ALD Service Project

Join us for our ALD Service Project! It allows all chapters to be involved, and it helps you give back to YOUR community. ALD Headquarters is inviting all chapters to plan a service event focusing on this year's topic: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & CULTURAL AWARENESS.

 
 

Programming Ideas:

    • Host workshops on how to conduct oneself during a business meeting or networking event, focusing on how to make introductions, dining etiquette, and how to research social customs that may come up in a business interaction.

    • Events could include practice meetings to act out business interactions, cultural awareness and sensitivity training, and business etiquette or customs quizzes

  • • Description: Host a film festival showcasing documentaries and films from around the world that highlight cultural and social issues.

    • Objective: Encourage conversations about global cultures, histories, and the challenges different countries face.

    • Service Component: Partner with local film groups or nonprofits that focus on international awareness.

    • Organize challenges or competitions where participants are tasked with solving global issues while considering cultural perspectives.

    • Encourage teamwork and collaboration across diverse groups.

  • • Description: Host an event where students and community members from different cultures share their heritage through performances, food, music, and art.

    • Objective: Promote cultural exchange, celebrate diversity, and encourage understanding of global traditions.

    • Service Component: Partner with local cultural organizations to provide support or donations.

    • Host forums where leaders from various sectors (business, government, NGOs) discuss global challenges and share strategies for effective leadership in a multicultural context.

    • Facilitate networking opportunities for participants to build international connections.

    • Organize workshops that focus on global leadership skills such as cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution across cultures, and negotiation skills.

    • Invite speakers who are experienced in global leadership to share their insights and experiences.

  • • Description: Organize a charity run or walk to raise funds for global causes such as clean water initiatives, education in developing countries, or healthcare access.

    • Objective: Combine fitness, leadership, and global awareness in one impactful event.

    • Service Component: Donate proceeds to international charities and invite representatives to speak about the importance of their work.

    • Establish clubs or groups in your community focused on learning languages and exploring cultures from different parts of the world.

    • Organize language exchange events, cultural performances, cooking demonstrations, and karaoke nights featuring international music and songs.

  • • Description: Organize a campus-wide Model UN where students role-play as ambassadors representing different countries to discuss global issues like peacekeeping, climate change, or human rights.

    • Objective: Develop global leadership skills through negotiation, diplomacy, and problem-solving.

    • Service Component: Invite local high schools to participate and run workshops on global governance.

  • ENGin: connects English-speaking volunteers with English learners abroad for weekly video chat conversations.

  • • Description: Create a pen pal program where students and community members can connect with peers in other countries.

    • Objective: Promote global friendships and cultural exchange through letter writing or virtual communication.

    • Service Component: Focus on building connections with underserved communities worldwide.

    • Game simulations where participants will use their leadership skills and roleplay crisis scenarios, from food shortages to apocalyptic events, and they must come together to find a solution.

    • These scenarios can be based on books or TV shows to make the ideas more accessible. A moderator would be available to guide members through the scenarios and help facilitate feedback at the end of sessions.

    •  Hold skill-sharing sessions or swap circles where participants prepare short presentations to showcase a particular skill or knowledge area they possess. Each person can share their skills and groups can be rotated so more participants gather new information.

    • To build cultural awareness, hold events like cultural workshops to teach trades, a language exchange to communicate in different languages, or a cultural showcase on the skills they learned from one another.

    • Develop online modules or webinars that introduce participants to different cultures, their values, communication styles, and etiquette.

    • Include interactive activities and case studies to enhance understanding and empathy.

    • Exhibit artwork and visual art in a special event where artists can come together and create art surrounding the Global Leadership and Cultural Awareness theme. This program would allow for artist panels where participants could share their thoughts and ideals surrounding these themes.

    • Keynote speakers could also be featured in this event to complement the artistic displays with more instructional based content. Interactive or AR elements could also be included in the artwork projects to help viewers get more involved in the experience. 

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