Youths in Development

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Youths in Development

Volunteering with Uniterra


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A Contribution to Fight Poverty

A volunteer based internationalcooperation programme of WUSCand CECI

Mobilization of 2000 volunteers in

5 years (300 youths) 150 partners in 13 developing

countries

Funded by CIDA


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Reasons for engaging youthsin the development agenda

50% of the planet is under 25

90% of youths in the

developing countries600 millions in extreme poverty

Values and interest for global

issuesCreativity + innovationLife long investmentResults + Reach


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Education Changes the World

Youths Values : Fair trade, human rights,

environment, global issues

Shea butter campaign


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Youths Creativity

Fair trade campaign


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Youths collective impact in 2009

Results and Reach

140,000 Canadians informed + 23,000 engaged in actions

50 medias items International volunteering: 10000 d/p

67 Student Refugees sponsored

Fund raising: 2 millions $ cash and services


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Models of Engaging Youths

Campus groups +campaigns connected todevelopment projects

Students without Boarders


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Canadian network of 1000 students onover 80 campuses

International Local Committees on 5campuses in Burkina Faso, Ghana,and more

An opportunity for students to:

Educate and advocate

Sponsor student refugeesSupport development projects

Volunteer overseas

WUSC Campus groups


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Innovative Activities

On Campus and Overseas

connected to WUSC and CECIs partners projects


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HIV and AIDS

On campus Overseas

BIKE 4

AIDS

Bicycles and bike-ambulances are of greatassistance to those living with HIV and AIDSin rural Malawi.

Through Bike 4 AIDS, Local Committees

fundraise to purchase bikes while raisingawareness on HIV and AIDS issues.

374 bikes distributed in 2009 toCommunity Based Organizations that workwith HIV and AIDS sufferers.

With a bicycle, caregivers reach 5 timesas many patients in neighboring villages.150000 people received cares.


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Education

On Campus Overseas

Funds raised through Shine A Light are fora project to assist girls in continuing theirstudies in Kenyan Refugee Camps:

Local Committees are raising awarenessand funds to support refugee girls education

in Kenyan camps, using light-themed events,like flashlight mobs.

The project is providingsolar lamps, afterschool classes and,finally, scholarshipsfor promising girls togo to secondary school


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International volunteering


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200 volunteers / year

3- 12 months assignments

For students and recent

graduates from Canadianpost-secondary institutions

Needs driven

Long-standing partnerships

Sector based programming Twining with long-term volunteers

Student blogs

Cash contribution

Students Without Borders


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Development work

Internships

Training for partnersInnovative communications ;

computer skills; capacity building

Learning with partners

Base line studies ; academic research

international seminars

SWB volunteers roles

Campus workNetworking with youths

Public engagement; advocacy

Fund raising


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Innovative ways of developing youths

in the host countries: campus groups

The Local Committeeat the University ofOuagadougou,raised awarenessabout HIV/AIDSon their campus

and in their country


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180 school girls clubs in North GhanaPromotion of girls education and leadershipPrevention of violenceVocational skills trainingResult: +14 % girls enrolment in schools

Innovative ways of developing youths:

school girls clubs

Walewale Girls ClubGhana


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Innovative ways of developing youths:

Computers services cooperatives

GRUPO CIEBA, Guatamala

Street gangs prevention

6 months vocational and business training

Computer services / computer recycling / WEB site design

Result in 2009:

25 youths trained One youths cooperative created: 21 jobs


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Lessons learned

Youth leadership +leadershiptraining

Youth networking + creativecommunications

Action oriented connected todevelopment projects

Trends to longer termassignments

Challenges:1. New players vs IVCO?

2. Funding reciprocity

3. Measuring results


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Education Changes the World

WES WE CAN!
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Thankyou!
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