The following is a map and list of sites in the U.S. and internationally that have participated in the Civitas International Programs. U.S. and international sites participating in long-term civic education exchange partnerships are in blue on the map. Other sites that participate in Civitas International Programs and have made use of Center materials are designated in green. Download the map.
The following organizations in the United States and other countries participate in the Civitas International Programs network.
Partners in the United States
ALABAMA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
ALASKA: Mary Bristol, Civitas Alaska, akbristol@gci.net
Phyllis Bowie, Civitas Alaska, phyllisbowie@gci.net
CALIFORNIA: Carol Hatcher, Hatcher International Consulting, cahatcher4@yahoo.com
David Moorhouse, davidmoorhouse@cox.net
COLORADO: Contact the Center for Civic Education
CONNECTICUT: Contact the Center for Civic Education
DELAWARE: Contact the Center for Civic Education
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
FLORIDA: Annette Boyd Pitts, Justice Teaching Center, abpflreaed@aol.com
IDAHO: Contact the Center for Civic Education
ILLINOIS: Contact the Center for Civic Education
INDIANA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
IOWA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
KANSAS: Thomas Vontz, Kansas State University Center for Social Studies Education, tvontz@ksu.edu
KENTUCKY: Contact the Center for Civic Education
MARYLAND: Marcie Taylor-Thoma, Maryland Council for Civic Education, marciethoma@hotmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS: Contact the Center for Civic Education
MICHIGAN: Ellen Zwarensteyn, Michigan Center for Civic Education, ezwarensteyn@miciviced.org
MISSISSIPPI: Susie Burroughs, Mississippi State University, sburroughs@colled.msstate.edu
MISSOURI: Alden W. Craddock, Center for Civic Engagement and Democracy, Maryville University, acraddock@maryville.edu
NEVADA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
NEW JERSEY: Arlene Gardner, New Jersey Center for Civic Education, arlenega@sas.rutgers.edu
NEW MEXICO: Contact the Center for Civic Education
NEW YORK: Debra Lesser, Justice Resource Center, dlesser@schools.nyc.org
OHIO: Leigh Chiarelott, University of Toledo, leigh.chiarelott@utoledo.edu
OKLAHOMA: Contact the Center for Civic Education
OREGON: Beth Cook, Classroom Law Project, bcook@classroomlaw.org
TEXAS: Jan L. Miller, Law Related Education, State Bar of Texas, jmiller@texasbar.com
WASHINGTON STATE: Kathy Hand, Civic Education Washington State, kathyhand@comcast.net
WISCONSIN: Contact the Center for Civic Education
WYOMING: Contact the Center for Civic Education
International Partners
Africa (Sub-Sahara)
Ghana: Gladys Osman, National Commission for Civic Education, gladys.osman@yahoo.com
Kenya: Godfrey Mse, Civic Quotient Center, godshedd@yahoo.com
Madagascar: Dustin Eirdosh, University of Toliara, dustin@unitoliara.info
Malawi: Misheck Munthali, Civitas Malawi, Domasi College of Education, myagontha@yahoo.co.uk
Mali: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Mauritius: Amode Taher, Civitas Mauritius, ataher@govmu.org
Namibia: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Nigeria: Nimi Walson-Jack, Civitas Nigeria, nimisoere@yahoo.co.uk
Senegal: Boubacar Tall, Sencirk, boubacartall@gmail.com
South Africa: Anash Mangalparsad, Center for Community and Educational Development, anashmangal@gmail.com
South Sudan: Contact the Center for Civic Education
East Asia, South Asia, and Pacific Regions
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia: Contact the Center for Civic Education
China:
Jiangsu Province: Wencan Ju, Teaching Research Office, Jiangsu Provincial Education Department, juwencan@yahoo.com.cn
Shandong Province: Xiumei Cui, Academy of Education Sciences of Weifang City, sdwfcxm@tom.com
Shanghai: Ye Weiliang, Teaching Research Institute, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, yweil55@126.com
Shanxi Province: Congying Li, The Academy of Educational Sciences of Shanxi Province, licongying_@163.com
Yunnan Province: Qihan Long, The Academy of Education Sciences of Yunnan Province, lqh_5125142@163.com
India: Meera Balachandran, Learning Links Foundation, meerabal@hotmail.com
Indonesia: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Japan: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Malaysia: Abdul Rahim Ibrahim, Malaysia Citizenship Initiative, rahimib@usm.my
Mongolia: Narangerel Rinchin, Center for Citizenship Education, narangerel_r@yahoo.com
Nepal: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Pakistan: Zafarullah Khan, Center for Civic Education Pakistan, contact@civiceducation.org
Philippines: Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy, citizenship.ph@pcced.org
South Korea: Jeong-ok Hwang, Korea Democracy Foundation, hjo@kdemo.or.kr
