CISV for over 50 years “... the ultimate source for peace, long range, lay with the children. ” Dr. Doris T. Allen, founder of CISV

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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. Friendship – appreciate similarities and value differences 2. Inclusiveness – support social justice and equality of opportunity for all 3. Engagement – support creating sustainable solutions relating to our impact on one another and natural environment 4. 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  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 “We must start with the children” Dr. Doris T. Allen

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Faroe Isles Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Guatemala Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Latvia Lebanon Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uruguay USA CISV World-Wide

CISV World-Wide...and still growing Algeria China Estonia Greenland Kenya Lithuania Malaysia Mali Mongolia Palau Peru Poland Romania Russia Singapore Slovenia Ukraine Vietnam

How we fulfill our purpose  Attitudes + Skills + Knowledge  Main areas of Peace Education 1. Diversity 2. Sustainable Development 3. Human rights 4. Conflict & Resolution  Learn by Doing  Research “People learn more effectively by doing things themselves. Experiences should be direct, not second- hand.” 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) Local Chapters b) Junior Branch (11-25 yrs) c) Mosaic d) International People’s Project (19+ yrs – 3 weeks) e) 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 yrs –3 weeks (Salvador, Brazil 14 & Victoria, Canada 15) c) Seminar Camp (17-18 yrs – 3 weeks) d) Youth Meeting yrs delegation (Peru WINTER) yrs individual (Sweden, April)

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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 11 th  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) $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…

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 27 th – 7:00-9:00 Southridge Public School Upcoming Dates Dec 11 th – JB Activity Jan 11 th – First Delegation Meeting

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