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Organisation

Overview

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BLESSED BY GOD
Abbey Thangiah Davadason Peter

ROOTED IN GOD
BLESSING TO THE WORLD

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INSTALLATIONS DRC DRA PADANG EARTHQUAKE

Organisations

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3.6 mil members on Jan 2012

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WHAT IS COUCHSURFING?
Imagine having an interesting friend wherever you go -- whether thats 2,000 miles away, or right in your hometown. With millions of members in over 230 countries and territories around the world, CouchSurfing is blazing the trail towards a better, friendlier world where people who are different from one another can find their similarities. We are a community, and we are a movement. If you believe that all types of people can share fun, trust, and friendship, then you belong here.

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HOW DOES COUCHSURFING WORK?

You join CouchSurfing, you tap into our network of welcoming people worldwide. You can share your hospitality and experience your city through new eyes by offering travellers a place to stay on their journey. You can bypass the typical hotel experience by staying at the home of a local and learning about their culture. You can join cool and interesting people for anything from a bike ride to a party using CouchSurfing Activities. You can meet up with new people, whether at home or while traveling, for inspiring experiences and new friendships

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TEAM MEMBERS
Founders Board of Directors Outreach Engineering Operations Product Management Legal Ambassadors and Community Builders

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WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE CAN EXPLORE AND CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE AND PLACES WE ENCOUNTER. BUILDING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS ACROSS CULTURES ENABLES US TO RESPOND TO DIVERSITY WITH CURIOSITY, APPRECIATION AND RESPECT. THE APPRECIATION OF DIVERSITY SPREADS TOLERANCE AND CREATES A GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

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1. LETS EXPLORE

To explore is to open ourselves to the unfamiliar with a sense of wonder. Exploration can happen anywhere - halfway around the globe or right on our own living room couch.

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2. Lets Connect
We all have a natural desire to connect with others. We form relationships relatively easily with people to whom we are similar, but envision a world where we have the opportunity to build meaningful connections with people who are very different.

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3.Let's Appreciate Diversity

Once we have developed a connection and feel safe and accepted, we can begin to view our differences with understanding and compassion. We can let go of our fears of the unfamiliar and our unconscious expectation that everyone should be just like us.
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3.Let's Appreciate Diversity (cont)

With enough of these encounters, we can begin to see differences as inevitable, necessary, and even fascinating. We can develop empathy for our differences and even learn to better accept ourselves.

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4. Let's create a global community

We envision a world where everyone is inspired to help and care for each other, regardless of differences in culture or ideologies. We believe that the more we see the world as an exciting mix of unique peoples, the more motivated we are to protect and preserve diversity.
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Rooftop Party

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Tree PLanting

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Christmas Party 2011

Picture Color, Corrections, Artistic Effects, and Background Removal allow you to customize images for your story
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mission

MISSION STATEMENT: CREATE INSPIRING EXPERIENCES

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mission
Magnetic Experiences help us attract the greatest number and the widest range of users. Like a magnet, these experiences draw us in. Growth Experiences happen when CouchSurfers connect with people who are vastly different from themselves.

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MISSSION
"Inspiring Experiences" are the most powerful experiences of all. They occur when both the fun and excitement of the Magnetic Experience and the learning opportunities of the Growth Experience happen simultaneously.

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mission
TUNE THE ENGINE REV THE ENGINE

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Our efforts to achieve CouchSurfing's vision begins with ourselves. 2. We practice teamwork with respect for personal freedom.. 3. We seek to unify people through honest and empathetic communication.

4. We conscientiously preserve diversity, within and without the organization. 5. We seek continuous personal development for ourselves and others.
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We reflect on our challenges as opportunities. We practice gratitude towards everyone. We keep the fun in everything we do. We value interpersonal connections within our teams.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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10. We operate as a socially responsible B Corporation in order to best serve CouchSurfing's vision. 11. We understand that CouchSurfing can only endorse ideologies that further its vision.
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COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE IS INVOLVED WITH
INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY NEEDS, PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES. THEY DEVELOP PROJECTS WHICH WILL SERVICE AND IMPROVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE CLUB AS A WHOLE.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDES

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. THEY DEVELOP ACTIVITIES TO GIVE SERVICE FOR PROMOTING THE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL PEOPLE.
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CURRENT SITUATION
Many Couchsurfers dont like to party Some want to be involved in Community Service Some like to mix with the local crowd rather than just travelling

Rotaract is involved in

International Service Another way to learn from other cultures around the world Rotaractors can use CS as a form of IS projects

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welcome gocouchsurfing Time to to online!!!

Thank You
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