2016

December 12, 2016

The other possibilities

To open with the obvious: CISV is a great place to make a difference. We all know how important it is to promote global friendship, and the work CISV does with their members is a very good way to promote peace in the entire world.
July 21, 2016

12 Ideas to Celebrate Peace Day

On 21st September every year, Peace Day is celebrated around the world. During this day, people come together to share and strengthen the ideals for making peace possible. At CISV we educate and inspire for a more peaceful world, and for many years CISVers from around the globe have played an active role in this celebration.
June 7, 2016

Sustainable Programmes: Environmental Living

In Step 3 of this year’s sustainable development campaign we will explore how we can apply sustainable development to our programmes. In this three part series we will explore what actions we can take to ensure that our programmes are as environmentally, economically and socially sustainable as possible.
June 6, 2016

Reflections on Peace Education from the Kompaz Team

For those of you who have been reading the blog posts from the Sustainable Development Team, you have seen that we have been focusing on the link between Peace Education and Sustainable Development.
May 30, 2016

Training Session: Introducing Sustainable Development

The first part of the session establishes that all of us have heard the phrase Sustainable Development and it identifies the most knowledgeable people in the room who are then recruited as facilitators for the second part. The second part is work in small groups and explores some key aspects of sustainable development. The third part links sustainable development to CISV’s mission and what each of us does in CISV.
May 16, 2016

How do we educate for Sustainable Development?

With this post, we want to explore the question: how should we approach educating for Sustainable Development? What makes this content area unique? What should you keep in mind when preparing and leading an activity?