Author: Ellen Homstad

Thoughts for the new year from the MOT Foundation

December is always a month for good thoughts, good intentions, dreams, and actions. It was so good to see the MOT country leaders at our Global meeting on the 14th of December! We admired the stories about youth from the classes, we got inspired to witness how our life values mirroring in our youth’s actions […]

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The important impact of the MOT coaches in Norway

MOT coaches are great inspirators! MOT coaches strengthen youths’ robustness and courage and motivate them to have the courage to live, care and say no. Every day they meet students at school, they see their tears, happiness, joy, frustrations, worries, and thoughts. They are extraordinary people, and they play a big and important role in […]

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New Year greeting from MOT Thailand

In the last month of the year 2021, MOT Thailand would like to share with you a message from MOT Thailand’s chairwoman: Ms. Sutisa Utalun. Dear MOT brothers and sisters, Greetings from MOT Thailand. Each of us has faced new challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the past year.  The physical and mental suffering of […]

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18 new MOT Coaches in the MOT SA family

This month we welcomed 18 new MOT Coaches to the MOT Family! On the 8th and 9th of December 2021, MOT SA held its second MOT Basic Education and welcomed 18 new MOT Coaches to the MOT Family! The two-day retreat consisted not only of MOT life-skills training but also lots of fun and interactive […]

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How to build a clear identity

Why are “fallen stars” dangerous for organisations? Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the biggest MOT ambassador that has ever been. He makes the world a better place through his personality. Thanks to Ole Gunnar Solskjær for the role model he is concerning building clear identities and integrity. “Somebody once said that in looking for people to […]

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How do you respond to challenges?

When a potato is thrown into boiling water it becomes soft and weak. The fragile egg, with the thin outer shell, turns hard when boiled. But the coffee beans react completely differently. They change the boiling water and turn it into something completely different – a hot cup of delicious coffee. When faced with challenges, […]

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We are all connected

How are you doing, MOT Friends? Times of uncertainty, ongoing change, unclarity, and complex challenges are still on. Lockdown in Latvia, additional restrictions in Norway, the new covid version in South Africa. How many waves are ahead? Have you ever been surfing the wave? To be in the ocean with waves is not an easy […]

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Breakthrough in the Nong Khai Province for MOT Thailand

On November 5th, 2021, MOT Thailands chairperson Miss Sutisa Utalun met with the governor of Nong Khai Province. The meeting they talked about how to use the MOT Program in all secondary schools in Nong Khai Province. The governor of  Nong Khai informed that he would bring MOT Program to the meeting of the school […]

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MOT Latvia secures funding from the municipality of Riga

In November there were not many events for MOT Latvia. Till the middle of the month schools were working remotely. Returning after November 18 there has been required a new adjustment with tests, quarantines and new uncertainties about whether MOT coaches who don’t work daily at school can go into schools and take MOT sessions. […]

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