseas
• Local Committees can participate in the Good For You, Good For Her campaign, raising the profile of and public demand for Fair Trade certified shea butter products from our partners in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: UGPPK-S/Z• WUSC and Uniterra
provide support to this 3000-member women shea butter producers co-op by providing technical support, assisting with the FT certification process and with global marketing
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Fair Trade and Ethical Purchasing
On Campus Overseas
• Raise awareness on ethical consumption during the Reverse Trick or Treating campaign
• Advocate for an Ethical Purchasing Policy on your campus
Sri Lanka: Plantation Communities Project (PCP)
• Promoting citizenship rights, social services, working conditions and sustainable livelihoods in marginalized plantation communities
Photos: copyright Reporters Communications/Jacques Nadeau
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Sustainable Livelihoods
On Campus OverseasAfghanistan: Vocational Training for Afghan Women Project (VTAWP)
• Increases self-sufficiency Of vulnerable widows and their adult family members
• Almost halfway to goal of helping 1,750 widows and their families
• Provides sustainable income earning skills and opportunities
• Mobilizes local communities to enhance acceptance of women in the workplace
• All funds raised for the Afghanistan Challenge campaign are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Canadian government, in efforts to improve the lives of those living in war-torn Afghanistan
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Education
On Campus OverseasKenya & Malawi:
• WUSC is on the ground with funds raised through Shine A Light to assist girls in continuing their studies.
• WUSC isproviding solarlamps, remedial Training and, finally,study scholarships
• Local Committees are spreading the word through their online social networks, and by staging unique ‘spontaneous action’ public events in busy pedestrian areas.
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Food Security
On Campus Overseas
African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI)
• In partnership with WUSC, implemented by Farm Radio International, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Assessing the effectiveness of Farm Radio in meeting food security objectives in rural farming households in Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda.
• Local Committees raise funds to equip African radio broadcasters with MP3 recorders ($100 each), which help in disseminating valuable information on farming practices and allow farmers’ voices to be heard
MP3.FM
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Millennium Development Goals
On Campus OverseasThrough Uniterra, WUSC contributes towards the achievement of the MDGs in countries worldwide:
Bolivia & Mali: • Our partners seek to increase
women’s access to health care in community clinics. (MDG #5: Improve Maternal Health)
• 8 Goals provides students with the opportunity to advocate for Canada’s continued support towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
GOALS
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Millennium Development Goals
On Campus OverseasSri Lanka: Project for Rehabilitation through Education and Training (PRET)
• Enhancing the abilities of vocational trainers to deliver quality training to low-income women and youth (MDG #3: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women)
• Local Committees hold events during Stand Up & Take Action, International Development Week or Journées québécoises de
la solidarité
GOALS
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Millennium Development Goals
On Campus OverseasInternational Local Committee Network
• The WUSC Local Committee Network has expanded on a global level, with 7 active LCs spread across Ghana and Burkina Faso
• The Twinning Project allows LCs the unique opportunity to collaborate across borders towards jointly-identified goals (MDG #8: Institute a World Partnership for Development)
Towards 2015 Symposia Series
• By bringing together local experts, returned volunteers, students and faculty, an educational symposium can be a catalyst for action
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Volunteer Overseas
• 2010 International Seminar in Nepal
• For over 60 years, WUSC’s annual International Seminar has provided Canadian students with their first in-depth experience in a developing country. The goal is to engage a group of about 20 Canadian students and 20 host country students in collaborative community projects.
• This year’s theme: “Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods”
Students Without Borders™ is a WUSC program that offers practical work opportunities in Africa, Asia and South America to students and recent graduates from Canadian universities and colleges during an academic term or upon graduation.
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WUSC Strategic Direction 2008-2012
1. Expand and transform the SRP
2. Expand and renew University and College Programming
3. Leverage existing partnerships and pursue a partnership with a Southern organization
4. Investigate an alliance with an emergency relief organization
5. Use ICTs to maximum effect in pursuit of our mission
6. Renew and diversify our revenue and fundraising base
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Governance
• Board of Directors – 16 volunteer members – includes postsecondary leaders, WUSC
alumni, students and development experts
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“What an amazing impact WUSC has had on my life and the lives of so many others! The people I met and the conferences I attended inspired me to take on initiatives that I will continue to develop for the rest of my life.”
- WUSC Local Committee chair
“Before I had no hope for the future, but now, with the knowledge, skill and tools that I got, I know that I can have a better future.”
- WUSC vocational training graduate, Sri
Lanka
“I would like to thank WUSC for making my life time dream come true. When you helped me, you helped my entire family. Now the sky is the limit as you opened the closed door to my life. Once again, thank you WUSC.”
- Former sponsored refugee student
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Thank You!