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A delegation from Samaritan International was in Taipei from 11-19 September to kick-off a new project with Taiwanese NGO Forward Alliance.
The Samaritan Contest 2026 ended on 26 July, after half a week of more than 100 youths showing off their first aid skills and meeting young volunteers from other countries.
SAM.I. is part of the Erasmus project „ClimateAmbassadors“. We contribute civil protection expertise to the development of an electible module on the digital and green transition for higher education.
From 23-24 November, an “Active Citizens’ workshop” was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, as part of the “Social Cohesion by Empowering Volunteering during Emergencies” project
From 27-29 September, the Erasmus+ project “Inclusive First Aid” (INFA) met in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia, hosted by local project partner SRCE.
From 8-10 August “Inclusive First Aid” (INFA) met in Copenhagen. INFA is an Erasmus+ co-financed project that revisits practices of the Samaritan organisations in offering first aid education to persons with disabilities.
Last weekend, from 12-14 May, the project group of the DIGIFIRSTAID project met in Bolzano, Italy. White Cross presented their current practices in using digital teaching elements in first aid education.
From 5-7 May, the project “Inclusive First Aid” met in Florence, Italy. The project revisits practices of the Samaritan organisations in providing first aid training to persons with disabilities to improve this educational offer.
I_TEM conducted a second pilot training from 19-23 April 2023. Learning from the previous training, a shift in balance of e-learning and in-presence training was implemented.
SAM.I. president Knut Fleckenstein met with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement to discuss the social dimension of the EU accession process and more specifically the Social Dimension Initiative (SDI)
