Engaged for life?

How does FK work with FK participants after return to

the home country?
 FK-Norway
• Governmental agency

• Facilitates exchange of
personnel between
institutions by providing
framework and financial
support

• Young people (below 35)

“The participants are FK’s most important
resource. FK’s overarching goals and the
partnerships’ objectives can only be
achieved through successful exchanges of
participants.”
Follow-up activities
Follow-up activities 1:
Information on North-South issues

Increase knowledge of North-South issues

Change attitudes and mobilise people

Main target group: external audience

Methods: Lectures, drama, exhibitions, role play,

articles in newspapers, school visits
Follow-up activities 2:
Institutional development
Transfer of professional competence
Share experiences, new knowledge, ideas, methods

Main target group: internal with sending partner

Methods: Training plans, resource material, courses,

Workshops, seminars/conferences, articles, reports,
mentoring
Networks Africa, Asia, Latin America

Networks established in:

Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi,
Zimbabwe, South Africa

Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China,

Thailand/Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia

Guatemala/Central America

Activities: Annual network meetings, newsletters,

web, etc
Network activities in Norway
Participant Conference, Oslo, October (Film fra Sør)

Oslo City Hall, 4 Sep

(Forum 2008 for all FK partners 3-8 September)

Intent of establishing a participant organisation- no

success
FK: World
Functionality:
Blog, personal profile,
partner pages,
three-click-
philosophy, pictures
and links
P-words

• People
• Partners
• Places
• Projects
• Positions
FK: World

Personal profile Blog Blog entry

What happens to participants
after the exchange?
• Commitment: 33% more active in volunteer work after the
exchange than before, 55% as active as before

”I wish to work with youth and cross border programmes. It is

here we young people can make changes of vital importance
to increase understanding, tolerance and solidarity.”

• 76% of participants state that the FK period did inspire them to

commit more to voluntary activities.
Benefit to community
How would you say that the Fredskorpset programme
has benefited your home institution or community?

• 3% (no benefit) 80

(0% south participants, 70

5% Norw. participants) 60
• 23% (some benefit)
50
(0 % south participants
37% Norw. Participants) 40

• 61% (high benefit) 30

(75% south participants 20

53% Norw. participants) 10

• 13% (no answer)
0
(25% south participants Liten betydning M iddels betydning Stor betydning - svar

5% Norw. participants) Alle Sør Norge