WUSC at McMaster University
McMaster Univeristy Hamilton, ON, Canada

Hey guys! WUSC at McMaster University is looking for students to join our executive team for the upcoming school year. If you are passionate about refugee settlement, international development issues, or are interested in directly working on helping erase barriers to education that youth face globally, this is a unique opportunity I highly recommend you check out. Applications due Wednesday, May 6 at 11:59. Feel free to message Sahrish Masood or Praveen Sritharan if you have any questions. Link to form + available role descriptions: https://tinyurl.com/yajg4qqr

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Are you looking for a unique opportunity to make a local difference in the community ? Interested in mentoring kids/teens ranging from grades 3-12? Empowerment Squared is recruiting McMaster students to be academic mentors, sports/recreation and HELP (Hamilton Education Law Program) volunteers! Read more about Empowerment Squared and what they do on their website: https://empowermentsquared.org/... Volunteer application form: https://forms.gle/jQ15M9icyemJPzjUA

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SUNDAY OCT 6 11:59 PM WUSC is looking for passionate people to join our team! If you’re interested in learning about international development and raising awareness about global issues, we would love for you to join our team at WUSC McMaster. We are now recruiting Junior Executives to work with us in research/knowledge translation, co-ordinating on-campus advocacy events and promoting awareness campaigns!... We have two subcommittees open, the events team and the social mediateam. The events junior executives will contribute to the preparation of events and provide event ideas and the social media junior execs will be involved in keeping everybody updated on WUSC's plans, events, and initiatives. Apply at the link below: https://docs.google.com//1EO_-nA8YNrLzyYwkEmyKUmn-Hu/edit

As the opt-out period is coming to an end, WUSC McMaster urges everyone to opt-in to the WUSC refugee student fee. Many don't know that this fee directly impacts the livelihood of the two refugee students that are sponsored here at McMaster every year. With just $1.63 a year, we are able to help them settle in a new country, provide them with basic necessities and a year of education. Here's what one of our refugee students has to say about the positive impact of this fee: "...Having had the opportunity to come to Canada through the SRP was the single thing that changed my life and put it on the right path. I was a refugee in a country with no official status, with no financial help and without a permit to work. I had to work under the table for 14 hours a day and for a compensation that is less than minimum wage, always had the fear of deportation and I was losing my physical and mental health slowly. The generosity of McMaster students who pay a student levy of $1.63 made it possible for me to be sponsored to Canada and McMaster University, granting me an official status in the country and helping me financially with my first year of school before becoming eligible for OSAP the following years. I hope that you consider opting in for the WUSC student refugee fee and continue to make a tangible impact on the lives of disadvantaged youth." A huge thank you from all of us at WUSC and our past, current and future refugee students. See more