Alle Blogartikel mit Expat life 23 articles Blog 24 April 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Julia Bosson - Vasco Ferreira da Costa From Chad and Colombia, two participants tell all about the SDG Youth Programme – the perfect way to start working in international cooperation Julia Bosson and Vasco Ferreira da Costa both work as trainees at international cooperation organisations as... Mehr erfahren Blog 3 April 2023 | Anja Delaquis - Sera Pantillon “Understanding the realities of the communities with which your organisation works is essential” Anja Delaquis is a trainee with Helvetas in Nepal. In this interview, she shares her experience working in Nepal and how... Mehr erfahren Blog 17 Februar 2023 | Chloé Favre - Nicole Töpperwien Accessing social security in an unpredictable global career situation At the beginning of our international careers, we tend to disregard social security, but later wish we had addressed... Mehr erfahren Blog 24 Januar 2023 | Sina Baranyai Professionals in international cooperation – finding the right balance as a family People interested in international cooperation often wonder if it aligns with starting a family. At Forum cinfo 22... Mehr erfahren Blog 25 Oktober 2022 | Sina Baranyai - Luc Bitterli "How do I want to live my life within the system? What is my role?" Looking back on a year full of highlights and challenges for an SDG Youth Programme trainee Luc Bitterli participated in the first cohort of the SDG Youth Programme. As an intern at Swisscontact, he gained work... Mehr erfahren Blog 6 Juli 2022 | Jane Carter "Sometimes you must compromise if you want a family – but I stress compromise, not sacrifice" This is the third of three blogs exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a family whilst... Mehr erfahren Blog 22 Juni 2022 | Neva Fark "Being Swiss, we tend to be a bit reserved. Get out of your comfort zone, don’t be afraid to network and make yourself seen!" David Müller, working for UNDP with SDG investing, talks about his fascination with Africa, maintaining a good work-life... Mehr erfahren Blog 20 April 2022 | Jane Carter "It's amazing how quickly one adapts to life in a new country": The spouse's view During the Forum cinfo 2021 we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Mehr erfahren Blog 30 März 2022 | Loredana Contaldi How our employee Simon became a digital nomad A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired. Mehr erfahren Blog 21 März 2022 | Neva Fark "If you really want to understand the country, try to spend as much time as possible outside the expat bubble" Luc Bitterli is a trainee for Swisscontact in Bangladesh. In this interview, he shares what motivates him, his most... Mehr erfahren Blog 14 März 2022 | Neva Fark "When working abroad, you sometimes have to be relaxed enough to deal with upcoming issues day by day" Anja Hungerbuehler is doing an internship as an Innovation Capacity Amplifier with HEKS in Cambodia. In this interview... Mehr erfahren Blog 1 März 2022 | Natacha Wicht Learning to take care of yourself before taking care of others Since finishing nursing school, Rebecca had the idea of being a humanitarian health worker. She joined us for a virtual... Mehr erfahren Blog 28 Januar 2022 | Babette Pfander "Working in a fragile and complex context takes a bit of humility" Farook Doomun, Deputy Representative for Operations at UNICEF talks about his experience in fragile humanitarian... Mehr erfahren Blog 24 Januar 2022 | Jane Carter An international childhood? It was a great start in life! During the Forum cinfo 2021, we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Mehr erfahren Blog 17 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "I never regretted leaving my well-paid job in Switzerland to start from scratch with an NGO in Colombia" At the age of 35, Tony Zuber changed his career and started working in international cooperation abroad. In this... Mehr erfahren Blog 14 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "It’s a life of extremes – on the one hand, the most rewarding work there is, on the other, the most draining and demanding" Karin Hofmann had worked several years in conflict zones with the ICRC. She talks about her most challenging experiences... Mehr erfahren Blog 6 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "Prepare yourself and be mindful; you will not get a second chance to make a first impression" As an expat, it is not always easy to find your place in a new team in a foreign country – Anvar Sabzaliev has... Mehr erfahren Blog 1 Dezember 2021 | Guillaume Wegmüller "Ce sont les petites décisions qui façonnent notre vie", entretien avec Christian Castelli Rencontrez Christian Castelli, Policy and Best Practice Officer auprès de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies au... Mehr erfahren Blog 4 April 2016 | Babette Pfander "Living and working within the United Nations system", Nathalie Meyer Meet Nathalie Meyer, Social Policy Specialist within the NETI Programme, UNICEF. Learn more about her position and... Mehr erfahren Blog 1 November 2015 | Babette Pfander "My job in a development bank", Jean-Luc Bernasconi Meet Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Lead Economist at the World Bank in Tunis. Learn more about his position and career path. Mehr erfahren Blog 6 Juli 2015 | Camille Aubry "My career in international financial institutions", Laurent Corthay Meet Laurent Corthay, Specialist in private sector development with the World Bank. Learn more about his position and... Mehr erfahren Blog 1 Juni 2015 | Camille Aubry "My job as a programme officer at the Swiss Confederation", Barbara Profeta Meet Barbara Profeta, Programme Officer at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Learn more about her position and... Mehr erfahren Blog 1 März 2015 | Babette Pfander "My job in the exchange of personnel in development cooperation", Judith Reusser Meet Judith Reusser, Specialist with Comundo. Learn more about her position and career path. Mehr erfahren
