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The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) is a holistic educational program that strengthens young people’s capacity to take initiative in the face of current global challenges.

20-40 participants aged 18 to 28, from all over the world, live and learn together for 10 months in Järna, Sweden.

The purpose of the International Youth Initiative Program is to foster in young people a holistic understanding of the current challenges humanity faces and to empower them to use entrepreneurial principles and skills to create initiatives and change within themselves that meet these challenges while practising collaboration and moral integrity.

The Initiative Forum is organised every year by the current YIP participants.

"We are a diverse group of youngsters, taking part in the Youth initiative program, YIP9. Throughout the last 8 months, we have lived together in Tallevana, a big blue house surrounded by beautiful nature.

We have met each other with our different backgrounds and stories, in our shared dreams and concerns for the world.

Alongside our commonalities, we have also found opposition, confrontations and contradictions.

 

YIP9, however, has always been a fragmented group. Not all of us have been able to be here for the last 8 months. 10 accepted YIP participants were denied their Swedish student visas. 4 accepted participants were unable to enter the country and could never make it here, the other 6 were able to enter as tourists but were forced to leave Sweden after 3 months. 

On top of that, one of us can´t leave the country.

Also one of our YIP9 members is far away in Australia, who we miss every day.

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This has been an experimentation ground for exploring where our personal boundaries are as individuals and together.

Showing us that diversity can and should coexist, and that is not only beautiful, but a major element in the organisation of IF 2017."

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The Initiative Forum Beyond Borders was organised by YIP9 participants

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What is YIP?

YIP9 PARTICIPANTS

Amber Int Veld

Facilitatior, Day host (Day 4)

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Arne Janse Van Rensburg

Photographer, Day host (Day 2)

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Carla Tischer

Hosting contributors

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Eva Sauerbrey

Night Cafe, Pastry Queen

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Freya Titheridge

Day host (Day 5), Dancing Queen

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Grace James

Poet, Explorer

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Jim Howard

Workshops, Day host (Day 4), DJ

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Joceline Savoie

Writer, Flexible supporter

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Jonna-Marie König

Night Guard, Driver

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Kathrin Ernst

Registration, Finances

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Kristel Bodensiek

Harvest, Graphic designer, Website , Artist

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Liam Vandewalle

Day host (Day 2), Open Space Facilitator

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Lucilla Agostini

Food Organizer

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Myrian Castello

Facilitator, Dream Factory

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Paolo Apostolides

Space Designer, Day host (Day 3)

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Poppy Zanderigo

Cultural Events, Tech

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Rebeca Lopez-Walker

Workshop, Day host (Day 5)

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Safa Alkhamri (Manal)

Lecture, Fika Lady, Day host (Day 6)

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Sakura Koga

Harvest, Landscape, Website, Artist

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Teresa Ramos

Facilitator, Day host (Day 3)

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Triana Segovia

Cultural events, Tech, Day host (Day 6)

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SPECIAL THANKS!

Reinoud Meijer

YIP Organizing Team

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Annie Meijer

YIP Organizing Team

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Stefan Nekvapil

Creative writer, Harvest, Supporter

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Luna Stassen

Creative writer, Harvest, Night Cafe, Orientation

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Isis Bregonje

Orientation, Social media

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Bakr Al-jaber

Facilitator

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Rembert Biemond

YIP Organizing Team

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Sophie Vrolijk

YIP Organizing Team

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Linda Al-sharif

Facilitator, workshop host

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Balz Jäggi

Tech

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Vilhelm Montán Lindberg

Tech

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Marc

Tech

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Jannis Van Der Perk

Photography

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