FINAL REPORT

International Friendship Camp 2019 Crack the Code. Activate your mind and leave your judgements behind!

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Arrival Day ______1 Official Opening ______2 Tell Your Story ______3 Do U C What I C ______4 World Fair ______5 Cross Cultural Competence ______6 Special Interest Groups ______7 Excursion to Mauthausen and Melk ______8 Heuriger ______9 Morning Games and Team Building ______10 The Scary Night Rallye ______11 Virtual Vienna ______12 Excursion to Vienna ______13 Secret Friends ______15 National Pub ______16 Peace Workshops ______17 Cyber Crime ______18 National Pub ______19 Conflicts in Youth Work ______20 RC3 Humanitarian Law ______21 National Pub ______22 RC3 – Diaster Relief and ERU______23 Excursion to Loisium ______24 National Pub ______25 RC3 Spirit – History and Principles ______27 Online Communication ______28 Costume Party ______29 AG Review ______31 National Pub ______33 Festival of Nations ______34 Last Day ______36 Interviews ______38

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ARRIVAL DAY

Monday 8th July 2019 might have been just another chilled out day of summer for young people all around the world. But not for 45 Red Cross / Red Crescent volunteers from 24 nations who decided to take part in the 64th International Friendship camp of the Youth. The camp is hosted in a small beautiful town of Langenlois, a tradition which has been upheld for 63 years. For some of us it may have been just a short trip, but for some of us it was our first time in Europe! “I was positively surprised by the good climate and the cleanness of the area. Moreover, I find people here are so caring and nice.” declared Karamage from Rwanda.

During the day the participants were collected from the train station or international airport in Vienna and headed to Langenlois where they were warmly welcomed by a group Mexican Wave - the first ice breaker done! “Langenlois is not that far away from my hometown Liberec, but it really surprised me. As I have never been to Austria before, I loved the vineyards, I thought the area would be more mountainous” said Bára from the Czech Republic. The next get-to-know each other and the opening parcours lasted until dinner. Among other activities we created a string net connecting all of us as a symbol of the friendships that would be created during the fortnight. We all began to realise that we were sure to have a great two weeks ahead of us.

After settling down and refreshing ourselves we were ready for the first evening socialising. Some of us had our first taste of Almdudler, a typical Austrian soft drink, but the Macarena was the certainty on the programme for almost every one of us… 2

OFFICIAL OPENING

The afternoon of the second day the official camp opening took place in the town hall of Langenlois. Those were our first steps out of the campsite in Austria. On our way from the gardening school to the town hall we passed by some beautiful historical buildings, every windowsill occupied by flowerbeds. We crossed some of the locals, seeing how the actual Austrian life looks like. After enjoying the splendid atmosphere, we gathered in the entrance yard of the hall to take the first official photographs and also to observe everyone’s beautiful national costumes!

We got the warmest welcome from the town hall delegation. Firstly, we watched an introductory video of what Langenlois offers and then the representatives talked about our upcoming international Red Cross experience and also our exploring of Austria. We, the participants, also got the chance to briefly introduce ourselves and our origin countries and give some symbolic gifts to the town hall delegation. In return we experienced some local wine and Käseweckerl-bread tasting while talking to the town hall and Austrian RC representatives. Moreover, the whole event took place in a beautiful historical hall, so our first impressions of Austria couldn't have been better!

Some of us continued to the Kornplatz square to visit a traditional Austrian bakery or just strolled along the Loisbach river. “I really enjoyed the whole afternoon. My colleague Max wore the traditional costume vyshyvanka and we presented then a clay statue as a present to the Langenlois town hall. The vice- mayor Mr. Groiß left such a good impression on us” revealed Anton from the Ukraine. 3

TELL YOUR STORY

As one of the initial games to “break the ice” and to get to know each other, we played a simple game called Tell your story. In the yard, even with some of the Teamers, we created two circles, the inner one facing the outer one and answered various questions such as “what food could you never give up?”, “why did you join Red Cross / Red Crescent?” or “what surprised you about Austria so far?”. The outer circle moved to the left and right side so that we can talk to as many participants as possible. It was a very enriching activity because we heard many interesting life stories. 4

DO U C WHAT I C

On the day after arrival participants were challenged by an activity: “Do you see what I see” based on their knowledge about other cultures. There were posters with delegation flags laid out in the sports hall, ready to face all the participants’ facts and myths about their home countries. Randomly created groups discussed ideas they had about foreign cultures. When a member of a delegation was at the poster of their country, they had to stay quiet. For me was this the hardest part, looking at the rest of my team writing incorrect facts about my country.

The following day Dr. Erik Malchow led a workshop, where the posters from the “Do you see what I see" were presented by each delegation, who had to choose two assumptions that are right and two that are wrong and discuss them in front of everyone.

After, in discussions we admitted that we were prepared for much worse prejudices about our countries. There were a few exceptions of course. Some of us were shocked by the misspelling our state names e.g. Austria is not Australia, Slovakia is not the same as Slovenia. There were also little mistakes in geographical positioning.

Other interesting highlights, which were corrected during workshop:

Leprechauns in Ireland are not real. Baklava is not typical just for Bulgaria, but also for all ancient Ottoman states. Camels do not live in Cyprus. Weather in Rwanda is not same as in the Sahara, they have seasons. Taekwondo was developed in Korea, not in Thailand. Crocodiles and kangaroos do not live in Austria. Bubble tea is from Taiwan, not Malaysia. 5

WORLD FAIR

On Tuesday, 9th July, we also had a session called ‘’World Fair’’. Each delegation had enough time to prepare two posters – one describing their country and one to teach about their National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society. At some point during the preparation time some of us went to the Delegation leaders meeting and others stayed to make sure that the posters would turn out extra special. After all the posters were ready, they were hung on the walls of the sports hall by the teamers for everyone to see and each delegation had two minutes to present theirs in front of everyone.

The posters were full of interesting information and colourful pictures and drawings that gave us more insight to the culture and traditions in each country or showed us the activities of the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. After each delegation presented their work, we were given time to go and exchange some information and also talk to each other some more if we wanted to know more about some of the countries and National Societies. With this session we not only got closer but also opened the discussion about the differences and similarities between our countries 6

CROSS CULTURAL COMPETENCE

On 10th July our day started with a workshop that was led by Dr. Erik Malchow - a former teamer. He talked about what culture is, where it originates from and how we can work together in order to overcome cultural differences. We also discussed cultural shock, body language and stereotypes and what role they play in getting to know other cultures. To have a better understanding of the topic, we also were divided into small groups and after we heard a short story, we had to rate the people from it according to their behaviour.

Then we used the posters from the “Do you see what I see" workshop and each delegation had to choose two assumptions that are right and two that are wrong about their country and discuss them in front of everyone.

At the end, thanks to Erik, we all knew how to crack the code by using the internet to get to know people from different cultures and become more accepting of the cultural differences. 7

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Here are our four Special Interest Groups: Creative Arts, Dance, FON (Festival of Nations) Preparation, and Media. The four groups worked throughout the 2 weeks to prepare for the FON which will be explained later in this report.

The Dance group were prepared a special dance for the FON. We were taught a lot of new steps, we were working with our bodies and our emotions to give our best to each other and to LL19.

