International People’s Project

International People's Project (IPP) is a chance for adult members to experience the CISV difference. Here's your chance to work on a specific humanitarian project with other adults from around the world. Each IPP project is designed with adult schedules in mind, lasting from 14 to 21 days. The three main components of IPP are Education, Service and Fun. Each project is a collaboration between a CISV hosting chapter and a like minded organization (LMO) in that community. A bond between the two is established, and a project is designed around the mission of the LMO that can be enhanced or accomplished by the hard working, enthusiastic CISV delegates. Each project usually consists of 3 delegates from each of 8 nations, plus staff.

The USA has been offered the opportunity to send delegates to the following five IPP's:

THEME:  Cultural Competence through the Arts and Technology
Detroit, USA;     6.30.2010 to 7.13.2010
In 2008, Wayne County Regional Educational   (the Intermediate School District), in collaboration with the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations, conducted the My Voice Student and My Voice Teacher Surveys.  The survey highlighted conditions that have positive affects on the development of student aspirations in schools (belonging, heroes, sense of accomplishment, fun & excitement, curiosity & creativity, spirit of adventure, leadership & responsibility, and confidence to take action).  It is the intent of this IPP to meet as many of those conditions as possible for children in the summer between their 4th and 5th grades. Child delegates (CDs) and IPP adult delegates (ADs) will join together in exploring the arts (visual, storytelling, poetry, literature, dance, audio-visual, drama, etc.) and technology that are found around the world. Field trips to local experiences such as the Heidelberg Project, DIA, Howell Global Village, will be incorporated into the program.  Concurrently, the children will be guided through the use of the technology, how to access global cultural experiences, geographic information (such as Google Earth), etc. in order to promote future cultural competence.  The children will produce physical evidence of what they have learned (murals, pictures, written stories, power points, videos, etc.) that they can then share with their classmates when they return to school in the Fall.   ADs and school district representatives will be asked to participate in a salon that brain-storms ideas for globalization and technology that the school district can consider, as well as being able to take these ideas back to their own chapters and school districts.  The project will be videotaped to use as a tool for training other school districts in the future.

THEME: Social Responsibility and Development
Dondo, Mozambique  7.12.2010 to 7.31.2010
Aims of Partner Institution:
CISV will partner with  Fundação Lusalite Vida (Lusalite Life Foundation) whose goal is to  promote sustainable social -economic improvements that can empower the families of the area. Presently, the foundation is developing with the community, a 3 year plan that focuses on reduction of poverty, and works on education, health and environment, always having empowerment and sustainability as a basis.  In order to achieve its goals and to create a sustainable foundation, it needs to find ways of generating capital and resources.  The foundation has requested CISV’s help in reconstructing a house to relocate the existing ATL (after school activities) center for the children.   The foundation has already designed a project for the severely destroyed house which we can work on. The house also has enough space around it to construct a garden using plants and trees from the nursery built during the 2008 IPP.  The foundation has also requested our help to build playground equipment for a park nearby. The park already has some equipment, but it is not enough.  Also, the Dondo Forest is in need of urgent reforestation as its trees are being cut down by the population to use as fire wood and as building material. In order to avoid this situation which will eventually kill the forest, we will plant fast growing trees in an area close to the forest. This will avoid the population cutting down trees that take years to grow and are a part of the forest’s natural balance.

THEME: Non-Profit, Community, and For-Profit Collaboration
Denver, USA 7.9.2010 to 7.26.2010
The key to the success of the Denver 2010 CISV IPP is to create a Reciprocity Triangle that incorporates sustainable business strategies.  The Reciprocity Triangle is a strategic alliance between the three sectors of the economy and all gain value from the relationship.   Sustainable business practices allow companies to generate profit for its shareholders while developing global citizens, protecting the environment and improving the lives around us.  The following proposed project identifies the points of the triangle: Non-profit, private, and public sector.  The Denver IPP is in talks with three non-profits and one partner will be identified with a theme provided:    Africa Community Center.  Theme: Building Immigrant community relations;  Denver Indian Community Center. Theme: Building Immigrant community relations;   Audubon Society of Great Denver. Theme global: Exploring environmental and economic challenges.    Partner business/public – South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce – Colorado State University Global Campus

THEME: Working for Children
Loerrach, Germany 8.21.2010 to 9.04.2010
The IPP takes part in a Centre for children, the „Kinderland“. “Kinderland” is an institution focused on day care for children from as young as 6 months up to approximately12 years of age. In Germany school ends predominantly at around 1300. Therefore, solutions for taking care of the children of working parents need to be found. “Kinderland” has recently moved to new premises and a lot of work needs to be done, including: gardening, colouring, decoration of some rooms with mosaics. At the end of the successful IPP we plan to organise a party with participating games of all the family members of “Kinderland” and CISV Loerrach.   We will think about how education impacts our lives and families, and how education of institutions influences our society and surroundings. Can we influence and/or control the development of ourselves and people around us? How about the influence of CISV for our lives? Do you know any stories?   Education and Development are connected – how far can we now influence our future?

THEME: Creating a Community of Volunteerism
Farafra, Egypt  12.21.2010 to 1.14.2011
Using the understanding of volunteerism and motivation generated during the last two IPPs, we strive to pass on the torch to the Farafra community through this third phase. The project will aim to create a volunteer program that will be sustained throughout the period following the IPP. In order to create a sustainable volunteering program in Farafra, participants will share volunteer program models that have been used in their country, while participating in and evaluating potential projects designed by the Partner Organization.  Participants, alongside the PO, will engage in small projects to try out different methodologies and learn from their successes and failures throughout the process. By the end of the IPP, both entities will be able to come up together with a model which will be initiated with the departure of the participants.  The end product of the project would be that the participants will develop a one-year volunteer program to be implemented by the Farafra community

For more details on these five IPP's, please refer to this website    http://www.cisv.org/ipp
 
If anyone is interested, the deadline to apply is December 1, 2010.   The delegation from the USA will be put together by Sarah Montgomery, the National IPP Chairperson.   Feel free to contact her directly at   sarah.montgomery@us.cisv.org for questions or to ask how to apply.  Our chapter's IPP point person is Kathy Kyne at kathyk20@earthlink.net.   To participate in an IPP, you must be at least 19 years old and current chapter member.  Previous CISV experience is not required.    The fee to participate in an IPP is $250 (payable to CISV SF) plus you need to book your own airfare.  As with all CISV programs, lodging, meals, and ground transportation will be provided by the hosting CISV chapter.