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your horizons… Have you ever wanted to learn more about the effect of globalization on developping countries? See first-hand what it's like to live in India, Thailand, Togo, Ecuador, or Costa Rica? Learn about organic farming and natural medicinal plants? Work with monkeys and turtles in a wildlife refuge? Experience cultures and customs different from your own? Discover the world in a different way |
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HorizonCosmopolite is a Montreal-based organization that specializes in organizing volunteer activities in over 30 countries around the world. To date, many thousand of volunteers have participated in our programs in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Over the past few years, HorizonCosmopolite has developed long-lasting relationships with its partners abroad and works in collaboration with the Youth Employment Strategy through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and Heritage Canada. Through these non-profit affiliations, we are able to provide recent university graduates with their first employment opportunity abroad in their field of study. HorizonCosmopolite's mission is to develop a strong solidarity between people of different countries and cultures. Through our cultural immersion programs and volunteer work placements, we strive to increase global awareness, to foster respect for the environment and to provide the tools necessary for people to live harmoniously. We believe that our programs are an excellent addition to formal education and can instill in people the ability to contribute positively to a world that is becoming increasingly interdependent. HorizonCosmopolite also offers Cultural Immersion and International Service Learning Programs to student groups and community organizations. For postsecondary academic institutions, we offer international programs specially geared to meet specific needs: internships credited within a university program; group programs specifically adapted to the field of study. Whether it be in Benin to work in community health, in Greece to help save the turtles, in Nepal and the Philippines to teach English, in India to work with disabled children, in Ecuador to work on an organic farm, or in Thailand to attend a traditional weaving course, our programs always work with the objective of offering an educational experience in which participants must adapt to the local realities, and not vice versa. Since 1999 HorizonCosmopolite has worked in partnership with three federal ministries with the goal of developing programs for professional youth who have recently graduated. These remunerated programs offer youth their first overseas work experience in their field of study. HorizonCosmopolite also offers educational programs for high school students, as well as specialized international programs for postsecondary academic institutions. We offer them a variety of international programs that match their specific needs: credited internships for students in the framework of their university program (medicine, nursing, social work, education...); group programs adapted to the field of study; programs for dropouts, and more. Why is HorizonCosmopolite different? We are a small private business offering a multitude of international programs, of which the majority allow the participants to chose the duration, the location, and the kind of work they will do without restrictions regarding age, nationality, and previous experience. Most of our programs are available year-round to all who are motivated and interested in a new, enriching, intercultural adventure! If a private business with a social objective seems like a paradox to you, let us show you what we do!! For more information, please contact: Jonathan Paquet, President of HorizonCosmopolite jonathan@horizoncosmopolite.com www.horizoncosmopolite.com Phone: (514) 935-8436 Fax: (514) 935-4302 | ||||||||