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… Frequently asked questions … Want more information about IVEP? Fill in the form below! … What is it like to be an IVEPer? Read more from IVEP participants. … Every donation …
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… potential hosts, we look for people who can warmly welcome IVEP participants, help them navigate a new cultural context … to learning about a new culture and worldview from the IVEP participant they host. Hosts often understand their own …
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… The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a yearlong volunteer work and cultural exchange … ages 18-30 living outside the U.S. or Canada. Every year, IVEP participants come from more than 25 countries around the … will transform you! Read about the experiences of past IVEPers in the IVEP Yearbook . … Interested in learning more …
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… in becoming a partner agency? Send us an email at ivep@mcc.org and we’ll get in touch to talk about the possibilities. You can learn more about working with IVEP by reading the IVEP manual for hosts and partner …
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… Frequently Asked Questions … After 75 years, the IVEP program continues to transform lives. … Your gift can … globe, or you can join one virtually. … Current and former IVEP participants Current and former hosts, supervisors and friends of the IVEP program Current and former IVEP staff … MCC will not be …
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United States
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… … Our kids had been begging us to host an IVEPer for a few years. They’ve gotten to know several … is much different." … Monica Miller … Monica Miller … IVEP host … IVEP host … 27 … IVEP … IVEP host insight …
United States
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… Our journey with IVEP began more than 30 years ago when Joy worked for Oaklawn … Later, in 2018, a family from our church hosted an IVEPer from Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos). Joy … us, as hosts, and to Monica, as an IVEPer, to have other IVEPers in our area. This group has grown close as friends …
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Tanzania, Pennsylvania
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… Editor’s note: Deus Tumbago from Tanzania participated IVEP in 1991-1992 and was assigned to MCC’s IT department in … Deus works in the information services department as an IVEP participant at MCC’s office in Akron, Pennsylvania. … in recent years has been reconnecting with my fellow IVEPers from the 1991-1992 cohort. So far, about 30 of us …
Indiana, United States
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… Spicher Waggy of Goshen, Indiana, are currently hosting IVEPer Zozahbe Guy Kagonbe, who is from Chad. Top photo: From … that were new! We host Zozahbe Guy Kagonbe through MCC’s IVEP program, and we have enjoyed introducing him to many new … none of us will be the same at the close of this year with IVEP. … 193 … 71 … 195 … IVEP … GSL … IVEP fosters mutual …
Pennsylvania
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… note: Ozioma Okwuchukwu, who goes by “Oma,” is a 2024-2025 IVEP participant from Nigeria. She is serving as a teaching … was more to life than my comfortable routine. I remembered IVEP. I knew that it was an opportunity I couldn't miss. I … and having it come to reality is surreal. Participating in IVEP has been a transformative experience that has profoundly …
Pennsylvania
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… Zook of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are hosting 2024-2025 IVEPer Yehyun Choi from Republic of Korea (South Korea). We … wanted to host her. Over the past 20 years, we have hosted IVEPers from Taiwan and Paraguay and eight exchange students … their families in Ecuador, Paraguay and Spain. Hosting an IVEP participant introduces us to another country, but we …