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Berkay Gumus, 11 months, was buried in rubble for seven hours after the earthquake in Turkey. The boy was the first patient at the Canadian Disaster Assitance Response team's medical aid station in Serdivan, Turkey, on August 24, 1999. Navy Lt. Felipe Edora, of Petawawa, Ontario, examines the boy. (CP PHOTO/Jeff McIntosh)
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INDEPTH: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
A World of Difference
CBC News Online | February 23, 2004
Each year more than 3,000 Canadians go overseas to try to make a
difference. According to CUSO (which sends qualified volunteers overseas
to work primarily with local, non-government groups) at least 60,000
Canadians have volunteered to work for some period of time ranging from
two weeks to two years - and that's just in nine non-governmental
organizations that supply figures to CUSO. Others work for smaller or
international NGOs, the United Nations, on contract with the private
sector or with government agencies.
In February, 2004, CBC Television, CBC Radio, Newsworld and CBC.ca
presented the stories of Canadians making a difference around the
world.
The National with chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge broadcast live
from Camp Julien in Kabul, Afghanistan, the week of Feb. 16 - 20. In
addition to looking at the role Canada's soldiers are playing in
Afghanistan, the National featured stories on a host of other Canadians who are
making unique contributions around the globe.
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CUSO tracks volunteers from:
AFS Interculture Canada
Canadian Crossroads International.
Canada World Youth.
Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO).
CUSO.
Oxfam Québec.
SUCO - Solidarité Union Coopération
VSO Voluntary Services Overseas Canada
World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
CUSO Statement
Collectively, our organizations send or receive more than 3,000 volunteers each year and remain in touch with more than 60,000 returned volunteers. These figures include significant numbers of volunteers from the South, but by and large they represent Canadians so concerned about the disparity between life here and life in poorer countries that they are willing to give up weeks, months or even years of their time to improve the world. Through our network of members and volunteers, we reach into almost every community in Canada, coast to coast to coast. Ours is a real, concrete presence for Canada around the world, often the only Canadian presence outside of capitals, or even in some entire countries.
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