Cuso International West

Your Passport to Global Citizenship

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Tracey Barker from Vancouver moved to Tanzania with her family for 6 months Podcast #251

Cuso International

Mar 17 2011




In 2010, Tracey Barker moved to Tanzania for 6 months with her family on a short 6 month placement.
During her placement, Tracey worked at the Tanzania Aids Forum while her husband worked with young Cancer patients at Ocean Road hospital as a music th...

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Sabine Lehr served in Rwanda 2008 -Podcast #250

Cuso International

Mar 14 2011




At the meet CUSO-VSO and RV reunion event in Victoria, we talked to Sabine Lehr who served in Rwanda in 2008. She tells us about some of the challenges and obstacles she faced in Rwanda and how she overcame them.
Since returning to Canada, Sabine has...

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Jamie Kyles served in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania- Pod cast #

Cuso International

Mar 05 2011





Jamie Kyles has worked in the petroleum business and now retired. His assignment was in East Africa working with coffee farmers. Listen to the innovative ideas that Jamie worked on to improve coffee production.
This podcast was recorded during CUSO...

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Anna Lazaro Kanagana is studyingt at JTTI, Zanzibar- podcast # 249

Cuso International

Mar 04 2011






Jambiani Tourism Training Institute is part of our Secure Livelihoods Program in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The partner organization is called Hands Across Borders. CUSO-VSO volunteer Nareena Switlo, is training students at JTTI and Anna Kanagana is one o...

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Umu mohammed is a student at JTTI, Zanzibar- podcast # 248

Cuso International

Mar 04 2011




Jambiani Tourism Training Institute is part of our Secure Livelihoods Program in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The partner organization is called Hands Across Borders. CUSO-VSO volunteer Nareena Switlo, is training students at JTTI and Umu is one of her students...

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Mzali Mzali is studying at JTTI, Zanzibar- podcast # 247

Cuso International

Feb 21 2011





Jambiani Tourism Training Institute is part of our Secure Livelihoods Program in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The partner organization is called Hands Across Borders. CUSO-VSO volunteer Nareena Switlo, is training students at JTTI and Mzali is one of her stud...

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Carla Morales and David Carr -Return volunteers from Kenya- - podcast # 246

Cuso International

Feb 16 2011





CUSO-VSO intern Tapuwa Ruzvidzo, speaks to Canadian couple Carla and Dave fresh off their return from their overseas placement in Kenya. The couple talks about their most memorable experiences as well as some of the challenges and obstacles they face...

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Hassani Borjongwoy- a student at JTTI, Zanzibar- podcast # 245

Cuso International

Feb 13 2011




Jambiani Tourism Training Institute is part of our Secure Livelihoods Program in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The partner organization is called Hands Across Borders.
CUSO-VSO volunteer Nareena Switlo, is training students at JTTI and Hassani is one of her st...

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Ian Smillie- Conflict diamond expert and former executive director of CUSO-VSO- Podcast #244

Cuso International

Feb 13 2011






Ian Smillie, conflict diamond expert and former executive director of CUSO-VSO, talks to us about the bloody global diamond trade and how his interest in this issue began with his experience as a CUSO volunteer in Sierra Leone in 1967.
Volunteer f...

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Hamid Kassim is studying at JTTI in Zanzibar- Podcast #243

Cuso International

Feb 13 2011





Jambiani Tourism Training Institute is part of our Secure Livelihoods Program in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The partner organization is called Hands Across Borders.CUSO-VSO volunteer Nareena Switlo, is training students at JTTI and Hamid Kassim is one of he...

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