The Creative Arts group started off by making flags for every nation. After that we got into this year’s FON theme. We needed some locks, a map with coding on it, costumes, robots and much more. We made sure there was enough decorations for the Festival Hall. camp and interviews of all participants, we edited photos and combined everything into this final report. We also made a video that showcases all the best parts of the camp.

The FON preparation group We planned the Festival of Nations, we worked together to think of a theme for the Festival and we coordinated with the Creative Arts group to make sure the decorations were amazing (which they were) and we worked with the Media group to create the presentation for FON. 8

EXCURSION TO MAUTHAUSEN AND MELK

On Thursday 11th a day trip was organised for us. To get a better understanding of Austrian history we went to the former concentration camp Mauthausen and afterwards, magnificent Melk Abbey. To get a glimpse of what awaited us, the former teamer Philipp Pechhacker introduced us to the topic of the Second World War on the day before. We had a great discussion about the national points of view, spoke about our current values and what has to be done to prevent something similar from happening. Among others we also spoke about the role of Red Cross in such situations.

As Mauthausen is situated in Upper Austria, we had to wake up really early at 5:30 which was pretty challenging for many of us. However, early wake up and an almost two-hour bus drive was worth it as three nice guides were waiting for us and gave us not just the facts and information, but also conveyed and evoked many emotions. The interactive tour gave us the opportunity to see the former football stadium, quarry and national memorials where lots of us found their own. “I didn´t find any Cypriot memorials but there were some memorials of Greeks, so I felt touched. It was my first visit of a concentration camp, I learnt about them at school before but to stand on the same place as the prisoners felt completely different. It was a very intense feeling for me” shared Eleana from Cyprus her experience. Afterwards we continued to visit the buildings where prisoners lived. The most emotional part was visiting the underground areas where the name boards and crematorium were.

After this delicate topic we went to cheer ourselves up to a beautiful town of Melk where also a UNESCO protected abbey is situated. We got some free time so some people went for an abbey tour, visited the surrounding gardens or went for an ice cream downtown. What everyone did for sure was taking a photo in front of the Henry Dunant shop! “My favourite part of the day was the café visit in Melk where I tasted some ice cream. There is nothing more Austrian then this, right?” laughs Anton from Ukraine.

On our way back we went by bus through a beautiful area of Wachau valley where we observed the beautiful vineyards and the meandering river Danube. What a splendid ending of our trip! 9

HEURIGER

On the first Thursday evening we were kindly invited by the Ebner family to enjoy the local traditional event Heuriger. After coming to the cosy yard of the Ebner´s estate and shaking hands we started listening to both German and international music - regardless of our country of origin, music brings emotions to everyone!

All of us, together with Mrs and Mr Ebner, sat down on the long benches to the long tables where salty sticks were served with different kinds of cream cheese and of course the homemade grape juice! Surrounded with the flowers in the very private yard, it felt just like a perfect evening. “I had so much fun experiencing the local traditions together with other participants. Big thanks to the Ebner family shares Aleksandra from Bulgaria.

As the evening continued we started to play some games, and especially a nice one was the one prepared from the teamers, thank you! It wouldn't be an Austrian cultural evening without dancing a proper Waltz though. Those of us who are talented were supported by the others by clapping, but at the end everyone joined for `This is story of my little pony´ and many more dances. 10

MORNING GAMES AND TEAM BUILDING

Most mornings began with morning games, this got everyone up and moving and we would always be excited for the day afterwards. The many games we played were: dodgeball, bear and penguin, screaming wall, Bang, pigs in space, ninja, silent swapper, pass the dice, and many more. It was great so see everyone participating, laughing and enjoying themselves together. On the second Monday of the camp the Teamers had organized some team building games for us. We rotated through five different stations in small groups of 10/11 people. I think we all learned a lot about how we work in teams - some people were leaders, some were team players, some listened and some spoke out loud. The five stations were as follows: In the green house we had to work together to get everyone from one side of a small bench to the other without touching the ground, all we had for support was each other. In the dining hall we had a trust fall, it had been a week since the camp began and we tested our trust in each other as we fell backwards into each other’s’ arms. Down at the main entrance we had to be a team in order to get everyone through a spider net, and once one space was used we couldn’t use it again; this meant that we had to plan in advance to make sure the holes left at the end for the last few people would be big enough. At the round table area, we participated in another type of trust exercise. We all sat in a circle on the chairs but once we were ready the chairs were removed and we were all leaning on each other’s’ legs to stay up, we had to believe in each other and all work together to stay strong. One station started in the yard but when we were afraid the weather would get bad it moved into the post-box area. This station was about communication in team work as we had to carry a first aid kit from one side to the other, but we could only stand on certain mats on the floor. The teamwork exercises are brilliant resources that we can bring back to our national societies, but it also helped us bond as teams and get to know each other more. 11

THE SCARY NIGHT RALLYE

On the first Friday evening we were enjoying the time together and were waiting for a late evening announcement… what a trick from our beloved teamers! We gathered in the green house and then, the lights went out. Atus, with cirque moustache and a top hat, appeared with his monkey Eszti to narrate a story.

Atus escorted us in couples in front of the sports hall where we waited. Lisa joined us during the waiting time - or actually she was a screaming scared zombie with one eye. As we saw the dark sports hall doors opening we don't know if we can be happy to get away from Lisa or if the worse part awaits us. Scary clown Richard introduced us to the tour we should go through - basically grovel on our knees through a dark tunnel. Of course it wasn't that simple, on the way we had some “surprises” like Eszti in a scary bridal dress, Mike screaming behind a transparent wall or Monica in a cage. It was just such a mistake to think that this is the end of the scary journey because after the relief at the door the other participants surprised us with a boo sound! “As a participant I very much appreciated such an elaborate event. It must have taken ages to prepare this crazy circus scene” says Ivona from Slovakia. 12

VIRTUAL VIENNA

A day before we set off to the capital of Austria, Vienna, we had a rather nice and helpful presentation by the teamers.

Firstly, we were informed about the timetable and the general programme and then we had a virtual tour of the city centre. Photos of the most important monuments, museums and sights were shown in the presentation, in order to get a taste of the city. In other words, teamers suggested us to visit the Empire building and stroll along the beautiful gardens in the back side and also search for the Prinz Eugen Statue.

They also recommended that we walk through Mariahilfer Street for shopping and visit any old coffee shop in the centre to admire their design and decoration as they have been left untouched for decades. Last but not least, we were also recommended to try the original Schnitzel in an Austrian restaurant and of course have fun! 13

EXCURSION TO VIENNA

On Saturday the 13th of July we all woke up, had breakfast, grabbed our backpacks and set off to Vienna. Unfortunately, the moody weather was not the best to walk around the city, but we were still excited about our excursion to Vienna. Our “flight” to the capital began in the best way as some of our teamers turned out to be flight attendants and gave us the safety instructions on the bus - RC Tornado. The journey lasted for 1 hour, so most of us grabbed the chance to take a nap.

While we were reaching our final destination, we had a small bus tour during which we were shown some museums, shops, hotels and statues on the way. Finally, when we jumped out of the bus, we walked through some narrow streets with tiny stores and then we arrived at Stephansplatz, which was our meeting point. There, we stared at the impressive architecture of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, made groups of 3-4 people and then the exploration began.

