Notes from the field

Each volunteer has their own story to tell about working overseas. Learn more by reading about other Crossroaders’ experiences on placement.


Eradicating Poverty

Bolivian women sow seed money into social change

By Sara Robinson (Bolivia)

Diary of a QSF team leader in Mali

By Julie Mercure (Mali)

Notes from La Paz

By Sara Robinson (Bolivia)

Canadian Actuary Takes a Risk to Bring Microinsurance to Rural producers in Bolivia

By Leslie-Ann Boctor (Bolivia)

Coffee Cupping at the End of Death Road

By Kevin McCarty (Bolivia)

Promoting Women's Rights

Navigating the body and the politics of circumcision and the fight against AIDS in Swaziland

By Sharman Hnatiuk (Swaziland)

Six Months with a Legal Clinic in the Kingdom of Swaziland

By Tenille Elizabeth Brown (Swaziland)

Building critical mass: Empowering young women in Ghana to lead the women’s movement

By Gabrielle Zilkha (Ghana)

Violence against women named and numbered

By Simon Godin (Senegal)

 
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