Rotary Youth Exchange NGE New Generation Exchange The program for young adults

Basics and Guidelines NGE Basics  Exchange program designed for young adults between 18 and 25 years.  Open to the families of Rotarians and others.  Duration: 3 weeks to three 3 months.  NGE should be educational, vocational, cultural and/or humanitarian in nature. Guidelines Download at (first published 2004 by Walter Wyser)

Possible Options Single NGEGroup NGE NGE Vocational - Individual Internship family-to-family - like Short Term for 18 to 25 year old Group vocational and family exchange

Individual Internships Experience Through Vocational Exchanges Speaker: Linda Bellich

Business Partners  Identify willing companies and their vocational potential.  Utilize district and club Rotarians for possible partners.  Allow the company to establish the time line that best suits them within the parameters of the NGE program.  Discuss the company’s expectations for interns:  Dress Code  “Work” hours  Type of “work” available  COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE INTERN!  Use “Company Evaluation” form for feedback on the intern, the program, the “value” to the company and to ask for future placements.

Rotary Partners  Utilize EEMA, NAYEN, and other youth exchange meetings to meet potential NGE Partners.  RI Directory lists all NGE Programs.  Start with a “few” exchange partners … too many partners … too soon … can overwhelm you and your program.  Don’t make promises to your exchange partners you can’t keep … say what you are going to do and do it.  Discuss “your” process with your exchange partner and the time line to complete the “exchange”.  Discuss your program's expectations of the “intern’s” Rotary involvement.  Be flexible.

Recruiting NGE “Interns”  Rebounders –Just returned from long-term exchange and excited about the program. May be college bound. Plant the seed for following summer!  University Campus –Post Sign in popular student areas. –Place advertisement in the University’s newspaper. –Work with the University’s International Department/Language Department/ Business Department … etc. –University students are encouraged to “study” abroad, but: nUniversity exchange programs are often very expensive. nUniversity exchange programs usually lack the diverse Country Selections NGE can offer.  Rotaract Clubs –Already familiar with Rotary and Rotary programs.

Market To Your Strengths  Specialize in a few specific kinds of Internships.  Do not try to do everything!  Develop an ‘excellent’ program in limited areas instead of weak programs in everything.  Use NGE Evaluation form to improve weak program areas. Develop your own...  Ask your “intern” how you can improve your program.  Ask your business partner how you can improve your program.

Hosting an Intern  NO STIPEND IS REQUIRED to be paid by the hosting club.  Usually, only one host family is needed.  Local travel and sightseeing on weekends should be available.  Transportation must be provided … public or private. Students are not allowed to drive.

Ohio-Erie Internships  7 individual exchanges since 2009  15 placements in process  Successful Vocational Placements: –Medical Internships –Marketing and Advertising –Engineering –Teaching –Business/International Business

Interns at “work”… don’t ask!

NGE Group Exchange Speakers: Michael Fischer & Henrike (Henni) Herbold

NGE - The „Baby“ GSE  Be aware: almost nobody - not even your governor - has a clue what NGE is.  If you do it for the first time: Organize it on district level – much depends on the district chair!  Find and select a partner district early (1 year! in advance is best - e.g. at EEMA or Preconvention).  Set up time frame with your partners (based on holidays, university breaks etc.).

THE SECRET!!!  Design a rough travel schedule through your district area and identify possible host clubs.  The chair phones the incoming presidents early (4 to 6 months before they start their year) and explains them that they are honored to be selected to host a NGE team in their club for 3 to 4 days.  Give them a short introduction to NGE and ask them to organize hosting, transportation, vocational, cultural and leisure events (similar to GSE).  Send them the list of participants including their education and/or profession as soon as possible.  The participating clubs have the privilege to suggest a participant for the outgoing team in advance.

Recommendations  Ideal group size: 5 to 7 team members (transportation in one minibus possible).  Duration: 3 to 4 weeks (visa requirements!).  Involve 5 to 6 Rotary Clubs.  Organize a trip to your capital at half time of the program (if possible).  Select a NGE Coordinator on district level: He/she coordinates of the overall program, collects club schedules and clarifies transportation from club to club, is responsible for the district program and is permanent contact person for the NGE coordinators abroad and the Rotary clubs involved.  Involve Rotaract to guide NGE groups (especially in the evenings) and offer the program also to them (age 25+ as team leader).  No Rotarian group leader necessary – select a member of the group.  Use facebook group! Make it fun for all persons involved!

Costs for group program  Clubs: costs depend on hosting situation (families or hostel/hotel), invitations, trips, events and means of transportation.  District: costs depend e.g. on special district events (like invitation to district conference or 3 to 4 day trip to capital).  District 1950: We calculate 1500 € of district funds for each NGE program, the Rotary clubs spend between 700 € and 3000 € for hosting the team 3 to 4 days.

Recommendations based on  Group NGE programs since 2004/05 –4 exchanges with India (from 5 to 18 participants) –1 exchange with Sri Lanka –1 exchange with Taiwan –1 exchange with Brazil (in preparation)  In addition 5+ individual NGE with India and Taiwan (as introduced by Linda)

What a program could look like Overall Program: Team D3060 (India) visiting D1950 in 2010

Taiwan D Germany D1950

Linda Bellich Ohio-Erie 2 Vice Chair and NGE Chairman Michael Fischer Multidistrict Coordinator Australia/New Zealand Chair District 1950 Henrike (Henni) Herbold NGE Coordinator District 1950 Questions?