CUSO

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ABOUT CUSO

CUSO is a leader in international cooperation. We bring Canadians and the world together to address poverty, human rights issues, HIV/AIDS, inequality, cultural loss and environmental degradation. Skilled CUSO volunteers are working to MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN in over 24 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean. As Canada’s largest and oldest volunteer-sending agency, we’ve sent more than 14,000 Canadians overseas for development work since 1961. If you’ve ever wanted to test your limits, open your eyes, share your skills, and get PURPOSE.

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MISSION STATEMENT

CUSO is a Canadian organization which supports alliances for global social justice. We work with people striving for freedom, gender and racial equality, self-determination and cultural survival. We achieve our goals by sharing information, human and material resources, and by promoting policies for developing global sustainability.

CUSO’s OBJECTIVES To provide opportunities for Canadians to change the world through volunteerism

To link people and organizations all over the world so they can better tackle social justice issues together

To increase public awareness of global issues and encourage people to take action.

CUSO contributes to the sustainable development of communities all over the world by helping to reduce poverty, by promoting democratic governance and human rights, and by supporting sustainable and equitable natural resource management practices.

CUSO commits itself to supporting all people who seek to strengthen their communities’ social, economic and political development in a manner consistent with the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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