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July 2008
Issue
57
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National Service and the Presumptive Republican and Democratic Nominees for President By Gabriel González-Kreisberg, ICP Intern
The US
Presidential
race is down to two major-party
candidates, John McCain of the Republican
Party
and Barack Obama of the Democratic
Party. McCain and Obama have both shown a
willingness to discuss the expansion of
AmeriCorps and new ideas for national and
community service in the US. Here at
ICP, we have paid close attention to their
platforms, as the future of National
Service both in the US and abroad is
contingent upon the policies of the two
candidates.
Both candidates have called for young men and women to serve their country in some capacity—in the armed forces, AmeriCorps, or the Peace Corps. Along with this call, the candidates have proposed implementing specific new program initiatives and policy changes in order to achieve the goal of increased civic engagement, though Obama’s platform is more comprehensive than McCain’s. Read More>> |
Youth Service News
International Volunteers: How
Effective Are They? Katimavik: Canadians Deem National Volunteer Service Indispensable in Engaging Youth Montreal - According to a recent national survey of public attitudes conducted by EKOS, more than eight in ten Canadians feel that national volunteer service creates a culture of active citizenship and civic participation. Read More>>
The Chicago Tribune examines the
question of "Is U.S. Ready to Serve?" in a
follow-up to Obama's national service plan. Read
More>> Gambia: NYSS Launches Website Banjul - As part of activities marking the official visit of a delegation of the National Youth Service Corps from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, led by Brigadier General Yusuf Bomoi, the National Youth Service Scheme, on May 28, 2008, officially launched its website. Read More>>
Visit the
Gambia NYSS website
here.
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ICP News
Fall 2008
Internships: Now
Available!
ICP is looking for
Fall 2008 interns! Please spread
the
word about this fun and exciting
opportunity, and be sure to get applications
in as soon as possible!
The following internships
are available:
Apply for our Fall 2008 Talloires Network Service Fellowship! ICP is also looking for a 2009 Talloires Service Fellow! The Service Fellow Program is a post-graduate opportunity aimed at developing recent college graduates’ professional skills in the nonprofit arena. Read the Talloires Network Service Fellowship description
Good-Bye to
Charmagne and Paula Charmagne was an invaluable member of the ICP team, bringing many new projects to fruition. Her professionalism, sincerity and leadership have had an impact on us all. She will be moving back to Minnesota, where she grew up, to serve as Program Director for the new Minnesota office of World Savvy, a global education non-profit. She is excited to be moving back home but sad to be leaving ICP and plans to continue to be involved in promoting youth civic engagement in her new position. Paula has made significant contributions to the advancement of the Talloires Network over the course of her fellowship, including the launch of the Talloires Network News. Her enthusiasm, intelligence and commitment, along with her humor and grace, will be sorely missed. She will be using her excellent writing skills to pursue a career path in journalism, where she will be writing on global health. Charmagne and Paula have been an extraordinary part of our team and we wish them both much happiness and success in their upcoming moves! |
Busani Ngcaweni,
Senior Policy Analyst, Office
of the Deputy President, South
Africa Interview by Paula Fortner, Talloires Network Service Fellow
In May, ICP
co-sponsored an International Experts
Meeting at the World Bank titled
“Measuring the Impact of Youth Voluntary
Service Programs.” At this meeting,
Talloires Network Service Fellow Paula
Fortner had the opportunity to
interview
one of the participating international
experts, Busani Ngcaweni. In
his conversation with Paula, Busani spoke
about his motivations for working in
youth development, the benefits of youth
service programs, and the future of
youth service in South
Africa. Read
More>>
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Service For Peace – Model Elementary Schools Program
Adapted by
Katherine
Felt, ICP Intern, from
“Service For Peace
and the Model
School Program” by Gareth Davies,
Service For Peace
In the
village of Frasquito Gomez
in the
Dominican Republic, the elementary
school now boasts a safe, grass-covered
playground, freshly painted classrooms
with tiled floors, and flushing
toilets.
It is a haven for education and
literacy, allowing the community as a whole to
benefit from its recent improvements.
This was not always true – before the
volunteers from Service For Peace (SFP)
arrived, none of this was possible.
The
hard work of a group of high school and
college students from the US and the
Dominican Republic (DR) transformed this
elementary school, and in turn both
the community and the volunteers
themselves were
transformed. Read
More>>
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Registration for the 8th Global Conference on National Youth Service is now open online. The conference will be held from 19-22 November 2008 at the Fondation des Etats Unis at the Cite Universitaire in Paris, France. View a preliminary conference agenda. In addition to the conference, IANYS is offering an optional pre-conference session on national youth service policy and program development on November 19th. Read More>> E-mail ianys@icicp.org with questions. |
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July
2-9 – Junior
8 Summit
- Hokkaido, Japan |
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The Talloires Network
The Talloires Network is a collective
of individuals and institutions
committed to promoting the civic roles
and social responsibilities of
higher education.
To learn
more about the latest Talloires Network news,
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out our latest newsletter
or visit our website.
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