CISV for over 50 years
“ . . . the ultimate source for peace, long range, lay with the children. ”
Dr. Doris T. Allen, founder of CISV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=O7UHaDVgvP8
Agenda
 Why
•
Statement of Purpose, Guiding Principles
 CISV Then and Now
 How
•
Peace Education Content Areas, Experiential Learning, Research
 Activity
 What
•
Community Based Programs, Family Based Programs, Camp Based Programs
 Impact
 Participation
•
Your involvement, Financial Considerations, Fundraising
 Next Steps
 Questions
Why: Our Vision
CISV educates and inspires action for a more
just and peaceful world
These are our Values and Guiding Principals
1.
2.
3.
4.
Friendship – appreciate similarities and value
differences
Inclusiveness – support social justice and equality of
opportunity for all
Engagement – support creating sustainable
solutions relating to our impact on one another and
natural environment
Cooperation – encourage peaceful conflict
resolution
Then and Now
 CISV was conceived in 1946 by founder Dr. Doris
Allen, a psychologist at the University of Cincinnati
“We must
start with
the
children”
Dr. Doris T. Allen
 She believed that lasting peace would be possible
if individuals and groups from different nations
could learn to live together as friends
 CISV has grown from one programme model to
seven different international programmes; from
one Village to over 200 programme-events a year,
involving over 8000 participants.
 CISV has Member Associations in 60 countries
world wide
CISV World-Wide
Argentina
Costa Rica
Germany
Israel
Netherlands
Thailand
Australia
Czech Republic
Great Britain
Italy
New Zealand
Turkey
Austria
Denmark
Greece
Japan
Norway
Uruguay
Belgium
Ecuador
Guatemala
Jordan
Philippines
USA
Brazil
Egypt
Honduras
Korea
Portugal
Bulgaria
El Salvador
Hungary
Latvia
Slovakia
Canada
Faroe Isles
Iceland
Lebanon
Spain
Chile
Finland
India
Luxembourg
Sweden
Colombia
France
Indonesia
Mexico
Switzerland
CISV World-Wide
. . .and still growing
Algeria
Lithuania
Peru
Slovenia
China
Malaysia
Poland
Ukraine
Estonia
Mali
Romania
Vietnam
Greenland
Mongolia
Russia
Kenya
Palau
Singapore
How we fulfill our purpose
 Attitudes + Skills + Knowledge
 Main areas of Peace Education
1.
2.
3.
4.
Diversity
Sustainable Development
Human rights
Conflict & Resolution
 Learn by Doing
 Research
“People
learn more
effectively
by doing
things
themselves.
Experiences
should be
direct, not
secondhand.”
Dr. Doris T.
Allen,
UNESCO
proposal
Activity
Find a partner you don’t know well
Face each other sitting a comfortable distance apart
Then without speaking record as much as you can about what you think you can tell about
the person (ie, they like country music, they are a certain age, they have only brothers, etc)
Nothing too personal
After 2 minutes, compare notes and see how many of your guesses were correct
Discuss as a group
Where you surprised by any of the assumptions your partner made
How do you think that has impacted you in the past
Have you ever made these judgements on a stranger, that now that you think of it, were
likely untrue?
Generally, Canadians are not as comfortable with silence and
tend to fill spaces and gaps in conversations with small talk. In
some Asian countries, silence is a much-utilized form of
communication. The Japanese, for example, even speak about
‘belly-talk’ and knowing how to read someone’s thoughts even
though they are not speaking.
Do you think comfort levels and understandings around silence
differ from culture to culture?
How did you feel sitting in silence?
What purpose do you think silence serves?
What does it communicate or mean to you?
What CISV does
 Community Based Programs
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Local Chapters
Junior Branch (11-25 yrs)
Mosaic
International People’s Project (19+ yrs – 3 weeks)
Peace Bus (14-18 yrs, 39 days)
 Family Based
a)
Interchange (12-15 yrs – 2 x 2 weeks)
What CISV does
 Camp Based Programs
a)
Village
11 yrs – 4 weeks (Medellin, Columbia & Provence, France)
b)
Step Up
13-15 yrs –3 weeks (Salvador, Brazil 14 & Victoria, Canada 15)
c)
d)
Seminar Camp (17-18 yrs – 3 weeks)
Youth Meeting
12-13 yrs delegation (Peru WINTER)
16-18 yrs individual (Sweden, April)
Dare To Dream Village
Switzerland 2013
Impact of CISV…
…based on our longitudinal research
> over 95% of the respondents felt that their
CISV participation had been influential in
– developing their awareness of other people and
different cultures; or
– creating favourable attitudes towards people who
may have initially seemed to be ‘different’
> 75% felt participation in CISV had developed
leadership and cooperative abilities
> 35% of respondents had taken additional
language courses
> 95% agreed that CISV had provided
“something that I would never have learned at school”
“. . .CISV
gave me a
confidence
in meeting
other
people. . .
and a faith
that we
could find
common
ground. It’s
also given
me empathy
for people
dealing with
my culture
here at
home.”
A research
respondent
Your Involvement
 Attend Selection Days Nov 23, 27
 Become CISV Waterloo Members
 First Delegation Meeting Jan 11th
 Delegation Meetings Every Wed 7-9pm March 26 –
June 25
 Parent meeting first Wed of every Month 7-9pm
March 26- June 25
 Fundraising
 Become Involved
Financial Considerations
 Travel to/from destination (approx. $2,000)
 Program Registration Costs (approx) Village - $800,
Interchange - $500, Step Up - $1,100, JCs - $300,
Seminar Camp $150)
 ¼ Leader’s travel costs (where applicable – approx.
$500)
 Membership Fee to join CISV ($75)
Total: approx. $3,000, depending on the program
Fundraising
Lots of opportunity to offset cost!
 Bingos (every 4 weeks = $30/event)
 Elmira Poultry sales (2-3 times per year)
 Gift certificate program (monthly)
 Zehrs cards (ongoing)
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$2 for every $100 sold
Example:
 Do 12 bingos, buy $250/week groceries per week =
$620 fundraising account in one year = $1240 in two
years (approx. ½ of the total costs)
As a quick summary…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rYXXQ1yD4k
Next Steps
Read the “Introduction to CISV Waterloo” document
Bring Completed Applications and Membership Forms to
Selection Day
Saturday November 23 – 9:30am – 3:30pm
(Parents required to stay for first 2 hours)
Wednesday Nov 27th – 7:00-9:00 pm
@ Southridge Public School
Upcoming Dates
Dec 11th – JB Activity
Jan 11th – First Delegation Meeting
More Information!
 Check out www.cisvwaterloo.org
 Check out www.cisv.ca
 Check out www.cisv.org
 Please e-mail cisvwaterloo@gmail.com
with any additional questions
Join in . . . and make a difference!