Seeing myself through the eyes of the others...
"I have had the pleasure to collaborate with Olga regularly since the beginning of 2016. Her role in the work of IYNF has been preponderant, especially in the promotion of the IYNF activities, non-formal learning and environmentally friendly practices.
I have been thrilled by Olga’s willpower, determination, enthusiasm upon every new project. In 2016, she collaborated with IYNF as a trainer and facilitator of 2 international activities, where she did an outstanding preparation and delivered activities on ‘e-participation’ with diligent manner. Olga also stood up as an extremely creative person, with great communication skills, emphatic and versatile. Her versatility goes beyond the role of a trainer, as she is a talented and multifaceted youth worker. Thus, Olga has been also involved in IYNF as an online volunteer. She is the mentor of the IYNF ‘e-vol.vers project’, an initiative that gives the opportunity of people to volunteer for the organization, to practice their skills while dedicating to a good cause through the Internet. Olga came up with the idea of redesigning the concept for the ‘e-vol.vers’ and is currently coordinating the project, while providing precious guidance and mentorship to many other volunteers from across Europe. Furthermore, Olga was one of the coordinators of the IYNF ‘e-manual on e-activism’, the first publication of IYNF in the past 3 years. This project is also the result of the training course co-facilitated by Olga and it is the first manual about E-activism ever published by a youth organization. Only with Olga’s motivation and perseverance it was possible to finalize the ‘e-manual on e-activism’ and achieve such outstanding results. Olga wrote a big part of the publication and kept the rest of the team motivated during the creation process. The Naturefriends family is grateful for Olga’s dedication and commitment to the Naturefriends values and hopes this link will prevail for a long time. " Henrique Gonçalves,
International Young Nature Friends |
"Working together with Olga in a youth exchange was phenomenal. She brought dynamism in the group, and showed how to hold the frames with creativity responsability and fun. The engagement to the program, and the level of motivation in her work is exemplary. Anytime, when I needed support in a task or in an activity she was here to help. Even during the breaks she put a lot of extra effort to improve the program with ideas, actions. What I really admired in her work, is the dynamism ho she did every part of the program, from telling instruction to the participant, to creating a fairy to promote the intercultural evening. She is responsible, creative and skillful."
Dávid Abonyi,
Egyesek Youth Association |
Article:
Structures of Activism – Reflections from EVS volunteer Luīze
http://www.iynf.org/2019/07/structures-of-activism-reflections-from-evs-volunteer-luize/
Anna Luīze Bērziņa
Structures of Activism – Reflections from EVS volunteer Luīze
http://www.iynf.org/2019/07/structures-of-activism-reflections-from-evs-volunteer-luize/
Anna Luīze Bērziņa