3 - 13/8/2006,
Nowy Targ, Poland
Call for Participants
The course is prepared for:
- outdoor leaders,
- youth workers and
- sport practitioners,
who want to develop their competencies in outdoor leadership and environmental education.
The course will specifically focus at
personal development and environmental education through outdoor sport. Outdoor sports are in our opinion a perfect match with youth work –...
8 - 10/9/2006,
Cocheren, France

We heartily invite members of IYNF Working groups, active international volunteers, usual suspects, new interested enthousiasts and all those, who would like to contribute to the international youthwork to join us for dreaming, designing, discussing and planning of the year 2007.
The planners will not be there alone, evenings we can...
23 - 26/11/2006,
Hruba Skala, Czech Republic

The conference of outdoor specialists organised in the beautiful location of castle Hruba Skala has become a tradition. This year with a focus on outdoor sports as programming point in education and recreation we aim to:
1. explore and inspire each other in “why” and “how” to use outdoor sports in educational...
15 - 18/3/2007,
Budapest

We’d like to invite all IYNF active volunteers to the first and unique Volunteers meeting. We decided to organised the meeting in order to support the international community of IYNF activists, our motivation and joy from being in Naturefriends movement, increase our competencies, skills, experience and knowledge (as much as...
31/3 - 7/4/2007,
Naturefriends house Fuchsbau, close to Berlin, Germany
All on board is a model seminar based on the experiences of young people, which aims to explore what social inclusion means for our work and how to transfer it into practice. We want to raise our competencies to design youth activities working with amateur art as a method of...
1/7/2007 - 31/1/2008,
The volunteers involved in this project will get an opportunity to explore the field of youth work within the Czech Republic and its international dimension. During their EVS the volunteers will gain a bright overview into the life of Duha, one of the biggest youth associations in the Czech Republic,...
3 - 12/8/2007,
Ferme de Ronchinne, Belgium
Call for participants
The Outdoor leadership for Respect & Understanding is a training course to improve own leadership skills and create concrete ideas about realizing outdoor activities in non-formal educational way.
“There is no need for having serious lessons about Respect & Understanding. Values we promote might become alive through variety...
4 - 12/8/2007,
Mailen, Belgium

The IYNF Summercamp is a wonderful tradition that is already going on for several years. The camp is mainly for volunteers and young NatureFriends involved in their member organisation and IYNF or planning to be. This year we are proud to present you the IYNF Summercamp 2007 edition that will...
18/8 - 2/9/2007,
Bremen-Germany

Meet the freak!!! means two weeks of sharing and gaining international art experience in Bremen, Germany between
18 August - 2 September 2007.
www.meetthefreak.net
What brings different European volunteers for two weeks in August to an island in Bremen? The opportunity to confront their views of the world through dance, theatre, painting,...
18/8 - 2/9/2007,
Bremen-Germany
Call for Group Leaders for Meet the Freak
Meet the freak!!! means two weeks of sharing and gaining international art experience in Bremen, Germany between
18 August - 2 September 2007.
www.meetthefreak.net
What brings different European volunteers for two weeks to an island in the centre of Bremen? The opportunity to confront their...
18/8 - 2/9/2007,
Bremen-Germany
Call for Profi Freaks for Meet the Freak
Meet the freak!!! means two weeks of sharing and gaining international art experience in Bremen, Germany between18 August - 2 September 2007.
www.meetthefreak.net
What brings different European volunteers for two weeks to an island in the centre of Bremen? The opportunity to confront their views...
13 - 16/9/2007,
Villach, Austria

