30 Ways to Build Community
November 27, 2010
30 Ways to Build Community
Youth were surveyed and came up with 30 ways to build community at GYV and in their home communities. Everyday at GYV, we strive to build a model of the global community. We remain open to new ideas, assist one another and are flexible when dealing with people from different backgrounds. Let us know what you think and how you build community around you.
- Have mutual respect for everyone
- Strike up a conversation with a stranger
- Carry the “Pay It Forward” attitude
- Offer to help others
- Get to know your neighbor
- Greet others with a smile and kind words
- Establish common goals and values
- Create art together
- Laugh
- Be the one to reach out with a helping hand
- Support your local theater, school, and non-profits
- Share
- Listen with genuine curiosity
- Introduce yourself to someone new
- Volunteer
- Give compliments freely
- Share your dinner table with others
- Hugs
- Connect through music
- Give gifts for no reason
- Smile
- Respect the world around you
- Use friendly dialogue
- Open your mind to new things
- Love
- Be patient
- Celebrate diversity
- Remember the youth need guidance and positive influences
- Coexist
- Make the most you can out of life, now
A trip to GYV International Summer Camp
November 22, 2010
In 2011, we welcomed Indonesian, Iraqi, Nigerian and American youth, as well as staff from from all over the world. Youth participated in dynamic and timely peacebuilding, environmental and leadership workshops, enjoyed action packed badminton, volleyball, ping pong and soccer games, cooled off in the pool, played music, sang songs and danced with their peers from around the world; they gained new perspectives on what it means to be a global citizen and a social innovator. Over the past 33 years, the Global Youth Village has become a recognized international summer camp that regularly partners with the US Department of State to provide meaningful intercultural experiences for young people.
Please enjoy our new video that will take you on a journey to the Global Youth Village. Enjoy the ride!
Iraqi GYV Alum Reminisces about Memories in the U.S.
November 4, 2010
Alaq, GYV ’10 alum, reflects on her time at the Village and around the U.S.
My time in the U.S.A and at GYV
Bom Dia from Brazil!
November 4, 2010
Global Youth Village’s Outreach Coordinator Innocentia was recently in Brazil where she met up with Marcello Ryba Rizzo, P’85, his wife Andrea and their son Alexandro! Marcello attended Global Youth Village 25 years ago and credits the program with his increased awareness and appreciation for the different perspectives we share in our world. Enjoy the photos!
