Video gallery - Uniterra

Ejemen Iyayi's: "Her Challenge, Our Challenge" Poem

Durée : 04:02 minutes

Ejemen Iyayi is part of University of British-Columbia's WUSC Local Committee. Her Challenge has been to write a poem to show that equality is everyone's business. She had the chance to share her poetry with the public during the "Voices of Resilience -- Solidarity through Creative Expressions" Open Mic Night organized by the UBC Local Committee in support of the Her Challenge, Your Challenge campaign. Ejemen and different talented students performed in solidarity for women struggles and to celebrate women in general. The night has been a great success!

What is YOUR challenge?
Take the Challenge! Visit www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Credits:
Campaign music: Punah, Botswana
Poem music: Jimouze - http://www.jimouze.com

TJ Dema's Challenge : Expressing Women's Challenges with Poetry

Durée : 03:59 minutes

Her challenge: Using performing art to talk about challenges of women in Botswana. This poem was performed during the International Women's Day, March 8th 2011.

My challenge: I'm Nadia Berger, volunteer with the Uniterra program. I wanted to write something about Botswana women. I wanted to talk about the challenges they are facing every day, to earn a living, to feed their kids, to take care of the family, to face HIV and AIDS epidemic. I wanted to tell you that for most women who are not educated, the only way to make a living is to spend long hours sitting in the sun selling sweets and airtime on the side of the road. But my words would be those of a Canadian volunteer who is just in Botswana as a spectator. Instead I choose the poetry of an extremely talented young Motswana woman. Her name is Tjawangwa TJ Dema. Her words are compelling.

TJ Dema is a Botswana-based international poet who runs a boutique size arts and performance management organization. Over the last decade TJ has been actively involved in the field of poetry, nurturing and promoting the spoken word movement in Botswana by seeking out opportunities for regional cross pollination of poetry by hosting artists from the region and beyond. She has carved her own niche by often articulating on gender based issues within her work.

Take the Challenge! Visit www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music Credit: Punah, Botswana

Uniterra project in Bolivia: An Aguayo for a Risk-Free Childbirth

Durée : 07:03 minutes

Documentary about the project "Un aguayo para un parto sin riesgo" or "An Aguayo for a Risk-Free Childbirth". This project was started in 2006 in the small Andean municipality of Curahuara de Carangas. Its goal was to improve health care for pregnant women and to fight the inordinately high infant-mortality rate in this region of northern Bolivia.

Her Challenge, Your Challenge - Uniterra Campaign on Equality between Women and Men

Durée : 01:22 minutes

Women and girls have asked the world for recognition and respect of their rights. They do their part; Help them ensure equality for all.

Her Challenge : Speaking out for women's rights
Your Challenge: Speak up and echo their messages

Take up the Challenge! Visit www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music: Punah, Botswana

Girls Clubs: Improving Girls' Education in Ghana

Durée : 07:20 minutes

In the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Ghana regions -- some of the country's poorest — girls are less likely to enroll in primary and secondary school. In rural areas, it is nearly 54% of women who do not complete elementary school, compared to 36% of men. Poverty, stereotypes, and low self-esteem are the main reasons for the high drop-out rate among young girls.

Girls' Clubs are an important tool to change attitudes about girls' education in communities. Established in some 200 basic schools in Northern Ghana, these clubs bring girls together as a vulnerable group to address numerous challenges confronting them at school and at home in the pursuit of their education. Club members use their knowledge and newly acquired skills to organize open learning activities at the community level for parents and other community members, through street drama, role plays, role modeling and posters. In this way, club members are given the opportunity to learn and share their learning with their own parents and peers, voice their opinions, find solutions to challenges facing them at school and at home, and learn from other role models outside their classroom.

The Girls' Clubs were developed and implemented with the support of World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and of Canadian volunteers with the Uniterra program.

Comfort Kyaapuo's Challenge: Helping other girls going to school in Northern Ghana

Durée : 01:20 minutes

Comfort Kyaapuo is a 16 year-old student at St-Augustin Junior High School in the Jirapa District, in Northern Ghana. She talks about factors preventing girls' education and the reasons why education is important for them.

What is your challenge?
Participate in the campaign by visiting www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music: Punah, Botswana

Natalia Debuo's Challenge: Community Factors Preventing Girls' Education in Northern Ghana

Durée : 01:46 minutes

Natalia P. Debuo is the District Education Officer for the Girls Education Unit (GEU) in the Jirapa district, Northern Ghana. She talks about the factors that prevent girls from going to school and what she does to improve the situation.

