Successes and Testimonials

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alt Testimonials from Partner Agencies
  •  "Since 2007, CANADEM has been instrumental in helping UNICEF finding outstanding candidates for our field missions. CANADEM clearly takes great care when carrying out their recruitment for UNICEF, as their candidates have the right mixture of subject matter expertise and field experience... CANADEM has also been particularly helpful in finding French-speaking experts, and we have come to call on them frequently to help us fill positions in Francophone Africa and Haiti... we appreciate the quickness and efficiency with which CANADEM can deploy individuals..." Christine Knudsen, Chief, Inter-Agency and Humanitarian Partnership, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF
  •  "OCHA depends on CANADEM to find the right experts and to deploy them in a timely and efficient manner. CANADEM RAP-Fund experts have a good mix of subject matter expertise, field experience, and language skills, and they arrive fully prepared, and ready to address OCHA's needs." Ivo Freijsen, Chief Surge Capacity Section, Emergency Services Branch, OCHA
  •  "CANADEM is the most effective roster mechanism in terms of uptake of its members by DPKO... its success is attributable to its large and diverse roster population, its pro-active approach to responding to DPKO needs, and its competitive and rapid screening techniques." UNDPKO study evaluating Rosters for the Deployment of Civilian Experts in Peace Operations

alt Testimonials from Registrants
  •  "I am so grateful to work with you and know you individually and as the whole team of CANADEM. I get end-less support and advice from day one to the end of my mission. Particularly, the last minute that you arranged my flight...." Emergency Nutrition Specialist seconded to UNICEF Khartoum, Sudan in March 2009
  • "As usual, I felt and continue to feel like communication with any and all staff at CANADEM is great; it is really a pleasure in all cases." Election Observer seconded to the OSCE Election Observation Mission to Kyrgyzstan in July 2009
  • "I wish to take this opportunity to thank the CANADEM team for the excellent organization and coordination of comprehensive logistics involved in the recent 2010 Presidential elections mission to Ukraine... Commencing with the initial correspondences and contact ... it was clearly evident that the mission program and schedule was well planned and developped... Throughout the entire mission, the CANADEM team was always available to respond to questions and provide assistance as necessary to ensure that the observers felt welcomed and an integral part of the overall election mission. To the observers, all mission details were seamless and very well executed, enabling us to fully concentrate on the responsibilities for which we were deployed." Election Observer deployed through the bilateral Ukraine Elections 2010 Mission Canada