Volunteer Swap 2024
Two English volunteers at the National Holiday Celebrations in Austria
In October, Byron and Andrew took part in a volunteer swap with Johanniter Austria for their National Holiday Celebrations in Vienna.
The Volunteer Swap is an intercultural and international exchange programme for all volunteers of JOIN member organisations. It emphasises the value of volunteering for society and enables its participants to gain new experiences within the international JOIN family.
Johanniter International member organisations invite volunteers from other countries to support them doing their job. Johanniter International refunds 50% of the travel costs up to 250 €. The volunteers are usually provided with food and accommodation.
In October, Byron and Andrew took part in a volunteer swap with Johanniter Austria for their National Holiday Celebrations in Vienna.
At 42.195 kilometres, with a record-breaking 55,000 runners and thousands of spectators, the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON was an event of superlatives.
Gregor from Germany joined Austrian Johanniter crews of two ambulance shifts and reports about his experiences and notable differences to procedure in his hometown and country.
In the second week of June, Lake Schiedersee in Germany in the heart of Germany hosted the annual music event with soap bubbles, beats and fireworks. It attracts hundreds of people who celebrate and enjoy the music, fun and spectacle at the beautiful scenic location. Johanniter Germany provided medical first aid cover for the event and was joined by three colleagues from Johanniter Austria.
On July 5th, 2024, the youth group from Johanniter Youth Carinthia, accompanied by Managing Director Petra Grell-Kunzinger, traveled to the Johanniter Regional Competition in Baden-Württemberg.
Floris van de Poll, a volunteer of the Johanniter Orde, went to the Romanian border town of Siret in April. From a warehouse located there, Johanniter volunteers deliver aid supplies to western Ukraine every day in up to four vans.
From 10th to 14th May, Hungarian Commandery of the Johanniterorden celebrated its centenary with a conference on the Order and the Thanksgiving church service.
In 2023, our Volunteer Swap programme offered the record number of 48 opportunities for volunteers to join their colleagues abroad and participate in events and social activities.