Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

YOUTH ACTION:Promoting Cultural Diversity

OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS

International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)

Canada World YouthCanada World Youth

AIESECAIESEC

Capilano CollegeCapilano College

International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)-offers post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience

-participants are youth (ages 19-30 inclusive) that have demonstrated high achievement at the post-secondary level in fields related to international development, but need assistance to successfully launch their career by gaining advanced employability skills & career-related work experience

-Internships are for a minimum of 6 months, and include at least 5 months working outside Canada.

How does the IYIP Work?

Organizations (including non-governmental Organizations (including non-governmental organizations, private-sector companies, and organizations, private-sector companies, and academic institutions) submit proposals for academic institutions) submit proposals for international projects to CIDA.international projects to CIDA.

Once approved, sponsor organizations select Once approved, sponsor organizations select young professionals for overseas assignments, young professionals for overseas assignments, prepare them for departure & reintegration, prepare them for departure & reintegration, including including cross-cultural trainingcross-cultural training..

Canada World Youth

Canadian Non-Governmental Organization Canadian Non-Governmental Organization offering international exchange experiences offering international exchange experiences for youthfor youth

Annually supports approximately 900 Annually supports approximately 900 volunteers who participate in a North-to-volunteers who participate in a North-to-South and South-to-North exchange South and South-to-North exchange between Canada and 24 countries in the between Canada and 24 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.

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Program is organized in a framework that includes Program is organized in a framework that includes volunteer work projects, stays with host families, volunteer work projects, stays with host families, and days reserved for exploring inter-cultural and days reserved for exploring inter-cultural realities & development issues.realities & development issues.

A key organizational goal is to create a network of A key organizational goal is to create a network of people of different backgrounds and cultures people of different backgrounds and cultures united by mutual respect and understanding. united by mutual respect and understanding.

AIESEC

Student-run international exchange organization.Student-run international exchange organization. Mandate is to develop and improve employment Mandate is to develop and improve employment

opportunities and skills of university students opportunities and skills of university students through international internship exchanges.through international internship exchanges.

87 member countries; comprised of more than 800 87 member countries; comprised of more than 800 participating university chapters; representing participating university chapters; representing over 50,000 members world-wide.over 50,000 members world-wide.

Capilano College

Latin America Management Program (LAMP)Latin America Management Program (LAMP) Graduate management co-op program that has Graduate management co-op program that has

been designed to legitimize the value of an been designed to legitimize the value of an interculturalintercultural, interdisciplinary, humanistic and , interdisciplinary, humanistic and environmentally conscious management approachenvironmentally conscious management approach

2 part program-8 month academic term in Canada 2 part program-8 month academic term in Canada followed by 1-year co-op internship in Latin followed by 1-year co-op internship in Latin America.America.