Campaigning for change
Many North Americans believe change starts at home.
They are joining CUSO-VSO in Canada and the US, taking action against poverty, social injustice and environmental degradation. These global citizens believe in a collective responsibly for our shared planet, and a more equitable relationship between developed and developing countries.
Current campaign...
1Goal: Education for All
1GOAL: Education for All is a campaign to make education for all the lasting impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Africa.
Education beats poverty. That’s why, for the 2010 World Cup, some of football’s greatest players are joining CUSO-VSO, other 1GOAL partners, and millions of people from across the globe. We have one goal: to help the 72 million children around the world who are missing out on a primary education get one.
We’ll be presenting the 1GOAL petition to the world’s leaders in New York in September. It urges them to follow though on the promise they made in 2000, through the Millennium Development Goals, to provide universal education. We encourage you to add your name and hold them to their promise to give every child a chance to go to school. Take a free kick against poverty...
Previous campaigns
International Women's Day Three-Minute Challenge
CUSO-VSO will join in the tribute and take the opportunity to raise awareness across North America of women and development issues. These are usually one and the same, because the face of poverty in the developing world is most often a female one. Find out more about IWD...
Stand Up, Speak Out and Tell Your Story
This past October, CUSO-VSO invited its serving overseas volunteers and 13,000 returned volunteer alumni to Stand Up and Speak Out about global poverty by telling their stories of international development and global possibility. They joined our Stand Up campaign...
