COUNTRY REPORTS 2010

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COUNTRY REPORTS

2010

Austria

England / Wales

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Northern Ireland

Norway

Scotland

Sweden

Switzerland

Wales

European IFYE Alumni Association

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Austria

How many outgoing IFYE’s? Country and length of stay?

country weeks outgoings

Colorado 6 weeks 1 England 6 weeks 2 Estonia 6 weeks 2 Finland 6 weeks 1 Kanada 6 weeks 1 Kansas 6 weeks 2 Montana 6 weeks 2

Northern Ireland 6 weeks 1

Virginia 6 weeks 2

How many incoming IFYE’s? Country and length of stay?

country months incomings

Switzerland 6 weeks 1

Estonia 6 weeks 2

Finland 6 weeks 2

England 6 weeks 1

Colorado 8 weeks 1

Northern Ireland 6 weeks 1

How many members does your national IFYE organisation have?

123

Did your national IFYE association have any activities like AGM, BBQ or any celebrations?

Outgoing seminar

Any special National projects going on?

We organised the 52nd European Conference in Austria ☺

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Country Report 2011

(Country) England & Wales

Australia (Homestay) 1 member – 8 weeks Austria (Homestay) 1 member – 6 weeks Canada (Homestay) 2 members – 12 weeks

Canada under 21 (Homestay) 3 members – 5 weeks Germany (Homestay) 2 members – 2 weeks

Kenya Team Travel (Development) 12 members – 1 week Uganda Team Travel (Development) 7 members – 2 weeks New Zealand (Homestay) 1 member – 8 weeks

Ulster (Homestay) 2 members – 2 weeks Norway (Homestay) 1 member – 6 weeks Scotland (Homestay) 2 members – 2 weeks Sweden (Homestay) 1 member – 6 weeks Switzerland (Homestay) 1 member – 6 weeks

Rural Youth Europe (spring seminar) 1 member – 1 week Rural Youth Europe (autumn seminar) 1 member – 1 week Rural Youth Europe (study session 2 members – 1 week Rural Youth Europe (rally) 5 members – 1 week

New Zealand Working Exchange 3 members – 3 months Sweden 4H Youth Camp 18 members 1 week

Australia 1 member – 8 weeks Austria 2 members – 6 weeks

Canada under 21 (Homestay) 3 members – 5 weeks Germany 2 members – weeks

Norway 1 member – 6 weeks Scotland 1 member – 2 weeks Sweden 1 member – 6 weeks Switzerland 1 member – 6 weeks

How many members does your national IFYE organisation have? 570 (approximately)

England & Wales AGM held at UK IFYE (YFA) Reunion at Aviemore, Scotland in October 2010. 40 members attended the weekend.

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Estonia

1 delegate USA/CT - 3 month 1 delegate Luxembourg –2 month 2 delegates Austria – 6 weeks 1 delegate USA/Virginia –6 weeks

Shanna Tolbert/ USA/VIRGINIA - 3 month Jakob Wimmer/ AUSTRIA – 6 weeks Markus Trummer/ AUSTRIA – 6 weeks Maya Gammenthaler/ Switzerland – 3 month

We haven’t count…but this is our priority this year

No

We are planning to make IFYE re-union. This gives us also opportunity to write down all out-going IFYE-s. We had in the past too many different coordinators, so there are no papers left.

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Finland

Austria 2 Germany 1 Switzerland 3 Northern Ireland 1 Scotland 2 USA 2 Taiwan 1 Canada 1

Switzerland 3 (2-3 months) Germany 1

Austria 1 Taiwan 2

about 80

- Annual meeting 10.-11.4.2010 in Tampere - Summer meeting 28.-29.8.2010 in Rautavaara

- European conference in Austria, Ursprungissa 30.7.- 7.8.2010. 15 attended from Finland

- Christmas meeting 6.-7.11.2010 in Längelmäki

Conference 2011 in Rautavaara! 23.-30.7.2011

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Germany

How many outgoing IFYE’s? Country and length of stay? 4 Outgoing IFYE´s

1 IFYE to the US for 6 month 1 IFYE to the US for 3 month 1 IFYE to Norway for 3 month 1 IFYE to Finland for 3 month

We have 165 members in our national organization.

4 Incoming IFYE´s

2 IFYE´s from the US for 5 and 6 month

1 IFYE from the US for 3 month (stayed the other 3 month in Switzerland) 1 IFYE from Finland for 8 weeks

We have 165 members in our national organization.

Did your national IFYE association have any activities like AGM,

BBQ or any celebrations?

2 national meetings over a weekend; in spring we met in the northwest part of Germany (very close to the Netherlands border); in fall we gathered in the eastern part of Germany (the report is in the newsletter February 2011).

