Volunteer Sending Organizations

Canada World Youth If you're between the ages of 17 and 24, CWY offers you the opportunity to become an active player in community development in Canada and overseas.

Canadian Crossroads International aims is to build a constituency of global citizens committed to voluntarism, international development and social action in the new millennium. They do this by developing partnerships with countries from the South, organizing volunteer cooperative placements and internships, and by educating the public on development issues.

Canadian Executive Service Organization At home and around the world, CESO volunteers, supporters and clients help to build strong independent communities. Their mission is to build capacity in governance and economic development through the transfer of knowledge and skills by Volunteer Advisers.

CUSO-VSO volunteer cooperants provide strategic, technical and professional support to CUSO-VSO’s development partners in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean. Each year, they send hundreds of global citizens to work on collaborative development projects in more than 40 countries around the world.

Engineers Without Borders strives to drive change in Canada and in developing communities by raising awareness among Canadians about the impact of their daily actions on developing communities, and promoting human development in some of the world's most impoverished communities.

International Youth Internship Program is an employment program for young Canadians between the ages of 19-30. If you’re a post-secondary graduate, you could be eligible for this chance of a lifetime to work in a developing country and contribute to Canada’s international development goals.

Youth Challenge International builds the skills, experience and confidence of young people by involving them in substantive overseas international development projects in partnership with local youth-serving organizations.