Latvian youth workers and euforians share expertise

The “Agency for International Programs for Youth of Latvia” and euforia collaborate to organize a four days hands-on study trip in Switzerland. 26 Latvian youth center representatives will learn from and with other Swiss organizations and youth. The aim is to exchange experiences and good practices.

The exchange will take place in the French-speaking part of Switzerland from October 17th to 20th. It includes many activities, among others a World Café to get inspired by existing youth initiatives in Switzerland, and to have a picture of the Swiss social work structure. Furthermore, a learning exchange session with local youth centers and social workers in Crissier and Renens will make the participants experience field work with outdoor activities and give a safe space to brainstorm how some ideas could be adapted for Latvia. In addition, a “euforic programs fair” will make the participants experience our activities and unconventional methodologies, such as Radical Collaboration or Wellbeing workshops. An interactive rally will provide them with the opportunity to visit and discover organizations in Geneva and harvest the best practices, exchanging with locals and learning by experimenting.

Our program developer Natalia, explains, „we will use very inclusive, interactive and non-formal educational methods to create a unique learning experience for everyone so that the participants get to know and learn from the Swiss youth sector. Our common vision is to inspire and to motivate through Swiss initiatives while sharing experience and expertise.”

The study trip is part of the Latvian-Swiss cooperation program “Support for the Development of Youth Initiatives in Peripheral or Disadvantaged Regions”, funded by the Swiss Government. The program aims at providing personal and professional perspectives to young people living in peripheral and disadvantaged regions of Latvia. So far, 26 multi-functional youth initiative centers have been created in Latvia and more than 160 seminars for young people and persons involved in youth work have been organized. “We are thankful to the Swiss Government for funding this program. The study visit is important to see and to adopt Swiss youth center good practices in our 26 youth centers in Latvia”, says Vladislava Skele, head of the International Cooperation and Support Division of Agency for International Programs for Youth of Latvia.

The Latvian-Swiss cooperation program “Support for the Development of Youth Initiatives in Peripheral or Disadvantaged Regions” involves two components. Within the framework of the first component, 26 multi-functional youth initiative centers shall be created in different self-governmental bodies of the Republic of Latvia. The second component involves training and events for the youth and the executives working with the youth, as well as development of metodological educational materials.

In order to make this learning exchange a great success, the Agency for International Programs for Youth of Latvia and euforia collaborate with a variety of local partners, such as Unités d'action communautaire (UAC), Point Info, Pré en bulle, la Maison de Quartier Plainpalais, Villa Freundler, ACAB and Be You Network.

Collaborative entrepreneurship across sectors to maximize social impact

>>> Invitation by Ashoka

On the 15th of Nov. in Geneva and 16th of Nov. in Bern, Ashoka Switzerland is organizing its final year events and invites you to reflect on how to promote win-win collaborations between businesses and social enterprises.

Guest speakers include 2016 Swiss Ashoka Fellow Nicola Forster, founder of @foraus and Tülin Akin, Ashoka Fellow from Turkey and initiator of a co-creation model between @TABIT and Vodafone!

Registration for Geneva : http://bit.ly/2eotFyF

Registration for Bern : http://bit.ly/2e3LSHk

 

 

 

Ökonauten - Das Förderprogramm für grüne Startups - Jetzt bewerben bis zum 31.10.2016!

>>> Invitation by Grünhof GmbH

Das ÖKONAUTEN Programm ist ein 9-monatiges Startup Programm, in dem innovativen Teams befähigt werden, aus ihrer Geschäftsidee im Nachhaltigkeitsbereich ein erfolgreiches Startup zu formen. Als Gewinner dieses Startup-Acceleratoren Programms winken Dir als Preise: Ein 9-monatiges Trainingsprogramm, Co-Working im Grünhof, Teilnahme an einem Mentorenprogramm und ein Stipendium von bis zu 500€ im Monat! Mehr Information und das Bewerbungsformular findest Du auf: www.oekonauten.org

Powerful teachers workshop

>>> Invitation by Sidsel Andersen

Are you a teacher, a course leader or a learning facilitator with a curious mindset and an interest in growing yourself?

Do you sometimes wonder how you can empower a stronger and more positive community in your learning space?

Are you interested in tools, methods and approaches that acknowledges the complexity of todays learning spaces?

Are you aware of how to use your strenghs, your creativity and implement your great ideas?
Would you like to try out new ways, learn from others in your fields and co-create next best practizes with like minded people?

I would like to invite you for a workshop, where we will touch upon these questions and much more. You will learn about yourself, gain new professional and personal insights and master new tools and methods for your students, colleagues and yourself.

