AUI Community Involvement Program

AUI Community Involvement Program AUI Community Involvement Program - CIP
Discovering the light in every dark situation. Why Community Involvement? You are a part, not the whole, and that’s ok.

Our History
Formally known as the Community Service Program, the CIP began in the fall semester of 2005 in the same year that HRM King Mohamed VI launched his own drive to fight poverty and empower communities through the creation of his National Initiative for Human Development (INDH). From 2005 up until the present day, Al Akhawayn students have collectively spent over 65,000 fieldwork hours de

dicated towards community action under the umbrella of our Community Involvement Program. With only 30 campus – community partnerships established during 2005 – 2007, students can now have access to a database of over 330 sites for where to do their fieldwork including internationally based partners in Africa, Europe, China and North America. We recently changed our program’s name from Community Service to Community Involvement because we believe it promotes greater participation, and less of the “us” and “them”. When you get involved in a project that a community itself has identified as a need, you can realize how your skills, resources and time can be useful to that community. And when you’re useful you become an active member within the team, a piece of the puzzle, a branch on the tree, a step on the ladder. Community Involvement is a two way learning process where prejudices can be broken down, leadership harnessed, teamwork fostered and positive results achieved. It is an opportunity for self-discovery as well as to better understand those around you.

For those of you who registered in the CIP 1002, we will be meeting tomorrow in auditorium 4, at 7:00 P.M. Please try to...
10/11/2015

For those of you who registered in the CIP 1002, we will be meeting tomorrow in auditorium 4, at 7:00 P.M. Please try to be on time.
In case you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: [email protected] , or via our page, or stop by our office located in the first floor of building 14 next to hand in hand.

07/10/2015

For those of you registered in the third section of CIP 1001, we will be meeting tonight in building 4 classroom 105, at 6.30 pm. Please try to be on time.
In case you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: [email protected] , or via our page, or stop by our office located in the first floor of building 14 next to hand in hand.

22/09/2015

The Community Involvement Program (CIP) is a free core curriculum component for all AUI undergraduate students; it includes the following three non-credit courses: CIP 1001 Human Development in Morocco, CIP 1002, The Role of Civil Society in Human Development, and CIP 2000 Community Involvement Fieldwork.
Students start the CIP with two on campus preparation and training seminars, CIP 1001 and 1002. Students may enroll in these two courses upon earning at least 15 SCH and up to earning 45 SCH. Failure to register for and complete these seminars within the specified time frame may lead to administrative holds (viewing information on the portal, preregistration bar, etc.)
CIP 1001 and 1002 are prerequisites to the third and final course, CIP 2000 which involves conducting 60 hours of fieldwork within local, national or international development organizations or public institutions, one post fieldwork experience sharing roundtable, and submission of a reflective report. CIP 2000 and completion of the program must be finished before students earn a total of 90 SCH.
Students who have completed degree credits but have not completed the CIP requirements MUST pay a CIP registration fine of 1900 DH per semester.
CIP grading policy:
• For CIP 1001 & 1002:
- Attend (ATT) or Fail to Attend (FA)
• For CIP 2000 (Round Table + Report):
- In Progress (IP): if a student registers for CIP 2000, attends the round table and submits a report that is not validated. The student needs to resubmit a revised report according to the deadlines set by the CIP office. Failure to submit a revised report that is validated by an assigned reader will yield a Fail grade.
- Pass (P): If a student registers for CIP 2000, attends the round table and validates his/her report.
- Fail (F): If a student registers for CIP 2000 and does not attend the round table; or attends the round table but does not submit a report; or attends the round table, submits a report that does not meet CIP report standards (less than 70%). The concerned student should re-do CIP 2000 the following semester.
Important:
- Reports are submitted ONLY after attending Round Tables.
- Both MUST be completed during the same semester.

CIP helps students understand themselves, their community and their role; develop personally, professionally and academically; apply their skills and knowledge to societal problems; build capacity for learning and leadership;
CIP aims to create leaders who are change-makers; who realize their own potential and promote capacity building for the people with the people, and who, can instill in others a desire to make their lives and communities the best they can be.
Service Areas
1. Literacy, Education and Training;
2. Service to the elderly;
3. Disability;
4. Health Awareness;
5. Community Development;
6. Environment;
7. Urban/ Rural Poverty Alleviation;
8. Public Relations/ Outreach and Fundraising;
9. Children and Youth;
10. Disaster Relief.
The Fieldwork – Where and When
The CIP Office has compiled lists of suitable community partners for the majority of Morocco’s towns and cities. We now have more than 330 community organizations listed in our database where AUI students have conducted their fieldwork.
Locally in the Ifrane region: students can spread out their 60 hours of service as a weekly activity throughout a semester at a local site near to the university.
Across Morocco: students can complete the 60 hours as an intensive placement during a mid or between semester break in sites all over Morocco.
Abroad: students can propose to conduct their service internationally with an accredited not for profit organization and upon approval from the CIP Office before the student departs.
The Fieldwork – Terms and Conditions
• Fieldwork must be unpaid;
• People to people service – for example; mentoring orphans, art workshops for street children, literacy classes for rural women, tutoring students living in a Dar Talib/a, befriending and caring for the elderly, assisting at an AIDS drop in center;
• Done for and under the auspices of a nonprofit organization accredited by Al Akhawayn University or one of the university’s departments working in the social field;
• Completed in addition to class obligations and not part of another requirement for which credit is received;
• Conducted outside of the student’s academic timetable;
• Exclusive fundraising is not acceptable: a portion of your time can be dedicated towards this if the service site identifies it as a need but the main focus should be on service that involves face to face contact and interaction with the beneficiaries;
• Exclusive administrative work is not acceptable: 60 hours of translating reports from French into English or building a website with no time spent in contact with the beneficiaries is not acceptable;
• Travel to and from the service site, project meetings, preparation time or training hours are not to be counted within the 60 fieldwork hours;
• Work for any private individual or family not directly associated with a nonprofit agency is not acceptable;
• Independent projects proposed and accepted for one team may not be approved for a second team during the same semester.
On Campus Social Actions – 1O Hours Only
Only 10 hours of on campus actions for social causes can be counted within the 60 required hours, no matter how many clubs you are a member or actions performed or number of semesters active in. This is not to undermine your efforts but simply because the intention of the program is for you to get out into the field.
N.B: Students can contact organizations to inquire about service opportunities, but should not start their service until approval has been granted from the Community Service Coordinator.
If you would like to perform your own social project:
Submit a project proposal to the Community Service Advisory Board for validation (Project Forms available at the Community Service Office).
For more information please stop by the Office of Community Involvement next to Hand in Hand and the Interfaith Space in Building 14 or contact:
Community Involvement Office
[email protected]
Telephone ext. 2976/ 3182

