Our Values
Our values capture the spirit and the culture that underpins our brand. They define how we relate to other participants, volunteers, parents, donors, like-minded organizations and anyone who discovers CISV. Our values are the foundations on which our brand is built; they direct the way things are done. Our values define the way the brand looks, reads, feels and operates. They define the way we behave. We will always remain true to these values.
Cooperative
Cooperation is one of the key values in CISV. We stress cooperation in our experiential educational methods, our organizational structure and in our communities.One of our goals is also to cooperate with other organizations with similar values.
Friendly
Friendship is the thing that makes the CISV educational experience permanent. It is the thing that changes our participants' world-views. A quote from our founder, Doris Allen, reflects our beliefs: "lasting peace is possible if individuals and groups can learn to live together as friends."
Engaging
As opposed to traditional education in schools where students learn by listening to a teacher, the way we believe people best develop their skills is through ‘learning by doing’ engaging activities. As our founder, Doris Allen, also stated: "experiences should be direct, not second-hand."
Enthusiastic
We are enthusiastic and passionate about our brand – and it shows. Ever since we were founded, our organization has grown thanks to our dedicated volunteers. Everything we do is delivered with an enthusiastic approach which inspires our participants.
Inclusive
We embrace and celebrate diversity. Being inclusive in everything we do is a key value of CISV. We believe no countries and certainly no person, regardless of age, irrespective of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, socioeconomic background or distinction of any kind, are ever excluded.