Eleana from Cyprus shared her experience as it was her first time visiting Vienna. “To begin with, I was so lucky that Nina from Austria was with me during the excursion as she made it much easier. We firstly took the subway and headed to Belvedere Museum in which I finally saw the original painting of Gustav Klimt - one of the most famous Austrian painters “The Kiss”. I was really amazed by the colours and the size of the painting. 14

Our second stop, was an Austrian restaurant close to the museum where we tasted the original Schnitzel which was so delicious. There, Nina also taught me how to pronounce the word “Schnitzel” and finally, I managed! Afterwards, we headed towards Stephansplatz where we bought some souvenirs and chocolates to bring back home. We had a really great time and I’ll be back there, for sure!”.

However, each group experienced Vienna in their own way. Some strolled along the bustling streets of the historic centre of Vienna which were frenzy of activity while others visited the St. Stephan’s cathedral. Moreover, the trip to Vienna gave the chance to some for a whole experience. For instance, Sandrine from Rwanda only knew McDonald’s from the American movies, so Vienna gave her the chance to eat there for the first time. To sum up, our excursion to Vienna was a great experience for everyone. We learned new things, tasted Austrian food, discovered new places and of course, had fun! 15

SECRET FRIENDS

On 9th of July, two bowls filled with all of our names were waiting for us. We had to pick up two names which then would be our two secret friends. And then it all started!

During the two weeks we had to put notes and messages to our secret friends’ pockets to make their day and also make them guess who we are. We could even buy or create some gifts for them so most of us bought chocolates and other sweets to fill their pocket. Meanwhile, the excursion to Vienna was a great chance to buy to our secret friend a small gift such as a souvenir or a postcard.

Bara from Czech Republic shares some thoughts about it. “It was great reading all those messages that I received which some of them were compliments about my photography skills. I also received a magnet and some sweets. They really made me feel nice.”

The whole procedure was both great and challenging for all of us. On the last full day of the camp, we finally found out who our secret friends are and we could thank them for all the amazing messages we received. 16

NATIONAL PUB

We had our first National Pub on Sunday the 14th of July, our first Sunday in the camp. 5 delegations had the honour of hosting the Pub: Serbia, Thailand, Slovakia, Georgia and Ireland!

The delegation from Serbia organised a workshop related to Serbian language and cooked Šopska salata. The two participants from Thailand cooked gorgeous small ducklings out of sugar dough, they were so cute that everyone played with their food a little bit before tasting them.

Slovak culture was presented through Slovak national food bryndzové halušky and a folk dance. Participants from Georgia joined forces in the kitchen and cooked Khinkali. Last but not least, our two delegates from Ireland prepared an interesting activity, during which participants had a chance to dance an Irish dance and even more, learn a couple of Irish phrases.

The first National Pub was a success, and it left us excited and ready for the following days when we would experience lots more. It is a wonderful way to learn about another culture in 2-3 short hours. 17

PEACE WORKSHOPS

Unfortunately, we were not able to go on a Peace Walk on 13th July because of the rain but we managed to create the same peaceful, accepting and loving atmosphere thanks to the amazing teamers.

Some of them created workshops and we were divided into four groups. One group went with Mike and Luka to write a Peace Message in English and German and the other three groups went to three different workshops. Ella led a yoga class so that the participants could concentrate on themselves for some time and let go of their stress and worries. Atus and Monika asked the participants to make a drawing, but not an ordinary one, of course. On a big poster each of us had the possibility to draw three or four times everything we wanted, but each time we had to use only one continuous stroke of the paintbrush. At the end one big beautiful painting was created that showed the personality of every single one of us and represented all the participants as a group at the same time. Last but not least the third workshop - origami. There we made a heart and a butterfly under the guidance of Richard and Lisa, who were always ready to help us and made sure that at the end everyone had two beautiful origami pieces. The heart and the butterfly were symbols of love and peace as everything else we made during the session.

After everyone was ready we all gathered and the teamers presented the things we made together with them explaining the symbolism behind it. 18

CYBER CRIME

On the morning of the 15th of July the topic of our interest group was “Cybercrime" and its focus was on preventing cybercrimes from happening to us. We had an external speaker - Maximilian Schernhammer, who works in the crime prevention unit of the Landeskriminalamt (Criminal Police Office). He talked about what a cybercrime is and went in-depth into the types of cybercrimes, paying special attention to cyberbullying and the important role the bystanders play in stopping it.

Mr. Schernhammer also explained to us, how we give out our personal information without even realising it and how we can protect it better. We also discussed what Surface, Deep and Dark Web are and we had a look at The Onion Router (TOR) and what could be found on it. After the session Mr. Schernhammer and his colleague stayed to talk with us a bit and to answer our additional questions. 19

NATIONAL PUB

On Monday, the delegates from Luxemburg, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary and Germany showed us a small part of their culture. Leila and Ana from Luxemburg showed us how teenagers greet each other and introduced us to a short game. While playing the game, they sang a Luxembourgish song. Eleana and Kyriakos danced a traditional dance called sousta. They also sang a popular song from Cyprus and showed us their traditional game. Alice and Olga from Latvia taught us their traditional dance, which was very lively and got everyone into the Latvian spirit. The 2 girls from Hungary Kata and Terka cooked a delicious dish. The main ingredients were mushrooms, onions and a lot of pepper. Afterwards they performed a dance and everyone was able to get involved. Anna from Germany introduced us to a common dance from her region and served gummy bears. She also sang a closing song with all participants holding hands in a circle. The message of the song was to say thank you for the dance. 20

CONFLICTS IN YOUTH WORK

On 16th July after lunch we had an activity group called Conflicts in youth work. Julia Krammer, our external speaker, began her session with brief introduction and games, connected to the session.

Then we all sat down for some theory and learned some tips and tricks about talking to other people for example that when you talk to people your body language and your verbal communication have to be in balance in order for you to be persuasive. Julia Krammer also explained to us that there are two types of status that determines how we communicate - high and low, and depending on what status people have on the inside and what status they display on the outside there are four types of people - the Charismatic, the Arrogant One, the Maker and the Team player.

Our speaker wanted to make sure that we are not bored and showed us some more games outside in the yard. We decided to stay in the yard for the rest of the session, grabbed some chairs and sat in the shadows. But Julia didn’t let us sit for long and gave some of us little notes with situations. Then we had to play these situations in small groups portraying the four personality types and after that to discuss what could be done in the situation.

In the end we were given some pictures and we had to choose one or two that describe how we feel after the session and explain it to everyone. Everyone had lots of fun during the sessions and learned something new about themselves and about others. 21

RC3 HUMANITARIAN LAW

The first session on 12th July was called “Exploring Humanitarian Law” and for that we were divided into two groups based on our knowledge: the participants, who are already familiar with the topic, went to Dr. Bernhard Schneider for more advanced session and those that had little to no knowledge about it, went to Günter Stummer to hear everything from the beginning.

The main focus of the advanced group was Nuclear Weapons and their effect on humanity and the Earth. Dr. Schneider connected it to the International Humanitarian Law and we had to discuss in small groups whether Nuclear Weapons are in contradiction with the IHL or not, to which everyone’s answer was “yes”.

The other group started their session with some basic but very important information for the difference between Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, types of weapons and which of them are prohibited in armed conflicts. Then they talked about the four Geneva Conventions and were introduced to the International Humanitarian Law. The importance of the Red Cross, Crescent and Crystal in armed conflicts as protection signs was also an important part of the discussion.

In both groups the facts were presented in a very interesting and thought- provoking way, we asked many questions to get some more information and we are very motivated to bring the new information to our National Societies. 22

NATIONAL PUB

On Tuesday, delegates from Austria, Ukraine, Rwanda, Japan and Finland introduced us their cultural features.

Nina and Ami from Austria showed us a traditional dish Apfelstrudel. Participants were also able to learn an Austrian traditional dance and Viennese waltz.

Anton and Max from Ukraine introduced their national Ukrainian dish – borsch, it was delicious. Karamage and Sandrine from Rwanda taught participants about Rwanda national dance Umushayayo. They also cooked green banana – the traditional dish of Rwanda.

The Japanese delegates introduced us to their common dish Nikujaga, we could even try to use chopsticks. Ahmad presented us Finland traditional dance. His dance was simple to learn but interesting and fun to do. 23

RC3 – DIASTER RELIEF AND ERU

On the morning of the 18th of July we had an interesting workshop concerning Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Units. Workshop was directed to develop our knowledge about Services for the disaster-affected areas provided by RC. We had an experienced speaker in this area – Günter Stummer. We talked about three main tasks of Disaster Relief: food, shelter, non-food items. Food supplies are frequently part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent response to emergencies. In every instance it is necessary to ensure that food donations are culturally and nutritionally appropriate for the affected population and that the costs of their purchase, transportation, storage and distribution is kept to a minimum.

Shelter is a critical determinant for survival in the initial stages of a disaster. However, it is important for personal safety and protection of injured after disaster. When people suffered after disaster they should maintain their health, privacy and dignity, basic hygiene needs. Disaster Relief also support this needs for injured people.

We also had an exciting discussion about work of delegates from Austria and all over the world and projects of International Federation of Red Cross (hereinafter IFRC) in Africa, eastern Europe and Asia. An Emergency Response Unit (hereinafter ERU) is a standardised package of trained personnel and modules of equipment, ready to be deployed at short notice. The units are fully self-sufficient for one month and can be deployed for up to four months. These units provide such support for people as, logistics IT & Telecommunication, Water & Sanitation, Basic Health Care, Referral Hospital, Rapid Deployment Hospital Relief Base Camp. 24

EXCURSION TO LOISIUM

On the second Wednesday afternoon a tour was organized for us in the World of Wines Loisium, just a short walk from the garden school. Even though the Austrian wine market supplies in total less than 1% of wine world market (as we learned during the tour), it is the very typical product of Lower Austria… and a very delicious one! Our tour guide welcomed us in front of the elevator to the underground where he translated some hieroglyphs created by the American architect Steven Holl. Another fascinating fact was how the whole resort of Loisium was constructed as the wine plant itself - over, in and under the ground. So after we went downstairs our wine experience could start! After seeing one of the biggest industrial wine containers in Austria we continued with the elevator to a magnificent fountain that symbolized the creation of wine beverage. We walked through the cellars where we smelled different aromas. The guide also told us how important it is to have mould in the cellars as it is a sign of ideal climate conditions. Last, but not least, we watched a laser show which symbolized a moral about not drinking too much wine.

“As the typical Irish beverage is beer, not wine, this was my first time visiting a wine cellar. I was really surprised by the cold temperatures in the cellars, but it was definitely worth it for the interesting tour” thinks back Evan from Ireland. With all the theoretical information on our mind we continued to grape juice tasting (like we had already experienced from Mr Ebner´s), the guide described to us what kind of juices he has to offer us. Afterwards we spent some more time in the town centre, eating ice cream or buying some souvenirs. 25

NATIONAL PUB

On Thursday 18th we experienced the penultimate national pub, deciding which nation we wanted to join for the preparation of national pub was again very difficult as the spectrum of cultures was so wide!

Aleksandra and Maria who represented Bulgaria prepared two activities for the participants. Firstly, they played a quiz game about their country and as a surprise they gave a waffle to everyone. Everyone could watch their folk dance Raka horo afterwards, with Maria wearing the traditional red costume.

The Czech Republic also offered the participants two different activities. Blanka baked a sweet dish žemlovka and when it was put into the oven, Bára showed the others how to decorate Easter eggs in a Czech way. “It was very interesting for me to join the Czech Republic as I actually have some Czech ancestors. Nevertheless, I really didn't have opportunities before to cook something Czech by myself. It was also fun decorating the eggs, as Bara showed us her professional way of doing it, it seemed so easy, but for a beginner as I was, it was really a difficult nutshell to crack,” laughs Ami from Austria. 26

South Korean delegation, represented by Sungwon and Hae in, decided to cook japchae. It is glass noodles stir-fried with vegetables. Hae in was happy to show others how the Korean cuisine looks like as the European dishes are very different: “I miss our cuisine, the dishes here are pretty greasy and I miss more spices”.

Nastya and Victoria from Russia surprised us with a traditional dance Russian Kadril: “As I was a debutant at a Moscow Vienna ball the international guests really enjoyed this dance, so this was the main reason why we did it. It was pretty hard to decide which food we want to cook as Russia is a big country with different cultures” shared Victoria her point of view. After all they decided to serve us a cheesy dish called syrniki, because it was easy to cook and interesting to taste.

Last, but not least, the Vietnamese participants, Kiet and Huyen showed us the Cong chieng dance. It was very different from the Bulgarian and Russian dance, plus the participants got the chance to actually wear the Vietnamese costumes. 27

RC3 SPIRIT – HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES

After breakfast and a fun morning game we were divided into four groups and went to different workshops prepared by the teamers. The topic of the session was "The Red Cross Spirit" so, in order to feel it we went together through the foundation of the Movement and discussed its history and principles.

Eszti and Richard's workshop was in the yard and our task was to find the four Geneva conventions that were hidden around put them in chronological order and explain them in a few words. Mike and Alannah were waiting for us in the inside pub, where we talked about the ICRC, IFRC and the difference between the two. To make sure that we understood everything, we played a little game and we had to decide which pictures were showing activities of the ICRC and which of the IFRC. There were also some activities which were done by both organisations.

When we went to Ella, Muaad and Luka's workshop a timeline was already waiting for us and our task was to put important events for the Movement in the correct order matching them with pictures.

Last but not least - Monica and Atus's workshop. There we had to use our acting skills and work in small groups to show the others one of the Seven Fundamental Principles of the Movement without making any sound. Before that we also went over the Principles together with the two teamers to make sure everyone knows what they should do.

The whole session was really interesting and in each workshop we learned something new. We had a chance to get an overview of the movement, which helped us understand how the Red Cross is so important. 28

ONLINE COMMUNICATION

After lunch and a bit of a rest on 14th June we had a workshop called "Online Communication" for which we had an external speaker - Thomas Mayer. He taught us the basics of Social Media Marketing and throughout discussion we learned why most people like to use social media and what its advantages over other types of media are.

