McLeod Group Blog, March 18, 2015
Every election since the beginning of time, it seems, has been about the economy. And a large part of that is about jobs. When politicians talk about jobs, they usually means jobs at home, but in today’s world, creating jobs across the street may depend on helping to create jobs across the world—not jobs that reduce Canadian opportunities, as so often has been the case, but jobs that do the opposite.
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August 21, 2013
Embassy recently reported that DFATD might not be funding the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) past March 2014. The program has run for the past 16 years, providing up to $12,000 in funding for young adults (age 19-30) to participate in 6-12 month work placements with NGOs in developing countries. IYIP was barely saved from the chopping block five years ago and a similar internship program run by DFAIT was cancelled in 2012. These training programs, Continue Reading →
