Helen Whitson, from Alberta, served in Guinea-Bissau from 2000-2002 - Podcast #196

Cuso International

Oct 19 2010

Helen Whitson worked as a primary school teacher trainer in Cassaca, a small village in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. She was involved with the Rural Education Projects. (PROTEC).

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Juanito Enriquez Jr. at CUSO-VSO Vancouver speaking about CSO-FP - Podcast #197

Cuso International

Oct 18 2010

Juanito Enriquez Jr managing director of CSO-FP, speaks about peace initiatives in Philippines.

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Linda Gascoyne from Alberta, served in Papua New Guinea, from 1991- 1992 and from 2004-2007 podcast#201

Cuso International

Oct 15 2010

Linda Gascoyne served as a school teacher in PNG teaching Home Economics in 1991-1992 then returned in 2004 to teach Math until 2007. Because of the tribal war that happened in PNG, the schools were closed, but Linda still managed to teach the kids ou...

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Heidi Tyedmers from Victoria served in Vanuatu 1998-2001- Podcast #198

Cuso International

Oct 12 2010

Heidi Tyedmers has an Honours BA from the University of Toronto in Anthropology and Biomedical Ethics, and an MA from the University of Victoria in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Oceania. She worked for CUSO in Vanuatu. In Vanuatu she worke...

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Barry Gascoyne from Alberta, served in Papua New Guinea PNG 1990-1993- Podcast #199

Cuso International

Oct 11 2010

Barry Gascoyne worked with CUSO as the manager of a Vocational School in PNG, Nepa. The Vocational School was mainly teaching live stock care, namely, sheep care.

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Wayne Jackson, served in West Africa from 1966 - 1968. Podcast# 200

Cuso International

Oct 09 2010

Graduating from Sir George Williams University in Montreal at age 21, Wayne Jackson received his pre-departure training at McGill, and then worked as a school teacher in West Africa for two years.

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Nina Jackson Served in Ghana from 1966 - 1968 - Podcast# 169

Cuso International

Oct 07 2010

Receiving her pre-departure training at McGill, Nina Jackson was flown to Western Africa on a military plane. In Ghana she worked as school teacher.

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Ninfa Ares from Alberta Served in Tanzania, from 2001 - 2004 PODCAST # 168

Cuso International

Oct 03 2010

Former board member at VSO, Ninfa Ares left Canada in the aftermath of 9/11. She served in Rubia, which is a small village that is located north-west of Tanzania. The village of Rubia has a small nursing school there.

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Bob Gainer from Alberta served in Tanzania in 1971-1973 -Podcast #166

Cuso International

Oct 01 2010

Bob Ganier, Tanzania Bob, a wildlife veterinarian, studied at UBC and University of Saskatchewan. In Tanzania he did research on anthrax wildebeest and got anthrax himself.

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Hans-Henning Mundel from Alberta served in India in 1966-1969 -Podcast #165

Cuso International

Sep 29 2010

Hans- Henning also known Henning served with us in Southern India with a hill tribe that was pushed into the jungles of the Nilgiri Hills. His project was inspired by Dr Narasimhan
Henning wrote to his mother and his fiance many letter that have now b...

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