Staying Involved in Canada

Take Action Now!

• Fill in your Personal Volunteer File to report your public engagement activities for 2008-2009
• Invite a friend to volunteer
  
• Attend alumni reunions
  
• Be a homestay host for international students and visitors from our Southern partners
  
• Participate in pre-departure and debriefing orientations
  
• With the support of Uniterra, organize a conciousness-raising event in your community
  
• Once you have returned, tell us about one of your experiences getting involved in development work: info@uniterra.ca
• Global Citizens for Change, a collaborative project by nine of Canada's Volunteer Cooperation Agencies, encourages all volunteers to connect with their Member of Parliament to explain your efforts in the field and promote the Canadian government's ongoing support for volunteer cooperation. Click here to take action!

Report Your Public Engagement Activities All Year Round
When people think about international cooperation, the focus is often on the international. But Uniterra volunteers have an important role on Canadian soil, too.

-Advocate to raise concerns about poverty.

-Influence consumer habits toward Fair Trade practices.

-Educate Canadians about international development and cooperation.

-Encourage Canadians to support fair international policies and confront disparities.

Be Noticed. Document your commitment to fighting poverty in Canada and overseas. 
Be Counted. Implement activities with the other 1,600 volunteers that are advising Canadians in support of international cooperation.
Be The Change. Inspire people to volunteer.

Fill in your online file all year round

Acting Together To Reduce World Poverty

Uniterra provides opportunities for volunteers, organizations, businesses and students to be actively involved in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in Canada and 13 countries of the global South. Citizens around the world joined the MDGs campaign to represent their collective goals to the federal government to do more about poverty reduction strategies such as offering more and increased aid, adopting fair trade practices, and cancelling hefty debts for the poorest countries. In 2004, CECI and WUSC joined forces and created the Uniterra program, to exercise a leadership role in mobilizing Canadians for international cooperation.