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Visit from Venezuela 29.04.2007 - 05.05.2007

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Motivation

Due to a trip with 20 Swiss participants to Venezuela last fall 2006, the establishing of all sorts of different contacts with opinion leaders from different domains like politics, science, economics and culture was possible.

Jointly the idea arose to complete the exchange and to organize a return visit for the Venezuelan policy makers to Switzerland. 

Next to politicians of the opposition and the socialistic governing party, a professor of political science and a journalist were also part of the group.

Our project aimed firstly to give members of both poles in Venezuelan politics the possibility to talk about the problems in their home country.

A second goal was to learn more about the Swiss political system.

The following points have been centric in our meetings and gave the Venezuelan delegation a comprehensive overview of the Swiss culture and political funtioning:

- Relevance of the concordance democracy and the capabilitiy of dialogue

- The relationship between the European Union and Switzerland

- Concrete design of democratic means

You can read the german version of the trip diary here

And if you prefer spanish, here a spanish version of the trip diary!

The following points are centric in our talks to give the Venezuelan delegation a comprehensive overview of the Swiss culture and political funtioning:

  • Relevance of the concordance democracy and the capabilitiy of dialogue
  • The relationship between the European Union and Switzerland
  • Concrete design of democratic means

During this week the visitors are able to look into the Swiss culture as language borders are transgressed, mountains climbed and a boat trip enjoyed. Finally the intercultural exchange is supported by a traditional Swiss cheese fondue.

Testimonial

«Co-founding IFIL.ch was like the pursued goal of this non-profit organization - a big learning experience. One of the key findings has been: you can achieve much more than you might think! Just believe in you and have fun what you do!»
Martin Keller,