2020-21 Annual Report Now Available

This past year, we focused our drive and expertise to support those navigating the global…

Elevating Impact: CESO’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

CESO is immensely proud of the role we’ve played in changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across more than 120 countries around the world. But we know we can do more.

Case Study: CESO’s Work in Sustainable Tourism in Colombia, Peru, and the Philippines

  In the last fifty years, tourism has become one of the…

Case Study: CESO’s Work in Youth and Women’s Entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, many women and youth struggle to achieve their entrepreneurial goals due…

2019-20 Annual Report Now Available

By sharing the right expertise and experience, CESO empowers people, businesses, communities and institutions to drive…

Exploring the Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives and livelihoods around the world. The economic impact of…

Statement on Kamloops Residential School

June 7, 2021

On May 27, 2021, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation confirmed that the bodies of 215 Indigenous children were discovered in an unmarked mass grave at a former Kamloops, BC residential school.

CESO acquires CIRDI, a centre of expertise on natural resource governance

March 10, 2021

We're pleased to announce that on March 1, CESO acquired CIRDI (Canadian International Resources and Development Institute) from the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Virtual Tourism Mentorship in the Northwest Territories

August 13, 2020

As the Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment (ITI) continues to…

CESO grows businesses with young Indigenous entrepreneurs

March 25, 2019

Click here for printable PDF version of the press release March 25, 2019…

Events to promote Canada’s development work

January 24, 2019

Please join us in Toronto and Montreal during International Development Week

CESO Volunteer Advisors honoured with Sovereign’s Medal

January 23, 2019

CESO volunteers receive Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

Côte d’Ivoire’s “Generation Radio” Features CESO in New Video

Generation Radio in Ivory Coast, the Marie-Esther Foundation’s radio station and…

CESO Country Representative in Ivory Coast Featured in Local Newspaper

Dominique Mane, CESO’s Country Representative in Ivory Coast, was featured in Source Info.

CESO Featured in The Globe and Mail for International Women’s Day

We’re delighted to be featured in The Globe and Mail in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021.

CESO in The Globe and Mail

We’re delighted to be included in The Globe and Mail’s Positive Change Through Giving feature…

Curating Something New at the Casa de la Cultura

In February 2020, I completed a two-week assignment with the Casa de la Cultura in…

CESO Advisor Jacques Latulippe Featured in La Tribune

We’re delighted that CESO Advisor Jacques Latulippe of Sherbrooke, Quebec was featured in La Tribune in…