careAct
October 27, 2011 in careAct, impact award, Projects descriptions
careAct … is a unique collaboration of Swiss students, passionately united in one mission: addressing climate change with innovative educational concepts. We believe in the potential of young people to make the difference. We care and Act.
… is an association founded in Appenzell with headquarters in Geneva. it creates the bridges the gap between mere knowledge and action. deflate the powerlessness when faced with global and complex issues.
… offers a changemaker workshop. the careAct experience happens on the Rigi surrounded by breathtaking Swiss Alps in September 2012. you can become a part of the journey – a character for change.
For the latest news on careAct: Go to the project page →
For a more detailed project description :
character for change // the workshop to become climActive
Project Members: Danaé Frangoulis (President), Matthias Honegger, Simon Steiger, Corinne Duriaux, Elisabeth Zech, Severin von Hünerbein, Julien Arnet, Virgina Gishla
Location: Geneva, Zürich
Topics: climate change, sustainability
Type of Activities: develop the character building workshop for September 2012: 2012 – its not the end of the world – just the beginning.
in the workshop: meet, hear, talk, listen, present, see, debate, watch, exchange, develop, walk, eat, design, cook, play, taste, simulate, discover, write, publish, build, network, blog, meet again, exchange, grow. Build a character for change.
provide the support needed to grow further: network, knowledge, advise, skills, contacts.
Goals: The aim of careAct is to empower people to take action against climate change by raising awareness, improving understanding of the issue and translating sustainable development into everyday practice.
Looking for: volunteers that want to join an inspiring team and turn their care into action, as well as sponsoring and we constantly seek feedback to keep us on the path
What we need money for: to finance our first workshop in September 2012 and finally empowering young students to take action on climate change
Links: www.careact.ch
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Joel said on October 31, 2011
i just had a few question about this project if i understood correctly you want reach young people but when you say thath do you mean high school students or university students? and also how and where are you planning to do this?
Severin said on November 1, 2011
Hallo Joel
Thank you for your interest in careAct. As you figured exactly, we want to reach young people to take action on climate change. For us, the main criteria is the motivation and the potential of the people. This means that we do not limit ourselves to much in the selection although our main focus would be on university level because we can connect best to this genre. Also for the content of our project, it is useful to have some degree of education. But as I said everybody is basically welcome.
As for the specific details of our project we are planning to do a one-week summer camp in September 2012 in Grisons with an interactive and interdisciplinary program for roughly 25-30 people. Further details about this camp will be published at a later point.
Does this answer your question?
Joel said on November 4, 2011
yes it does thank you
Matthias said on December 5, 2011
change of location: it’s gonna be on the Rigi – with a breathtaking view over central Switzerland. 30 Bachelorstudents (exceptions possible).
Join us as a volunteer!