Mission:CISV educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world. Who We Are:CISV is a global community of dedicated volunteers, creating opportunities for all ages to experience the excitement and enrichment of cultural diversity through our educational programs. We are founded on our belief that peace is possible through friendship – and that the real difference can be made by starting with children.What We Do:CISV provides a range of unique, educational group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children, youth, and adults from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural differences and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to incorporate these values into their lives as they become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world.Purpose:CISV was founded in the belief that peace is possible through building friendship and mutual understanding, starting with children. Our organization's founder believed that by creating opportunities for children of different backgrounds to come together to learn about each other and become friends, they would grow up to become ambassadors for a more just and peaceful world. We aim to stimulate the life-long development of amicable relationships, effective communication, co-operation, and leadership skills. We believe fostering friendship between people of different nationalities, gender, age, race, culture, and class is a key building-block for peace. We use an active, age-appropriate, experiential, “learning by doing” approach to deliver our peace education, which makes learning fun and memorable for the youth we serve. We have four peace education content areas that are explored in all our educational youth programs including Human Rights, Diversity, Conflict & Resolution, and Sustainable Development.Why Should I Join?Your support via annual membership (valid Jan 1 - Dec 31) is greatly appreciated and helps support peace education programming for youth in our local communities. Your membership also includes liability insurance under CISV USA in case of an unfortunate event or circumstance during a CISV gathering.**Zeffy is a fee-free platform of fundraiser tools for non-profit organizations like us. At checkout, Zeffy will ask for an optional contribution that helps offset their cost of providing their services for free. If you choose not to contribute to Zeffy, select "other" and it will remove the fee.**

Thank you for choosing to support Children's International Summer Villages - Midwest Ohio Chapter! With your help we can educate and inspire more children and youth in our local communities and our world to become future leaders, active global citizens, and change-makers.All donations count, no matter the amount.Where does your donation go?Supporting our local chapter to develop, expand, and grow.Investing in the development of our educational programs, which provide our participants with the vital attitudes, skills, and knowledge they need to take the lead in their own lives, their communities, and the world.Enhancing and strengthening the CISV experience to help it remain modern, relevant, and engaging.Developing and delivering training and support for our volunteers.Helping to widen access to our activities.100% of every dollar goes directly into programming. Our chapter is fully run by volunteers.**Zeffy is a fee-free platform of fundraiser tools for non-profit organizations like us. At checkout, Zeffy will ask for an optional contribution that helps offset their cost of providing their services for free. If you choose not to contribute to Zeffy, select "other" and it will remove the fee.**