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A global citizen diplomacy networkwww.sister-cities.org
Voices for Peace
Powering Citizen Diplomacy
The idea…
» What if ordinary U.S. citizens traveled abroad and met ordinary citizens in other countries?
» What if we created long-term connections at the local level – community to community?
What would the impact be?
How far we’ve come in 52 years
» Sister Cities International’s Network: Today
• 700+ U.S. Cities/Towns/Communities
• 2,300+ Sister city partnerships across the globe
• 135 Countries on 6 continents
• 100,000+ active community volunteers
• Affecting the lives of more than 100 Million U.S. Citizens
Reaching Out…
» U.S. Partnerships Across the Globe
• Europe – 34%
• Asia & Oceania – 29%
• Americas – 17%
• Eurasia – 7%
• Africa – 6%
• Middle East – 3%
• Caribbean – 3%
Exchange & Program Areas
» Youth & Education
» Economic & Sustainable Development
» Humanitarian Assistance
» Arts & Culture
Best of the Best: 2007
» Arts & Culture - Omaha, Nebraska
• Sister Cities: Shizuoka, Japan; Braunschweig, Germany; Siauliai, Lithuania; Naas, Ireland; Xalapa, Mexico
• Middle School, high school, university levels
• 5 week WorldFest - A Sister City Celebration at Omaha Children’s Museum
• Classroom discussions
• University Concert Choir tour
• Summer exchange programs
Best of the Best: 2007
» Humanitarian Assistance - Denver, Colorado
• Sister City: Chennai, India
• Build health facilities for abandoned infants, orphan and destitute children, disabled persons without family support
· Provided equipment: furniture, lab investigation equipment, sterilizers, surgical equipment, blood pressure apparatus and other needed accessories
• Build 70 new homes for the victims of the tsunami
» Overall: Fort Worth, Texas
• Sister Cities Live! - a day of cultural entertainment on an outdoor stage
• Lone Star International Film Festival- Featured a short, award-winning film produced by a college student from the University of Swaziland.
• Fort Worth’s Young Professionals Group for business professionals under 40
• Junior International Leadership Academy for eighth grade students
Best of the Best: 2007
» Annual Conference & Youth Conference
• 2009: Belfast
• 2010: Albuquerque
» Grant-Funded Programs• Open World (Russia/Eurasia)
• Safe Drinking Water Pilot Initiative (Africa)
• USAID Program (South Africa / Global)
Signature SCI Programs
Signature SCI Programs
» Youth & Education
• Youth Conference
• Young Artists Showcase
• Sister Schools
• J-1/High School Home Stay
Signature SCI Programs
» Muslim World Partnership Initiative
• Annual Conference Session – ‘Regions of Conflict’
• Models Report
• YES Leadership Summit
• US-Muslim Sister Cities Summit
Signature SCI Programs
» Sustainable Development
• Annual Conference “Sustainable Peace through Livable Communities”
• Models Report • Global Mayors Forum (September 16-18, 2009)
in Shenzhen/Hong Kong China· Partners:
– SCI– ICSC (Canaada)– ICLEI-Oceania (Australia) – CITYNET (Japan)– IMCC (China)
Signature SCI Services
» Services
• Partnership & Peace Travel Program
· South Africa (Nov 2008)
· China with Global Mayors Forum (Sept 2009)
• Visa Toolkit, Staff Support and Assistance
• Travel Insurance, D&O Insurance
Read, Meet & Discuss
» Your Source of Information
• Publications & Toolkits
• Website (Relaunch-Fall 2008)
· Online Forums & Discussion Groups
· Tell Your Sister Cities Story Database
· New Membership Database
• Publicity for the sister cities movement
The Power of Changing Lives
Promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding & cooperation –
one individual, one community at a time.
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