IYNF always aims to to provide best opportunities for youth – also by offering meaningful work experience opportunities for youth, full of learning and educational opportunities. Magdalena Rauch from Poland did a three months internship in our office in Prague. Read about her impressions!

My final impressions from the internship time

When I came to IYNF office on the first day a desk with a welcoming post-it-note attached to the computer monitor was already waiting for me. These kind of warm memories were provided for me within the whole time of 3-month internship, from August to October 2013. If I am asked what my impressions are, the first thought that comes to my mind is the office team, which I had occasion to work with, but also to learn from them and spend some days out of office, during staff retreat.

Everyone was passionate about and engaged in a daily mission of making the built world around us more green and sustainable. Thanks to this, I was motivated to disseminate all our activities as much as possible. I was happy to be a participant of many sorts of workshops, because I find them an effective way of acquiring practical knowledge in a friendly and interesting manner. We even managed to invite for a workshop a famous Austrian activist Martin Balluch, whose movie screening “Trial” was presented in a local cinema for all interested people. Apart from that, we were also ready to prepare workshops about making a workspace more environmentally-friendly and also a workshop dealing with leading a healthy lifestyle with vegan muffins, playing the main role in the most alternative Prague’s street – Krymska (thank you Henrique!).

It is worth to underline that IYNF also supports other green friendly initiatives such as building an Earthship – an ecological house made from renewable materials, in which I also had a small contribution.

Additionally, I was trusted with editing our new publication, Green Toolbox , which was a long-lasting task, but possibility of being a real editor suited me very much.

Although international atmosphere dominated in the office, I put effort to promote our activities even in my country, Poland, by writing an article about sustainability, to be published in Polish newspapers and magazines.

Moreover, IYNF takes care of well-being of every person in the office. Therefore, when Friday was coming, one of us was responsible for preparing the office lunch. The reason of doing that you can see in Green Teams chapter by flicking Green Toolbox through (page 91). I wouldn’t be myself if I didn’t take an advantage and did not mention it J. But I did not only enjoy Fridays – every working day spent with this companionship was unforgettable.

Finally, thanks to all in the office team!