Mr. Mayer took us through the customer's journey of buying a product and based on that he explained to us what we can do to attract people and keep their interest about our product.

We also talked about what is the preferred format of content right now and since the answer was video we had an exercise to create one. The task was to film and edit a video about a Red Cross topic and to make it attractive for a chosen target group in the social media platforms we usually use. At the end we watched the videos and gave each other constructive feedback. 29

COSTUME PARTY

On Wednesday, 17th July, there was another surprise prepared for us. After dinner, we were told that we have two hours to prepare costumes for an upcoming costume party. The topic was “Daily Life”. Since the topic covered such a lot of various options, it was hard for us to decide what for a costume to create. Some of us had chosen to represent food we eat often, such as caramel sticks (Twix) or Slovak wafers Horalky, Evan from Ireland decided to dress up as a shopping bag from a well-known supermarket. Others chose everyday used objects - for example a notebook or a weather forecast sheets. We even had a typical costume party costume - two-person horse created by Max and Ahmad.

Despite the fact that we were all dressed up differently and had chosen different approaches to cover this topic, everything looked perfect in the end and we had so much fun not only during the preparation but also during the party itself. In the beginning, we noticed music playing from the sound machine. Shortly afterwards, teamers ran down the stairs dressed up like body parts and organs while being chased by a crazy surgeon accompanied by a nurse and Organ Donation Card. When they all got caught, it was a perfect time for a promenade where we presented our costumes, posed for a photoshoot, admired other costumes and of course danced and laughed a lot. 30 31

AG REVIEW

The second Thursday came so quickly as no one had expected and it was time for the first camp throwback. Eszti reminded us on all the external speakers and the ideas they presented during the workshops. The main objective of this session for us was to become aware of the skills we have been training here and the knowledge we have gained. We split into seven groups, in which we tried to name and categorise our camp experience. Different groups had different approaches, so it also gave us a whole variety of ideas how we could represent our camp work to the national societies or RC youth groups. One group created `Snake game of Langenlois´, another one a memory game. Some participants had a creative presentation or wanted to write an email to the national societies to share the camp experience and knowledge. Every group pointed out different activities - some participants spoke about Erik Malchow´s cross cultural competence training (we all remember the story about Abigail). For some the most self-discovering workshop was the one from Julia Krammer about inside and outside statuses. It would be very hard to pick the best activity as every workshop taught us different competences - organising and communicating, online promotion of Red Cross values or safety on the internet. After all, we got out of our comfort zones, devoted time to something new and became inspired by others for our upcoming RC activities back home. “I enjoyed every single activity in this camp. What especially stuck in my mind is Cybercrime as it is such an important topic nowadays. I think that the activities weren't just helpful for my RC activities, but also for me personally, I developed during that fortnight” said Nina from Austria. 32 33

NATIONAL PUB

On the last Friday of camp, we had four delegations who wrapped up the National Pubs: Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Poland. Aruzhan from Kazakhstan cooked a meat dish called Beshbarmak. The participants from Poland (Magdalena and Dominika) taught a dance and made Kisiel which is a pudding. The Malaysian Delegation, Mycan and Jordan also taught us about a dish that was spicier that a lot of us are accustomed to. Raphaela and Andrea, our Swiss Delegation also made a national dish. Each delegation got the chance to present what they had created in the 2 hours of Preparation National Pub and then we enjoyed our last National Pub of the camp. 34

FESTIVAL OF NATIONS

The Festival of Nations, is the major celebration we have at the end of the camp, on the Saturday before we all head back home. It’s the moment that all the Special Interest Groups have been preparing for. It’s our chance to showcase our culture to everyone in the camp as well as special visitors and guests. We were very lucky this year to have some special guests in attendance: Mr. Josef Edlinger - Representative of the government who is here in absence of the governor of Lower Austria, Mrs. Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig - Territorial council from Lower Austria responsible for Youth Affairs, Mr. Josef Schmoll - President of the Austrian Red Cross in Lower Austria, Mr. Harald Leopold - Lord Mayor of Langenlois, Mr. Franz Fuger - Headmaster of the gardening school where we are accommodated, Ms. Sonja Kuba - Head of Youth Service of the Austrian Youth Red Cross, Mr. Günter Stummer - Responsible for International Relations and project manager Langenlois, Mr. Philipp Pechhacker - Former Camp Leader of the International Friendship Camp, Mr. David English - Former Camp Leader of the International Friendship Camp, Mrs. Karin Seidl-Wehinger - Former Teamer of the International Friendship Camp. The topic of this year’s Festival of Nations was “Friendship”. We began the presentation but then, the CodeMaster took over the presentation, funny and crazy photos were released during the presentation and to save it all the audience had to find 4 USB keys. A cleaning lady who was cleaning the stage had one, one was hidden in balloons, one was found under a chair and no one really knows where we found the fourth one. In the end, after we all enjoyed the presentation of 24 nations, consisting of traditional dances, music, presentations, quizzes and interviews, we caught the CodeMaster, who revealed that all she really wanted was some friends. Once the show was wrapped up, the audience got the chance to taste different national dishes of the delegates. We had been preparing all day to showcase our various foods and drinks. As the food was being served each delegation also got the chance to talk about their national society and country, because the posters we had made for the World Fair were hanging on each of the stalls. Guests and visitors asked us many different questions and we were proud to present our countries and cultures. After everyone was fed and happy, the chairs in the middle of the room were cleared and it was time to party with all the friends we had made in the previous two weeks. 35 36

LAST DAY

The last full day of camp was Sunday the 21st of July and it was bittersweet. After a late wakeup we returned to the Festival Hall to clean and tidy it all. We laughed and joked as we worked, talking about all that had happened the night before. After lunch we slowly worked on cleaning the whole camp while also having some free time to say goodbye to the town as well as paradise and to take photos of everything. It was an unusual feeling taking down the posters that had decorated the walls for the 2 weeks we had lived in the school. During the day we often heard some of the participants exclaim “this is our last dinner”, “this is our last lunch”, “our last announcement”, “our last trip to paradise”. Then we had our Last Calm Evening, it was a lovely bright evening so we gathered in the yard to end the camp. We filled out feedback forms and we were gifted with certificates and small presents from the Austrian Red Cross. We then revealed ourselves to our secret friends and had an activity in which everyone had 3-4 sheets of paper stuck to their backs and we could write on each other, a chance to express our feelings, our gratitude and our goodbyes. The sheets were removed and put into envelopes to be returned to us as we boarded the bus to leave Langenlois.

To end the evening there was another small surprise. We were told to gather outside the sports hall in comfortable clothes with a pillow and blanket if we wanted to stay warm. 37

When we entered the sports hall it was quite dark and we all gathered around the parachute we had started the camp with. There were 55 small candles laid out. The camp video played on a projector before the final ceremony began. At the start one candle was lit, and we spread the light between all 55 people in the camp, passing the candle light to someone who had an impact on us or that we wished we had gotten to know better, until at the end we were all covered in light. Then we had a calm recap of the previous two weeks, a reminder of all that had happened, where we had come from and how much we had all grown. And that was it, the last calm evening over. All that was left was to go to bed for the final time before leaving early in the morning. 38

INTERVIEWS

1. When you say Red Cross/ RC in your country, what do people usually imagine? 2. Have you got any activities that are specific only for your country? 3. Tell your RC story - how you began, some heart touching story, story by itself 4. How do you like Langenlois? Why is so important to do international camps like this?

