Why should you host a Mosaic project in your chapter?

Mosaic is a Programme of CISV, like Village, Interchange, etc, but if we think of Mosaic not as an additional Programme that Chapters must take on, but rather as a tool that Chapters can use to improve the quality of their existing Programmes and continue to grow, then exciting possibilities emerge.

There are several fundamental elements of Mosaic that could contribute to the development of Chapters:

• Increased participation
• Recruitment and retention of volunteers
• Improved CISV identity in the community
• Leadership development
• Cooperation among Chapter members
• Understanding of CISV principles

Would you like to host a Mosaic project in your Chapter?

Here's some first steps to take to start a project in your Chapter, national or promotional association. 

1) Appoint a National Mosaic Chair if you don't already have one, and, when possible, appoint a Chapter Mosaic Chair to be the main point of contact with the IMC. You can find out here whether there is already a chair in your NA. If you can't find your NA in the list, contact directly the IMC providing contact details of your Mosaic Chair and whether you want to host a project soon.

Asia Pacific mosaic.asiapacific@cisv.org

Europe North, Central, South mosaic.europe@cisv.org

Americas mosaic.americas@cisv.org

2) Find out where and when the next Regional Mosaic Trainings (RMT) are taking place and ask your chair and project staff to attend. Otherwise, if you already have a trained National Mosaic Chair, you can ask them to run a Local Mosaic Training (LMT). Remember that in order to host a Mosaic project, it is necessary that the project staff received a specific training.

Would you like to know more about our training strategy?

Would you like to know where and when the next RMTs will take place?

3) Download the Mosaic Guide and have a look at the Mosaic Stories blog to know more and get inspiration!

How does the Mosaic Programme administration work?

By June 1st the National Mosaic Chairs have to send to the International Office (IO) the Mosaic Host Data Sheet. In this form they indicate how many Mosaic Projects they wish to host during the following year. These projects end up in the Mosaic Project Pool. This means that the projects will be given a support person and will receive support in all phases of the project.

Be aware that the International Mosaic Committee works with 4 Priority Periods. For example, projects in Priority Period A will receive support to plan their project from September 1st till the end of November, and should send their project proposal to the IO by December 1st the latest. The International Mosaic Committee then has two weeks to approve it, and the project can start after December 15th. Only approved projects can use the CISV Mosaic Programme label and name. The 4 Priority Periods are:

The Priority Period illustration helps you to better understand how the administration works.

You think you might have I forgotten anything?

In the Mosaic 'Step-by-Step' document you find a checklist of what you should consider before starting to plan your project.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us (mosaic.list@cisv.org)!