Course on Friend Activities in Ukrainian and Russian

Two Finnish Red Cross volunteers looking at each other smiling.
Photo: Teemu Ullgren / Suomen Punainen Risti

Course Introduction

Friend Courses are also held in Ukrainian and Russian.

The Friend Course is a three-hour package, after completing which a volunteer can take part in almost all Friend Activities.

After the course, volunteers are recommended to take other Friend Activity supplementary trainings.

Target Group

The training is aimed at those interested in volunteer roles in Friend Activities.

Learning Objectives

  • The volunteer familiarises themselves with the diverse forms of Friend Activities, reflects on the factors that influence encounters, and practises listening in different roles.
  • The volunteer reflects on the meaningfulness of Friend Activities and becomes motivated to serve as a volunteer friend.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Certificate

The Red Cross district or branch that organised the training will issue you a certificate. The scope of the training will be recorded on the certificate as 3 hours.

Execution of training

The training can be carried out as in-person or remote training.

Trainers

The training can be delivered by Red Cross Friend Activity trainers.

Languages of the Training Material

The training material is available in Finnish, Plain Finnish, Swedish, and English, as well as in Ukrainian and Russian.

Upcoming Trainings

You can find all upcoming Friend Activity trainings in Oma Punainen Risti.

Trainer Materials

Available to volunteer trainers in the material bank.

Material to be Distributed to Volunteers on the Friend Course