Austria - Nina and Amelie 1. Austrians usually imagine that everything what we are doing is connected to paramedics, providing ambulance service in public assemblies, first aid and health care. 2. Help line called “Time for friends” which is based on calls peer to peer. 3. “One night I was sitting in an ambulance and then suddenly the phone rang. We were called in a house, where was one young lady trying to commit suicide. After a long talk, were we finally in an ambulance and then she told me, that I have saved her life. It was one of the strangest things in my life” 4. Langenlois camp is a place full of friendly atmosphere. It is like to have the whole world in one place. Importance of international camps is to understand different cultures and to provide creating prejudices.

Bulgaria - Maria and Aleksandra 1. Seniors usually want us measure their blood pressure. People also call us when they need blood donors. 2. In Bulgaria we provide first aid on beaches and also in the mountains. The main function of Youth in our national society is information function. 3. I began one and a half years ago and I absolutely love volunteering. I love to educate myself and also others. I have met in RC a lot of great people and especially here in Langenlois. 4. Langenlois is about toleration, understanding, exchanging ideas and worldview.

Cyprus - Kyriakos and Eleana 1. A lot of inhabitants from our city do know about Red Cross, but not specifically what kind of activities are we doing. But we are working hard, e.g. creating videos and promoting them on social networks to change that. 2. Our favourite local activity is the Christmas bazaar, on which we have performances kindergarten kids and some people with learning disabilities. This event aims to strengthen the Christmas spirit among the families. We have also environmental campaign with reusable cups and straws. 3. Kyriakos’s brother, Costas, was the first student volunteer to join the RC Youth section of our town, Limassol. He brought more friends and family to the RC and then our team has been growing ever since. 4. We are all part of one huge RC family. We must empower and develop ourselves and not least prevent racism and national hate, because we are all the same - Homo Sapiens.

Czech Republic - Barbora and Blanka 1. Charity and helping people in need by collections of clothes and food. 2. Transport assistance service for elderly people. Camps for children connected with first aid. 3. Blanka started volunteering during my exchange year in Austria as a hobby and I liked it that much, that I continued also in the Czech Republic. Bara was introduced to the director of a local RC branch after self-defence course and found here a lot of cool stuff. 4. New contacts and experiences, sharing RC ideas. We like it very much the best was the trip to Melk. 39

Finland - Ahmad 1. They imagine youth groups, first aid, immigrant help, and many different things 2. I don't know 3. One of my friends invited me to go with her to youth group and I like it and started to go there every week with the time I became a volunteer in the RC and then the leader of the youth group 4. I don't know

Georgia - Miriami and Tamar 1. A lot of people do not know about us, but we have connections to Danish RC and they help us a lot. 2. We did once activity in a city centre and we were offering chocolate to pedestrians in a street. We are furthermore organising camp Armenia. 3. We have actually one sad-funny story from this friendship camp. We were trying to cook our national dish Khinkali and we have not enough flour. We were super sad about this and there were few tears. We made an experiment to try to save our meal. But at the end, was everybody satisfied and nobody mentioned some faulty. 4. To improve language skills and get know new friends. Explore foreign culture glory.

Germany - Anna 1. I am in touch with a children and youth a lot. They usually imagine first aid competition. When I was 10 y.o our branch started working again after a break. In our village was a little group of 6 children. Youth RC groups are quite popular and children love it. We are not just learning first aid, but too special group lessons like Halloween and strawberries pick up and lot more. 2. There is an event called “Night orientation run” for youth members 16+. This year was competition in Berlin. In one night we ran 25km and did theoretical and practical tasks from first aid. 3. We did event in our village and afterwards one little girl came to us and said that she really enjoyed it and she appreciate our work. 4. LOVE. I was waiting for this opportunity for 4 years. Here in Langenlois can man finally realize how powerful this organization is, not to see just numbers.

Hungary - Kata and Terka 1. They imagine volunteers helping to older citizens. 2. We are providing every summer first aid training lessons and also service on 19 beaches in 12 cities near well-known Hungarian Lake Balaton. 3. Our teacher in a secondary school was preparing us to RC competition to get some knowledge about first aid. Subsequently we took part in a competition and then it all started. It is very important to promote first aid as well as talk about RC society like out teacher in a school do! 4. Town of Langenlois is really familiar place with beautiful wine yard. We think that this camp gives volunteers motivation to do more in their national societies and also inspiration to widen their horizons and think in different ways.

Ireland - Kim and Evan 1. Volunteers in a war zone treating the injured. An international movement which helps people in their time of need. 2. We have a new youth program called LGBTQ ALLIES which teaches the youth to be an ally to the LGBTQ community and that it's ok to be different. 3. My whole life I was never accepted I never had any had any hobbies I was not good at sports. RC is one of the reasons I am still here today my RC family have been there for me true a lot I love growing my RCRC family. 4. I think it is important to learn how other societies work and find our similarities. I think Langenlois camp is more than different RC societies coming together, it is about connecting with your soul mates from all over the world. We are all connected by the heart. 40

Japan - Shiori and Haruka 1. We have blood program, practicing home nursing and first aid program. 2. Blood donation on the streets 3. We help during nature disasters 4. We should understand other cultures, talk about our feelings and know other cultures.

Kazakhstan - Aruzhan 1. They imagine people interested in medicine, volunteers who helps adults and children. 2. For those, who do not know our humanitarian organisation, we spread posters in public transport service. Last but not least we spend our volunteer hours by first aid trainings. We sold lollipops and earned money went to charity. 3. My grandfather founded RC branch in our city (Aktobe) and now we have got a lot helpful volunteers. 4. Time passed here really quickly. This camps is now an important part of my life. Everything here is awesome, I love all activities and teamers too

South Korea - Sungwon and Hae in 1. They imagine volunteering works that RC volunteers do. They think of the image of angels. 2. We try to help separated families who have been suffering from the Korean War between South Korea and North Korea in 1950. We help them to find their families who are in North Korea at this moment. 3. As we mentioned, there is an activity of finding separated families. Some of them found their families and met each other in 2015, which was 65 years after the Korean War. 4. It was a fascinating experience for us. It was great to meet friends from all over the world, and share numerous thoughts and ideas. It has been broadened our perspectives toward the world.

Latvia - Alise and Olga 1. Most people think that RC is medicine group and we give food to poor people. 2. For our countries 100 years we made a website "100 volunteering hours." Where volunteers had a chance to write their jobs (which they did as volunteers). Volunteers who collected 100 hours did receive a present. :) I (Alise) became volunteer at Latvian RC because of one important person - my singing teacher. I asked her if she knows any kind of volunteer job which i can do and she gave me a number of her student who was already working at RC Youth. I'm thankful for my singing teacher who brought me together with RC Youth. Now she sings with angels and will forever be in my heart. 3. This camp brings people together and let them feel how important is Red Cross. 41

Luxemburg - Ana and Leila 1. They usually imagine other people volunteering and think of helping elderly and disabled people. 2. We have vacations for kids or disabled adults. We have a Marathon, that we help to manage. 3. We both looked up to our family members and friends that volunteered in the Red Cross, so that is why we both had a wish to volunteer there as well. Yes, we like Langenlois. It is important to do camps like these to connect people from different countries and to get to know other youth red crossers.