Sri Lanka: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Taiwan: J.P. Chang, Civic and Law Related Education Foundation, jpchang@dlaw.com.tw
Thailand: Supanat Permpoonwiwat, King Prajadhipok’s Institute, supanat.p@hotmail.com
Vietnam: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Central and Eastern Europe
Czech Republic: Ivana Havlínová, Civitas–CZ, ihavlinova@email.cz
Estonia: Sulev Valdmaa, Civic Education Centre, Jaan Tonisson Institute, sulev@jti.ee
Hungary: Tibor Gál, Civitas Association, Hungary, tibor@civitas.hu
Latvia: Aija Tuna, Education Development Center, aija.tuna@latnet.lv
Lithuania: Giedre Kvieskiene, Lithuanian College of Democracy, giedre.kvieskiene@gmail.com
Poland: Jacek Strzemieczny, Center for Citizenship Education, jacek@ceo.org.pl
Romania: Calin Rus, Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, calin.rus@intercultural.ro
Slovakia: Marcela Maslova, Orava Association for Democratic Education, marcelam@projectorava.sk
Ukraine: Polina Verbytska, All-Ukrainian Association of Teachers of History, Civic Education and Social Studies “Nova Doba,” polinaverbytska@gmail.com
Southeastern Europe
Albania: Shefqet Shyti, Institute for Democracy and Mediation, shefqetshyti@yahoo.com
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ivana Kesic, Civitas@Bosnia & Herzegovina, ikesic@civitas.ba · Sandra Sladakovic, Civitas@Bosnia & Herzegovina, ssladakovic@civitas.ba
Bulgaria: Rumen Valchev, Open Education Centre, openedcen@gmail.com
Croatia: Nevenka Loncaric-Jelacic, Education and Teacher Training Agency, nevenka.loncaric-jelacic@azoo.hr
Kosovo: Yllka Beqaj, Civitas Kosova, civitas.prishtina.rks@gmail.com · Mimoza Usaj, Civitas Kosova, civitas.prishtina.rks@gmail.com
Macedonia: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Montenegro: Bojka Dukanovic, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro, bojkadj@t-com.me
Serbia: Maja Stojanovic, Civic Initiatives, maja@gradjanske.org
Western Europe
Ireland/Northern Ireland: Margaret Lucey, Co-operation Ireland, mlucey@cooperationireland.org
Eurasia
Armenia: Aleksandr Shagafyan, Armenian Civitas, ashagafayan@gmail.com
Georgia: Mari Alugishvili, Educators and Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia, mari.alugishvili@gmail.com · Maia Gogoladze, Fund for Democracy Development, gogmaia@yahoo.com
Kazakhstan: Arman Argynov, Research and Information Center for Civic Education, arman_argynov@mail.ru
Russia: Evgeny Belyakov, Civitas Foundation, zbelyakov@yahoo.com · Peter Polozhevets, Russian Association for Civic Education, peterpol@redline.ru · Jakov Sokolov, Grazhdanin Training Center, sokolovjv@mail.ru
Turkey: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina: Asociación Conciencia · Silvia Uranga, Fundación Desarrollar, silvia@desarrollar.org
Bolivia: Ariel Mealla Aramayo, Educadores para la Democracia
Brazil: Marcia Vasconcellos Saab, Instituto da Cidadania, mvsaab@institutocidadania.org.br
Chile: Abraham Magendzo, O.N.G. Entorno, abrahammagendzo@gmail.com
Colombia: Susana Restrepo, Fundación Presencia, restrepo.susana@gmail.com
Costa Rica: Marie-Laure Lemineur, Omar Dengo Foundation, marie.lemineur@fod.ac.cr
Dominican Republic: Leonor Elmudesi, Consortium for Civic Education, leonor_bancalari@hotmail.com
Ecuador: Patricia Muñoz, Fundación Horizonte
El Salvador: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Guatemala: Carlana Imeri Velarde, Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia, carlana.imeri@segeplan.gob.gt
Haiti: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Honduras: Marlyn Denisse Miranda Erazo, Federación de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales para el Desarrollo de Honduras, miranda_erazo@yahoo.com
Mexico: Federal Electoral Institute
Panama: Carmen Chacón de Cárcamo, Electoral Tribunal/Civitas Panama, ccarcamo@tribunal-electoral.gob.pa
Paraguay: Mercedes Aust, ONG Sumando, participacion@sumando.org.py
Peru: Wilian A. López Prieto, Instituto Peruano de Educación en Derechos Humanos y la Paz, wlopez@ipedehp.org.pe
Uruguay: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Venezuela: Luis Germán Mena, Civitas Venezuela, civitas_venezuela@cantv.net
Near East (North Africa and the Middle East)
Algeria: Said Chitour, Algerian Civitas Program
Bahrain: Khalid Al Khaja, Ministry of Education, alkhaja-k@hotmail.com
Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Jordan: Mona Alami, Jordanian Center for Civic Education, monaalalami@gmail.com
Lebanon: Roula Mikhael, Lebanese Center for Civic Education, roulamikael@hotmail.com
Morocco: Elarbi Imad, Moroccan Center for Civic Education, imadi261@yahoo.com
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia: Contact the Center for Civic Education
Tunisia: Amara Benromdhane, Social Development and Empowerment Center, benromdhaneamara@yahoo.fr
West Bank and Gaza: Refaat Sabbah, Teacher Creativity Center, refat@teachercc.org
Yemen: Contact the Center for Civic Education
