Topics of these workshops cover team communication, storytelling, design thinking, but also contain methods for personal development and stress prevention. Therefore, non-formal methods such as from the Art of Hosting framework with an innovative and interdisciplinary character will be selected. The seminar will be shaped by the active participation of each participant, so we can share our stories and learn from each other. 

After the seminar, you have the chance to pass on your freshly gained knowledge to your peers at home. IBC will provide tools and methods for this purpose.

Impulse Boost Camp will take place from 27 April to 5 May 2024 in the beautiful countryside of Saxony (Schneeberg, Erzgebirge). We are going to live in a seminar house surrounded by green fields, forests, and the ore mountains.

Impulse Boost Camp 2024 is currently in planning.  This is how our Seminar Schedule last year looked like:

What will you get out of the Seminar?

• Learn new effective methods for your activism and voluntary work
• Discover and pass on insights, networks, and projects with a peer-to-peer approach
• Boost your soft skills for idea development, storytelling, team communication and problem-solving
• Personal reflection on both your personal and professional life
• Learn how to host fruitful and participative conversations
• Connect with other activists from different countries
• Time in nature with healthy food and good people around you

Requirements for Participants

• Good English level (minimum B2)
• Experiences in voluntary work or activism, ideally in a team where you did not get paid for your work (please do not apply if this requirement does not match your profile)
• Age between 18 to 30 years old
• Sensitivity for global and interpersonal power structures, own privileges, and different forms of discrimination
• Motivation to learn and to share your own experiences and knowledge
• Motivation to actively contribute to the seminar
• Commitment to filling out the evaluation forms after the seminar

Eligible Countries

EU Countries and all neighboring countries including the MENA region

Costs

• 40 € for participants living in a country with average annual wages in 2017 below 30 000 USD (e.g. Tunisia, please use the OECD database to check on the numbers of your country of residence)
• 80 € for participants living in a country with average annual wages in 2017 above 30 000 USD (e.g. Germany, please use the OECD database to check on the numbers of your country of residence)
• Fresh healthy food, accommodation in a 4-6 people dorm, and learning material included (bed sheets will not be covered from our side). You can also bring your tent and camp outside.
• After the camp, we will reimburse 70 % of your travel costs, but not more than a certain amount based on the distance of your departing city and Schneeberg, the venue of IBC. This calculation is based on the EU Erasmus + standards.

10 – 99 km: max 20 Euros
100 – 499 km: max 180 Euros
500 – 1999 km: max 300 Euros
Unfortunately, we are not able to refund more than 300 Euro.