POSTED 1/23/01 
                     
>> >             New International Campus Opens in California
>> >
>> > 
>> > Campus California TG is a new non-profit offering programs where
>> > participants of all different nationalities, types and backgrounds
>> > come together to learn about our global community and to take actions
>> > that have a positive impact on the world.
>> >
>> > The first program which will start at CCTG is the Development
>> > Instructor Program. A Development Instructor is a volunteer who after
>> > 6 months training travels to and works at a Development project in
>> > Africa, Asia or South America. The program is fourteen months long and
>> > is divided into three distinct segments: Six months training at CCTG,
>> > six months development work in Africa, and two months information work
>> > back at CCTG.
>> >
>> > During the first part of the program participants will live, work and
>> > study at CCTG, situated in the mountains of northern California, in an
>> > area of great natural beauty. The natural environment is of prime
>> > importance forCCTG. During this 6 months each participant will prepare
>> > him or herself together with the team mates and the teachers to be
>> > personally, practically and theoretically prepared for the challenges
>> > awaiting them Africa. The first team will work on start and establish
>> > CCTG, and will, among other things, learning Portuguese prior to their
>> > departure for Mozambique.
>> >
>> > Then, for the second part of the program, the group will go to
>> > Mozambique, Africa, in Sept 2001. They will work as Development
>> > Instructors in Africa for six months.
>> >
>> > The team will work together with the International Humana People to
>> > People Movement running a variety of projects aiming to improve the
>> > living conditions for some of the poorest people on the planet. Some
>> > of the projects are:
>> >
>> > CHILD AID
>> >
>> > A Development instructor working in one of the Child Aid projects
>> > would organize the community to build a school and get it running,
>> > teach children and help adults in the community to start up parent
>> > committees as well as all sorts of childrens clubs, ranging from
>> > childrens clubs for sports, to childrens clubs for the advancement of
>> > science and technology, to childrens clubs for the advancement of
>> > democracy and human rights etc. Furthermore, the Child Aid projects
>> > support families in their own efforts to improve their lives. E.g.
>> > building latrines, planting trees, building wells and firewood saving
>> > stoves etc.
>> >
>> > TCE
>> >
>> > TCE ( Total Control of the Epidemic) is a new strategy and program to
>> > Combat the spread of AIDS. AIDSis threatening to kill millions and
>> > leave millions of orphans in Africa. The Development Instructor will
>> > work in the establishing phase of this program and combat AIDS by
>> > spreading knowledge and awareness, and will organize whole communities
>> > in the battle.
>> >
>> > CHILDRENS TOWN
>> >
>> > A Childrens Town is a place where orphans all live together without
>> > parents. In a Childrens Town project the Development Instructors would
>> > work at a school for street kids, work with the local teachers there
>> > and runmany extra-curricular school programs. Often, the development
>> > instuctor will act as a surrogate parent,nurturing children of all
>> > ages,working in the fields with them to grow vegetables, helping them
>> > to acquire food, clothing, healthcare and an education.
>> >
>> > FARMING
>> >
>> > A Development Instructor working at one of the Farming projects will
>> > teach farmers about economy, how to budget, how to organize and plan
>> > in order to improve the yield of their crops as well as help form
>> > farmers clubs to better market their products. Farmers will learn to
>> > work together in cooperation with eachother and this will in turn
>> > strengthen the economy of the community.
>> >
>> > CLOTHES SALE
>> >
>> > Through the Clothes Sale projects,the Development Instructor will
>> > raise funds to support all of these projects. In addition, the local
>> > people will have access to affordable second-hand clothing sent in
>> > from Europe and the USA.
>> >
>> > For the third period of the program, the Development Instructor team
>> > will come back to CCTG for two months and hold seminars at different
>> > schools in the USA about what they accomplished in Africa. They will
>> > also do what is needed to get the next Development Instructor team
>> > started.
>> >
>> > CCTG is part of an international movement of institutes and colleges
>> > in Europe and the USA that for years have been offering Development
>> > Instuctor programs. CCTG is a partner with the Humana People to People
>> > movement carrying out development work in four continents, and it also
>> > belongs to a family of institutes that world-wide are training an
>> > placing Development Instructors. With these connections CCTG has
>> > access to a very rich and resource filled web of experiences.
>> >
>> > What makes CCTGvery unique is that no prior experience is needed to
>> > participate. In this way, by being all inclusive, each team is made up
>> > of people from many backgrounds and nationalities, which in turn makes
>> > the whole experience more enriching for each individualparticipant, as
>> > well as for the people in Africa who will recieve our assistance.
>> >
>> > For more information call (1) 530-467 4082, visit our web page at
>> > www.cctg.org or E-mail info@cctg.org

>> > Email: info@cctg.org
>> >
>> > Website: www.cctg.org