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ACT means Action

We are not spectators, but young people who want to contribute to making the world a better place for people both locally and globally.

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CHANGE

Are you someone who shows a lot of care for your friends and family?

With your heart for others, you can mean something to many more. The world needs people like you who want to make a difference.

On our trip to Kenya and Zanzibar, you will experience and contribute to aid work specifically aimed at children. Perhaps it will ignite a flame within you?

With proximity to Oslo, we will travel to the capital to participate in established projects among those who have fallen outside of society. We visit inspiring work run by Maritastiftelsen, Frelsesarmeen (The Salvation Army) and others, to learn how they work and contribute in our own way.

In the local community, we can help others with everything from organizing games for children at the asylum reception center, arranging bingo at the nursing home, participating in food distribution, language cafés, helping at the Reuse Center, and much more. The opportunities are many.

TRAVEL

Do you love to travel and want to experience other cultures, people, and climates?

In the autumn, we take the train on an INTERRAIL through Europe, with Bulgaria as the main destination. Here we get to contribute to an established aid project and help distribute food and learn about social work from people who do this every day.

In the spring, we move the classroom to KENYA AND ZANZIBAR. We visit places where there is a great need for help and experience how aid work can make a difference in people’s daily lives.

KENYA

In Kenya, many live below the poverty line. We visit places where there is a great need for help and contribute both physically and socially, and visit health projects and schools.

We will see a society with great disparities and meet people who need our support. At the same time, you will experience immense joy of life and hospitality from those who lack most material goods.

Of course, we also take the opportunity to experience the African savannah up close when we go on safari into the wilderness.

ZANZIBAR

After powerful impressions in Kenya, it’s time for personal development and reflection in beautiful surroundings on Zanzibar. The island with its incredible beaches, exotic nature, and crystal-clear water is so beautiful it almost doesn’t seem real. *You can visit the local market with fantastic food experiences, try snorkeling, diving, or surfing, swim with giant turtles, play beach volleyball with the locals on the beach, and not least get to know a completely different culture with a strong history of slavery and Western exploitation.

*activities are examples and may vary from year to year

Interrail through Europe

Do you dream of traveling by Interrail? Then get ready for a unique experience when we travel by Interrail in Europe.

We visit some of Europe’s most beautiful cities, but we also get to see poverty in Europe up close.

Aid work in Bulgaria

You get to help people have a better life. Through our collaboration with the aid organization Mission Without Borders, we help raise money and distribute food boxes to families and homeless people who need them. We get to see both the need for help and experience warmth and gratitude.

Mental training

Mental training, mental health, and personal development are part of the curriculum for this line. You learn how to help yourself manage negative thoughts, adversity, and stress, and how you can contribute to others feeling better about themselves and help others in hopeless situations.

Current topics include:

• Stress management
• Self-esteem and self-confidence
• Anxiety and depression – basic understanding
• Coping with difficult thoughts
• Sleep, diet, and physical activity

ACTIVE

Do you like to challenge yourself with new activities?

At ACT, daily life is filled with everything from low-threshold activities where you learn new skills, to new activities that might take you out of your comfort zone.

Some things we don’t know we want to experience until we’re there. Does sleeping under a starry sky tempt you? Enjoying the beautiful winter with sledding, skiing, and bonfires, or perhaps you want to try snorkeling, diving, or surfing on the fantastic beaches of Zanzibar? The possibilities are vast!

In autumn and spring, you will get to try some simple outdoor life and learn to make good and nutritious food. There will be various types of activity and training that everyone can participate in. The main focus is to have fun and be physically active in a way that brings joy and mastery.

Focus areas

• Aid, relief work, and activities on study trips
• Activity and training with a focus on joy
• Mental training and personal development
• Social work in the local area
• Events and projects

Who is this major for?

This line is for you who love to travel and also want to help others, whether in Norway or other countries.

Create your dream year

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