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 | Her Challenge Your Challenge
Her Challenge, Your Challenge The women of the world have spoken: they have said that the main impediment to achievingequality is the recognition of their rights. Join this Uniterra campaign to remind Canadians that more needs to be done to achieve equality between women and men. Support Uniterra's projects that work towards girls and women's empowerment in Ghana and in Bolivia. |
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 | Buy Into Change: Invest in People
Investing in people instead of financial markets reinforces economic power within communities. By purchasing Fair Trade products, we can help individuals and communities to take control of their lives. Not only will they see a difference in their livelihoods, they will also have better access to education, health care services, public participation and much more. |
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 | Bike 4 Aids
Bicycles, especially if outfitted with a stretcher, can help those living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi. Fundraise (bicycle - $200 or bicycle ambulances -$500) and raise awareness about the HIV and AIDS epidemic and Millennium Development Goal #6. |
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 | Farm Radio International
In Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers make up over 70% of the workforce, but for these subsistence farmers, hunger is never far from their door. Change is possible but they need the right information and a voice in development. Radio is the undisputed champion for providing rural Africans with information. Farm Radio International (FRI) provides support for radio programs on practical, low cost and sustainable solutions reach millions at a cost of less than a dollar per listener. |
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 | Shine A Light
Girls in refugee camps are expected to help with domestic chores and sibling care, limiting their opportunity to go to school. Most of them don't get to finish primary school, let alone high school. In many classrooms, boys outnumber girls 4:1. Girls want to improve their school performance. Together, we can provide these girls with after-school programs in a safe learning environment. They need to be able to catch up on their studies and gain the self-confidence they need to truly succeed! |
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 | Towards 2015: Symposia Series
By bringing together local experts, returned volunteers, students and faculty, an educational symposium can be a catalyst for action. All Local Committees are encouraged to apply for funding to hold events on their campus! |
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 | Students Without Borders (SWB)
Students Without Borders (SWB) 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. Through this experience, SWB volunteers gain skills that are valued in the workplace while supporting the work of local partner organizations. |
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 | 2011 International Seminar In Mali
For 64 years, WUSC's annual International Seminar has provided Canadian students with their first in depth experience in a developing country. Since 2004, the International Seminar has been offered through the Uniterra program. The goal is to engage a group of approximately 12-20 Canadian and 12-20 host country students in collaborative community projects. |
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 | Student Refugee Program (SRP)
Through WUSC's Student Refugee Program (SRP), Local Committees across Canada sponsor over 65 student refugees to Canada every year, enabling them to enter the country as permanent residents and pursue their education at Canadian universities and colleges. Get involved with the SRP and learn first-hand about refugee and resettlement issues. |
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 | International Local Committee Network
WUSC's International Local Committee Network engages young Canadians to take action locally for global change. The International Local Committee Twinning Project aims to match interested Local Committees in Canada with Local Committees abroad to work towards commonly-identified goals. |
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