Malaysia - Jordan and Mycan

1. They will think about first aid, organise blood donation for public, giving some health talk for public, visit charity organisation and also disaster relief when they are natural disaster happens. 2. I am not pretty sure are these activities only specific in Malaysia. All of the Malaysian RC (MRC) have to be trained to know how to Marching (foot drill). MRC is also consider as a uniform body. We will have to train by the Army. We also will have marching competition between youth unit or link unit (primary school). The purpose to learn Marching is we have to learn to obey the command from your leader and also always be discipline in every discipline. 3. Mycan: I joined since I was 10 years old, and it was my primary teacher who inspired me. She brought us to visit charity organisation and also teach us first aid. I really enjoy doing volunteer job so I decide to continue my RC life in my secondary school. The heart touching story from me is during 2018, I decide to organise a youth camp for all the youth unit in my district. What I found the most touching part is my committees were working so hard for this youth camp. I really liked the atmosphere when I working in RC, everyone was very energetically and work together to achieve the target we set, they gave all the support they can to organise this camp. Eventually, me and my team successfully organise the first youth camp in my district. Jordan: I have been in the RC Society for around 7 years if not mistaken. I started out just as a small member in the club and slowly worked my way up. I cannot deny that joining this club has given me a totally new perspective on life and has taught me so many lessons that i couldn’t have learn in textbooks. Joining RC brought me to think that not all people are as privileged as I am. The most memorable moment I witness during my time in RC was that one time when we visited an orphanage during their difficult times due to financial issue. What we had given them was the simplest thing, food/school supplies, the most basic necessities, yet, their reaction was out of the world grateful. It truly made me realize what I have in my life was far better than theirs and that motivated me to want to give a hand to those in need of my help. 4. Langenlois has been well to us so far, and we are not speaking it only of the place, but also of the company and atmosphere here. This international camp is important in a way that it brings people from different places together and build a connection that we didn’t know we needed. We learn about each other’s country, culture, food, and gain so much insight about the world, especially through the national pub. It really opened our eyes to so many new cultures and traditions from different countries. All the other campers were also so helpful and passionate in teaching others about their country, and it really inspires me on how motivated they are. We are truly blessed to be able to have this chance to attend this camp, and also truly grateful to see Langenlois in person instead of through photos.

Poland - Dominika and Magdalena 1. In my country when people hear "Red Cross", they usually think about collecting clothes to poor people. 2. Once a year my group of youth is organising First Aid Competition for youth from school groups of RC from whole city (Wejherowo). Twice a year my group of youth is organising workshops for youth from school groups of RC (on which they are learning first aid) from Wejherowo. One of them are named "Competition Before Competition". During it there is First Aid Competition but also many games to know each other. 42

Another one are named "Instructors workshops", on which youth is being teached how to teach other people First Aid. But also acquaint with history of RC and Red Crescent, humanitarian law and Geneva conventions. 3. My history with RC began five years ago. After first aid course I was invited to take part in a Christmas party for disabled and poor children. I wasn't prepare for this much of emotions. There was a lot of love but also lot of sadness. Lot of suffering but also a lot of hope. It showed me how many people need help. But also showed that together We can do a lot for them. Happiness in eyes of these people was worth everything. I couldn't not to stay in Red Cross. 4. I love this camp in Langenlois a lot. I think it is very important event for all of us. We are sharing our experience. It makes participants of countries in which RC isn't much developed motivated. We can talk about many ways of solving problems in our countries. I regret that I wasn't able to take people from my group of youth.

Russia – Victoria and Anastasia 1. Unfortunately, there are people who think that RC is just about medicine, but the majority of people know about the RC movement and support its activities by donations or volunteering. 2. The bigger part of Russian territory borders with post-soviet Central-Asian republics. The economic situation in these countries differs, which causes migrant flows to Russia. Russian RC national society holds different activities aiming to provide support for vulnerable categories of people (migrants). It includes humanitarian aid, legal support and recreational events for them. 3. We have heard many stories about people’s hardship that they’ve faced in recent years. But there is one, that happened not long before the camp and made me believe more in our movement’s aims. One part of the migrant support activities is the work with integration center "Kids are Kids" for children from all over the world wich ended up in Russia with their families. The last event that Russian RC held was children’s visit to a dog’s shelter to celebrate summer holidays. Children with RC volunteers fed the dogs and then had a chance to go walk the dogs. All of us got so much love from that lovely pets. There was, however, one boy among us, who moved with his family to Russia from Kongo (DRK). As we found out later he was attacked by a dog in his early childhood. Despite the fact that he was calm, he was terrified of being around dogs. We noticed that he had cold drops of sweat all over his face and his hands were a bit shaking. The owner of the shelter tried to help him with his fear. He talked to the boy. They fed dogs together and the boy even managed to pet them. He became really brave by the end of our visit. He even took two dogs at the same time to walk with. When we were coming back, he said that now he believes in himself more than ever. He was very happy to overcome that fear of his and told us how nice it feels to have a pet friend. 4. Being a participant is unforgettable time and a wonderful experience. Besides the opportunity to speak to professionals from different areas it also gave us a chance to find true friends. It's really hard to believe how close we became in these two weeks. The importance of International Friendship Camp can be realized fully after the end. Participants from all over the world, with different cultural backgrounds spent a great time together in Austria and created ties that will connect them throughout their lives. This can be considered as a little model of global peace concept

Rwanda - Sandrine and Jean 1. When You Say RC in My Country in General People Think is an organisation that helps people who are in need (Any kind of need) An Organisation that give Emergency Aid 2. The “Agasozi Ndatwa” approach Modern Village in Support of the National programme to eradicate poverty, the Rwandan RC has adopted the “Agasozi Ndatwa” (Model Village) approach since 2008.the First Model village was launched in 2010.Each Model Village is selected according to where the most vulnerable populations are located. 3. My Story...What led me to be part of RC volunteer is Their Youth led activities, as Helping Homeless kids and Planting trees was one of the main Activities that led me to Volunteering 43

4. I really loved loved the City (Langenlois). It’s quite an amazing and Green and Nice View. The Importance of International Friendship Camps like this one on my part are Very Good. Cause you get to know people of different Countries Different Cultures and You build friendship with them, I learnt some new skills (languages, Creativity...).

Serbia - Jelena and Dalibor 1. When we said RC of Serbia, people mostly think about Blood Donations, Soap Kitchen Program and First Aid. 2. Programs in RC of Serbia are the same like from the other countries, and programs that we are realize are: Promotion of Human Values; Anti-trafficking; Blood Donorship Promotion; Health Preventive Activity; First Aid; Disaster Preparedness and Response; Disaster Risk Reduction; Lifeguard and Water Rescue... 3. Jelena: I’m volunteer since 2008. And my story was started with First Aid. Now I’m instructor and I’m working with the young volunteers on the programs like Promotion of Human Values, First Aid, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Disaster Management. Dalibor: Volunteer for 9 years. Started with First Aid and continue with other programs, mostly with kids. 4. We like Langenlois and its good place for working. International Camp like this one is important because we are improving our social skills, soft skills, communication skills, we can change our experience with other delegations and learn something about other culture and we are also making new friendship.

