International Youth Exchange 2012 IYE in KOREA

PROPOSAL PAPER

GLOBAL PEACE YOUTH CORPS

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1.0 Introduction
1.1 About Global Peace Youth Corps (GPYC)
The Global Peace Youth Corps (GPYC) is an international non-profit organization that has its headquarters in Washington D.C., USA. As an affiliate of the Global Peace Festival Foundation (GPFF), GPYC supports the international Global Peace Festival movement. The Global Peace Festival Foundation, a non-profit corporation chartered in the United States of America, is a global alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation, and prosperity. The GPFF promote innovative peace-building by facilitating interfaith and intercultural cooperation, strengthening of marriages and families and fostering a culture of service.

1.2. About International Youth Exchange

The International Youth Exchange (IYE) is a program that provides a platform for undergraduate students to exchange ideas and have experiential learning through community service. Besides, it is also an opportunity to raise young leaders of character, values and virtues. Students from various universities are expected to attend a series of IYE Korea planned from August 2012 onwards which aims to create a caring community within the university compound. IYE provide change maker and global leader education with unification project contest, vision and core values education, practice the core values, and challenge program. Through this program, students will learn more about the value and principle of Moral and Innovative Leadership which is the basic for nation building.

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2.0 Vision and Mission

2.1 Vision
To raise young people who can transform the world to be One Family under God.

2.2 Mission
1. Raising Global Youth Change Makers 2. Educating young generations 3. Building Broad-Based Youth Movement

3.0 Outline
Name of Program Theme Date Venue Participants Subscription : International Youth Exchange 2012 in KOREA : Role of the youth towards World Peace and Reunification of Korea : August 11-22, 2012 : Seoul, Korea : Regular Member of GPYC : USD 1700$ (Total cost, Registration fee, including airfare)

4.0 Pre-Program
Unification project 2012, a global collage students contest Contest Theme Schedule Innovative projects that will spread the wish and urgency for reunification 1.Start from May, form teams from IYE Participants 2.Carry out project, up till July 10th and Submit results/final report by July 10th (power point) 3.Presentation and award ceremony on August 12 (during IYE) Grand Prize (1 team) USD 1,500$ Gold (2 teams) USD 1,000$ Silver (3teams) USD 500$ For the grand prize and gold prize winning teams, up to 3 people in each team will receive support / coverage of IYE fee

Awards

Benefits

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5.0 Program
5.1 Education

Pre-training

Vision and Core Values

Vision and Core Values education part 2 Team-building program Specified Core Values education before carrying out project

Post-project education
Sharing results Testimonies Closing meeting education

Participation of IYE Convey value and meaning of contest Vision and Core Values education part 1

5.2 Project

Service 5.3 Exchange Exchange with Community Forum for Peace Cultural Tours Temple Stay

Challenge

Campaign

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6.0 Daily Concept

Evaluation and Sharing

Practice Education
Vision and Core Values PreIndividual Team Building Service activity Cultural exchange Adventure challenge Forum Other Mission activities

Regional Assessment Overall Assessment Sharing activities and content

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7.0 Program Component

Culture & Service

Service activity, Cultural exchange, Homestay, etc

More specific ideas will be secured at the TFT meeting (centering on participants)

Adventure Challenge

Extreme sports, Cultural experiences, etc

Leadership

Vision and Core Values education, Team building program, Forum, etc

Campaign & Mission

Donation Pledge campaign, GPF Mission, etc

Organized by Global Peace Youth Corps and Global Peace Festival Foundation