Civic Schools
Civic Schools goes International!
During the last four months, the Civic Ed Project has hosted an international fellow from Nepal, Anita Thapa, through the Community Solutions Program (CSP), run by the International Research Exchange (IREX) for the U.S. State Department.
Anita is President of Youth Initiative, a youth led organization located in Kathmandu, Nepal that works on
issues of human rights, democratization, governance, peace building and civic
leadership. She completed her Masters
Degree in Business Administration and Post Graduate Diploma in Women
Studies. Anita is a proven leader and
change maker who has shared her skills and knowledge with thousands of other
young people working toward peace after a long period of conflict and civil war
in Nepal.
Anita has become an integral part of our organization, assisting us with both strategic planning and day to day operations. She has helped us implement the Civic Schools pilot proces, planning and attending Circles at College Bound Dorchester and English High School.
For her CSP follow up project, Anita has
proposed bringing Civic Schools back to Nepal, where she believes it
has great potential for strengthening democracy and promoting youth
civic engagement. Anita's project proposal was chosen one of eight
chosen by her peers to be presented at the CSP End pf Program
Conference on December 15. As a result, Anita and our Executive
Director Roy Karp will be co-presenting to State Department officials in Washington, DC.