17.-19. augustil toimus Noorteühing Eesti 4H noorteaktiivi ja Lääneranna Noortevolikoguga koostöös projekti-laager "Üheskoos bränditeadlikumaks", millega pöörati tähelepanu meediatarbimisele, teadlikule turundamisele ja brändingule, arendati osalejate meeskonnatööd ja tehti tulevikuplaane.
Üheskoos veedeti Lõpe Klubis noortega kolm päeva, mida sisustati meeskonnamängude ja töötubadega. Noori olid koolitama tulnud Eesti Väitlusselts demagoogia ja kriitilise mõtlemise teemadel, Karoliine Aus rääkis noortele teadlikust turundamisest, meie juhendajad Karmen Pikkmets, Kätlin Merisalu ja Kadri Toomingas viisid läbi Ürituse ABC ja sisekommunikatsiooni koolitust ning töötuba Minu 4H.
Osalejad tegid rohkelt mõttetööd ja olid igati aktiivsed kuulajad. Tagasisidest tuli ka välja, et noortele väga meeldisid praktilised ja kaasavad koolitused. Nad soovisid, et sellised praktilisi ja interaktiivseid koolitusi toimuks veel tulevikuski. Samuti oldi vaimustuses töötoast Minu 4H, kus kaardistati, kus 4H praegu on ja kuhu võiksime edasi liikuda. Noored leidsid, et sellist unistamist ja kaasamõtlemist sooviksid noored teha palju rohkem ja tihedamini.
Kõige toredam laagri juures oli siiski asjaolu, kui kiiresti hakkasid osalejad omavahel suhtlema. Juba laagri viimaseks päevaks oli noortel tekkinud ka ühine grupivestlus, kus üksteisega kontakti hoida ja üheskoos uut laagrit oodata.
With the IFYE program, I made my way to Estonia on July 15th. I came across the program through my neighbor, who promised me an unforgettable trip and lots of new and great people! Of course I was skeptical at first and I had the attitude "It can't be that good", but very quickly I realized that I was really going to have an unforgettable time!
This program is not characterized by a work & travel or student exchange, it is intended to increase tolerance towards other cultures and open up to new things! I experience this exchange as a good experience to learn about myself and to grow beyond myself. This exchange offers you the opportunity to help on other farms or in families, but you are not obliged to do anything. You are actually like another family member which makes saying goodbye to some families really hard! I also had a car drive to my new host family with a lot of tears behind me, but in retrospect this makes me stronger because I know that I can always come back and you are also very welcome in Germany! I've already met a lot of new people and I'm looking forward to visiting them again, because if you get involved with the families a bit, you can make friends for life! The first vacation in winter 2022 is already planned to Estonia so I won't be away for too long. After these weeks I'm looking forward to going home, despite everything I'll leave here with a laughing and a crying eye. Through the conferences or meetings, which are planned by the IFYE organizations in the individual countries, you have the opportunity to expand your horizons, travel and meet new people without having to take part in the program again. For me, it's the best decision I could have made, because with this organization you have security and you always have really great and committed contacts in the respective country, who can find a solution for even the smallest problem!
Inga Carina Wolf
IFYE from Germany
Participated in the IFYE program from 15th of July until 4th of September in Estonia
Hello!
My name is Sabrina Pirker and I'm a 22-year old Austrian girl. Six months ago I decided to do an IFYE exchange to Estonia. First I wasn't sure, if it was the right decision to choose Estonia, because I didn't really know anything about this country. Furthermore, to be honest, Estonia is not really a typical tourism country. But today I know, that it was the best decision ever! I got to know and love Estonia and all the people living there. It was such a nice, unique and interesting opportunity for me to go abroad for a month. And I would say I was a lucky person. I had such pleasant host families, who treated me like we already knew each other for many years. Even though it was just a short time I really took them all close to my heart. I'm thankful for this amazing experience and I'll definitely come back to Estonia.
IFYE Sabrina from Austria to Estonia
Participated in the IFYE program from 16th of June until 07. July in Estonia, also participated in Estonian 4H summer camp 11.-12. July 2022