IYNF summer is approaching and the observant reader of our media knows what’s going to happen at the end of it. Exactly, the Planning Weekend. The same observant reader knows that every year we proudly present a totally new concept of the Planning Weekend. Also this year we follow that...
14 - 21/10/2007,
Dornfeld, Thuringia, Germany
German Young Naturefriends with a support of IYNF and its member organisations organise a training course for youth leaders. The project was financially supported by the Youth Programme.
What is it all about?
The aim of the project is to train young volunteers and activists from our member organisations in youth work...
11 - 16/3/2008,
The Netherlands
IYNF is looking for co-cook, for seminar In Touch 2008.
We need someone :
- with willingness to help in the kitchen. You don‘t have to have any cooking experience.
- and preferably from The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary or Romania.
We offer:
100% reimbursement of your travel costs
possibility to join...
11 - 16/3/2008,
The Netherland
Seminar for young volunteers on themes connected with international youth work in the framework of the International Young Naturefriends.
IYNF is looking for 2 team members; interested youngsters who would like to see ’the other side’ of the seminars.
Would you like to see how an international seminar is organised?
Would you like...
11 - 16/3/2008,
The Netherlands
Seminar for all young Naturefriends interested in getting involved in international youth work
Travelling, meeting new people, speaking English – these are the most visible aspects of international youth work. Yet, there is so much more than that! Great fun and joy, intense learning, enjoying connection with people you know barely...
11 - 16/3/2008,
The Netherlands
Introduction to International Youth Work for Young Naturefriends
Seminar for young volunteers on themes connected with youth work in the framework of the International Young Naturefriends.
IYNF is looking for a team member – experienced trainer – to help us to develop the programme of the seminar to the best quality possible.
...
2 - 6/4/2008,
Lehrte, Germany

It’s happening again. The second edition of the volunteers meeting will take place this year
2-6 April 2008, in the Naturefriends house Grafhorn, close to Hanover, Germany.
This year’s motto is
“Motivation-Spirit-Clarity”. We invite all active IYNF volunteers to join this meeting, to discuss relevant topics and to look at...
2 - 8/6/2008,
Portugal

All Inclusive is a Long-term training course (LTTC) for facilitators of amateur art education activities
This call is for those, who would like to take part in its second training module, even though they didn't take part in the first one.
We strongly recommend Profi freaks for Meet the freak!V 2008...
26/7 - 3/8/2008,
Romania -Sasca Romana

Romania… What comes to your mind when you here the name of this mysterious country? Beautiful great nature all over you, small village, people living like in the last century, no rush…? Sounds romantic, doesn’t?
Do you want to spend one week full of outdoor sports in the middle of...
9 - 24/8/2008,
Costa da Caparica, Portugal
Ever thought about facilitating an Art group at Meet the freak? Take your chance!
We are still looking for
one-one person for Music and Painting and two for DJ Art Groups during Meet the Freak, whom we call Profi freak.
What does it mean in practice to be a Profi freak?
Profi freaks...
9 - 24/8/2008,
Portugal

Meet the freak!V 2008 means 14 days of unbound creativity in Portugal.
The main aim of “Meet the freak” is creating a place where participants feel free to express themselves, meet and interact with different cultures and undergo personal development by creating, interacting and learning together.
The special thing about "Meet...
17 - 19/9/2008,
Szekszard, Hungary
Another meeting of Ambassadors will take place! Again we will have a look at what happened in this field so far and what can be done better in future and how. So Ambassadors get ready and register!
...
18 - 21/9/2008,
Szekszard, Hungary

Like every year Naturefriends core people - Volunteers, Staff, Presidium and Member Organisations - will get together. We will work on the
evaluation and reflection of the previous activities and celebrate their successes, discuss the current Naturefriends development and plan the next year. Take your chance to shape with us...
29/10 - 2/11/2008,
Germany, Berlin, Karl Renner Haus

Is your group or organisation interested in
international activities? Would you like to prepare international projects for your youth - and doesn’t matter whether weekend activities or two-week long camps? Do you want to cooperate with partners from the Naturefriends network? Then TouchDown is certainly the right place for you!...
18 - 23/11/2008,
Hruba Skala, Czech Republic

IYNF prepares a set of educational activities in the field of experiential education with the aim to promote this method in the Naturefriends movement. The first from the series is the Seminar X-perience !
You can discover more in an hour of play than you can in a lifetime of conversation
-...
20 - 23/11/2008,
Hrubá Skála, Czech Republic

The International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference will be organised in the beautiful location of the castle Hruba Skala in the Czech Republic. This year with the focus on outdoor activities in educational and recreational programmes we aim to explore “why” and “how” to use outdoor activities in educational and...
12/12/2008,
Olomouc, CZ

