IVEP

The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a vocational and cultural exchange program. International young adults between the ages of 18 - 30 from 30 countries, come to Canada and the United States for one year, from early August until the following July.  This program has been in existence here in Saskatchewan since 1982!   

The goals of this program are to:

•   Promote international peace and reconciliation
•  Help participants understand themselves and others better
•  Promote international goodwill, understanding and friendship
• Increase a sense of personal involvement and responsibility in a world of interrelated peoples
• Strengthen bonds of Christian fellowship
• Broaden horizons and views
• Correct stereotypes and misconceptions about other peoples
• Help participants gain vocational skills through a volunteer work placement.

Get involved:

Hosts – host an IVEP participant in your home.
Sponsor – sponsor an IVEP participant to volunteer in your workplace.
Peer Mentors – connect with friends from another culture.   
Volunteer – we often need help with meals, billeting, transportation, etc... see where you fit!
Visit ivep.mcc.org for manuals, FAQs, stories and more...

For more information contact Myriam Ullah.

Peace, Justice and Dignity for All People; Harmony with God's Creation.

The opportunities for demonstrating God’s love and creating just relationships are all around us. In Saskatchewan, our work for peace and justice shares themes with much of our international work – seeking justice alongside indigenous communities, welcoming people made refugees by violence, restoring justice within communities harmed by crime, encouraging youth and young adults to become engaged global citizens, building peacemaking skills for all.