Stories from the Field

Fighting against Malaria / Repousser la malaria

Whitney, Alma and I have been working at Otuam Health Center for three weeks now. I don’t think that anybody could tell the number of babies we have weighed (more than a hundred for sure) and the number of out-patients with malaria we welcomed. As the theme of our community project, malaria constitutes a real problem here. During our training, we learned that 3, 000, 000 people contract malaria every year...
FUNDEHUS en la TV / FUNDEHUS à la Télévision
Bienvenue au blogue des volontaires 2013-2014!

CWY Initiatives

Run for CWY at the Scotiabank Races!

Run with Canada World Youth (CWY) in Montreal, Halifax, Calgary, Vancouver or Toronto in support of our Youth Leader’s Fund! Our runners raised more than $12,000 last year – let’s see if we can do even better in 2013! Here is what you need to know about the upcoming races: Montreal: April 28, 2013 Distances:…
Development Components of the Youth Leaders in Action Program
Giving Means: Community-Driven, People-Funded Development

Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K

Take the CWY fundraising challenge to get a free registration into the race or to register now for the race, please fill out the on-line form. Please read all the instructions here before completing the form.

Canada World Youth receives funding for four Québec sans frontières projects

MONTREAL, June 13, 2013 – Canada World Youth (CWY) is pleased to have received confirmation from the Quebec Government that the four Québec sans frontières projects submitted by the organization have been approved for funding. The four projects will take place during the year 2014 in Benin, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Vanuatu, and will focus…
Canada World Youth Is Concerned about the Impact of the Amalgamation of CIDA and DFAIT on Canada’s Poverty Alleviation and Humanitarian Support Strategy
Canada World Youth and Guests Gather in Saskatoon to Explore the Impact of International Youth Volunteering