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WUSC: Empowering Youth Worldwide

WUSC is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, employment, and empowerment opportunities for youth around the world. We strengthen educational systems, improve skills training and employment services, and build partnerships to reduce inequalities and help youth become leaders in their communities.

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WUSC: Empowering Youth Worldwide

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  1. Welcome!

  2. WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA (WUSC/EUMC) An Introduction to WUSC Alexandra Baril, Senior Program Officer Campus Engagement

  3. OUR VISION WUSC envisions a world where all young people can grow up in safe, secure and supportive environments; where they can learn, work and play a vital role in their country’s development.

  4. We are a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities for youth around the world.

  5. EDUCATION We strengthen educational systems to improve young people’s access to quality education (primary to tertiary), particularly for girls and refugees. KEEP TCAP

  6. EMPLOYMENT We improve skills training and employment services to increase employability and expand economic opportunities for youth and other marginalized populations. ASSET UNITERRA

  7. EMPOWERMENT We strengthen partnerships, build the capacity of civil society and promote volunteerism to reduce inequalities and help youth to become leaders in their communities. ARI PASME

  8. WHERE WE WORK We are working in over 30 countries. Afghanistan, Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam

  9. HISTORY Q: WHAT YEAR WAS WUSC CREATED?

  10. HISTORY • WUSC has worked with and for youth since the 1920s. • Incorporated in 1957 as a non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to international development through education. • A leading Canadian international development agency with over 65 years of experience.

  11. WUSC IS... • The first Canadian organization directly linking post-secondary students, faculty and institutional leaders with development issues Members and staff at 2015 International Forum

  12. 35+ INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS 75+ LOCAL COMMITTEES 600+ VOLUNTEERS PER YEAR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS 360+ LOCAL PARTNERS OUR NETWORK TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF 12 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

  13. WUSC MEMBERS • Canadian universities and colleges … AND MANY MORE!

  14. WUSC MEMBERS • Canadian Local Committees • Over 70 across Canada • International Local Committees • 3 in Burkina Faso • 2 in Ghana Alberta Local Committee members.

  15. WUSC MEMBERS • Individual Members* • Current/former Local Committee members • Current/former Sponsored Students • Current/former overseas volunteers • General WUSC supporters *Individual members pay an annual membership fee of $50. • ALL members can participate at AGA and vote! (1 Local Committee = 1 Vote)

  16. WUSC GOVERNANCE • Board of Directors • 16 volunteer members which includes: • post-secondary leaders, • WUSC alumni, • students and • development experts

  17. OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) Combats poverty and exclusion by building the development capacities of disadvantaged communities. Farm Radio International Supports over 330 broadcasters to strengthen small-scale farming and rural communities in Africa. The MATCH International Women’s Fund Places the issue of women’s rights and empowerment as central to successful and sustained development in the global South.

  18. INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING • WUSC and CECI jointly offerindividualsand organizationsthe opportunity to make a difference in developing countries. • In 14 countriesand inCanada, our partner organizations and volunteers are helping improve the future of communities through economic opportunities for youth and women. www.uniterra.ca

  19. WUSC STRATEGIC PARTNER: UNITERRA 15 countries Americas and the Carribean: Canada Haiti Peru Guatemala Bolivia Africa: Ghana Burkina Faso Mali Senegal Malawi Tanzania Asia: Vietnam Nepal Mongolia Sri Lanka

  20. WUSC ON CAMPUS

  21. WUSC ON CAMPUS IS… • Educate and Advocate • Sponsor Students Refugees • Learn Overseas with Uniterra. An opportunity for students to:

  22. WUSC IMPACT ON CAMPUS As Local Committee members, students on Canadian campuses can get involved in any number of interesting campaigns and programs…

  23. WUSC ACTIVITIES: ON CAMPUS AND OVERSEAS … And all of these campaigns and programs are connected with and contributing towards WUSC’s overseas development projects.

