Corvallis Sister City Association Inc

CSCA CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF CORVALLIS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITIES IN OTHER NATIONS TO DEVELOP FRIENDSHIP, AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE.

THE AWARD-WINNING CSCA-UZHHOROD COUNCIL (CSCA-U) HAS OVER 25 YEARS OF HOSTING OPEN WORLD, USAID, AND CSCA-U SELF-FUNDED DELEGATIONS. CSCA-U HAS AN EXTENSIVE HISTRY OF RECIPROCAL DELEGATIONS WITH ITS SISTER CITY, UZHHOROD. DELEGATION TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED MAYORAL EXCHANGES, YOUTH EXCHANGES, MEDICAL, EDUCATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, NGO DEVELOPMENT AND MANY OTHER AREAS. IN EARLY YEARS OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH UZHHOROD, MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT. MORE RECENTLY, CSCA-U HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL TRAINING TO PHYSICIANS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, NGO PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTS FOR ORPHANS, ROMA, WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. MANY CSCA-U MEMBER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TRAVEL TO UKRAINE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE TO CONTINUE ASSISTING PROJECTS AND TOEXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

THE TOUCH PROJECT (TAKE ONE UKRAINIAN CHILDS HAND)IS A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM WITHIN THE CSCA-UZHHOROD COUNCIL FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN. THE TOUCH PROJECT HAS GROWN TO FIVE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR OVER 400 CHILDREN. IT IS A FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM, NOT AN ADOPTION AGENCY. NEARLY 300 DELEGATES HAVE TRAVELED FROM THE US TO THE UKRAINE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE SINCE 2001 AS PART OF THE ANNUAL TOUCH DELEGATION. DELEGATES TAKE THE CHILDREN SHOPPING FOR SCHOOL CLOTHES, ON OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS, AND TO MOVIES, MUSEUMS, PARKS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. SPONSORSHOIP FUNDS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, FACILITIES REPAIR, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND HEALTH CARE. A MAJOR PROJECT IN 2021 WAS THE REPAIR OF FIRE DAMAGE AT THE ROMA SCHOOL IN UZHHOROD.

THE AWARD-WINNING CSCA-GONDAR COUNCIL (CSCA-G) COLLABORATES WITH THE PEOPLE OF GONDAR TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, AND CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO GONDAR, ETHIOPIA. TEACHER AND LIBRARIAN TRAINING, DONATION OF NEEDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND BOOKS, DONKEY LIBRARY SUPPORT, COMPUTERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM. CSCA-G HAS CONSTRUCTED 21 WELLS AND SPRING DEVELOPMENTS IN RURAL GONDAR PROVIDING WATER TO MANY FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. CSCA-G HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDRENS VILLAGE AND SUPPORTS THEIR NEEDS AND EFFORTS. CSCA-G SISTER SCHOOL PROGRAM CONNECTS STUDENTS IN CORVALLIS WITH STUDENTS IN GONDAR THROUGH EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES. SEVERAL DELEGATIONS HAVE TRAVELED TO GONDAR OVER THE YEARS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE TO VOLUNTEER, VISIT PROJECTS, AND FOSTER FRIENDSHIP. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.