Coping across cultures – a Norec peer session (Africa)
Join us for a special training session where you’ll reunite with your peers from the preparatory training! This is for the projects related to Africa.
As we mentioned at the preparatory training, we expect you to dive down into the cultural shock curve after a while in your host country. These challenges are part and parcel of international volunteering, but there are ways to prepare and remain resilient in such situations by increasing our awareness of common challenges and maintaining sound mental hygiene.
Together with Norec training advisors and psychologist Dr. Benjamin Weinstein, we aim to teach you how to be more resilient in handling challenging times. Through meeting others from your prep group, we are sure you will discuss and find solutions to these issues together.
There will be 2 sessions of the same session on different dates. In the registration form you will be asked to select the date based on the preparatory training you attended. This will help us to make sure you have reconnected with your fellow peers and your training advisor.
Session 1: Date 3 November 1100-1300 CET (Central European Time). This is for participants who started their exchange in Nairobi in August 20225.
Session 2: Date 5 November 1100-1300 CET (Central European Time ). This is for participants who started their exchange in Asia (digital prep in September 2025).
Location: ZOOM
A zoom link will be sent to everyone after registration.