CCIVS Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Founded

CCIVS Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Founded in 1948 under the aegis of UNESCO Formal relations of association with UNESCO

Voluntary service. . . … is an exchange between an individual, or a group of individuals and a local community. The volunteer or group of volunteers offers time, energy and effort to a project of benefit to a community, and via this project the community offers to the volunteer or group of volunteers an opportunity for experimentation, learning and personal and collective development (Cotravaux, France)

International voluntary service projects 350 members: branches of international organisations and national organisations About 100, 000 (young) participants every year in more than 100 countries International and local volunteers living and working together with the local population, to learn from each other

CCIVS’ projects by members Durations? Short term workcamps (2 – 4 weeks) Medium and long term placements (3 to 12 months) Methods? Non-formal education Active citizenship and participation Intercultural dialogue Reciprocity and exchange Complementarity with agencies

Types of projects Agricultural work Awareness-raising campaigns Construction and improvement of community centres and public buildings Environment: reforestation, site cleaning, protection of natural reserves, etc. Protection of the cultural heritage Support to local communities and work with children Any type of project that can benefit the population, depending on local realities…

CCIVS’ role Coordination of members’ activities Regional seminars and networking Capacity building, seminars and training of member organisations (conflict prevention, ICT and voluntary service, cultural diversity, etc. ) • Campaigns (ESD, culture of peace, Freshwater, etc. ) • Pilot and joint projects • Link to international and intergovernmental partners • Publications and resources materials

CCIVS in AFRICA CCIVS gathers 34 national member organisations and 7 branches of international organisations. They are present in 22 countries, in all regions of Africa. Algeria Botswana Burundi Cameroon Congo DRC Egypt Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

CCIVS in AFRICA CCIVS gathers 31 national member organisations and 7 branches of international organisations. They are present in 22 countries, in all regions of Africa. Algeria Botswana Burundi Cameroon Congo DRC Egypt Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

CCIVS in ASIA CCIVS gathers 16 national member organisations and 26 branches of international organisations. They are present in 21 countries, in all regions of Asia, including the Middle East. Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Israel Japan Lebanon Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Turkey Vietnam

CCIVS in EUROPE CCIVS gathers 6 secretariats and 101 branches of international organisations and 36 national member organisations. They are present in 35 countries, in all regions of Europe. Armenia Austria Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

CCIVS in AMERICA CCIVS gathers 7 national member organisations and 32 branches of international organisations. They are present in 17 countries, in North, Central and South America. Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Salvador United States Uruguay

CCIVS in AMERICA CCIVS gathers 8 national member organisations and 32 branches of international organisations. They are present in 17 countries, in North, Central and South America. Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Salvador United States Uruguay

HIV/AIDS awareness raising In October 2005 a seminar and workcamp were organised in co-operation with UNESCO to adapt the French manual on awareness raising on HIV AIDS using forum theatre to anglophone Africa. CCIVS is currently working on a new version of a kit for awareness raising on HIV AIDS in anglophone Africa using forum theatre. CCIVS is also developing a pilot project on an itinerant series of capacity building seminars in various African countries aiming at training a maximum number of youth leaders on efficient and culturally adapted ways to raise awareness on HIV AIDS.

Conflict resolution is in fact a permanent feature of any voluntary service project since we consider that the notion of conflict forms part of every-day life and the ways to solve it at micro level are also relevant for macro level. Several CCIVS member organisations are active in the field of conflict prevention, reconciliation and conflict resolution. Some focus on the role of civil society organisations in conflict area while others are obliged to function in a situation of conflict. CCIVS is currently working on a new edition of its publication “Voluntary Service in Conflict areas”, which will soon be available on line.

Cultural Diversity • An approach based on UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. • April 2005: seminar ‘Cultural diversity and voluntary service: international solidarity or diversity consumption? ’ in the Czech Republic. • Creation of the CD-ROM ‘no size can fit all’ for coordinators of international youth groups.

Education for Sustainable Development ESD Campaign (2007 - 2008) a campaign on ESD beyond ecological issues in the frame of the UN decade for ESD. Creative highlight: The « Beauty and the Beast campaign » to look at waste from a new perspective • The ESD Kit (2007) Related publications: • Freshwater guide (2003) • Globalisation kit

Basic Documents and tools The Charter of International Voluntary Service The guidelines for inter-regional exchange Existing and upcoming documents The Globalisation Kit The Freshwater Kit The module and CD Rom on Cultural Diversity A tool kit for awareness raising on HIV AIDS using forum theatre. The ESD Kit The Patrimonito kit: how to raise awareness on heritage through non formal education Check out the website!!!

Upcoming: CCIVS turns 60! Ukraine, Nov 2007: Seminar on cultural diversity focussing on former CIS countries and EU 2008: Patrimonito camps and kit: selection of projects all over the world focussing on World Heritage Nov 2007: CCIVS GA and GC in Ukraine Thematic workshops Elections of the new Executive Committee Adoption of the Plan of Action 2008 - 2010

CCIVS and UNESCO: Why work together? • CCIVS works with all sectors • CCIVS is present in all regions • CCIVS’ approach is complementary and provides a link to the local level

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