What is your challenge?
Participate in the campaing by visiting www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music: Punah, Botswana

Sahada Alolo's Challenge: Girls Education in Ghana

Durée : 01:57 minutes

Sahada Alolo Abukari has volunteers with the Ghana National Campaign Coalition (GNECC) in Accra, Ghana. By giving her personal story as an example, she insist on the importance of girls education, especially in Ghana Northern Region where she comes from.

What is your challenge?
Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

Edna Nambayi's Challenge: quality education for girls in Ghana

Durée : 01:51 minutes

Edna Nambayi D. is a student at Nsba Diaspora Girls Senior High School in Fotobi, Ghana. This school has been created by the Federation of Women Educationists (FAWE) to insure a better education for girls. Edna comes from Wa, in the Upper region of Ghana. She says that girls face many challenges to get a good education: male teachers flirting with them, family preferring to send their boy child to school and keep the girls at home, etc.

What is your challenge?
Participate in the campaign by visiting www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music: Punah, Botswana

Justina Dakarah's Challenge: Lack of parental care for girls in Northern Ghana

Durée : 01:41 minutes

Justina Dakarah is a former student of Tizza Central Junior High School in Northern Ghana. She says girls in her community lack of parental care. This is why many girls have low self-esteem, drop-out from schools, and even get pregnant at an early age or get serious diseases.

Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

Rebecca's Challenge: Girls Education in Ghana

Durée : 01:16 minutes

Rebecca, a Uniterra volunteer with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), talk about the challenge of girls in their relationship with male teachers.

Sheenah Cameron's Challenge: Girls Education in Ghana

Durée : 02:42 minutes

Sheenah Cameron was a Uniterra volunteer with the Girls Education Unit in Ghana. She explains how some cultural practices can affect negatively girls education in the country.

Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

2010 International Seminar in Nepal

Durée : 07:49 minutes

Scott Mickelson is one of the young Canadians who participated in the 2010 Uniterra International Seminar in Nepal. The International Seminar is designed to give Canadian university and college students their first in-depth experience in a developing country. In 2010, the group of Canadian and Nepali students were engaged in a meaningful collaborative project on Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods, which supported the work of local partner organizations in Nepal. Let Scott tell you a bit about his experience.

(audio) Lila Pavey's Challenge: Rape of women in Botswana

Durée : 01:17 minutes

Lila Pavey is a Uniterra volunteer with Stepping Stones International in Botswana.

What is YOUR challenge? Visit www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

Maude Dikobe's Challenge (audio): Passion killing in Botswana

Durée : 02:10 minutes

Maude Dikobe talks about passion killing, a phenomenon happening in Botswana, and what is her challenge help improving the situation.

What is YOUR Challenge? Visit www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

Abena Acheampong's Challenge: Education and economic autonomy

Durée : 02:14 minutes

Abena Acheampong is the coordinator of the Uniterra program with WUSC in Ghana. She explains how education allows economic autonomy for women who can then find proper job and access equality.

Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Music credit: Punah, Botswana

Fatima's Challenge: Women's Education

Durée : 00:42 seconds

Fatima Zahir's Challenge (WUSC Local Committe, Mount Royal University): Women's Education

Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Credit: Music from Punah, Botswana

Bianca's Challenge: Stop Women's Abuse

Durée : 00:54 seconds

Bianca Waked's Challenge (WUSC Local Committe, Vanier College): Stop Women's Abuse

Participate in the "Her Challenge, Your Challenge" campaign: www.herchallengeyourchallenge.ca

Credit: Music from Punah, Botswana

Education in Ghana (7) - Attracting teachers by Leslie Tettey (GNECC)

Durée : 01:55 minutes

Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey concludes the session by talking about the challenge to attract teachers in rural areas in Ghana and how his organization, the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) can help improve the situation.

Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey and Ms Judith Sawyerr both came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the last in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (6) - Challenges and solutions by Leslie Ofosu Tettey (GNECC)

Durée : 06:20 minutes

The Ghanaian Governments responsibility, the need for resources, and the support from WUSC (Uniterra) volunteers are some of the challenges and solutions mentioned by Mr Leslie Ofosu Tettey to improve the situation of education in Ghana. Mr. Tettey has been inspired by young Canadians and their attitudes towards volunteering. According to him, this behaviour would help improve the situation in Ghana if the Ghanaian community and the diaspora would get involved this way. Mr Tettey gives an example of the lack of inspiration of youth to study, preferring to work (ex. In the mines) and gain money instead of studying with unqualified or unmotivated teachers.

Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey and Ms Judith Sawyerr both came to Canada in March 2010 to exchange experiences with Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey and Ms Judith Sawyerr both came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the sixth in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (5) - Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition by Leslie Ofosu Tettey

Durée : 07:48 minutes

Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey describes the role and actions of the organization he works for: the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC).

"Every single child as a right to enjoyable quality education", he says.

Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey and Ms Judith Sawyerr both came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the fifth in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (4) - Inspired by Canada, Judith Swayerr (GNECC)

Durée : 01:40 minutes

During their stay in Canada, Ms. Judith Sawyerr and Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey have visited a variety of Canadian organizations working in the fied of Education. Ms Sawyerr talks about what she has learned from those exchanges.

Ms. Judith Sawyerr is part of the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC). Ms. Sawyerr and Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the fourth in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (3) - Solutions by Judith Sawyerr (GNECC)

Durée : 02:27 minutes

Ms. Sawyerr states some solutions available to reverse the difficult situation of education in Ghana, including the role of the Ghanaian civil society.

Ms. Judith Sawyerr is part of the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC). Ms. Sawyerr and Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the third in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (2) - Some challenges by Judith Sawyerr (GNECC)

Durée : 06:33 minutes

Ms. Judith Sawyerr talks about some challenges that face many young people, including girls, in Ghana when it comes to primary education. Such challenges influence their access to education and for how long they will go to school.

Ms. Judith Sawyerr is part of the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC). Ms. Sawyerr and Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the second in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Education in Ghana (1) - Presentation Judith Sawyerr (GNECC)

Durée : 04:14 minutes

Ms. Judith Sawyerr is part of the Ghanaian National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC). Ms. Sawyerr and Mr. Leslie Ofosu Tettey came to Canada on March 2010 to exchange dialogue with Uniterra partner, the Canadian National Education Campaign Coalition (CNECC). This video is the first in a series showing the presentation they gave at the WUSC office about the situation of education in Ghana.

Here, Ms. Sawyerr introduces what brought her to work towards helping Ghanaians public schools and bettering education for all.

Voices of Women: Senegal

Durée : 05:59 minutes

Documentary on the inclusion of rules to the statutes of the Fédération des Périmètres Autogérés (FPA), providing a minimal representation of women within its governing bodies. The FPA is a federation of eight farmers unions of the Senegal river valley, mainly involved in the production of rice and livestock. Interview with Sophie Mama Sène, representative of the South Kassak union on the FPAs board of directors

Editing and production: Danielle Lavoie, voluntary Communications for Uniterra
Music: Estelle Lavoie (http://www.myspace.com/kabakuwo

© CECI/WUSC 2010

Volunteer contribution to Women Against Rape, Botswana

Durée : 03:40 minutes

Produced by Blair Henry, a Uniterra volunteer working with Bonaso/NCONGO in the Maun area, Botswana. This video tells how the efforts of various volunteers are contributing to tstrenghtening the WUSC partner through the Uniterra program, "Women Against Rape".

Voices of Women: Botswana

Durée : 05:09 minutes

This video was produced by Shazad Chowderberry, a Uniterra volunteer with WUSC based in D'Kar, Ghanzi District, Botswana with the Kuru Family of Organizations (KFO). For more info, you can e-mail him at contact@shazad.org.

Introduction to Leave for Change

Durée : 07:26 minutes

Presentation of the Leave for Change program. Leave for Change offers two or three-week volunteer assignments to employees of businesses, municipalities or universities. This innovative way to do international cooperation is part of the Uniterra program, jointly manged by the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) and World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
For more information: www.uniterra.org/uniterra/en/leave_for_change/how_to_get_involved.html

2008 International Seminar, Ghana: Nathaniel and Lydia

Durée : 10:57 minutes

Impressions from the 2008 Uniterra International Seminar in Ghana on Education, from the perspective of a Ghanaian and a Canadian student: Lydia Asantewa and Nathaniel Winata.

Language: Bilingual
Video by Jenny Gignoux
Copyright @ WUSC

Ce photo-reportage présente les impressions d'un étudiant canadien, Nathaniel Winata, et d'une étudiante ghanéenne, Lydia Asantewa, de leur expérience au Séminaire international 2008 qui avait pour thème l'éducation.

Langue : Bilingue
Vidéo par Jenny Gignoux
Copyright @ EUMC

2006 International Seminar in Africa

Durée : 07:44 minutes

Students have a life-changing experience in Burkina Faso, Botswana and Malawi. Seminar participants concentrated on the theme of HIV and AIDS.

Produce by Studio Nexus

Leave for Change in Vietnam

Durée : 03:12 minutes

A sample of the work done by many short-term volunteers in Vietnam presented by the volunteers and their Vietnamese partner.

