Our vibrant Pura Vida
More than two months ago we arrived to a typical Costa Rican family (at once both loud and unbelievably kind!) and quickly this lovely town became our new home. We left the busyness of a German lifestyle behind and internalized the local motto of “Pura Vida”, or Pure Life. But don't trust us – see for yourself! Esterillos Oeste is a paradise: it’s right on the Pacific coast, only meters from a seven-kilometer-long beach with beautiful waves. It’s perfect for surfing, eating m
Donde estoy? - My start in the one-year voluntary service in Costa Rica
On March 23rd of 2017, I started my adventure Costa Rica. After a long flight with Stop-overs in Frankfurt and Santo Domingo we finally landed in San José, Costa Rica in the morning. On the last flight I had a whole row of seats for myself, which made it possible for me to take a nap. Before the jurney I joined a three day preparation seminar where we got provided with further information about the culture of Costa Rica. Afterwards we travelled further from the capital San Jo
Qvartz - Corporate Volunteering Event
On Friday, April 28, 2017, we had a visit from Qvartz, a business consultant agency. Eight employees from Norway, Denmark and Sweden were traveling to Berlin for a Corporate Volunteering event in the morning to meet Maria, Linda, Lin and Suzanne from VISIONEERS. Maria and Linda are currently completing an internship at VISIONEERS and are mainly active in the administrative sector. Lin is engaged at a technical institute, she is also an intern at VISIONEERS and would like to s
Leather Workshop
Since the end of 2016 Visioneers is offering, a Leathersewing Workshop for women powered by the support of the idea-contest “local social capital”. A team of six persons, consisting of refugees and germans are leading and organizing the workshop Mouod from the Iran and graduated as an electric engineer. He came to Germany as a refugee. He is leading the workshop, so a first step to integrate in the german labour market is established. He speaks Farsi, English and german and c
Building up a school in Limón2000: step for step to more eduaction
Since almost two years now we are supporting the construction of the school in Limón2000 as an NGO. Why are we doing it? What happened since the beginnings? And why Costa Rica as one of the richest countries in Centralamerica? The following text answers these questions and offers an interesting inside view of the field work. The background 3 years ago in 2015 we received a request from our NGO-partner Coalition Ministry if we could imagine to support a project in Limón2000. D
