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2023 WUSC International Seminar in Accra, Ghana: Applications Now Open!
Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development: Diverse Perspectives in Ghana Do you have a passion for sustainable development? Are you interested in green entrepreneurship? Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident between the ages of 18 and 30? If you are looking for an international opportunity to deepen your understanding of economic inclusion, the green…
News | Economic Opportunities, Ghana, IGNITE, Volunteering for Development
|Growing Hope
In Canada, your gardens are dormant now, until another spring awakening. But here in Ghana we are planting all the time – and what we’re growing might surprise you! We are growing hope. Because of support made possible by WUSC and our donors, women and youth in Ghana are learning the skills they need to…
News | Economic Opportunities, Ghana, IGNITE
|International Seminar 2021: Applications Open!
The International Seminar is an annual WUSC event for young leaders from around the world to collaborate, share ideas and create long lasting relationships. Each year explores a different contemporary development issue through youth-driven ideas, research and solutions. Since its first iteration in 1948, the International Seminar has seen thousands of participants collaborate on projects…
Events | Canada, Economic Opportunities, Ghana, IGNITE, International Seminar, Kenya, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam, Volunteering for Development
|How women entrepreneurs are adapting their businesses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
By Alyssa McDonald, WAGES Communications Advisor Volunteer, Ghana Businesses all over the world have felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – and Ghana is no exception. To stop the initial spread of the virus, government-mandated lockdowns were put in place, borders were closed, markets were shut down, and Ghanaian businesses and livelihoods were affected.…
News, Success Stories | COVID-19, Economic Opportunities, Ghana, WAGES
|Three ways you can get involved in World Youth Skills Day
What is World Youth Skills Day? World Youth Skills Day highlights the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, as well as recognizing the important role of skilled youth in addressing current and future global challenges. This year, World Youth Skills Day takes place in a difficult context. The COVID-19 pandemic…
News | Economic Opportunities, Ghana, Jordan, Malawi, Vietnam, Volunteering for Development
|Press Release: New Private Sector-NGO Partnership to Increase Access to Higher Education Financing for Women in Ghana
CANADA (July 24, 2019) — A new partnership between Brighter Investment, a British Columbia-based social enterprise, and WUSC, a Canadian non-profit organization working in over 25 developing countries, seeks to increase access to higher education financing for marginalized young women in Ghana. Since it first started supporting students in Ghana in 2015, Brighter Investment has made…
Press Releases | Education, Ghana, Social Finance
|Mapping Gender Lens Investing in the Global South
Gender Lens Investing in Ghana, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam What is Gender Lens Investing? Pioneered by the Criterion Institute, a think tank based in the United States, and taken up and adapted by an increasing variety of actors over the past decade, Gender lens investing (GLI) is defined as “the incorporation of a gender…
Resources | Ghana, Kenya, Report, Social Finance, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
|Waves of Change: Women’s employment in construction in Ghana
The industrious sounds of construction echo throughout Accra. The Greater Accra Region is home to more than four million people, and that number is rising. Newcomers are pouring into the city every day, many of whom are searching for better opportunities. As a result, residential construction is booming. There is no shortage of work, as…
Success Stories | Economic Opportunities, Ghana, Uniterra, Volunteering for Development
|2018 International Seminar on Women in Entrepreneurship
When you think back to what you thought you could be when you were growing up, the chances are that ‘mobile app developer’ was not an option you considered. The employment landscape has changed so much over the years. And it will only keep on changing, fast. Entrepreneurs play a big part in determining the…