Margaret and John Vegt, served in Tanzania in 1972-1974

Served together in Dar es Salaam for 6 months and then in Mwanza for 1.5 yrs

Both came from Vancouver and attended UBC.

The Vegts got married and then set off, honeymooning in Africa as they se...

Shirley has served with CUSO-VSO three times!

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As we celebrate our 50th it is wonderful to be able to thank returned volunteers that have given so much!

Meeting Gig's after hearing about her from friends that have served with her was fabulous. We had a great discussion about International developm...

Susan Gage from Victoria, served in Nigeria with CUSO from 1969-71. She taught fourth and fifth grade English in the town of Keffi which is located in the middle of Nigeria.

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Geraldine Parsons along with her late husband Charlie, served with CUSO in PNG. While on assignment, the Parsons also engaged in activities and events with the locals. Prior to going on assignment, they owned a sawmill at Powell River in British Columb...

Victoria's Jane Ramin served in Costa Rica from 1982-1985. She worked at the Costa Rican Institute for Technology. She learned to speak Spanish while in Costa Rica, and, in her final year, she taught Economics at the University.

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Gary Brooks served as a community developer in Zambia from 2000-2003. His background is in the forestry industry to which he dedicated 38 years of his life.

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With a Masters degree in Biology, Franc worked as a wildlife biologist in Selous Game Reserve, which is a 20,00 square mile reserve in Tanzania, studying antelopes. Franc was part of 106 CUSO volunteers on BOAC.

Helen Nation worked with CUSO as a librarian in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 68-70, and then in Nigeria from 73-75. She later stayed in Nigeria on a local contract until 1979. In Tanzania, Helen worked in a public library that was based on the British...

Bergen Amren served in Papa New Guinea for a year during the colonial occupation by Australia. He worked as a curriculum developer for high schools. Bergen worked for CUSO at UBC many years ago. He is on the 50th comittee for Vancouver Dec 4 and 5 at U...