AGM 2018 Notice
Kia ora everyone. This serves as an official announcement of the upcoming 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for SWYNZ Alumni Association. The 2018 AGM will be on Sunday 19th August at 5pm New Zealand time. We hope our alumni from around New Zealand and around the world can join…
SWYNZ 29 Press Release – 8/12/2016
8 December 2016 PRESS RELEASE: SWY NZ Alumni Association Incorporated Twelve of New Zealand’s finest youth leaders assembled for the first time over the weekend of 26/27 November as they prepare to embark on the journey of a lifetime. The 29th Ship for World Youth Leaders programme will…
SWY29 Press Release – 07/08/2016
Sunday 7th August 2016 PRESS RELEASE: SWYNZAA (Ship for World Youth New Zealand Alumni Association) The Ship for World Youth (SWY) sets sail again in January 2017, with 12 youth from NZ joining 10 other countries including Kenya, Ukraine, Egypt, Brazil and Canada selected to represent their nation on…
Why should you apply for Ship for World Youth
A reflection piece by Stella Ivory who was part of SWY28 Why should you apply for Ship for World Youth? You get to go to Japan and learn so much about an incredible culture and about an incredible way of seeing the world. You get to make friends from almost…
SWY29 Announcement
SWY29 Applications for Participating Youth has now been extended The SWYNZ Alumni Association is excited to announce that Aotearoa New Zealand has been selected to attend the Ship for World Youth Leaders programme in Japan in 2017! We are currently receiving applications from 18 – 30 year olds (11 participating…
Ecuador Earthquake Appeal 2016
On April 16, 2016 a destructive earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 impacted the coast of Ecuador. One of the cities affected was the city in which Monica SWY7 was born and raised, Bahia de Caraquez and other smaller towns near it. As we speak, the people there are without…
Massive thanks to our SWY28 sponsors
SWY28 Assistance Ship for World Youth 28 The New Zealand delegation to the 28th Ship for World Youth programme is extremely grateful for the large number of organisations and people that have contributed through either financial assistance or products to both support the delegation and enable the delegation to represent…
Call for help – Cyclone Pam victims
Tēnā koutou katoa, As you all probably know, Cyclone Pam recently caused a severe amount of destruction in Vanuatu and Tuvalu and has been edging towards the East coast of New Zealand in the last couple of days. Tamae Saito is co-ordinating a donation from SWY International to our SWY…
The New Zealand SWY Experience!
Kia ora SWYNZ Alumni!The exec are doing an evaluation of the kinds of impacts the SWY programme has had on past New Zealand participants. We would like as many responses as possible from alumni. Please take 10 minutes to complete the online questionnaire! Link to the survey
JPY Homestay – February 2015
Dear SWY New Zealand Alumni! The SWY New Zealand Alumni Association are coordinating a homestay for the upcoming arrival and visit of Japanese Participating Youth (JPY) in February 2015 in Wellington. This visit follows the 27th Ship for World Youth Leaders Programme in Japan of which New Zealand has been…