Blog 24 April 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Julia Bosson - Vasco Ferreira da Costa From Chad and Colombia, two participants tell all about the SDG Youth Programme – the perfect way to start working in international cooperation Julia Bosson and Vasco Ferreira da Costa both work as trainees at international cooperation organisations as... Mehr erfahren
Blog 3 April 2023 | Anja Delaquis - Sera Pantillon “Understanding the realities of the communities with which your organisation works is essential” Anja Delaquis is a trainee with Helvetas in Nepal. In this interview, she shares her experience working in Nepal and how... Mehr erfahren
Blog 17 Februar 2023 | Chloé Favre - Nicole Töpperwien Accessing social security in an unpredictable global career situation At the beginning of our international careers, we tend to disregard social security, but later wish we had addressed... Mehr erfahren
Blog 24 Januar 2023 | Sina Baranyai Professionals in international cooperation – finding the right balance as a family People interested in international cooperation often wonder if it aligns with starting a family. At Forum cinfo 22... Mehr erfahren
Blog 25 Oktober 2022 | Sina Baranyai - Luc Bitterli "How do I want to live my life within the system? What is my role?" Looking back on a year full of highlights and challenges for an SDG Youth Programme trainee Luc Bitterli participated in the first cohort of the SDG Youth Programme. As an intern at Swisscontact, he gained work... Mehr erfahren
Blog 6 Juli 2022 | Jane Carter "Sometimes you must compromise if you want a family – but I stress compromise, not sacrifice" This is the third of three blogs exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a family whilst... Mehr erfahren
Blog 22 Juni 2022 | Neva Fark "Being Swiss, we tend to be a bit reserved. Get out of your comfort zone, don’t be afraid to network and make yourself seen!" David Müller, working for UNDP with SDG investing, talks about his fascination with Africa, maintaining a good work-life... Mehr erfahren
Blog 20 April 2022 | Jane Carter "It's amazing how quickly one adapts to life in a new country": The spouse's view During the Forum cinfo 2021 we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Mehr erfahren
Blog 30 März 2022 | Loredana Contaldi How our employee Simon became a digital nomad A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired. Mehr erfahren
Blog 21 März 2022 | Neva Fark "If you really want to understand the country, try to spend as much time as possible outside the expat bubble" Luc Bitterli is a trainee for Swisscontact in Bangladesh. In this interview, he shares what motivates him, his most... Mehr erfahren
Blog 14 März 2022 | Neva Fark "When working abroad, you sometimes have to be relaxed enough to deal with upcoming issues day by day" Anja Hungerbuehler is doing an internship as an Innovation Capacity Amplifier with HEKS in Cambodia. In this interview... Mehr erfahren
Blog 1 März 2022 | Natacha Wicht Learning to take care of yourself before taking care of others Since finishing nursing school, Rebecca had the idea of being a humanitarian health worker. She joined us for a virtual... Mehr erfahren
Blog 28 Januar 2022 | Babette Pfander "Working in a fragile and complex context takes a bit of humility" Farook Doomun, Deputy Representative for Operations at UNICEF talks about his experience in fragile humanitarian... Mehr erfahren
Blog 24 Januar 2022 | Jane Carter An international childhood? It was a great start in life! During the Forum cinfo 2021, we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Mehr erfahren
Blog 17 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "I never regretted leaving my well-paid job in Switzerland to start from scratch with an NGO in Colombia" At the age of 35, Tony Zuber changed his career and started working in international cooperation abroad. In this... Mehr erfahren
Blog 14 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "It’s a life of extremes – on the one hand, the most rewarding work there is, on the other, the most draining and demanding" Karin Hofmann had worked several years in conflict zones with the ICRC. She talks about her most challenging experiences... Mehr erfahren
Blog 6 Januar 2022 | Neva Fark "Prepare yourself and be mindful; you will not get a second chance to make a first impression" As an expat, it is not always easy to find your place in a new team in a foreign country – Anvar Sabzaliev has... Mehr erfahren
Blog 1 Dezember 2021 | Guillaume Wegmüller "Ce sont les petites décisions qui façonnent notre vie", entretien avec Christian Castelli Rencontrez Christian Castelli, Policy and Best Practice Officer auprès de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies au... Mehr erfahren
Blog 4 April 2016 | Babette Pfander "Living and working within the United Nations system", Nathalie Meyer Meet Nathalie Meyer, Social Policy Specialist within the NETI Programme, UNICEF. Learn more about her position and... Mehr erfahren
Blog 1 November 2015 | Babette Pfander "My job in a development bank", Jean-Luc Bernasconi Meet Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Lead Economist at the World Bank in Tunis. Learn more about his position and career path. Mehr erfahren
Blog 6 Juli 2015 | Camille Aubry "My career in international financial institutions", Laurent Corthay Meet Laurent Corthay, Specialist in private sector development with the World Bank. Learn more about his position and... Mehr erfahren
Blog 1 Juni 2015 | Camille Aubry "My job as a programme officer at the Swiss Confederation", Barbara Profeta Meet Barbara Profeta, Programme Officer at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Learn more about her position and... Mehr erfahren
Blog 1 März 2015 | Babette Pfander "My job in the exchange of personnel in development cooperation", Judith Reusser Meet Judith Reusser, Specialist with Comundo. Learn more about her position and career path. Mehr erfahren
