Our Dictionary

In CISV, it is normal to come across many different abreviations for words that are commonly used.

That is why we ought to explain what these words are and what do they mean so everyone involved in Junior Branch or CISV can understand.

Before you dive in, a quick note: the dictionary is very extensive, it may seem overwhelming, but no volunteer needs to know all of these abreviations and their meaning.

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Roles in CISV

1IJR

IJR stands for "International Junior Representative", which are the two elected volunteers who represent IJB at an international level and to the rest of CISV.

2NJR

NJR stands for "National Junior Representative", which are the volunteers who represent their Junior Branch at a national level. They also manage that JB nationally.

3LJR

LJR stands for "Local Junior Representative", which are the volunteers who represent their Junior Branch at a local level. They also manage that JB locally.

4JBer

A JBer is any volunteer of CISV that is involved in Junior Branch and its activities.

5IO

IO stands for "International Office", which refers to the people working in CISV International that are tasked to ensure its day-to-day operations.

6GoBo

GoBo stands for "Governing Board", which refers to the board of volunteers who run CISV International. They decide the direction CISV should take and manage it at an international level.

7NAR

NAR stands for "National Association Representative", which refers to the volunteer who is representing a national CISV internationally.

Number of NJRs

110

The approximate number of NJRs around IJB

Number of LJRs

130

The approximate number of LJRs around IJB

Number of NARs

The current number of NARs across CISV International!

Number of GoBo members

The current number of Governing Board Members!

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Regions

1AJB

AJB stands for "Americas Junior Branch", which means the Junior Branch of the Americas region.

2AJBM

AJBM stands for "Americas Junior Branch Meeting", which is the annual meeting of all of the Junior Branches of the Americas.

3ARC

ARC stands for "Americas Regional Conference", which refers to the region's national associtation representatives meeting.

4APJB

APJB stands for "Asia-Pacific Junior Branch", which means the Junior Branch of the Asia-Pacific region.

5JASPARC

JASPARC stands for "Junior Asia Pacific Regional Conference", which is the annual meeting of all of the Junior Branches of Asia-Pacific.

6APRW

APRW stands for "Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop", which refers to the region's national associtation representatives meeting.

7EMEAJB

EMEAJB stands for "Europe, Middle-East and Africa Junior Branch Meeting", which means the Junior Branch of the EMEA region.

8EMEAJBM

EMEAJBM stands for "Europe, Middle-East and Africa Junior Branch Meeting", which is the annual meeting of all of the Junior Branches of EMEA.

9BEAM

BEAM refers to the region's national associtation representatives meeting.

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Events

1RTF

RTF stands for "Regional Training Forum" and it's where trainings in-person take place.

2TTT

TTT stands for "Train the Trainee" and it is one of the in-person trainings given at an RTF.

3WWW

WWW stands for "Wild West Weekend" and it refers to the neighborhood workshop of Wild West, one of EMEA's neighborhoods.

4EE

EE stands for "Easter Express" and it is one of the four EMEA neighborhoods.

5GloCo

GloCo stands for "Global Conference" and it is the conference where every country in CISV is invited to participate and interact with people from other countries.

6IJBC

IJBC stands for "International Junior Branch Conference" and it is the anual JB meeting where every JB is invited to participate.

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Other

1NA

NA stands for "National Association" and it refers to a country that is part of CISV and is considered as a full-member. An NA can organizer and deliver CISV programmes and has all of the voting rights within CISV.

2PA

PA stands for "Promotional Association" and it refers to a country that is part of CISV, but it's in process of becoming a full association in the organization.

3A+ASK

A+ASK stands for "Awareness + Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge".