MCIV’s second annual photo contest ran from June to August of 2011. Photos were judged on the following: 1. Impact; 2. Composition (including lighting, center of interest and color harmony); 3. Subject Matter representing a day in the life of a Montanan and/or Citizen Diplomacy which is the concept of average citizens engaging as representatives of a country or cause; and 4. Story Telling Ability. We will be hosting another photo contest in the summer of 2012!
GALLERIES
INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE WITH GIRLS FOR A CHANGE
Many of MCIV’s international visitor delegations meet with the staff and participants of Girls for a Change which is a grass-roots initiative whose mission is “to empower girls to embrace their future, confident about their individuality, supported by friends, parents, and mentors and secure in their ability to lead and to achieve self-sufficiency, balance, fulfillment and success.”
WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
A HUGE thank you goes out to all (180 folks) who participated in the 2010 NCIV Western Regional meeting that was held in August of 2010 in Bozeman.
2010 PHOTO CONTEST
MCIV’s first photo contest ran from May to June of 2010.
BRAZIL YOUTH AMBASSADORS
In partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Youth Division and the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, World Learning and its U.S. community partners will host 37 Brazilian high school students ages 15-18 and adult educators for a three-week educational exchange opportunity in the United State January 9-20, 2010.
MEET OUR MEMBERS
MCIV members have various backgrounds and interests; but the one thing that ties us all together is the desire to make a difference through citizen diplomacy – living by the credo that in a democracy the individual citizen has the right – indeed, the responsibility – to help shape foreign relations, “one handshake at a time.”