The Swiss Youth Red Cross
The inter-cultural work in the youth Red Cross is highly inspiring. For four years I’ve been doing voluntary work and hope to continue for an other few years. From the 18th until the 22nd of April I was...
One hour for our planet – Earth Hour 2012
For sixyears Earth Hour has taken place every year. It is a global event to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change by turning off the lights for one hour. Every year more and more...
Inn River Clean-Up
Three bags of trash, a chair, a bike lock, a key band, a puppet head, a shopping cart, a sock, a scarf, paper, loads of beer cans, bottles, cigarettes and a lot of fun was the result of...
Think out of the box! – Or fundraising economics basics
How often have you heard THIS before? Probably hundreds of times already. And I will say it again and tell myself all the time: Think out of the box! Aren’t the creativity and the ideas for fundraising already exploited?...
Incredible India
Delhi for me was any other cosmopolitan city around the world. Yes, we did heave sighs of relief when we saw real coffee shops and familiar people who could easily explain things in well-phrased English to us. But,...
“This thrill about the unexpected is what I like”
Finishing high school after long twelve years is something to be proud of. But instead of reflecting your achievements and enjoying the youth- less responsibilities, more freedom- we tend to put ourselves under pressure. There are the applications...
One shirt, one year, one challenge!
The I Am Challenge is an International Youth run organisation with over 200 participants across all continents. Based on the simple idea that ‘I am who I am, and I can make a difference’, it challenges young people...
Sustainability meets economy
For me personally the image of business and the economic view on the world has always been quite negative. The first thoughts that would pop up in my mind would be “They only care about money, have no...
YEP Meeting in Hong Kong
On Christmas Eve 2011, the first mini YEP meeting in Hong Kong began at 9am at Hong Kong station. It was a packed day ahead: in light of the Food Green Wave, we wanted to combine our Urban...
Zofia Drapella attends WhaleFest in Brighton, UK
As a Young Explorer and a future Marine biologist, I am always keen to participate in any sort of events where you can share your love for the oceans and marine life and learn something more about it....