Step Up

Young people learn when given the chance to lead. Step Up encourages the youth to take a leading role in planning and organizing activities. The participants and adult leaders use CISV’s peace education content areas to provide a theme around which the activities are planned, for example, identity, democracy, and environmental protection. Step Up provides great opportunities for youth to learn about how these issues are thought about and dealt with in different countries and cultures and learn how they can make an impact once they return home. Just as importantly, they make friends and gain a wider appreciation of how life is for people in different countries.

9 delegations from 9 countries each made up of 2 boys and 2 girls age 14 or 15 with an adult leader 21+ for 23 days in a camp setting.

The Step Up programme goals are:

Develop leadership skills
Encourage social responsibility towards the community
Develop a global awareness
Enable personal development

Who goes to Step Up

Participant
Leader
Staff

Part of a delegation of 4
Plan and take part in educational, cultural and fun activities with the help of a leader in a step up centered around a specific theme
Develop the theme through camp and cultural activities

Responsible for a delegation of 4 age 14 or 15
Facilitate participant planning groups to assist them in planning educational, cultural and fun activities centered around the camp theme
Provide supervision and care for participants during travel and throughout the programme
May have specific responsibilities for the travel arrangements and preparation of a delegation prior to the programme
Participate in trainings

Responsible for logistically running a camp/programme
Oversee programme planning to ensure that CISV educational principles and programme goals are being met and upheld
Ensure the safety and well being of participants and implement all CISV rules
Provide first aid and support to the participants and leaders
Distribute Pre-Camp information by international deadlines
Participate in trainings

CISV is a global, volunteer-led organization committed to working for a more just and peaceful world. We do this through building friendship and a commitment to local & global community service in our participants.

Contact Information

info@eg.cisv.org

3 El Hadayek Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.