Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP)

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/

Some educators argue students can systematically blend community work with classroom experience to broaden the knowledge they get.

09/08/2014

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

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 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

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

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 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 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.

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

President Obama welcomes leaders from across Africa to the Nation's Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

07/23/2014

ICP Newsletter Summer 2014 http://p0.vresp.com/5J8GOb