Alumni

For several years, FutureWatch has been sending youth interns across the globe with funding from CIDA's International Youth Internship Programme and HDRC's Youth Employment Strategy. Below are the accounts of some of our previous interns:

Mavis Wellington - Bolivia 2006/07
Michael Yam - Guyana 2005/06
Ben DeVries - Sri Lanka 2006
Mikhail Wierenga, 2006-2007
Leanne Gruszecki, 2006-2007

Interns 2006-2007

With funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the CIDA International Youth Internship Programme (YIP), FutureWatch sends youth interns across the globe on a yearly basis. These internships provide Canadian youth with the opportunity to gain experience and training in the field of international development in a number of sectors. The following interns were sent overseas by FutureWatch in 2006-2007:

Leanne Gruszecki – Volunteer Youth Corps (Guyana)
Mikhail Wieringa – AlterVida (Paraguay)
Mavis Wellington – Bolivia
Ben DeVries – Kiwanis Colombo (Sri Lanka)