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Cuso
International
An international non-governmental organization working to reduce poverty and inequalities A strategic partner of VSO International, working in over 40 countries Sends people, not aid money: sharing skills to support the achievement of development goals
Cuso International is…
Thematic Areas
HIV and AIDS
Secure Livelihoods
Education
Disability
Participation and Governance
Health
Where do we work?
Bangladesh Bolivia
Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon El Salvador
Ethiopia The Gambia Guatemala
Ghana Guyana
Honduras India
Jamaica Indonesia
Kenya Laos
Malawi Mongolia
Mozambique Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan Papua New Guinea
Peru Philippines
Rwanda South Africa Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka Tajikistan Tanzania
Thailand Uganda Vietnam Zambia
Zimbabwe
Through our strategic alliance with VSO, and our independent Cuso International programming we currently work in the following countries:
• We are more than “North-to-South” volunteering! We promote and engage in a variety of “360 degree” volunteer programs and initiatives: North-to-South volunteering South-to-South volunteering National Volunteering Diaspora Volunteering South-to-North volunteering Corporate Partnerships
Our “360 degree” volunteer movement
The volunteer profile The average age of our volunteer is 42 years of age, and we recruit skilled professionals from a range of backgrounds.
• Basic volunteer criteria:
Have a recognized qualification Minimum 2 to 5 years of professional
experience Attend week-long pre-departure
training Successfully complete an "assessment
day” Obtain medical and criminal records
clearances Be available for 6 months to 2 years
Zest project
Zanzibar Enterprise
and Sustainable Tourism
Supply of products to high end markets (hotels, restaurants, export/ processing for value addition
Skills development, employment options &
entrepreneurship
Community based tourism,
cultural products & links to economic development
Sustainable use of natural resources conservation and
environmental protection
Capacity building ZEST
EL SALVADOR
Tourism and Theater
TOWN OF SUCHITOTO
with the support of the
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
MODEL FOREST AND ECOTOURISM
BOLIVIA CAMEROON
THE PHILIPPINES