The yearly national meeting of Italian Young Naturefriends (Gian-Gio) took place in Lozio, Brescia from December 16th to 18th in Naturefriends House Arcobaleno. “Come la natura, rigenera!” (Like nature, rejuvenate!) was the name chosen for this meeting, where members...
As an ESC volunteer, you have to attend an on-arrival and a mid-term training. I had my on-arrival training at the start of November with an amazing group of volunteers who work all around the Czech Republic. We got...
The year of mental health This article will look back on this year´s cycle. In 2022 IYNF tackled one of the most important topics in our current times, the support of the mental health of young people. By hosting...
This year’s cycle “Let’s Get Outta Here – Outdoor Education as the Path to Mental Health” found its closure in Czech Republic, where IYNF is currently settled. During our final activity “Youth 4 Resilience” we got to explore outdoor...
This September, our colleagues Francesco and Amalie represented IYNF in the “Youth International Meeting for Climate Justice” in Senegal. Participants from six different European and African countries participated in the youth exchange, which lasted two weeks. They were all...
A report from the IYNF activity “Health and Well-being through Nature-based Methods” By Nolwenn CHANCELIER GUEGUEN Another training course organised by IYNF under the flag of the yearly motto “Mental Health in Youth Work” facilitated by a team of...
I am now slowly wrapping up the third month of my year as an ESC volunteer at IYNF. European Solidarity Corps is a volunteering program for young people that can last anywhere from a couple of weeks to a...
This year’s cycle “Let’s Get Outta Here, Outdoor Education as the Path to Mental Health” moved into a small village in Romania for its second activity. This training course called “Outdoor Education Advisors for Mental Health of Youth” lasted...
By Jules Lecoq, IYNF intern February - April 2022 As a student in the field of sustainable development and ecology in France, I joined the IYNF team for a 2 month internship. The desire to discover the Czech Republic...
Last week’s activity was called Youth and Mental Health. It was in the town of Nea Makri, North of Athens, where we met for a few days. Participants came from all over Europe to exchange and train on this...
