Recipe for a successful overseas project worker

Ingredients:
1 bowl of an individual containing the following doses:
- a big chunk of commitment, brand “genuine”, preferably already tried before
- add the minimum dose of respect for other cultures and ways of living
- a whiff of desire for discipline and systemising, but creative and social
- please verify that it is still flexible and can be adapted to a reasonable degree
1 pre-existing local team with:
- backbones of goals and objectives
- sufficient amount of flesh of motivated colegues
- aged by its own ways of working
And behind, an organisation with a commitment and a real desire to support the South to attack structural problems

Cooking instructions:
One begins by preparing this individual properly: after information, we recommend language classes and a time permitting integration and adaptation, before the proper cooking can begin. Experience learns us though that this happens rather quickly. Next, we combine the individual with the local team, making sure through prudence and respect no flakes form incidentally. Mix this, in the beginning slowly, but accelerating and adjusting the rythm if necessary. It must not be forgotten that adding the individual shouldn’t dominate the taste but simply add its flavour, and that the individual is supposed to be impregnated by the other ingredients as well! The dry flavour of law and human rights can be counterbalanced by the sharper analysis and political awareness. Since in this particular case, the meal is to be served to young people, one can take advantage of the included play factor, with games that have aged through years of boy scouts and working as monitor for children with handicaps to behavioural problems, or accompanying children victim of trafficking in Haiti. Best results are achieved by working systematically, and having a certain discipline combined with patience.

Easy and outgoing, it is a meal that in general pleases everyone without being tasteless. One great advantage of this recipe is that it adapts easily to different tastes and can be seasoned as required.

To accompany this meal, add the means to survive, but not to live like a king! In our experience, it is best that this mixture boils at the same temperature as the other components around it. For setting, we offer a supporting company of friends & family which also allows to bridge a bit of the gap that divides the seats in the North from the cheap seats in the South.

Important note: while cooking it is important to keep in mind that same ingredients might not be available all the time, and thus search for alternatives!