Ever get the feeling that you have a higher calling? You know, that sense that you have a special purpose on this earth? Leave for Change just might be able to help you answer that call.
Through a unique partnership with Uniterra, one of Canada’s leading international volunteer programs, The Co-operators sponsors five staff members each year to volunteer for a life-changing, three-week volunteer work assignment in a developing country. Each participant donates two weeks of their vacation time, and The Co-operators provides the third week, as well as a $5,000 donation to Uniterra for each participating staff member. This donation, along with the funding Uniterra receives from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), covers the costs of each assignment.
Staff members at all levels are eligible for this opportunity.
Danielle,
Office Services Coordinator
Burkina Faso, Administrative Correspondence Advisor
I worked with the Association for Development of the Initiatives of Prevention in Health (ADIPS), an organization that helps those living in poverty and who are affected by AIDS. I helped the association’s secretary organize her work. And at every opportunity, I participated in staff meetings and discussion groups. |
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Vanessa,
Claims Representative, Accident Benefits
Bolivia, Community Advisor to Young Leaders
I worked with a youth group called Qanrayku, which means “thinking of you”, to establish leadership roles in their work to better Bolivia’s environment. I created a manual outlining key youth leadership concepts and examples of how Canadians are trying to improve our environment and engage children. |
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Cheryl, Project Manager, Information Systems
Vietnam, English Instructor
I partnered with the Department of Education and Training. I prepared and delivered a four and a half day workshop on new teaching methods to 36 primary school English teachers. |
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Lori, Systems Analyst
Nepal, CapacityBuilding Advisor
I worked for the Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG), an organization dedicated to improving the health and nutritional status of women and children. My two mandates: to design and deliver a public speaking and presentation skills workshop to improve NTAG staff skills; and to design and develop an Access database that would track and report statistical data on NTAG’s health programs. |
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