Website: www.sidselandersen.com

Co-entrepreneurs / associés

>>> Invitation by ALTERNAT

Bonjour,

L'agriculture urbaine ou l'entrepreneuriat social vous titille ? ALTERNAT recherche des co-entrepreneurs pour développer des projets d'agriculture urbaine en suisse romande.

Le modèle que nous développons se base sur la permaculture pour élaborer des produits à forte valeur ajoutée à proximité directe des consommateurs finaux. Nous mettons actuellement sur pieds un projet pilote intitulé « Jardin-Resto », sur le nord de Lausanne (cf. descriptif du projet en lien ou par mail). Nous souhaiterions renforcer notre équipe d'une ou deux personnes intéressées par l'agriculture urbaine, l'entrepreneuriat social et l'économie sociale et solidaire.

Si l'un ou l'autre de ces domaines vous intéresse et que vous souhaitez en savoir plus, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour avoir plus de renseignements !

Au plaisir de vous rencontrer

ALTERNAT
Luca Borra
luca@bluemail.ch

WWF-Pandaction-Challenge - an imp!act event with a twist

From 20 to 23 October, WWF and euforia are organising a special imp!act together: the WWF-Pandaction-Challenge. As a special twist it`s focused on the topic “house of the future”. This is a chance to dive deep into the topic, get inputs from experts and inspiration from changemakers working in that field. It is also a chance for people as young as 14 years to discover their changemaker potential.

WWF is opening the doors of their Swiss headquarters for us and will be working in this great location. Additionally WWF experts from different departments as well as those from other organisations will give feedback and support to develop the projects.

We are looking for young people who want to invest their time and talent to tackle the global challenge of climate change. At the WWF-Pandaction-Challenge young people meet to imagine, invent and start their own projects or campaigns together. It`s a chance to try out something new, learn skills for future projects and have fun.

So you are between 14 and 25 years old? You want to fight climate change? Then we are looking for you!
Take part in this unique event and be part of the change! Sign up here.

Collaborating with Generation Y: Building 21st century organizational cultures

Globalisation and digitisation translate into new challenges for institutions in the 21st century: thriving in an increasingly complex world and keeping up with the pace of change, while being confronted with pressing environmental and sustainability issues.

At the same time a new generation of young people enters the job market and places new demands on employers. The generations Y and Z (today’s 16 to 32 year olds) values will represent 75% of the entire workforce by 2025. Their values and needs are different than those of older generations: flexible working conditions and purpose now rank higher than professional security and high salaries, and younger generations generally wish more participation, self-responsibility and cooperation in the workplace. This way of thinking and working culture usually don’t fit into existing management structures.

This questioning of the current leadership culture also bears a huge potential for institutions of all kinds to evolve and thrive while embracing today’s challenges, thus shaping a genuinely leadership culture. This requires new attitudes and skills, notably ability to unleash the potential of all, creating collaborative mindsets and innovating constantly.

As specialist in youth empowerment and changemaking, we have developed an innovative leadership and change-management programme called Leading with Impact (LWI) in collaboration with HEC Paris and Swisscom. It prepares leaders for the challenges of the 21st century and offers the tools, mindset and space for leaders and youth to co-experiment, co-reflect and co-create a human-centred leadership culture that fosters innovation, self-empowerment, collaboration and sustainability.

Does this speak to you? Come discover Leading with Impact and get a glimpse about the approach, methodology and mindset behind. We’ll be glad to have you on 2 November at the Impact Hub Zurich and on 9 November at the Impact Hub Geneva!

Register now on www.euforia.org/lwi-workshop and contact us at lwi@euforia.org for any questions. Limited seats available.

 

Climathon Zurich October 28 2016

>>> Invitation by Climate-KIC, Impact Hub Zürich, City of Zürich

Climathon is a global 24-hour Hackathon to hack solutions to fight climate change in your city. The Climathon will take place on October 28 simultaneously in more than 120 cities around the world. The City of Zurich will provide specific challenges related to local energy, food and climate change adaptation problems, but you can also create your own solution.

Are you a developer, techie, entrepreneur, student or other creative spirit? Then join this energizing event to create new solutions with like-minded people. Experts and mentors will support your (to-be-created) team in your solution-finding process and there is a small hardware makerZspace available for you to tinker. Several teams will have the chance to get access to the Climate-KIC Accelerator programme (up to EUR 85K in funding). Naturally there will be great food and drinks, good spirits, fun people, sports and we will have gimmicks like a VR relaxation corner.

For more information and sign-up check: bit.ly/ClimathonZurich

Website: bit.ly/ClimathonZurich