Other Overseas Service Programmes
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI)
National Office
66 Gerrard St. East, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1G3
Tel: (416) 967-1611 Fax: (416) 967-9078
e-mail: info@cciorg.ca Website: www.crossroads-carrefour.ca/
Sends volunteers age 19 & over, 4-6 months; 19-35 yr olds in small groups for projects.
Canadian Foundation for World Development (CFWD)
2441 Bayview Avenue
Willowdale, Ontario M2L 1A5
Tel.: (416) 445-4740 Fax: (416) 441-4025
Sends skilled volunteer Canadians to assist in community development projects in the Third World
Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
International Health Exchange Program
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1105
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7
Tel.: (613) 241-5785 Fax: (613) 241-3845
e-mail: csih@csih.org Website: www.csih.org
Exchange program for Canadians in the field of international health wishing to contribute to human resource development in health services in the Third World.
Canadian Teachers' Federation
Project Overseas
2490 Don Reid Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1E1
Telephone: (613) 232-1505; toll free: 1-866-283-1505 Fax: (613) 232-1886
e-mail info@ctf-fce.ca website: www.ctf-fce.ca
Opportunity for Canadian elementary and secondary school teachers with at least 5 years Canadian experience to volunteer for short-term teaching in developing countries. Placements up to 2 months.
Canada World Youth (CWY)
2330 Notre Dame ouest
Montreal (Quebec) H3J 1N4
Tel.:(514) 931-3526 Fax: (514) 939-2621
e-mail cwy-jcm@cwy-jcm.org Website: www.cwy-jcm.org
Exchange program for Can. 17-20 or intnl co-op prog for 21-25 year olds--participants spend 5-6 months working on
a village-based devel. Project-- placements up to 2 months.
CESO (Canadian Executive Service Overseas)
Operations Centre
700 Bay Street, Suite 700
Box 328
Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z6
(416) 961-2376, 1-800-268-9052 Fax: (416) 961-1096
email: toronto@ceso-saco.com Website: www.ceso-saco.com/
CUSO
2255 Carling Ave., Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K2B 1A6
Tel.: 1-888-434-2876 Fax: (613) 829-7996
e-mail: cuso.secretariat@cuso.ca website: www.cuso.org
HOPE International Development Agency
214 Sixth Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 3A2
Tel: (604) 525-5481 Fax (604) 525-3471
e-mail: hope@hope-international.com Website: www.hope-international.com
Each summer, HOPE International takes groups of young people - between the ages of 18 to 35 - to a developing country where they live and work alongside poor families. (U.N.I.O.N.)
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE)
P.O. Box 1473
Kingston, ON K7L 5C7
Telephone: 613 - 533-2030 Fax: 613 - 533-6869
e-mail: canada@iaeste.org Website: www.queensu.ca/iaeste
Career-related work internships for 8-12 weeks during summer; age 19-30.
Iona Community
The Iona Community
Isle of Iona , Argyll, PA76 6SN
Scotland
Telephone: +44 (0)1681 700404
e-mail: ionacomm@gla.iona.org.uk Website: www.ionacommunity.org.uk
Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET)
Information and Cultural Section
Embassy of Japan
255 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9E6
Tel.: (613) 236-8541 Fax (613) 563-9047
Mennonite Central Committee (Winnipeg)
134 Plaza Drive
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9
Tel.: (204) 261-6381; 1-888-622-6337
Website: www.mccm.mb.ca
Scarboro Foreign Mission Society
Lay Mission Office
2685 Kingston Road
Toronto, Ontario M1M 1M4
Website: www.web.net/~sfms
e-mail: imo@web.net
Taizé Community/Communauté Taizé
71250 Taizé, FRANCE
e-mail: meetings@taize.fr (for visiting the community)
community@taize.fr (to contact one of the brothers or to inquire about longer stays)
Website: www.taize.fr
An ecumenical religious community welcoming primarily young people from around the world for week-long "meetings". Possibilities also exist for longer volunteer positions.
VSO (Volunteer Service Overseas)
VSO Canada
806-151 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3
Tel.: (613) 234-1364; toll free 1-888-876-2911 Fax: (613) 234-1444
e-mail: inquiry@vsocanada.org Website: www.vsocan.com
Volunteers work alongside local colleagues sharing and learning. An extension of UK VSO program.
World Vision
6630 Turner Valley Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2S4
Tel. (416) 821-3030; 1-800-268-5863 Fax: (416) 821-1354
website: www.worldvision.ca
Seeks people of all specialties; placement in over 90 countries.
World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
1404 Scott Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4M8
Tel.: (613) 798-7477 Fax: (613) 798-0990
email: wusc@wusc.ca Website: www.wusc.ca
Involved in international development; seeks volunteers in a variety of disciplines; assignment--2 years
The BIG Guide to Working and Living Overseas has a list of organizations engaged in international development and exchange programs. This is a valuable resource and may be available in your local library, or may be purchased from:
Intercultural Systems
P.O. Box 588, Station B
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5P7
Tel.:(613) 238-6169
Fax (613) 238-5274
It is available ON-LINE at http://www.workingoverseas.com/
The Canadian Government' publication called "Youth Link" lists 200 programs for youth between the ages of 18-35. Please contact the GMP desk to request a copy: pip@united-church.ca