Networks and coalitions
CUSO-VSO belongs to several prominent networks and coalitions, including:
Canadian Council for International Cooperation
We are a member of the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC), a coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development. CCIC seeks to end global poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all. Visit CCIC for more information.
Global Campaign for Education
CUSO-VSO is a member of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). Founded in 1999, CGE brings together major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and teachers' unions in more than 120 countries. GCE promotes access to education as a basic human right and mobilizes public pressure to create the political will for governments and other leaders in the international community to fulfill their promises to provide a free, public basic education for all children. For more information, go to the GCE website.
Global Citizens for Change Coalition
CUSO-VSO is a member of the Global Citizens for Change Coalition, an initiative of eight Canadian international volunteer-sending agencies. These organizations share a belief in the value of international volunteerism, and in addition to CUSO-VSO include Canada World Youth, CECI, Canadian Crossroads International, Canadian Executive Service Organization, Oxfam Québec, SUCO and World University Service of Canada.
The coalition’s website gives you the tools you need to exercise your global citizenship. Visit for information and resources on global development and international volunteerism, and how to get involved in campaigns on poverty, AIDS, fair trade and better foreign aid.
Make Poverty History Campaign
CUSO-VSO is a member of the Canadian Make Poverty History Campaign. The coalition calls for urgent and meaningful policy change to reduce poverty worldwide. Specifically, the campaign wants more and better aid, trade justice, Third World debt cancellation, and an end to child poverty in Canada. Get involved, and help Make Poverty History.
