Aktiviteten är för vuxna, 20-60+ 

Dag och tid: onsdagar 18:00-19:30, 19/6, 26/6, 3/7

Efter de första tre tillfällena kommer träffen högst troligt att fortsätta.

Plats: Online via Zoom (Du får länken efter anmälan.)

Anmälan till: stefan.johansson@funkibator.se

Kontakt/Ledare: Stefan Johansson, stefan.johansson@funkibator.se

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We meet online to talk about new technology. We meet via Zoom. It’s for those of you who like robots, AI, computers, electrification and other areas related to technology and IT.

The activity is for adults, 20-60+ 

Day & Time: Wednesdays 18:00-19:30, 19/6, 26/6, 3/7

After the first three occasions, the encounter will most likely continue.

Location: Online via Zoom (You will receive the link after registration.)

Registration to: stefan.johansson@funkibator.se

Contact Person/Leader: Stefan Johansson, stefan.johansson@funkibator.se

Ta med din enthusiasm och fantasi, det är allt du behöver!

Tid & dag: Fredagar, från 14 juni, kl. 14.00.

Plats: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Kontakt/Ledare: Nils Pettersson, ncpett19@gmail.com

Schema våren 2024:

2024-06-14, Fredag: Midsommarkransar

2024-06-28, Fredag: Sydda Mjukissvampar

2024-07-05, Fredag: Sydda Nyckelringar

2024-07-12, Fredag: Sydda bokmärken

Fler kommer… Så håll utkik!

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(Dive into the art of hand-sewing and join us for a delightful experience of various sewing activities. From midsommar crowns to repairing your old clothes, there is something for everyone.

Bring your enthusiasm and imagination, that is all you need!

Day & Time: Every Friday, starting from the 14th of June, at 14.00.

Place: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Contact Person/Leader: Nils Pettersson, ncpett19@gmail.com

Schedule for 2024:

14th of June, 2024, Friday: Midsommar Crowns

28th of June, 2024, Friday: Sewn Plush Mushrooms

5th of July, 2024, Friday: Sewn Keychains

12th of July, 2024, Friday: Sewn Bookmarks

And so on… Stay tuned!)

Det är dags att ha kul i köket!   

Här kan du på fredagseftermiddagarna utforska matens dofter, färger och smaker medan vi tillagar ett roligt och hälsosamt recept som du kan leka med och utforska med all din fantasi. 

Allt du behöver ta med dig är din kockenergi, kläder som du inte är rädd för att smutsa ner och massor av skoj. 

Aktiviteten är för barn över 6 år i sällskap med en vuxen. 

Tid & dag: Fredagar, från 14 juni, kl. 16.30 till 18.00, varannan vecka.

Plats: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Kontakt/Ledare: Xue Alejandra Romero Saavedra, xue.romero@gmail.com

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(Creative cooking for children!

It’s time to have fun in the kitchen!   

In this space on Friday afternoons you can explore the smells, colours and flavours of food while we prepare a fun and healthy recipe with which you can play and explore all your imagination. 

All you need to bring is your chef energy, clothes you’re not afraid to get dirty and lots of fun. 

The activity is for children over 6 years old, accompanied by an adult. 

Time & day: Once in 2 weeks on Fridays, starting from the 14th of June, at 16.30 to 18.00.

Place: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Contact Person/Leader: Xue Alejandra Romero Saavedra, xue.romero@gmail.com)

As every day since September, I wake up in a foreign country, I use a foreign language, which is now no longer foreign to me.

As every day since the beginning of my volunteering experience, I am amazed by everything. I wondered if this wonderment would disappear at some point. I wondered if humans ever get used to the beauty of the world. As if discovery goes out of the fashion with time. As if the chance to go abroad and explore EU territories and cultures as a young European citizen became a given. 

Eight months after my arrival in Sweden, I am still fascinated by the little things of daily life. They are specific sounds, smells, tastes, faces, laughs, music, or emotions that I am now really attached to and that I will remember. It is the amazing and intense red of the walls of the central church, this loud hubbub in coffees during the Fika time, the kindness of Swedish people in any circumstances (winter and summer, spring doesn’t exist in Sweden). It is the feeling given by a hot chocolate and a Kanelbulle during the dark and cold period (often), the sun’s rays on my cheeks during a walk when the sun appears (sometimes), the long discussions between volunteers to build and rebuild the world around a last cup of tea. It is personal, intimate memories that photos and videos can capture, only in part.

