February-12-10
Canada World Youth Alumni in the spotlight during International Development Week
Three Canada World Youth alumni have been recognized during the celebrations surrounding the 2010 International Development Week, which took place from February 7th to 13th, across Canada.
Rasheeda Ali, a CWY participant in the 2008-2009 Alberta-South Africa exchange was selected as one of eight recipients of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation's Youth Acting UP! Award. This award is intended to recognize the work of inspirational young people who are acting up for global change.
To see Rasheeda's video, click here.
Jean-Sébastien Dufresne, a CWY participant in the Ontario-Mali exchange, is one of eight youth featured in the project "Change ton regard, ton histoire et ton monde" organized by the Quebec Council for international cooperation.
To see Jean-Sébastien's video, click here (in French only).
Leslie McNabb, a past CWY project supervisor and a participant in the 2001 Manitoba-Sri Lanka exchange was profiles as the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation as a Global Citizen working for Social Change.
To see Leslie's video, click here.
International Development Week occurs annually in the first week of February. This provides a chance to Canadians to:
- Recognize the work of fellow Canadians that are helping improve economic, social, and health conditions of those living in poverty around the world;
- Educate themselves about life in developing countries and;
- Discover ways to become actively involved as global citizens in international development.
For more information on the International Development Week, please click here.
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