Annual Report StreetwiZe • Mobile School 2019

volunteer weekend
22/02/2019 • 24/02/2019
SWZ • MS team
Volunteers
Update volunteers on
organisation and have fun!
Rotselaar / Belgium
Twice a year the StreetwiZe • Mobile School
team organises weekends for its volunteers.
We can count on +/- 70 volunteers who roll up
their sleeves every year to support the organisation
in achieving its core objectives and daily
activities. This can range from translation work
to administrative and logistical support as well
as creative and practical help in devising and
setting up campaigns or developing methodologies
for new educational materials.
On these weekends we bring volunteers
together to thank them but also to make even
stronger the connection they feel with the
organisation and the story we convey.
Volunteers have indicated that being interconnected
and having a strong bond with the
organisation significantly adds value to them
in their support role. From the organisation’s
perspective, these weekends are the ideal time
to listen to the volunteers and to hear their
opinions and insights about the growth of
StreetwiZe • Mobile School. They are a sounding
board for the organisation, a critical voice
that must be heard.
On Friday evening we presented the annual
results for 2018 and took the time to introduce the
entire team to the volunteers and the volunteers
to each other. The group split into two working
groups on Saturday morning. One focused on
‘Which campaign do we set up for the International
Day of Street Children?’ and the other
on ‘What new materials can we design for the
playground?’ After feedback to each group and
a reviving lunch, everyone was ready for a forest
game. 15 children of volunteers joined us for the
afternoon and brought a healthy dose of fighting
spirit, energy and playfulness. We all processed
the annual results during the forest game which
was a playful way to pass on information to the
volunteers and to make the various aspects of
the organisation discussable.
The programme also included a recreational
laser shoot activity and a walk. The volunteer
weekend was again successful! New ideas bubbled,
people felt more involved, their commitment
has been confirmed.
IMPACT
Connection
40+ volunteers
Presenting results 2018
Kick-off work groups
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