Programs

Area of Work

	Promotion of Youth Entrepreneurship and Employability in Southern Lima Despite years of significant economic growth, there are still high rates of poverty in Peru, rates which pose major challenges to the country’s economic and social development. In Lima, Peru’s...	May 1, 2013 program
	Helping girls achieve their educational goals in Kenya In northern Kenya, opportunities to access quality education in schools are limited and in many communities, the support for girls’ education is very low when compared to boys’. As a result, a...	Mar 11, 2013 program
	Protecting the Rights of Women and Girls Living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi *pictured, WUSC partner organization in Malawi: Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA) In Malawi, women are more vulnerable to HIV infection than men, and must...	Jan 24, 2013 program
	Improving Maternal and Child Health in Burkina Faso In 2007 in Burkina Faso, the infant mortality rate was 81 per 1,000 live births and the maternal mortality rate was 307.3 per 100,000. This situation is due in part to poor maternal, neonatal and...	Nov 14, 2012 program
	Enhancing Local Leadership in Indonesia WUSC will oversee academic exchanges between Canadian and Indonesian universities. The program will help identify resources and organize scholarship placements and study tours in Canadian...	Apr 18, 2012 program

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