Comité de Solidarité Trois-Rivières

Published purpose

This project is part of DFATD’s International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), which is within the Career Focus stream of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The IYIP is designed to offer young Canadian post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain professional experience through international development work. The Comité de Solidarité Trois-Rivières sends 37 young Canadians in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Haiti and Nicaragua) to work in the education, health, environment and governance sectors. The young Canadians will support various community based initiatives that aim to improve poor people’s living conditions, mostly by increasing women’s income and improving theirs and their children’s health. The project contributes to increasing the employability of young participants, providing them the skills and knowledge they need to secure employment upon their return to Canada.