I know since October that every morning, two rabbits will cross the garden. However, I will continue to watch this surprising and captivating scene with child eyes.

Eight months already done as a volunteer, and I asked myself the following question: Do I really want to come back home?

It is often said that after a long experience abroad, the notion of ‘home’ is blurred. It is as if a part of you is going to stay there. 

Choisir, c’est renoncer. Leaving means going away from landscapes, people, codes anchored in my daily life.  

However, I decided for the future to come back to my native country, France. Partir maintenant, pour mieux revenir plus tard. This decision is based on a (long) personal reflection. 

Dear Sweden, I thank you so much for your welcome during those months. Don’t worry, this experience is not finished. I will enjoy the Summer, because as Swedish always say, during this period the country is reborn. 

In the same way that I claim the beauty of my region of Brittany in France, when someone will ask me what I thought of my trip, I will reply that Sweden is a country that must be visited. That the Swedes, despite not being Latin, have nothing to envy and deserve to be known. 

– Marie Vincent

Tid & dag: Onsdagar, från 5 juni, kl. 17.00.

Plats: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Kontakt/Ledare: Lova Estlig, lova.vannestal@gmail.com

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(A warm welcome to try everything possible in music. If you want a singing lesson, learn sheet music, or simply just play, sing or enjoy music for a while, this is perfect for you. Everyone from beginners to experienced, young to old is welcome, and if you have requests for songs or activities, that’s very much appreciated!

Day & Time: Every Wednesday, starting from the 5th of June, at 17.00.

Place: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö.

Contact Person/Leader: Lova Estlig, lova.vannestal@gmail.com

Vi söker dig som vill vara handledare och utveckla dina ledaregenskaper. Uppdraget är ideellt och genomförs under perioden 17 juni till 5 juli 2024. Du behöver inte vara med alla dagar eller alla veckor.

Under denna period kommer cirka 30 ungdomar till oss för att sommarjobba. De kommer via kommunens ferieprogram. Vissa av ungdomarna har funktionsnedsättning, och vissa är nya i Sverige och håller på att lära sig svenska. För dessa unga är det ofta första gången de är ute och arbetar och får arbetslivserfarenhet.

Våra handledare hjälper ungdomarna att utföra sina arbetsuppgifter. Uppgifterna handlar bland annat om trädgårdsarbete, att bygga till exempel altandäck, utemöbler, att renovera, odla, måla och annat praktiskt arbete. Vi har kunnig personal på plats som instruerar och utbildar både handledare och sommarjobbande unga.

För den som är volontär i denna verksamhet finns en möjlighet att utveckla sig och få erfarenheter inom ledarskap, samt erfarenhet av att arbeta med ungdomar med särskilda behov.  Det är bra om du kan både svenska och engelska. Du behöver inte har stor erfarenhet av praktiskt arbete, men du behöver ha ett intresse för att arbeta med händerna.

Läs mer om uppdraget på Volontärbyrån: https://www.volontarbyran.org/uppdrag/handledare-i-praktiskt-sommararbete-for-unga-med-funktionsnedsattning-spraksvaga-vaxjo

Du kan anmäla ditt intresse via Volontärbyrån eller genom att maila oss på info@sip.se.

Beskrivning

Tender Loving Caring (TLC) är en ideell djurförening i Växjö som har funnits sen 2015. 

På TLC har vi även ett hunddagis, som dock är stängt på helgerna. Inne på TLC har vi en smådjursfarm, här bor höns, fiskar, sköldpaddor, marsvin och en kanin.

Till oss kommer det många olika personer under året. Bland annat personer som deltar på arbetsträning, sysselsättning eller elever på praktik. Vi har sett att djur har en förmåga att få folk att må bra. 

Vi söker djurskötare som kan komma och hjälpa oss med djuren på lördagar och söndagar (samt röda dagar/helgdagar), då vårt hunddagis är stängt och det inte finns någon ordinarie personal på plats.

Uppdraget är ideellt och du väljer själv hur många dagar/pass du vill eller kan ta. Som djurskötare kollar du att alla djuren mår bra, ger dem mat och vatten, rensar hos dem och vill man så får man även kela med djuren. 