Dear all,Please find below the venue and time slot for the CIP 1001 & CIP 1002 for this semester.Please note that in or...
22/09/2015

Dear all,

Please find below the venue and time slot for the CIP 1001 & CIP 1002 for this semester.

Please note that in order to have your attendance recorded you are strongly advised to attend the session you are registered in.

Also, if you missed the add and drop period and could not add the seminars you will have to wait until next semester.

In case you have any questions concerning the CIP, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: [email protected] , or via our page, or stop by our office located in the first floor of building 14.

Attending seminars on human development in Morocco as a first step prior to field work is important. Check out the full ...
16/09/2015

Attending seminars on human development in Morocco as a first step prior to field work is important. Check out the full story here!

16/09/2015

Excerpt from an AUI student's Fall 2013 Community Involvement Report, featured in the AUI Leadership Development Institute newsletter
The House Of The Child Or How An Umpteenth Graduation Requirement Turned Out To Be One Of The Best Experiences In My Life
Anonymous
The “Association des Amis de l’Hôpital d’Enfants de Rabat” was founded in July 1992. The main concern of this association is children hospitalized at the Rabat Children Hospital. The Child House was created in 2008. It is a 600 m2 structure dedicated to the educational support and the distraction of the children
hospitalized.
As this was my first social experience, I didn’t know whether I would enjoy the time spent with the children or whether it will be an annoying experience. Thanks to this experience, I know now that I am willing to engage more in social actions. I learnt also that I like taking care of children. Making them happy, lis-
tening to them, talking to them, and sharing what I know with them is something rewarding. For the first time in my life, I felt I was doing something useful. Although it was temporary, I know now that I can be useful by helping others. Being in contact with children made me realize that I was lucky to be healthy and
have my parents to support me. Therefore, I have to share part of what life gave me and stop complaining.
This experience was also an occasion to learn to be patient. I am impatient by nature. I cannot stand to wait and I cannot stand people who take time to do something. So the first day, I looked frequently at my watch, waiting for the first day to end. However, over time, I learnt to appreciate the time spent with children. I learnt that it takes time to gain the trust of children. I learnt that we should not judge people too quickly. Finally, I learnt that by being impatient, I was missing good occasions to meet interesting people and sometimes making the wrong decisions in my life.
I think I tried to be as close as possible to the children. I didn’t take into account that I was 23 and that the oldest among them was only 14. I think this is why I was valued in this association, both by the children and by the staff. I noticed that by good remarks of the staff and by the children’s demonstrations of affec-
tion. As for how I would talk about sick children to people I know, I think that if we ignore for a moment the disease and if we only focus on the person we are facing, those children are perfectly normal, with interesting things to say and interesting traits of personality.
I think Morocco is still far behind developed countries in the field of health. Our country doesn’t have the material and human resources to ensure good care for everyone. Besides, I was lucky enough to be in the best pediatric center in Morocco. I guess that the situation in isolated areas is worse. I think we don’t all
have equal access to care. I myself was treated for leukemia at the age of ten. However, I see clearly that I received better care than needy children. This makes me think that there is still a gap between the rich ones and the poor ones in terms of the quality and the access to care. Efforts must be made. Nevertheless, I
think there is hope when I see that the government and the associations are mobilizing for this cause.
When I think of the moments spent with the children, I have only one desire: try the experience again. At first, I think I'll volunteer again in this association. The second step will be maybe to become a donator. Finally, if I have enough financial resources in the future, I hope to create an association to help needy children.
On the other hand, being an engineer, I want to engage with “Engineers Without Borders” and help the most isolated populations in Morocco to get access to water and electricity.
I truly think that Al Akhawayn University offers us a unique experience as students to get involved socially during our academic career. This is not common in Moroccan universities.
I truly think also that this experience changed me and made me grow up. I think that I needed an experience like this one to judge the reality of the health system in my country and estimate all the efforts that must be made to change the current situation of the health system.

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Al Akhawayn University, P. O Box 104, Hassan II Avenue
Ifrane
53000

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00212 535 862 976

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