WHO WE ARE

The Institute for Civic Leadership (ICL) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and to educate students to be global leaders and to provide action opportunities in educational development, public health service, poverty alleviation, peace initiatives, and environmental protection.

HISTORY

Since its inception in 2001, the ICL has invested over $2 million dollars in creating unique opportunities for students around the world, including youth leadership conferences at the United Nations, online courses, and international leadership service programs in China, India, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania. With our partner organizations, ICL has built hundreds of schools and facilities around the world and has conducted leadership training for thousands of students.

WHAT WE DO

Our research has shown that there is a disconnect between community service and service learning. The majority of students do not have the necessary tools to reflect on, connect with, and process their experiences to become effective change agents. The ICL has developed a methodology that will allow students to both externalize and internalize the social entrepreneurial spirit when they begin a service-learning project.

Objectives:

• The ICL Inspires thousands of students through the Dare to Dream Conference, Leadership Speaker Series, and Youth Summit at the United Nations.
• The ICL Educates students by offering online courses in Leadership Development, Social Entrepreneurship, and International Public Health.
• The ICL provides Act opportunities for students to be engaged in various humanitarian and service learning projects. For example, The ICL initiated a school-to-school assistance program following the devastating Tsunami in Indonesia (2004); built a nutritional clinic in Pamplona, Peru (2008); and constructed a school in Ladakh, India (2009).