  24. WUSC OUTREACH

  25. EDUCATION: SRP AWARENESS ON CAMPUS OVERSEAS Local Committees are raising awareness and funds to support refugee education above and beyond their campus needs. In refugee camps, students have little to no opportunities to pursue their post-secondary education. WUSC facilitates the resettlement process and access to Canadian universities and colleges.

  26. EMPOWERMENT: SHINE A LIGHT ON CAMPUS OVERSEAS Local Committees are raising awareness and funds to support refugee girls’ education in Malawi camps, using light-themed events, like flashlight mobs. In some refugee camps, boys outnumber girls 4:1 WUSC is providing after school classes and secondary-school scholarships for promising girls. We are shifting now shifting our focus on Malawi.

  27. EMPLOYMENT: UNITERRA SYMPOSIA ON CAMPUS OVERSEAS CANADIAN LOCAL COMMITTEESBy bringing together local experts, returned volunteers, students and faculty, an educational symposium can be a catalyst for action! 2015 Theme: Global Youth Employment. Funding available: up to $500! BURKINABE AND GHANAIAN LOCAL COMMITTEES The WUSC Local Committee Network is global, with active LCs in Burkina Faso, Ghana. International LCs have also organized Symposia events on their campus!

  28. LOCAL COMMITTEE IMPACT Our reach in 2014-2015: + 328 events organized # People Informed: 48,438 # People Engaged: 15,881 Funds Raised: over $37,864.68* (*not counting all SRP funds) Since 2010, LCs have organized over 1250 WUSC events. We have reached over 490,000 people!

  29. THE STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAM (SRP)

  30. THE SRP • The Student Refugee Program is a refugee resettlement program that enables refugee students to enter Canada as permanent residents and pursue their education at Canadian universities & colleges.

  31. VOLUNTEER OVERSEAS WITH UNITERRA

  32. VOLUNTEER OVERSEAS A WUSC program that offers the ability to apply academic theory and knowledge to a practical work environment in Africa, Asia and South America during an academic term or upon graduation. Check available placements: www.uniterra.ca/swb

  33. VOLUNTEER OVERSEAS: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR UNITERRA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR For over 65 years, WUSC’s International Seminar has engaged a group of Canadian students and host country students in a collaborative community project. Local Committees help promote and recruit on campus. This Fall, members can apply or help find our next cohort of Seminar participants! Next Seminar in Summer 2016:Tanzania!

  34. UPCOMING

  35. RAISING AWARENESS: RIDE FOR REFUGE 2015 • Cross-Canada walking and cycling event • 2014: 11 WUSC teams raised over $14,000 Join us October 3rd 2015! • Register a new team/join a team • Pick “WUSC/EUMC” as charity • Raise funds online for the SRP! • Walk 5km or cycle 10, 25 or 50!

  36. NATIONAL TRAININGS Leadership Meeting Biggest Local Committee training of the year (3 days in August!). • Over 70 participants • Includes: • Exploring leadership • Ideas to build your Local Committee • Special presenters International Forum Gathers more than 400 Local Committee student-leaders, academics, and development experts. • Jan 22-23 in Ottawa! • Travel subsidies available online! • Includes: • International presenters • Gala and LC Awards • SRP National Training & LC workshops http://forum.wusc.ca

  37. REGIONAL TRAININGS 1. Toronto Regional Meeting • Saturday, September 19th 2. Halifax Regional Meeting • Saturday, September 26th 3. Edmonton Regional Meeting • Saturday, October 24th

  38. STAY IN TOUCH WITH WUSC wusc.ca uniterra.ca facebook.com/wusc.ca @WUSCcampus @WorldUniService youtube.com/user/WUSCEUMC #WUSC #SRPchangeslives #Uniterra

  39. REGIONAL LIAISON OFFICERS • Western Canada and the Prairies John Panchol: campuswest@wusc.ca • Ontario Anna Lundkvist: campusontario@wusc.ca • Atlantic Canada & Quebec Arianne Leclerc: campuseast@wusc.ca General inquiries: campus@wusc.ca

  40. THANK YOU! “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 SRP student

  41. See you at the WUSC and CECI International Forum January 22-23 2016 THANK YOU!

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