Two Aussie’s, the Swedish delegation and bread that cracks

We knew it was going to be fun but we could not have imagined food as amazing or company so great!

Two very weary travellers got off the 6am plane to the waiting arms of Jenny – 3 years had changed nothing! And this first meeting set the tone for the rest of our stay.

Education; symbiosis between individuals and societies

Annelie Gustavsson will be advisor for the course discussion group “education”: “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” This proverb illustrates a core concept in education, namely the importance of involving the learner. In this course, the learner will be encouraged to participate actively in […]

A report and greetings to everyone from Ulrika Johansson, SWY 18 (2006), G-group.

It was a wonderful experience to participate in SWY! I have been working in different countries before and I was so pleased to meet so many nice and interesting people from all around the world. Before my participation I was studying political science and languages and I had been working with different projects financed by […]

SWYAA-SE Annual report 2007

As a relatively young member of the SWYAA family (SWYAA-SE was established in May 2006) our emphasis during 2007 was to further develop our domestic and international networks. Through widening and deepening our contacts with other AAs and ExPYs we aim to play a more active role in the extensive SWY network. In 2007 we […]

A short update from Sara

Since returning from SWY 18 in March 2006 Sara continued studying Peace- and Development at university in Sweden. She participated in several youth projects set in Brussels, and unexpectedly had a mini-reunion with Ethemcan from SWY 17 (Turkey delegation) – small world! In June 2006 she participated in an exchange program with Universidad Ibero Americana […]

Update: Fredrik back from El Salvador

After almost two years in El Salvador, the heart of Central America, Fredrik Quistbergh (Ex PY, SWY 10) is back at Södermalm, Sweden. In El Salvador he was working for the swedish NGO UBV/Latinamerika as a correspondent. To work in a totally new language and new cultural context was a nice challenge for Fredrik. The […]

Update: Gigi in Thailand

This winter we, Gigi Lönn Stråle, SWY4, REN02 and family will live in Thailand, Koh Lanta, and have of course contacted our sisterorganisation in Thailand, SSEAP, to get in contact with fun and interesting peoples. Just out of coincidence some people from their ship 1977 ( ! ) had a reunion and a 30-year anniversary […]

Update. Helena in South Africa

After the fantastic SWY18 experience Helena moved to Brussels for five months and worked in the EU-capital as an intern for the UN. Thereafter she spent 6 months in Madrid, studying Spanish.   Since April 2007, Helena has been participating in a Master Programme called The Global Studies Programme, which is a Master degree taking […]

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