Approximately 1.2 billion youth live in the world today. This generation of people under 25 represents 18% of the world’s population or one person in five. Among them, 87% live in developing countries[1]. Youth face particular challenges brought about by limited access to resources, healthcare, education, training, employment and economic opportunities.
WUSC believes that youth have the potential to create change in their community. That’s why we work to improve the lives of youth around the world, helping them gain the knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to make a difference in their personal lives and within their community. Equipped with the proper tools, youth all over the world are capable of becoming leaders in their community, innovators, and entrepreneurs. WUSC provides the mechanism for them to achieve this:
Help us provide youth the tools to build a better life for themselves and their community.
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[1]United Nations International Year of Youth Brochure 2010: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/iyy/guide.pdf
In an increasingly connected world, it is becoming vital for Canadian university and college students from various faculties to apply and share their knowledge and skills globally. Through SWB, students are provided with an internship opportunity to work and contribute to development projects with WUSC’s local partner organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Based on a “needs driven” approach, both the student and the local partner organization benefit from such an experience.
Results:
- 55+ Canadian university and colleges had their students participate in SWB
- 600+ Students have been placed for overseas placements in
- 13 Countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America working in
- 15+ Different sectors of work. including agriculture, communications, health and information technology
Placements:
Fall 2012 placements are now online! View all placements currently available, and apply by the application deadline of June 1st, 2012 to swb@wusc.ca!
How to Apply
You must submit the following documents to swb@wusc.ca:
- a copy of your résumé
- letter of intent outlining why you are applying for a particular placement
- three reference letters (including two academic)
- a list of no more than three (3) placements to which you wish to apply.
If you are applying for more than one placement, please indicate an order of preference in your letter of intent.
Any current or recently graduated student from a Canadian university or college is eligible to apply for a SWB placement.
For more information on SWB placements, costs and financial support please see the "Resources" section on the left-hand side of this page.
Students Without Borders™ is a WUSC iniative. Students Without Borders™ and Étudiants Sans FrontièresMC is not in any way affiliated with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. Doctors Without Borders is a registered-trademark of Bureau international de Médecins Sans Frontières.
WUSC is pleased to launch this year's National Research Seminar and to celebrate its first decade. Inaugurated by John Ralston Saul in 2003, the National Research Seminar explores a particular challenge in international development and provides a tremendous platform for emerging scholars to share their research findings with university and college students, faculty members, practitioners and policy makers from across Canada and the world.
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Growing up in poverty and conflict can have a devastating effect on children and youth. WUSC offers opportunities for young people who might otherwise fall through the cracks. We aim to develop youth’s employability skills, so that they are better equipped to find jobs and provide for themselves and their families. WUSC’s work in this area includes:
Life skills are necessary to handle problems commonly encountered in daily life. But poverty and conflict interrupt opportunities to go to school or grow up in stable and healthy environments. Conflict can also result in the total collapse of educational services. Re-establishing these services is a slow process, during which generations can be denied an education. WUSC works to provide young people with the tools to overcome these challenges as communities recover and rebuild by:
