Podcasts
Chris Bryant: RV, staff (#6)
Chris Bryant, returned volunteer and former Executive Director of CUSO, reflects on the past and future of international volunteering. [14 mins.]
Business-NGO links (#5)
Corporate Partnerships Advisor Meagon Dunphy of CUSO-VSO tells us why the NGO is developing partnerships with private businesses and the corporate sector. [14 mins.]
Ruth Addison, Ghana (#4)
Ruth Addison, a child development specialist in Ghana and member of CUSO-VSO's Board of Directors, sits down with CUSO-VSO communications staff Sean Kelly to discuss the role of international volunteering in countries such as Ghana. [12 mins.]
Microcredit doc (#3)
'Where Credit is Due' is a short documentary on microcredit and the bankrolling of economic hope. It features case studies of village micro-loan programs in Ghana. [5 mins.]
A one-hour version of this documentary can be heard here.
Communal land, Vanuatu (#2)
'A Piece of Paradise' is a documentary that explores the nation of Vanuatu, a collection of tropical islands in the South Pacific. On paper, it's one of the poorest countries on earth - yet there is very little poverty. No one can own land there - but few are homeless. CUSO-VSO staff Sean Kelly traveled to Vanuatu to find out why. [5 mins.]
A one-hour version is available here. (This documentary first aired in 2006 and won a 2007 Gabriel Award for Best Documentary.)
Derek Evans, CUSO-VSO E.D. (#1)
Derek Evans, the executive director of CUSO-VSO, sits down with CUSO-VSO communications staff Sean Kelly to discuss the changing face of international volunteering. [15 mins.]
