elihood s ▁are ▁central ▁to ▁Cross ro ads ▁International ▁programming . ▁Cross ro ads ▁International ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁qu éb é co ise ▁des ▁organ ism es ▁de ▁co op ération ▁international ▁( A Q O CI ). ▁Cross ro ads ▁International ▁also ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁International ▁Rel ations ' ▁Québec ▁sans ▁front ières ▁( Q SF ) ▁program , ▁allowing ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁Quebec ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁co operation ▁experience ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Cross ro ads ' ▁model ▁of ▁volunte er ▁co operation ▁has ▁provided ▁many ▁memor able ▁and ▁reward ing ▁experiences ▁for ▁Cross road ers , ▁including ▁the ▁writer ▁Lawrence ▁Hill . ▁This ▁year , ▁Hill ▁won ▁Radio - Can ada ' s ▁Com bat ▁des ▁Liv res ▁contest ▁for ▁his ▁novel ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Neg ro es , ▁which ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁years ▁of ▁work ▁with ▁Cross ro ads ▁International ▁in ▁Western ▁Africa . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Cross road ers , ▁Ann ▁McC ain ▁Evans ▁starts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁she ▁volunte ered ▁with ▁Cross ro ads ▁on ▁pla cement ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁Then , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Ger ald ▁Reg an ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁later ▁operated ▁her ▁own ▁ret ail ▁gift ▁basket ▁company ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁Also , ▁Ly se ▁Dou c et ▁is ▁a ▁Senior ▁Pres enter ▁and ▁Cor respond ent