The last weekend in February we had a meeting with the IFYE´s from the last 10 years. It was an anniversary meeting for 10 years of organizing the German IFYE Exchange through our IFYE alumni. To the European IFYE conference we have been with 12 persons.

Any special National projects going on

Nothing special

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Country report 2011

(Country) Northern Ireland

Short term - One to Scotland and two to Wales

Long term – One each to New Zealand, Canada, Austria and Norway

Long term - One each from Finland, Austria, Germany and Australia and two from Switzerland Short term – Two each from Scotland, England and Wales

300

Annual dinner which took the form of a mock wedding in January

AGM followed by presentations from 2009 outgoing long term exchangees in February Italian Murder Mystery Night in April

Summer picnic and nature treasure trail in Gortin Glens Forest Park followed by a meal in July

Organisation of UK Reunion 2012 in Londonderry

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Country report 2011

(Country) Norway

Totally 4 outgoing IFYE’s

Two to Costa Rica – 4 and 5 months One to Australia – 3 months

One to Taiwan – 3 months

One from Costa Rica – 6 months One from Germany – 3 months Two from Taiwan – 3 months One from England – 6 weeks

One from Northern Ireland – 6 weeks

50

AGM,Meeting for the outgoing IFYE’s, Meeting for the incoming IFYE’s, Autumn gathering and Christmas gathering.

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Country report 2011

(Country) Scotland

13 exchanges and 5 to European Rally

2 x Wales, 1 x Canada, 1 x Australia, 1 x Switzerland, 2 x USA (Colorado) 1 x USA (Montana), 2 x Ulster, 2 x Eire, 1 x England

11 incoming exchangees

1 x Ulster, 1 x USA (Montana), 1 x Tasmania, 2 X Wales, 2 x England, 2 x Finland, 1 x Switzerland, 1 x Sweden

136

The 'Gathering of the Clans' UK YFA reunion was hosted by Scotland from 29th – 31st October at Aviemore.

A fund raising ceilidh, supported by over 200 people, was held at Linlithgow in February. In March the Scottish Young Farmers Ambassadors AGM was held. Members who had participated in the exchange programme the previous year were invited to give a presentation of their trip.

In June YFA Scotland hosted the incoming exchangees on a day out to local attractions, during their first week in Scotland. Also in June the new incoming IFYE’s are hosted at a ‘drinks

reception’ during the Royal Highland Agricultural Show.

No

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Country report 2011

(Country) Sweden

5 IFYEs

USA (2), 3 and 6 month Northern Ireland 6 weeks UK 3 month

Schweiz 2,5 month

2 IFYE

Taiwan, 6 weeks UK, 6 weeks

176 lifetime 2 yearly

AGM in Kungälv, the location for 2012

European IFYE conference 2012

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Switzerland

Country months Outgoings Australia 3 1 Costa Rica 6 1 England 1 ½ 1 Estonia 3 1 Finland 3 3 New Zealand 2 2 Northern Ireland 1 ½ 2 Ontario 3 1 Scotland 1 ½ 1 Sweden 3 2 Korea 2 1 Taiwan 2 1 USA 2/6 3

Country months Incomings Cameroon 3 1 Costa Rica 5 2 England 6 weeks 1 Finland 2 2 Northern Ireland 1 ½ 2 Korea 2 2 Taiwan 2 3 USA 3/6 4 Scotland 1 1 Sweden 1 1

530 members

Ski-weeked, Outgoing-weekend, AGM, Incoming-weekend, Summer-weekend, American night, Norske day, IFYE Christmas, meetings a.s.o…

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Country Report 2011

(Country) Wales

Northern Ireland – 2 members – 2 weeks Scotland – 1 member – 2 weeks

Finland – 2 members – 2 weeks USA – 2 members – 3 weeks

Canada – 2 members – 2 weeks (new trip in 2010)

Serbia – 2 members – 1 week (rural youth Europe spring seminar) Denmark – 5 members – 1 week (rural youth Europe rally)

Scotland– 2 members – 1 week (rural youth Europe autumn seminar)

Northern Ireland – 2 members – 2 weeks Finland – 2 members – 2 weeks

USA – 2 members – 2 weeks Scotland – 2 members – 2 weeks Canada – 1 member – 2 weeks

Please see England/Wales Country Report

Welcome Reception for incoming IFYE’s at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show – July 2010. 20 members from Wales attended the UK IFYE (YFA) Reunion at Aviemore, Scotland in October 2010.

Wales will be hosting the UK IFYE (YFA) reunion in Ewloe, Flintshire, North Wales from 28th – 30th October 2011.

Wales is planning to host the 2013 European IFYE Conference ☺