by Sonja_IBC | Jul 31, 2023 | news
Naya Suruwat Nepal is a totally volunteer based NGO. It was created as there is a great concern of alcohol and other drug related harm in Tansen region. Their board consists of doctors, teachers, social and pastoral care professionals and people with history of addiction and recovery. Each member of Naya Suruwat gives 1-4 hours of their time as a volunteer for the work. This excellent team has been a great comfort to many people struggling with addiction. The work continues to reach the most vulnerable and excluded people. Naya Suruwat is starting new peer support groups that are open to people struggling with their addiction. Nepal is a multi faith society and as Christians we can express love in action through opening doors to people from all backgrounds. It is love that covers all understanding and gives people opportunity to experience forgiveness and grace in their recovery process. The groups will appreciate participants multiple faith backgrounds and aim is to create a loving and listening atmosphere.
by Sonja_IBC | Jul 7, 2023 | testimonials
“Being a volunteer allows me to promote and to defend the values that are close to my heart!”
Since 2013, I have been giving some of my time to IBC as a translator and proofreader. With degrees in accounting, business management as well as in nature protection and management of green areas, I feel happy to expand my knowledge with IBC in the field of health and alcohol- and drug consumption and its impact on global development. Being a volunteer allows me to promote and to defend the values that are close to my heart!
Christel Fimbel, France
by Sonja_IBC | Jul 7, 2023 | testimonials
“Joining IBC in this mission makes me feel like I am doing something to make the world a better place!”
In my first years in Switzerland, I focused on learning German and integrating into the society. My engagement with IBC helped me in this process. The team is doing an amazing job in fighting against drug- and alcohol harm. Joining IBC in this mission makes me feel like I am doing something to make the world a better place. I worked with the team in the office in Bern, mainly doing translations, revising budgets and financial plans and establishing a new accounting software. As IBC is an international organisation, I feel that I am helping to improve people´s lives all over the world even though I am not working in the field! A nice and valuable experience!
Carlos Ivan Wey, Switzerland
by Sonja_IBC | Jul 7, 2023 | testimonials
“I am convinced that the prospects IBC provides for societies around the world are very important.“
Since 2018 I have had the opportunity to collaborate with IBC and utilise my experience in the field of graphic design. I worked on a wide range of IBC’s documents and publications. By volunteering I was able to gain more experience in my work field and improve my skills as a junior graphic designer. What I like as a volunteer for IBC is that I am convinced that the prospects IBC provides for societies around the world are very important. It makes for me the vision of a better future. In providing good designs for IBC’s publications, I can help to communicate IBC’s vision – I like that!
Francisco Martins, Brazil
by Sonja_IBC | Jul 7, 2023 | testimonials
“I really became part of IBC’s mission to give people healthy life perspectives without alcohol and drugs.”
I graduated recently from Durham University with a degree in Modern Languages. Given my background, I got involved with IBC as a volunteer translator and proofreader in 2020. The reason why I started the volunteer position was that I wanted to use my language skills to help others. Besides this, working on a variety of documents helped me to keep up my language skills and gain work experience. I got a good insight into the organisational structures and the collaboration between IBC and its different partners and member organisations. I really became part of IBC’s mission to give people healthy life perspectives without alcohol and drugs.
Rosalind Firth, United Kingdom
