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How to Write an International Resume

How to Write an International Resume

Verge asks the experts how to tailor your resume to land that job overseas.
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Random Acts of Kindness

An inept attempt at building an outhouse in Guyana turns into a labour of love.
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photo: James Stairs and Delphine Denoiseux

Igniting Reel Change

Native Bolivian communities fight for social change with the help of Quebec filmmakers.
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Bugged Out

One of the first questions I would receive, no matter where I was in Tamilnadu, was if I could speak any Tamil. My reply was always good for a laugh. I’d start with the three words I knew well – vannakkam (hello), nandri (thank you), aamaa (yes) – and whomever I was talking to would let out a chuckle. These were the words any tourist knew, and even though I’d been in the southern Indian state for a nearly month, I hadn’t managed to pick up much more.
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A Look at Going Abroad from Outside the West

It's easy to think about studying or volunteering abroad in terms of people from the West going away.
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Tools for Change in Peru: Special Section

Tools for Change in Peru: Special Section

Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
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Tools for Change in Peru

Tools for Change in Peru

Unemployed youth in Lima get a leg up thanks to local volunteers and CUSO-VSO.
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Happy 100th birthday, Parks Canada!

A little bird just told me - actually, it was the Banff Squirrel - that Parks Canada just turned 100 years old!
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Taking Public Health to the Street (Dogs)

Taking Public Health to the Street (Dogs)

Promoting public health in Guatemala by caring for man's best friend.
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Microfinance Helps Nicaraguans Bounce Back

Microfinance Helps Nicaraguans Bounce Back

Small loans from alternative sources are changing lives.
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Advice for the First-Time Volunteer

When I set off for Central America on my own at the age of 18 with grand ideas about "helping out" in the developing world, I had no idea what I was in for.
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Picking Up the Pieces in Haiti

Picking Up the Pieces in Haiti

Nearly a year after the massive earthquake in Haiti, challenges for the reconstruction effort continue. James Stairs checks in with the Canadian Red Cross in Jacmel.
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