We welcome contributions. Writing for us, you can help to inspire others for a more just and peaceful world!

We are always looking for new and exciting articles to share on our blog. If you have an article that you want us to consider, please read through our guidelines, and use the form below.
Here are some of the things that we like to publish on the blog, which can help you as inspiration:
  • CISV Life: The real everyday experiences of CISVers making an impact.
  • CISV Voice: Inspirational words on different topics.
  • Articles related to our “Learning by Doing” method for peace education; this could be articles that demonstrate or explain, how and why CISV uses the learning by doing or experiential learning technique.
  • CISV’s educational content areas *

* The content and activities for our educational content areas —Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, Sustainable Development, and Diversity— are written by the Educational Programmes Committee.

SOME DO’S AND DON’TS

Do:
  • Be original: Posts must be unique and original to CISV.
  • Come up with a great title that grabs readers’ attention and makes them want to read your piece: Ask yourself what problem does my article address? How will reading this make someone’s life better? or you can help them with this?
  • Write a ‘catchy’ opening: Does the first sentence make the reader want to continue? Does your first paragraph tell the reader clearly and concisely what the article will be about?
  • Write in your own voice: How would you explain your idea to a good friend? Use that conversational tone when you write.
  • If you include photos, you need to have taken the pictures yourself or have permission to use them. It is recommended that images are horizontal to accommodate how they will be used online, these should be at least 940 pixels wide by 460 pixels tall.
  • Articles should be approximately 800-1000 words long.
Don’t:
  • We are unable to accept submissions or references that promote matters that are not in line with our mission statement.
  • Hyperlink: Please don’t hyperlink. Put relevant links in brackets: [http://facebook.com/cisvinternational].
THE SMALL-PRINT:
  • Submit only one post at a time: We read every submission we receive but we are a small team, and can’t respond to every submission. If your post has been accepted, we will respond within 20 days. If your post has not run within four weeks of submission, we have decided not to use it. When posting your article, we will give you credits (you can send links to your website, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter pages, in brackets: [http://facebook.com/cisvinternational] .
  • By submitting to CISV International you acknowledge that you accept our terms and any form of editing the CISV International Communications team deems necessary.

Submission form

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