We are gladly announcing our active volunteer member as GREAT Indonesia representatives in the event Incoming School Project 2024 is “Past to Present: Unpacking the effects of Colonialism”. The event will take place on 11th of August – 11th of September 2024 in Cologne, Germany. The selected volunteer is:
Muhammad Affifudin Arfiansyah
Thank you, all members of GREAT Indonesia volunteers who have applied for this opportunity. As usual, more international volunteering opportunities are coming in the near future. Be actively more involved in our local activities is one of the success keys.
There are also many more non-funded and partially-funded opportunities with our Outgoing Regular Program you can participate too. Click here to read more details.
About the ISP 2024 Germany
This year, SCI Germany invites 10 volunteers from countries in Africa, Asia, and South America to the so-called “Incoming School Project” or ISP 2024 Germany. The topic of the Incoming School Project 2024 is “Past to Present: Unpacking the effects of Colonialism”.
The topic will discuss about perspectives on Colonialism. Its goal is to give international perspectives of the era of Colonialism and its effects and influence on culture, politics, climate, economy and more. German schools are often lacking in giving a lot of insight to these effects, because of lacking information. This project aims to give this information to the people and educate them on international problems.
The participants will visit different high schools in the region of Cologne and will present and discuss varying topics on their research about Colonialism in the Global South. The focus lies on the communication and exchange with the German students, for everyone to get different perspectives on lives and futures from all around the world. Participants will discuss questions like: How did Colonialism effect my country/region in the past? What effects of past Colonialism can I still see today? How is the topic of Colonialism treated today? And many more.
The project is divided into two parts. The first one is a training seminar where the volunteers will get to know each other for one week and exchange their knowledge, ideas, opinions, and perspectives on the topic. There will be a team of trainers that will support the participants along the way and help to organize their own workshops.
During the second part of the project, the participants will join 8 different schools for around 4 hours each. Here, the volunteers will present to the pupils of around 14-18 years old, about the gained knowledge during the training seminar, their own knowledge, experiences and their sending organization. Additionally, volunteers will learn and be exposed to intercultural learning during the project.