For the third time IYNF will organise a meeting for its european Ambassadors. The meeting will be held in Olomouc, on the same venue as the EGA. We will start fridaymorning around 10.00 and end at 15.00 oclock. It is possible to arrive the evening before, just let us know...
24 - 29/3/2009,
Hannover, Germany

Dear friends,
I am looking for a team member who would like to help me with organising seminar In Touch 2009 and see the other side of the seminar.
Would you like to see how an international seminar is organised?
Would you like to contribute to the implementation of the seminar, shaping the...
24 - 29/3/2009,
Hannover, Germany
Seminar for young Naturefriends on themes connected with international youth work in the framework of the International Young Naturefriends.
In reaction to the financial crisis, we decreased the participation fees to by 40 percent! Please pay attention to the new fees. If they are still to high, suggest what you can...
26 - 29/3/2009,
Germany
It’s happening again! The third edition of the Volunteers Meeting will take place from 26th till 29th of March 2009 in Germany. (Dates and location to be confirmed)
We invite all active IYNF volunteers to join this meeting to discuss relevant issues for our organisation and also prepare activities.
More information...
25/7 - 2/8/2009,
Cancelled
Unfortunately the grant for the Summercamp was rejected. After talking about this development with the team we decided to cancel the whole activity and not to apply for the 1st April deadline again. The summercamp seemed to have less and less attention and interest. The last few years we were...
9 - 27/8/2009,
Szálka, Hungary
We are still looking for Art Group leaders in Juggling, Dance, Visual Arts and Djing.
Ever thought about facilitating an art group at Meet the freak? Take your chance!
We are looking for people interested in facilitating/leading art groups (dance, visual arts, juggling, DJing) during Meet the freak.
What will be your tasks?
The...
9 - 27/8/2009,
Szalka, Hungary

Feel like joining the Freak leader team?
We ares still looking for Freak leaders from Austria, Belgium, Poland and Slovakia.
“Don´t dream it, be it!”
Are you funny? Are you cool? Are you active and do you like to interact with others? Than you are a Freak and you...
11 - 26/8/2009,
Szalka Hungary
Guests at MTF
Do you want to come to Meet the freak but you cant/dont want to come for the whole project?
We have a limited number of places for guests at the venue. That way its possible to come over for a few days, join the program if possible (see below)...
11 - 26/8/2009,
Hungary, Szálka
„Feeling freaky?”
For the fifth time in history
Meet the freak will happen. This year the Freak will be in Hungary.
Meet the freak means a space for a creative discovery of yourself and interacting with others through experiencing together various methods in different fields of art. This year we will...
1/9/2009 - 31/8/2010,
Prague, Czech Republic
Are you the new EVS volunteer IYNF is looking for?
EVS stands for European Voluntary Service and it is funded by the EU Youth in Action Programme. It gives young people the opportunity to live and work abroad from 3 to 12 months.
Important!
Please read the following information before contacting the...
11 - 13/9/2009,
To be confirmed
Every year IYNF organises the Planning Weekend. It's a moment to look at the things that happened during the past year, where we are now and also where we want to go, how, with whom,when and...
20 - 25/4/2010,
Eben am Achensee, Austria
Application for Green Campaigning is closed and the participants are selected
Do you want to know more about games that can be used to work on environmental topics with young people? Or do you want to learn how to set up a cool environmental campaign? Or maybe you want to gain...
18 - 23/5/2010,
(vicinity of)Berlin, Germany
The participants for the GreenGames have been selected and everyone is informed about the outcomes.
Do you want to know more about games that can be used to work on environmental topics with young people? Or do you want to learn how to set up a cool environmental campaign? Or maybe...
7 - 22/8/2010,

Bad news for all Freaks: the grant for MTF6 (2010) in Gdansk, Poland that was submitted on the first of February 2010 was
declined. Consultation between IYNF Secretariat and CAT -the Polish hosting organisation- resulted in the decision to
cancel MTF6. The change of the grant being accepted when applying...
1/9/2010 - 31/8/2011,
Czech Republic, Prague
Are you one of the two new EVS volunteers IYNF is looking for?
Important!
Please read the following information before filling in the application!
(On picture:
Anna and Vanessa, our two current EVS volunteers)
What is EVS? And why is it such a great opportunity?
EVS stands for European Voluntary Service and it is...