Living in a foreign country

Welcome back, Irene! Irene Rojnik just spent four months on a volunteer assignment in Medellin, Colombia and will share her experiences, including:

• What it is like to live in a house with six priests.

• What were her biggest challenges as a woman moving to Colombia.

• What helped her adapt to the new realities of life in Medellin.

After a Q&A, we will be curious about your personal encounters on what supports or hinders integrating in a foreign country. Let’s share our experiences.

About Irene Rojnik: 

Mag.a Irene Rojnik has a master in Systemic Coaching and Organisational Development, a university degree in Communications and Conflict Resolution and a degree in Mediation. She has 15 years of experience in working with international NGOs. In this time she was involved in the development and the roll out the Strategic Planning Processes including developing the vision.
Since 2013 she worked as coach, trainer and researcher on leadership with a special focus on working on the authenticity and supporting the strengths of people. Understanding the power of emotions and working with the human body, both play an important role in her work.
She loves travelling and has lived in different cities: New York, London, Brussels and Medellin, Colombia.
Since recently, Irene is Vice-General Secretary of the Catholic Womens‘ Movement.

By the way: on the photo, you can see Irene in Retiro, a little village close to Medellin with a citycape typical for Colombia.

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After the program, there will be an informal networking opportunity for everyone to branch out and meet new contacts in the NPO sphere.There will be non-alcoholic drinks and small snacks provided. We are excited to see you!***

The participation is free of cost. All women in NPOs are cordially invited. We are open for English speaking women and German speaking women who want to use this opportunity to practise their English and connect.

If you cannot participate, please cancel your ticket here on Eventbrite or via E-Mail to office@npo-frauennetzwerk.at, both at least 24 hourse before the event. That helps us to plan the right amount of seats and snacks. Also, if there is a waiting list, others might be happy to participate. Thank you!