Slovakia - Ivona and Diana 1. Adults in my city imagine our canteen and then transport assistance service to hospitals and volunteers in hospitals. Youth imagine first aid courses and blood donations. 2. We have got great national projects: Dorotka and her friends - project is focused on first aid education in kindergartens., HIV/AIDS prevention - in cities all over the country Slovak RC Youth organizes Candle marches, in the same day is in capital knowledge competition about this topic. And of course First aid project. We have got as well a lot of local activities. E.g. Senior sessions, Run for 7 principles, Christmas markets, Food help on every Wednesday, clothes collections and lot more. 3. We do a lot of first aid training lessons in schools. The best feeling is, when someone, who I have learned first aid saved someones life. It has happened several times. We are trying to make world safer, because calling ambulance is not enough. It is up to the people, who are at that time in the crisis situation. 4. I am super happy, that now I am part of big LL family. I wanted to write a motivation letter last year, but I was really afraid, that I were not be chosen. And now I am here and with a hand on my heart...I can say, that this camp is one of the best things, that happened in my life. I will never forget and a hope strongly, that we will stay in touch. The worst thing is, that I will never return to this awesome place.

Switzerland - Andrea and Raphaela 1. People usually see an organization that works with elderly people and as a place where you can donate blood. 2. Every RC Youth in Switzerland has their own projects created by the young people themselves. We can always come up with new ideas and build new projects at any moment. 3. During my studies at law school I started to find interest in social work and in organizations like ICRC, UN etc. I realized then that I didn't have to wait until finishing my studies to start being part of such an organization and making a change. Finally, I decided to join the Youth RC in my city and to use my free time to do voluntary work. 44

4. Langenlois is a beautiful town; it's a peaceful place with a colorful center and an amazing landscape consisting of wine fields. The people here have been very friendly and open towards us and received us with open arms. In my opinion, international camps help us understand other cultures and ways of thinking which is essential for a peaceful world. It teaches us to work together as one group and shows us how far we can go if we cooperate, instead of working against each other. It's also an amazing opportunity to get to know other national societies and how they are organized. In a nutshell, international camps are important because they open your mind, inspire you to work on yourself and on your country and last but not least, they create beautiful friendships and bonds all over the world.

Thailand - Sunita and Kanchana 1. People usually think of donating blood. They will think of Vaccines and rabies prevention because Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute produces BCG and rabies vaccines and snake antivenins for national distribution. The institute provides rabies prevention and immunisation services. Its snake farm is open to visitors and tourists, providing education in addition to its research activities. And the last one that people will think about is Transgender service. The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre in Bangkok opened the first clinic in Asia to target services exclusively to the transgender community. The Tangerine Community Health Centre is funded by the US Agency for International Development. 2. Nuni : Basic nurse training and recreational activities for the elderly in the community under the project “ Enhance happiness for the elderly.” And Participate in volunteer to translate English to Thai for disabled people who come to receive wheelchairs from foreign medical team in the medical equipment presentation ceremony of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindtron. Kik: Yes, That is a “volunteer project” I am plan and take care RC Youth Volunteer who attend and develop classroom and do activities with students under the project "Pook Tam Pun Pao" at Watrachtammaram School, and plan activities in special project for special people at Baan Kru Boochu for example: Teaching career for people with disabled person at Chonburi province. 3. Nuni: When I was 15 years old. I was in volunteer club in high school and did a lot of activities with friends of the same age and other volunteers. For example, join the forest planting activities to restore the invading forest with Nan RC and participated in volunteer activities to keep a garbage along the road and then I felt love to do volunteer and making benefits for others. Everyone in the Thai RC Society is very kind especially, feeling of being a family. I'm glad to be a part of the RC and will continue. Kik: I went to the camp of the Thai Red Cross and have the opportunity to do volunteer projects planning and organizing activities with youth volunteers became a network to do volunteer activities and help the work of the Thai Red Cross throughout 4 years until now. 4. Langenlois is a peaceful city, far away from chaos and Feeling of being a family.

Ukraine - Anton and Maksym 1. It depends on situation and place u meet people and ask. But usually people have some knowledge about RC and even know the main tasks of the movement. 2. Not really. I think, that we pretty similar activities as others. 3. Story will be about my first meet with RC. There was activity on first AID provided by RC for citizens, and my friend took a part in this, he asked me to help. 4. Langenlois friendship camp is awesome place to find a lot of friends and also to exchange experience from volunteers all around the world. This activity is so important, because participants develop their knowledge about movement and bring to their national society. 45

Vietnam - Kiet and Huyen 1. When we say RC in VN people usually think about an organization have a lot of volunteer activities and most popular activity is blood donation have the name "The Red journey" 2. The most specific activity is about blood donation "The Red journey" 3. The first activity when we go to do in RC is teaching knowledge for poor children in promote area. We don't just teach them knowledge we also give them notebook, pens, textbook and warm clothes. 4. The weather here is so cool especially with our country, and people here are very friendly. We think is very important to do international camp like this for all the RC organization all over the world because: it gave us change to meet and contact with other volunteers all around the world. It also improves our skills. 46

Bulgarian Red Cross Maria Todorova Aleksandra Gidionova Society Eleana Kitsiou Cyprus Red Cross Society Kyriakos Demetriou Czech Red Cross Barbora Starčevičová Czech Red Cross Blanka Smítková Ahmad Alhamwi Red Cross Society of Georgia Mariami Abesadze Red Cross Society of Georgia Tamar Khaduri Anna Baumeister Hungarian Red Cross Kata Csörgő Hungarian Red Cross Terka Csörgő Kim Fitzsimons Irish Red Cross Society Evan Crowley Japanese Red Cross Society Shiori Itaya Japanese Red Cross Society Haruka Minato Kazakh Red Crescent and Red Cross Society Aruzhan Nurlanova Sungwon Park Korean Red Cross Hae in Lee Alise Roga Latvian Red Cross Olga Sprance Leila Agovic Luxembourg Red Cross Ana De Sousa Neves Malaysian Red Crescent Society Lee Van Can Malaysian Red Crescent Society Jordan Hu Dominika Domagała Polish Red Cross Magdalena Agnieszka Rutkowska Russian Red Cross Society Anastasia Libatskaia Russian Red Cross Society Victoria Tuaeva Rwandan Red Cross Sandrine Umumararungu Urwibutso Rwandan Red Cross Jean Damascene Karamage Dalibor Stojanović Red Cross of Serbia Jelena Vakić Slovak Red Cross Ivona Töröková Slovak Red Cross Dianka Katonová Raphaela Lengwiler Swiss Red Cross Andrea Renate Würsch 47

Thai Red Cross Society Sunita Wassana Kanchana Wongsa Ukrainian Red Cross Society Maksym Aksyonov Ukrainian Red Cross Society Anton Bilokon Red Cross of Viet Nam Kiet Nguyen Tuan Red Cross of Viet Nam Huyen Tran Thi Thanh Austrian Red Cross Nina Höll Austrian Red Cross Amelie Musil

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