wusc overview for local committees - sept 2009 (eng)

World University Service of Canada

Education Changes the World

WUSC’s Mission

• To foster human development and global understanding through education and training


WUSC Members• Canadian universities and colleges

… and many more!


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


• Local Committees

WUSC Members


WUSC Members

• Alumni

– Former overseas volunteers, past local committee members, donors and others

– Includes public service, business and community leaders


• 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


• 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


• 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


WUSC is… • An opportunity for students to:

Educate and Advocate

Sponsor Student Refugees

Learn overseas


WUSC is… • An non-governmental organization

that develops and delivers high-quality, results-driven development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America


• The only Canadian organization directly linking post-secondary students, faculty and institutional leaders with development issues

WUSC is…


WUSC Activities:On Campus and Overseas


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.


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.


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


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


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.


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


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



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



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


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.


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


Governance

• Board of Directors – 16 volunteer members – includes postsecondary leaders, WUSC

alumni, students and development experts


“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


Thank You!