Cuso

International

An international non-governmental organization working to reduce poverty and inequalities A strategic partner of VSO International, working in over 40 countries Sends people, not aid money: sharing skills to support the achievement of development goals

Cuso International is…

Thematic Areas

HIV and AIDS

Secure Livelihoods

Education

Disability

Participation and Governance

Health

Where do we work?

Bangladesh Bolivia

Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon El Salvador

Ethiopia The Gambia Guatemala

Ghana Guyana

Honduras India

Jamaica Indonesia

Kenya Laos

Malawi Mongolia

Mozambique Nepal

Nigeria

Pakistan Papua New Guinea

Peru Philippines

Rwanda South Africa Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka Tajikistan Tanzania

Thailand Uganda Vietnam Zambia

Zimbabwe

Through our strategic alliance with VSO, and our independent Cuso International programming we currently work in the following countries:

• We are more than “North-to-South” volunteering! We promote and engage in a variety of “360 degree” volunteer programs and initiatives: North-to-South volunteering South-to-South volunteering National Volunteering Diaspora Volunteering South-to-North volunteering Corporate Partnerships

Our “360 degree” volunteer movement

The volunteer profile The average age of our volunteer is 42 years of age, and we recruit skilled professionals from a range of backgrounds.

• Basic volunteer criteria:

Have a recognized qualification Minimum 2 to 5 years of professional

experience Attend week-long pre-departure

training Successfully complete an "assessment

day” Obtain medical and criminal records

clearances Be available for 6 months to 2 years

Zest project

Zanzibar Enterprise

and Sustainable Tourism

Supply of products to high end markets (hotels, restaurants, export/ processing for value addition

Skills development, employment options &

entrepreneurship

Community based tourism,

cultural products & links to economic development

Sustainable use of natural resources conservation and

environmental protection

Capacity building ZEST

EL SALVADOR

Tourism and Theater

TOWN OF SUCHITOTO

with the support of the

STRATFORD FESTIVAL

MODEL FOREST AND ECOTOURISM

BOLIVIA CAMEROON

THE PHILIPPINES