Meet Global Team
Annalong, Northern Ireland
August 9th-August 19th
These ten young people are participating in our first-ever Global Immersion Program where youth from all over the world will come together to learn how to be leaders in their communities. This team will include young people from nine different countries. Their FFI journey will help them to develop their communication, self-reflection, and empathic leadership skills. They will also learn the positive impact they can have on their home communities through service learning and meeting community members.
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Caio
Home Country: Brazil
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, artistic projects, household upkeep, exercising, volleyball, collecting memorabilia
Issues he is passionate about: Inequality in education and possibilities for people with disabilities
If he was a plant: Brazilian Tree Nut
If he was an animal: Dolphin
Favorite Quote: "You can never understand one language until you understand at least two"
A Favorite Book: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Hassan
Home Country: Pakistan
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, video games, photography
Issues she is passionate about: Lack of rights given to minorities, rights of trans people
If he was a plant: Dandelion
If he was an animal: Owl
Favorite Quote: "Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase"
A Favorite Book: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Holly
Home Country: New Zealand
Hobbies: Crocheting, reading, and playing guitar
Issues she is passionate about: Misogyny and violence among youth, social and systemic racism
If she was a plant: Kawakawa tree
If she was an animal: Turtle
Favorite Quote: "Only dead fish go with the flow."
A Favorite Book: Young Mungo by Douglass Stuart
Kayracan
Home Country: Turkey
Hobbies: Walking through a forest, writing a poem, reading a book, knitting, dancing
Issues he is passionate about: Behaviors towards the LGBTQI+ community, respecting differences between people
If he was a plant: Hyacinth
If he was an animal: Giraffe
Favorite Quote: "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
A Favorite Book: The Little Black Fish
Khaliun
Home Country: Mongolia
Hobbies: Solving the Rubik's cube, Making crafts out of cardboard, Listening to music, Riding a bike, Watching football, Baking, Watching movies, Playing chess
Issues she is passionate about: Pollution and lack of respect
If she was a plant: Dandelion
If she was an animal: Blue Jay
Favorite Quote: "I don’t understand why people need to tell you how to live. Because there are a million things in this world. And what if you want to do some of them?" - Isa Haltam
A Favorite Book: No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai Ayatsuji
Magdalena
Home Country: Austria
Hobbies: Drawing, photographing, painting, sewing, cooking, listening to history podcasts, climbing, practicing gymnastics, hiking with friends
Issues she is passionate about: Better network and more activities in her sports club, better sense of community in our school and more activities and clubs
If she was a plant: Moss
If she was an animal: Squirrel
Favorite Quote: “Do something good for your future self, do whatever you can already today."
A Favorite Book: Trotzdem ja zum Leben by Viktor Frankl
Sofia
Home Country: Canada
Hobbies: Soccer, Track and field, Field hockey, Basketball, Baking, Biking
Issues she is passionate about: Youth learning about consent and sexual harassment, homelessness
If she was a plant: Lilac Tree
If she was an animal: Butterfly
Favorite Quote: “Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain" - Vivian Greene
A Favorite Book: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Sonia
Home Country: India
Hobbies: Listening to music, Writing my thoughts out, Cooking, and Playing sports.
Issues she is passionate about: Lessening leniency of punishment for of violence crimes, gender bias
If she was a plant: Rose
If she was an animal: Dolphin
Favorite Quote: "I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13
A Favorite Book: 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho
Logistical Information
Program Focus
Empathetic Leadership, Communication, Public Speaking, Self-reflection
Number of Participants
8
Number of Leaders
3 (includes FFI Staff and Alumni)
Ages of Students
16-18
Team Interests
Art, journaling, cooking and baking, reading, photography, outdoor activities
Dietary Restrictions
Plant-based
Allergies
N/A
Vehicle
Minibus
Provide a Scholarship
In order for FFI to make these programs 100% tuition-free for accepted applicants, we rely upon individuals, companies, and foundations to donate towards scholarships. If you would like to do so, please click the button below for an online gift or mail a check to our Headquarters at 1 Morgan Way, Durham, NH 03824. Please be sure to include a note directing your funds.
One full scholarship equals $5,000, but gifts of all sizes make an impact on the lives of the youth participants.