Author: Lisa Husby

Youth story of the month: MOT SA

My name is Aydon Zinzan Jantjies and I am a confident fun-loving young adult that loves all things positive. In the year 2018, I had the opportunity to attend the Young MOTivators Education amongst many of my classmates that were youth leaders in my class. At the camp, our walls were broken down. This was […]

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Creating opportunities in MOT Denmark

Denmark is still in lockdown but it looks brighter in March so we use the MOT Flashlight and reinforce our positive focus. We decided not to wait for opportunities but instead create them ourselves and launched a date for an online MOT information meeting. We have promoted it on LinkdIn primarily and the registrations are […]

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Breakthrough for MOT Norway in Alta

Alta is a municipality in the Northern part of Norway There have not been any MOT schools this far north before. The past month the tide has turned, and five new schools from Alta and 750 youth from this area will take a part in MOTs programme: Robust Youth. – We really look forward to be […]

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Successful online sessions

February marked two major spotlights in MOT Latvia’s life: a growing number of MOT coaches who will host and implement online meetings with youth and successfully pursue marketing activities on social networks. We are very happy to see the success of the activity we have brought to all MOT coaches – lead online MOT meetings […]

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Behaviour change for youth in Thailand

Schools are still opened under the Center for COVID 19 Situation Administration of Thailand.  We continue to successfully helping the MOT coaches at schools and recommending them how to use the MOT program to promote life skills for youth. February was the excited month for MOT Thailand. The youth who are taking part of MOT […]

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What is “normal”, anywhay?

It is in our nature to want to fit in and be like everybody else, and we often worry that we are not normal. But what can be considered normal? It’s normal to have gym as your favourite subject. It’s normal to love football. It’s normal to watch Netflix every day after school. It’s normal […]

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Life is an echo

A young boy had just fought with his parents and felt furious. He ran outside to a valley by his house and shouted angrily “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you”. Back came the echo “I hate you, I hate you”. What had happened if the boy had shouted “I love you” instead? […]

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It is wise to be in surroundings that mostly strengthen our robustness

MOT is about strengthening robustness. Robustness is more than a trait. It is also about a relation. When we meet with others our robustness is either strengthened or reduced. Our dog Sjika strengthened our robustness. This week we have been sad and in mourning. Sjika passed away on Monday evening 15th February 2021. «Hometeam Vårvik» […]

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Start with yourself

These words are written on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey: When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and […]

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