Noulan Bowker went to Thailand in 1971- Podcast #90

Cuso International

Feb 06 2010

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My sister was staying at a fabulous Bed and Breakfast in Deep Cove called Lockehaven and told me that the owners name was Noulan Bowker and that he served with CUSO. She said that he remembered those years as some of the best of his life. I had to m...

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Maryam went to Namibia in 2004- Podcast # 89

Cuso International

Feb 05 2010

I met Maryam Moghaddas in Vancouver recently. She has been back from her assignment for 6 years. It was wonderful talking with this bright woman who served when she was 29 years old with VSO.
She went as an IT specialist and ended up focusing on train...

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Roaslinde Schulz- Volunteered in Tanzania and Ghana- Podcast #88

Cuso International

Feb 02 2010

When I first met Rosalind at a CUSO Potluck two years ago I was so impressed with the fact that she had cycled from a long distance to come to the dinner. She is very fit and very committed to International Development. She has helped me on several occ...

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Lisa Whitehouse heads off to Tajikistan- First volunteer from Govt of BC Partnership- Podcast #87

Cuso International

Jan 25 2010

I met Lisa Whitehouse a year ago and she told me it was her lifetime goal to volunteers overseas.
She worked with the Government of British Columbia that partners with CUSO-VSO to ensure that we deliver the best possible skilled person to our projects...

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Paul Watts served in the Phillipines- Podcast #86

Cuso International

Dec 04 2009

Paul was recruited in Manitoba by VSO. He served from 2005-2009 at Aurora State College of Technology from 2005-2008.
Hear about what this amazing man learned. Paul is a citizen of the world and is making a great difference today and in the future.
W...

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CUSO-VSO and CUPE. A history dating back to the 1980's- Podcast # 85

Cuso International

Nov 27 2009

I talked with Marian White and Judith David our education officer for CUPE.
Marian and Judith have both worked with CUSO for many years and have been involved with CUPE. Listen to the story of pay equity for our southern staff and the history of the U...

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Marian White went to Nigeria in 1977. Now works with CUSO-VSO - Podcast # 84

Cuso International

Nov 25 2009

Marian came from Prince Edward Island. She studied at UPEI got in a degree in arts and Education. She was posted Wamba, Nigeria at Wamba Government teachers college.
She remembers her students teaching under a tree and writing in the sand with sticks....

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Dan Garvey went to The Gambia in 2009- Podcast #83

Cuso International

Nov 03 2009

Dan Garvey had retired from a career in Educational Administration in Alberta. With the help of family and friends he was able to serve in The Gambia for 6 months in 2009. The Gambia in order to meet the ojectives of the Millenium Development Goals ha...

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Kelly Scarrow has returned from Thailand . She worked with the Karen for 2 years- Podcast #82

Cuso International

Oct 12 2009

Kelly worked with the Peace way foundation in Thailand also called Burma Issues. Her job? Help build capacity and a strategy for the Karen.
The Karen (Burmese: kayin lu myo:), self-titled Pwa Ka Nyaw Po, and also known in Thailand as the Kariang (or Y...

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Kwehsay talks about his work with the Karen -Podcast #81

Cuso International

Oct 12 2009

'Kwehsay' Miku Chaiboosomjid works from Bangkok as the Information and Campaign Coordinator with the Burma Issues/Peace Way Foundation. Burma Issues is a non-profit organisation, made up of young ethnic people from Eastern Burma who now dedicate their...

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