Vil du delta på utveksling med YEN Zambia?

Tendai fra NfYD Malawi finner en Spire - fra ungdomsutvekslingen i 2010.

Spire er nå i full gang med å planlegge høstens store begivenhet, nemlig ungdomsutvekslingen med vår samarbeidspartner Youth Environment Network (YEN) i Zambia. Her skal et team på fire stykker, to fra Spire og to fra YEN, bo og arbeide sammen i 6 måneder. De skal tilbringe 3 måneder i Norge først, før de reiser til Zambia og blir der i tre måneder. Høres det ut som noe du kunne tenke deg?

Spire will conduct an exchange program with the environmental organization YEN, from August 2012 until February 2013.

We are looking for two enthusiastic young people (aged 20 – 27) to participate in the exchange and take part in a team consisting of two young from Spire and two from YEN.  The exchange team will spend three months in Norway and work with Spire, and then three months in Zambia to work with YEN. The thematic focus of the exchange is on climate change and food sovereignty. The participants will take part in campaigns concerning these issues – including a stay on organic farms in both Norway and Zambia! The program is being planned these days, and it will be a very exciting semester!

You are:

• Interested in North/South issues and international youth participation
• Interested in attaining and sharing information on issues regarding climate change and food sovereignty
• Familiar with information work and have organizational experience, preferably with Spire
• Fluent in English 

We offer:

• An experience for life
• A unique experience with cooperation between Spire and a partner organization in the South
• Knowledge and experience in working with development issues in Zambia
• All expenses paid
• A committed team of exchange coordinators and volunteers in Spire to assist with your tasks
  

Our goal:

• To exchange experience and knowledge between our organizations
• To attain and spread information about food sovereignty and climate change effects
• To develop democratic youth participation
  

Would you like to participate?
Send your application and CV to siri@utviklingsfondet.no by 1. April. Please write in English, and include the following:

• Age
• Organizational experience (not a prerequisite, but an advantage)
• Educational background
• Why you would like to join this exchange program
• Topics in with you are engaged
  
• Language skills
  

Men are encouraged to apply. 
For questions about the exchange program please contact Spires exchange coordinator Trine Grüner on spireyen@gmail.com. 
The exchange program takes place in collaboration with LNU and Fredskorpset.