More than 100 ambassadors from nine countries participated in the April 2007 Asia-Pacific Festival in Aichi, Japan. The festival was born out of the former Asia-Pacific conferences in which Friendship Force volunteers, mainly from Asia, would come together on an annual basis to discuss matters relating to their clubs and exchanges and share their perspectives [...]
Archive for July, 2007
2007 Asia-Pacific Festival
July 31, 2007FFI Visa Policy
July 23, 2007In recent years some clubs have encountered difficulties obtaining visas for their outbound exchanges. It is important for the host club to recognize that these difficult situations are often the ones where the Friendship Force mission is most needed. Therefore, host clubs are encouraged to accept exchanges with clubs from these countries and to work [...]
“Team Germany” Established
July 16, 2007In January 2007 at the last all-German Friendship Force conference in Hannover, a program for club revitalization and club development was launched. A team of volunteers was formed to take on various initiatives.
The team members are:
Sigrid Bretzmann, Friendship Force of Cottbus.
Renate Sebesse, Friendship Force of Wolfsburg.
Axel Jaeger, Friendship Force of Gelsenkirchen.
Gerhard Hase, Friendship Force of [...]