Leave for Change in Nepal

Durée : 02:55 minutes

A sample of the benefits of the short-term work of Leave for Change volunteers in Nepal.

Objectif 8 - Nanfadima Magassouba

Durée : 03:06 minutes

Mettre en place un partenariat mondial pour le développement/ Create international partnerships for development

Objecfif 7 - Linda Lusby

Durée : 02:23 minutes

Assurer un environnement durable/ Ensuring environnemental sustainability

Objectifs 6 - Crystal Almeida

Durée : 02:15 minutes

Combattre le VIH/Sida, le paludisme et d'autres maladies/ Fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Objectif 5 - Néné Sylvia Dogo

Durée : 02:38 minutes

Améliorer la santé maternelle/ Improve maternal health

Objectif 4 - Miriam Rouleau-Perez

Durée : 02:31 minutes

Réduire la mortalité infantile/ Reduce infant mortality

Objectif 3 - Durga Sob

Durée : 02:28 minutes

Promouvoir l'égalité des sexes et l'autonomisation des femmes/ Promote gender equality and the empowerment of women

Objectif 2 - Patricia Smedley

Durée : 02:09 minutes

Assurer l'éducation primaire pour tous/ Ensure primary education for all

Objectif 1 - Stiveria Ndala

Durée : 02:58 minutes

Réduction de la pauvreté/ Reduce extreme poverty and hunger

Red Nacional de Promocion de la Mujer - RNPM

Durée : 10:10 minutes

The National Network for Advancement of Women (RNPM) is a national institution of voluntary work that promotes women and public policies applied with gender equity and equality. The video presents the approach of the organization. It is in English and Spanish.

in Peru. The RNPM exist since 1990 and is made up of non-governmental organizations (NGO's), individuals and public institutions representatives. It has one provincial and 24 departmental coordinations.

The RNPM's work is decentralized, which represents a challenge for women's political participation. The organization promotes citizen participation in the process of decentralization and the increased presence of women in public offices and agencies for participation and decision.

Since 2009, the RNPM established institutional linkages with World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a Canadian international development NGO, to conduct a joint promotion of equality between men and women in water and sanitation projects. Together, they promote greater citizen participation and better relationship between civil society and companies providing water and sewerage.

WUSC in Malawi, 30th anniversary - Part 1

Durée : 14:05 minutes

To mark their 30th anniversary in Malawi, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) summarizes the impact its programs have had from 1981 to today. Volunteers -- whether students or professionals -- are at the heart of WUSC's work and have contributed significantly to improving the lives of thousands of people in this southern African country.

Pour marquer le 30e anniversaire de son travail au Malawi, l'Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada (EUMC) fait le récapitulatif de l'impact de ses programmes depuis 1981 jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les volontaires, qu'ils soient étudiants ou professionnels, sont au cœur de l'intervention de l'EUMC et ont contribué significativement à améliorer le sort de milliers de personnes dans ce pays d'Afrique australe.

WUSC in Malawi, 30th anniversary - Part 2

Durée : 13:21 minutes

To mark their 30th anniversary in Malawi, World University Service of Canada (WUSC) summarizes the impact its programs have had from 1981 to today. Volunteers -- whether students or professionals -- are at the heart of WUSC's work and have contributed significantly to improving the lives of thousands of people in this southern African country.

Pour marquer le 30e anniversaire de son travail au Malawi, l'Entraide universitaire mondiale du Canada (EUMC) fait le récapitulatif de l'impact de ses programmes depuis 1981 jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les volontaires, qu'ils soient étudiants ou professionnels, sont au cœur de l'intervention de l'EUMC et ont contribué significativement à améliorer le sort de milliers de personnes dans ce pays d'Afrique australe.

Veronique Plouffe: Uniterra volunteer with RNPM in Peru

Durée : 05:39 minutes

In 2011-2012, Veronique was a Uniterra volunteer with WUSC in Peru. She was strengthening the institutional capacities of the Red Nacional de Promoción de la Mujer (National Network for the Promotion of Women -- RNPM), a national women's network dedicated to promoting equality between women and men. In this video, Veronique explains her volunteer experience and gives her opinion on the challenges and realities regarding equality between women and men.

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Name: MP3 #122 Hot club de Frank -- Aicha
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Melissa Wentzell - Veterinary Volunteer in Nepal

Durée : 12:59 minutes

"This position sounded like a great opportunity to help somebody and to help the country... it is a rural community with similarities to the rural community where I live in Nova Scotia"

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