Cuso International West

CUSO-VSO 50th Anniversary, Don Archibald, served in Papua New Guinea 1987-1990,

Don went first as a middle aged volunteer with the Department of Education of New Guinea, traveling to various schools, then working on contract for various organizations ...

Nareena Switlo is a volunteer at JTTI, teaching Local Tour Guiding. She has 12 first year students enrolled in this class. These students will take us on a tour of Jambiani (the south-east coast of Zanzibar).

Asuweni Hassan (year 1 student) takes us o...

Lori Prodan spent two years working as an English Teacher in Awassa, Ethiopia. During her stay in Ethiopia, Lori and her husband Keith Holmes found the time to author a children's book. Titled 'E' is for Ethiopia, it is an alphabet book with an Ethiopi...

CUSO-VSO 50th Anniversary, Sue and Bruce Taylor, served in Sierra Leone 1972-1974

A couple who met and married while serving abroad; Bruce taught science and math at the Government Magburka Boys Secondary School; Sue was working with the Catholic Re...

Susan Evans went to the Congo in 1969 as an English teacher with SUCO - the Canadian francophone branch of CUSO-SUCO at the time. She extended her stay and worked with women's groups in rural areas of the Congo that had been affected by the 1960 - 1967...

CUSO-VSO 50th, Elizabeth Massiah, served in Limbang Sarawak, East Malaysia, 1970-1972

Elizabeth Massiah tells us about teaching Shakespeare in a government high school in East Malaysia

Ken Affolder served with CUSO-VSO for two years in Sierra Leone. He taught history and english at a school in the town of Bo, Sierra Leone. After his service in Sierra Leone, Ken continued his involvement in education and development in Africa. He we...

Anne Marshall spent four years teaching in Thailand during the early 1970s. She graduated from Queen's University after studying political science and sociology.

Anne taught English to grade 8 and 9 at a boys school east of Bangkok for two years, and ...

Rod and Carmen Asher, Served in Tanzania 1968-1970.

Rod apprenticed in mechanical engineering, tool making and machining.

He taught mechanical engineering at Dar es Salaam Tech.

Volunteer for a better world! Join CUSO-VSO, share skills and vol...

Served with Palal Women's Organization, serving an indigenous group.

Her background is in conflict resolution and restorative justice.

Trieu studied criminology at SFU and then went on to do a Master's degree after her placement at Portland State Uni...