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09/10/2014
ICP is working to help spread service-learning to universities across the MENA region, read more about our work with the Ma'an Alliance- http://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2014/08/arab-students-grow-community-roots-service-learning/
Arab Students Grow Community Roots with “Service Learning” Some educators argue students can systematically blend community work with classroom experience to broaden the knowledge they get.
ICP and the Ma'an Alliance just completed a service-learning training for university faculty in the Arab region. Learn more about this training and the Ma'an Alliance on the ICP blog this week.
08/20/2014
Amidst recent protests in ,educators take the opportunity to by picking up broken glass, water bottles and tear gas canisters from the street. Listen to the full story on NPR.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/19/341651494/ferguson-teachers-use-day-off-as-opportunity-for-a-civics-lesson
Ferguson Teachers Use Day Off As Opportunity For A Civics Lesson School has been canceled for the week in Ferguson, Mo., as civil unrest continues. While the students are out of the classroom, teachers are helping to clean up the streets.
08/19/2014
Today is World . Learn about how dedicate themselves to a lifetime of by helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
http://worldhumanitarianday.org/home/english/
World Humanitarian Day World Humanitarian Day is a global celebration of people helping people. It is intended to raise public awareness of humanitarian assistance worldwide and the people who risk their lives in order to provide it
08/15/2014
Read about what young people around the world say are the biggest challenges facing the global youth today.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/12/issues-young-people-international-youth-day
What are the biggest issues facing young people? | Talk point On International Youth Day, let us know which issues you think should be on top of the agenda: jobs? contraception? education? hunger? ending conflict?
08/15/2014
It can all start with . Read 5 reasons why to build a career in non-profits.
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/081414/5-good-reasons-build-career-nonprofits.asp?utm_source=ServiceNation&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=serveAyear
5 Good Reasons To Build A Career In Non-Profits There's never been a better time to work in non-profits. The move makes sense at life stages from just starting out to looking for an encore career.
08/12/2014
Today United Nations Youth and ICP celebrate International Youth Day on . Learn how ICP connects to better .
http://www.icicp.org/2014/08/international-youth-day/
International Youth Day | Innovations in Civic Participation International Youth DayByphayesicponAugust 12, 2014inNews By Eliza CollisonThere are 1.2 billion youth aged 15-24 Years in the WorldAugust 12th marks International Youth Day 2014, this year’s theme being “Mental Health Matters.” A recent UN report defines youth development as the ongoing process in…
08/12/2014
"One doesn't learn to become a citizen except by acting like a citizen." -Susan Stroud, on how service learning fosters citizenship and democracy. Listen to the full interview with IFES here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk25zia1k3E =263
Service Learning: Fostering Citizenship and Democracy Service learning programs provide participants opportunities to apply their skills and education to community-level issues. The International Foundation for ...
08/11/2014
ICP is paid a visit by the Minister of Youth and Civic Education of the Republic of Congo, Anatole Makosso and a delegation of NGO leaders, activists, and several ministry staff. The purpose of the visit was to understand how government and non-government organizations promote the engagement of youth in civic affairs, explore approaches to youth entrepreneurship, and offer opportunities for networking and exchange of information with American youth leaders.
08/06/2014
An article from Tohoku University about the Role of University and Students in the Community workshop hosted by ICP, the TOMODACHI Initiative, and the US-Japan Council at the university in July 2014.
News - Civic Engagement Workshop at Tohoku University | Tohoku University Global Site Dr. Susan E. Stroud, the founder and Executive Director of 'Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP)' made a visit to Tohoku University and gave a keynote speech as well as guidance regarding civic engagement.
08/05/2014
"Because if they succeed, then the countries in which they live will succeed. They'll create jobs. They'll create growth. They'll create opportunity." President Barack Obama on young entrepreneurs at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit. Watch and learn more here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/us-africa-leaders-summit
2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summer President Obama welcomes leaders from across Africa to the Nation's Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
ICP Newsletter Summer 2014 http://p0.vresp.com/5J8GOb
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