Rex Turango served in Nepal from 2008-2010- Podcast #132

Cuso International

Aug 20 2010

Rex had received his Masters degree in Library Science and had also worked in Information studies, Environment and Web design.
He volunteered at the Pratistan Health and Trust in Kathmandu that worked in the HIV/AIDS sector.
He helped them raise awar...

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Jocelyn Banyard served in Zambia 1991-1994- Podcast #131

Cuso International

Aug 16 2010

Joeclyn studied fine arts at Emily Carr in Vancouver and then went to serve in Zambia where she came from. She went to serve at the cultural Museum in Lusaka. When she got there the Museum was still being built so she began grant writing to help financ...

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Lisa Faye served in Ghana in 2004- Podcast # 130

Cuso International

Aug 16 2010

Lisa Faye now lives in Saskatoon after many years. She studied at Memorial University, Newfoundland. She first found out about CUSO on the web and met Marian White who is the PE Officer in PEI.
She arrived in Accra and then served in Ho.
The organiza...

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Mick and Jackie McGarry served in Malawi 2001-2002- Podcast #128

Cuso International

Aug 07 2010

I caught up with return volunteers Mick and Jackie McGarry during a recent trip to Kelowna, BC. They served in Malawi from 2001-2002. Mick, who is also a lawyer, taught English, while Jackie partnered with a local non-profit to develop community rehabi...

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Dr John and Margaret Bishop served in Malawi 2001-2001 Podcast # 127

Cuso International

Aug 05 2010

Dr. John Bishop and his wife Margaret Bishop served in Malawi in 2001-2002, and later went back for a shorter term in 2005. As one of the main doctors at the hospital where he was posted, Dr. Bishop worked in surgery, obstetrics, gynecology and in HIV-...

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Keith Germaine & Yvonne Rousseau served in Ghana 1973-1975- Podcast # 126

Cuso International

Aug 03 2010

Keith Germaine and Yvonne Rousseau met while volunteering as public secondary school teachers in Ghana. They told me about how they went to Ghana feeling like they had a lot to give, but came back with an appreciation for family, culture and leading a ...

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Wil and Irma Driediger served in India from 1970-1972- Podcast # 125

Cuso International

Aug 02 2010

Wil and Irma Driediger were the last CUSO volunteers in India- they served in Gujarat from 1970-1972. In our chat they recounted working in a foreign language and serving a ambassadors for India in the West rather than for Canada in India. Wil and Irma...

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Mike and Barb Angel served in Guyana 1967-1969: Podcast # 124

Cuso International

Jul 31 2010

Mike and Barb Angel served as teachers in Guyana from 1967-1969. I met them, along with their daughter Jeanette (who had been one and a half years old when they first went to Guyana), at an RV reunion in Vernon, BC. We talked about everything from food...

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Victor Cumming served in Botswana (1980-82) and Vanuatu (1986-88)- Podcast # 123

Cuso International

Jul 30 2010

Victor has a wealth of information about CUSO-VSO having served 2 terms and worked with CUSO and volunteered on the BC Board. I really enjoyed speaking with him. Victor still works in community planning and sustainability and has worked with many commu...

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Ted Bridgewater served in Trinidad from 1971-1973 Podcast # 122

Cuso International

Jul 27 2010

I met Ted Bridgewater, an RV from Montreal/Calgary who had recently moved to BC at an RV potluck in Vernon. During our chat he recounted his experiences serving in San Fernando, Trinidad as an engineering teacher, and how his time there made him apprec...

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