International Cuisine

The Global Youth Village international summer camp menu is predominantly vegetarian with tasty international foods.  The food enhances our participants’  cross-cultural experience.  Dishes are prepared with natural foods and whole grains.  A poultry dish is served twice a session.  Legacy can accommodate special dietary restrictions.  Below is a sample of what foods to expect during the course of your stay:

BREAKFAST:

• cereals (hot and cold)
• pancakes/french toast
• fruit & yogurt
• eggs
• muffins/bagels
• vegetable/cheese/olives

LUNCH

• soups
• salad/vegetable plate/ coleslaw
• vegetable quiche
• beans
• grilled cheese and other sandwiches
• cottage cheese
• potato salad
• tacos and chili
• rice dishes
• egg salad
• pizza/calzones
• cornbread
• macaroni and cheese
• fruit/cookies/cake

DINNER

• lasagna, pasta
• salad/vegetable plate
• soups
• fresh vegetables
• humus, pita
• spanish/indian rice
• vegetable stew, curries, dahls
• apple sauce
• baked and mashed potatoes
• corn on the cob
• barbeque tofu
• rolls, garlic or pita bread
• spanokopita
• falafel
• tabouli
• stuffed filo triangles
• fresh fruit and fruit salad
• baklava
• brownies, cakes, cookies

Indonesians Launch Community Projects

Our 22 Indonesian students have returned home with plans to improve their communities.  Learn more about their projects. 

PROPOSED PROJECTS: GORONTALO

Barak and Awa: My Library is My Life

• Conduct a seminar at their school and five area schools about literacy/readership.
• Get the heads of each class (16 classes totaling 200 students) at their school to do a needs assessment as a way of evaluating what to purchase for the library; goal is 50-60 books.
• Redecorate the library (involving administration, student groups, local government, etc.)
• Start a school-wide class contest held each month (read-a-thon)

Fahri and Zein:             Culture for Our People

• Establish a community theater troupe focusing on traditional cultural performances; will draw young people from schools in the Bone Bolango municipal area.
• Establish a community magazine (published, not wall) that is entirely devoted to the writings of young people in the same area.
• Profits raised from selling the magazine and minor ticket prices for performances.
• Get other schools involved via promotion via seminars/presentations.

Siti and Yahya:             Healthy Canteen

• Their boarding school doesn’t have a canteen for students to eat in or provide food.  They want to build a canteen place that sells healthy food.  They’ll do a seminar at the school promoting healthy eating habits, a workshop for food sellers that sell at the school (five or six businesses) and build the canteen.
• After it is built as a model, will do workshops at 10-15 nearby schools, focusing on elementary schools so as to develop lifelong habits.  They’ll do presentations and workshops.

PROPOSED PROJECTS: BATAM

Qisty and Jeri:             School Environment Project

• Presentations about environmental issues at their school (there are 21 classes, 26 students per a class, and a total student body of 800 students.)
• Start daily school environmental patrols
• Recycle fair event with each class competing.  Money raised will be put back into environmental projects.

Ferry and Elsa:             English for All

• Start a community English class meeting 2x a week for 1^st and 2^nd grade children from an at-risk neighborhood.  20 students per class. Classes will  last 90 minutes.
• Get a wifi hook up for the classroom along with two computers.  Computers will have educational software for learning English installed and also be available for internet use and computer training.
• Get school supplies for the students.
• Monthly English competitions for the students to keep learning fun.

Debby and Arin:             Cleaning Out Our Environment (COE)

• Involving at least three high schools in their project
• Presentations at schools concerning environment – get facilities cleaned, separate trash, collect trash, etc.  Schools will be involved in the craft project.
• Start a recycled craft project.  After cleaning and sorting trash, they’ll put non-organic trash to use by remaking it as crafts which will then be sold.
• Crafts will be sold and proceeds will go towards buying cleaning supplies for involved schools.

PROPOSED PROJECTS: CILEGON

Nia and Aldi: Recycle for Farmers

• Involves seven area schools.
• Presentation at local schools, separating trash, and starting a program where they will collect the organic trash from the participating schools to compost.
• After three weeks of composting, they will provide the compost to area farmers as free fertilizer for their crops.  They’ll be collecting hay from the farmers to assist in the composting and as a way of involvement.
• Goal is to provide compost to at least ten farmers and provide 50kg of compost a month.

Reza and Sasky: One Hole Change the World

• Fundraising and education program to raise money and volunteers for building biopori.  Done through proposals, seminars, and school area competitions (photography contest with environmental theme as an example).
• Once funds are raised, students will create the tool for building biopori.
• Create 20 biopori in 10 area schools
• Create no littering signs and other pro environmental slogans in the same schools.

Cahya and Tulloh: Separation of Rubbish

• Seminars on garbage issues at 5 area schools (mixed elementary, middle, and high schools)
• Plant at least 10 trees at each of these schools.
• Get separate trash cans and signs for separating organic and non-organic trash at each school.

Syarief and Darwin: Let’s Start to Keep Our School Clean and Healthy

• Fundraise to get supplies for cleaning the schools and organize seminars about cleaning/environment at seven area schools.
• Establish weekly cleaning days at each school.  Organic trash will go into Nia and Aldi’s project.
• Organize a cleaning contest between the 7 area schools with a trophy that moves to the cleanest school each semester.
• Talked about ministry of education involvement.

Gandung and Shopi: Garbage is our Friend – 3 pg translate

• Separate garbage at their school and five area schools (presentations – one day seminars on environmental issues and recycling)
• Recycle fair between classes at the six schools.
• $$ raised via the recycle fair will be used to buy food that will be dispersed to poor families.

The Indonesian Youth Leadership Program is

Supported by the US Department of State – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

GYV Inspires Social Innovation

Hannah Potter made the most of her summer at GYV this year.  She enjoyed participating in our peace building session with Iraqi and American youth and learned a lot from the experience. At the end of program, Hannah told us, “People truly respect one another at the Global Youth Village and I felt so welcome here. So many stereotypes were broken through many interactions with my new Iraqi friends.”

Hannah’s GYV experience inspired her to start the organization NewView, a pen-pal program that connects Iraqi and other youth around the world with U.S. youth to promote greater cultural understanding. Check out her project at: http://www.tinyurl.com/newviewus

Continuing the GYV Legacy in Brazil

Name: Marcello Rizzo

Nationality: Brazilian

GYV Participant during: 1985

Education: BA & MBA University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Occupation: Strategic Planning Manager

Most Interesting Country Visited: Chile

Favorite GYV Memory: It was all a lot of fun and I still vividly remember those days. I got in touch with and shared experiences with people from different parts of the world. Hanging out in the bubble and watching cultural presentations with everyone still brings me good memories.

Volunteer/Civic Engagement Activities since Global Youth Village: I’ve taught business entrepreneurship to low-income kids and cooperated with the Red Cross to relieve people both in the flooded areas and arid places.

Biography:

I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and during my teenager years I’ve spent lots of time practicing sports such as basketball, judo, gymnastics, track & field, water polo, and rugby. In 1998 I finished my BA degree in business with a major in Market Research. Two MBAs at University of Sao Paulo came later: Project Administration, Knowledge, Technology and Innovation. I’m interested in geopolitical studies, international relations and pan-American history. Currently, I’m in charge of a Business Intelligence Department of a multinational risk consulting company. My son Alexandre (2.5 years old) and my wife Andrea are the loves of my life.  My experience at GYV allowed me to know other cultures and for sure changed for the better the way I face situations and gave me the ability to help people. If anyone is interested in contacting me for exchanging experiences or just get in touch to remember the time spent together, please write to Marcello Rizzo.