SUCO
SUCO is an international development organization based in Montreal since 1961. It brings together people, knowledge, and resources to strengthen the autonomy of individuals, organizations, and communities.
SUCO supports communities in improving their social, economic, and environmental conditions by building, together with them, sustainable food systems and greater climate resilience. Across all its activities, SUCO ensures that the realities and needs of women are taken into account and that they fully participate in decision-making. Currently, SUCO operates in Canada and in 10 countries in West Africa and Latin America.
Get Involved
Concerned about climate change, sustainable agriculture, and women’s rights? Through international or virtual volunteer assignments, SUCO works toward a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world by supporting local communities in improving their social, economic, and environmental conditions.
SUCO supports social change for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development. These changes are complex and large in scale and cannot be achieved alone! That’s why we mobilize a vast network of change-makers in Canada and internationally, allowing citizens to engage positively and concretely to transform society and drive a just and sustainable ecological transition at individual, collective, and structural levels.
We work on three main areas:
Climate Change Resilience
Improving the capacity of communities exposed to climate change to adapt.
Women’s Rights and Participation
Addressing the realities of women and co-creating solutions with them.
Sustainable Food Systems
Supporting farmers in implementing sustainable solutions that allow them to produce better and more.
THEIR JOURNEY
Our Impact in Action
What does getting involved with us look like in practice?
Alice Livia Okengue Rovariah shares her journey and the impact of her work with a rice-producing community in Côte d’Ivoire.
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
SUCO stands for more than:
- 50 partner organizations
- 72,000 people supported since 2020
- 10 large-scale projects each year
- A rich national program for engagement both locally and internationally
VOICES OF COMMITMENT
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This process taught me, on one hand, to admire and further value the noble work of farmers in cultivating the land and producing food rich in natural resources and rooted in centuries-old traditions; and on the other hand, it taught me the importance of adaptability and resilience in the face of climate change, which is also an opportunity to safeguard agrobiodiversity and ancestral wisdom
Yani Vasquez, volunteer collaborator specializing in environmental work in Peru
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A rewarding experience both personally and professionally that I would recommend to anyone interested in international development issues and eager to help address the resulting challenges. I was delighted to discover the diversity of profiles and backgrounds of people committed to social development and to gain access to a broader network of individuals driven by the same ideals as me
Adbel Adhime Salami, cross-functional volunteer in development and innovative project management in Côte d’Ivoire
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