Cuso International

"[2] Cuso's priorities are focused on advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; improving access to and quality of economic opportunities for young people; and engaging volunteers to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

That same year, the Canadian government began providing direct financial assistance and by 1968, more than 1,000 volunteers were serving overseas in close to 40 countries in the education and health sectors.

[9] Cuso's programs expanded to Central America in 1973 and the organization started posting regional directors overseas and created field staff positions.

At home in Canada, Cuso began traveling cross-country in a "Mobile Learning Centre," with an aim toward improving international development information and influencing Canadian government trade and aid policies.

From 1984 to 1985, Cuso began creating partnerships between Canadian organizations and international groups working for social justice in the Global South.

In the latter half of the 1990s, Cuso was involved in a number of initiatives, including the Jubilee 2000 campaign for debt relief of the poorest countries and NetCorps, a project to send Canadian youth with IT skills on short-term overseas placements.

[23] Cuso International and its partner organizations work with youth populations [24] to provide education, training, hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities.