Each chapter hosting a Village pays the accommodation and programme expenses of the visiting delegations. Delegates take part in a mix of sport, educational and cultural activities. The growth of Villages. Interchange An Interchange is a family-oriented group exchenge between reciprocal pairs of CISV Chapters in different countries. Some Interchanges, particulary those between distant partners, take place during two successive years.
Families receive no fees for hosting.
The programme centres on activities which help participants discover and formulate their own opinions by exposing them to the ideas of young people from other cultures. Local Work Local Work is a continuous educational process providing peace education at the community level. Local Chapters organize activities based on themes related to peace education, according to their own culture, resources and members.