Transcript The Next Generation In Friendship Force Traveling with FF I

The Next Generation
In Friendship Force
Traveling with FF I
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First trip with 18 years to Japan
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4 young people within the age of 15 to 18
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Individual program for the young people
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Free time for us
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Meeting local young people
Traveling as a young person
with Friendship Force
Traveling with FF II
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With 19 years old travelling around the
world with Friendship Force
Meeting some Friendship Force members
again and stay with them
Sending some emails to different clubs to
find some locals to show us around their
area
Young Club
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Friendship Force Solothurn, Switzerland,
is a small club with at least two
generations
Mostly families with children/young people
Younger generation is between 10 and 22
years old
In 2013 was the first inbound exchange
organized by the „younger generation“
Friendship Force Solothurn
What do young people like?
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Being spontaneous
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Adventures
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Explore things on their own
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Be free
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Seeing something new
Normal FF Exchanges
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The trip is planned a long time before
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Fix program
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Usually just a little free time
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A lot of museums, typical sightseeing
spots
Mostly elderly people, no mix of
generations
How can we make an exchange
through Friendship Force for young
people more attractive?
Ideas
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Mix of generations: Involving the kids and
grandkids of the elderly generation
Mix of activities: Museums, hiking,
swimming..
Mix of free time and fix schedule
Shorter more spontaneous trips (e.g.
weekend trips)
Discussion