Innan du börjar så får du en introduktion och utbildning på  cirka 1h. Då går vi igenom våra rutiner, därefter bokar du in dig på ett första pass. Alla djurskötare får gratis medlemskap hos oss.

Läs mer på Volontärbyrån https://www.volontarbyran.org/uppdrag/djurskotare-hos-tlc-under-helger-ta-hand-om-hons-kanin-skoldpaddor-m-m-natverket-sip

Välkommen att anmäla intresse!

Maila oss gärna vid frågor, info@tenderlovingcaring.se

Isn’t that something?

This particular story I’m about to tell you happened in December, at 21:50 precisely. I know that because it was after basketball practice, I was heading to the Villa with my bike and it was incredibly cold.

You see, the basketball court is about 15 minutes biking from the Villa. The shortest way is going through a maze of look-alike streets followed by a good amount of “right and left” turns through the forest.

You must understand one thing; here, in the middle of winter, with no sign of Sun and with all those trees in the middle, getting lost is easier than breathing.

That’s why I always use Google maps, I tape my phone to the handlebar, and I start paddling.

I could still see the lights of the basketball court when my phone dropped dead. Mediterranean device can’t handle Scandinavian weather

So, there I was in the middle of the darkness, alone, with a bike that could perfectly be Fred Flintstones’.

I first thought, and then I said, well, I know there’s a right-turn at some point following that path, and then I could figure out how to survive the “housing maze” with the help of the light streets. the challenging part was to know exactly where that damn “at some point” was.

I kept paddling. 3 minutes, 4 minutes, I didn’t see any right-turn. 5 minutes, 6 minutes… 7 minutes.

I was waiting for that spasm in my gut to tell me “This is the way”, but there was no sign of spasms in my belly, only cramps in my calves.

That was it, I could foresee the next morning’s Newspaper front page: “Catalan eunuch dies attached to a decomposed bike”, following “Authorities claim he first died out of confusion and then froze to death”. I was literally seeing the newspaper printers going at full speed when all of a sudden, I saw it. There it was, the sign I was looking for that would save me from an embarrassing death.

There’s a bridge in the middle of the forest that literally has no function; there’s a paved road on one side and just next to it a wooden bridge. I remembered that the right-turn was just about that stupid bridge.

Once I reached that point the rest of the way back to the Villa revealed itself to me with a glowing white light, like Mother Mary would reveal herself to a good Christian.

I was saved!

And then it’s when it hit me: there’s no greater fear in this world than feeling lost. Feeling you have nowhere to go.

That’s why we crave so much to find a home, to feel safe, to feel protected from darkness, loneliness and yes, also genital amputation due to extreme coldness.

Once we feel we belong somewhere, everything is much easier.

You are right, probably this story could have been told in half a paragraph. I thank you if you have made it so far but I wanted to make my point.

It took me 3 months to feel I had a new home. Maybe it will take you 2 days, maybe 5 months, and I want you to know when you feel more lost, something unexpected (like a useless bridge in the middle of a forest) will turn this mysterious place into something you will call home.

That’s why now that this journey has come to an end, I see; that I’m not going back home. I’m leaving it.

Isn’t that something?

September 2023,  Guillem Muné – ESC Volunteer at Öppna Kanalen Kronoberg 2023/2024

Du kan ladda ner den som PDF, eller läsa den här!

Tid & dag: Torsdagar (18 april, 2 maj, 16 maj, 30 maj samt 13 juni) klockan 15:00-17:00

Plats: Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö

Kontakt/Ledare: Anna Lorfalk, anna.lorfalk@funkibator.se (Anmälan krävs!)

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(You who are 15-21 years old, welcome to Hänga & Chilla where we meet a small group with no requirements to socialize and perform various activities together or individually. It can be drawing, sketching, various forms of creation, coffee, playing the guitar, keyboard, billiards, board games, etc.

Day & Time: Once in two weeks on Thursdays (on April 18, May 2, May 16, May 30 and June 13) at 15:00-17:00

Place: Universalen in Mästeriet, Infanterigatan 10, Växjö

Contact person/Leader: Anna Lorfalk, anna.lorfalk@funkibator.se, registration is needed!)