2026.08.06 — 08.24 · 19 days in Geneva
This itinerary follows my participation in 「全球外掛：組織進化論」, a Geneva organisational learning programme supported by Taiwan’s Youth Overseas Dream Fund, also known as the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative. The trip ran from 2026-08-06 — 2026-08-24: 19 calendar days including travel.
For readers outside Taiwan, the programme is best understood here as a funded youth learning opportunity combining workshops, organisational visits and professional exchanges. The articles below explain each visit independently, so no familiarity with the application process is needed.
Two NMA workshops connect the visits, providing a starting point in organisational management and a later opportunity to work on communication and project design. Each article opens with institutional context, then develops the cases and discussions from the visit.
The 19-day schedule
The table follows the formal programme by date. Weekends and Friday evenings are marked as free time, with transport arrangements retained on travel days.
| Date / weekday | Daytime or main programme | Evening | Related article |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug / Thu | Depart Taiwan for Europe | Air travel | — |
| 7 Aug / Fri | Connect in Amsterdam; arrive and check in in Geneva | Free time | — |
| 8 Aug / Sat | Free time | Free time | — |
| 9 Aug / Sun | Free time | Free time | — |
| 10 Aug / Mon | Old Town Tour in the morning; International District Tour in the afternoon | No formal activity listed | See the Geneva stories article below for related context |
| 11 Aug / Tue | NMA workshop: ecosystems, trends, management and mapping | No formal activity listed | Inside an NGO Management Workshop in Geneva: Mapping Stakeholders and Designing for Impact |
| 12 Aug / Wed | CIEL in the morning; TRIAL International in the afternoon | No formal activity listed | Visiting CIEL in Geneva: How Environmental Lawyers Work Beyond the Courtroom; Visiting TRIAL International: The Work Between a Human Rights Violation and a Court Case |
| 13 Aug / Thu | CERN exhibition and education team exchange; afternoon Data Centre and antimatter facilities tour | No formal activity listed | Beyond the Particle Accelerator: A Geneva Study Visit to CERN’s Education and Research Facilities |
| 14 Aug / Fri | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, with a guided visit | Free time | Inside Geneva’s Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum: Records, Family Links and Human Dignity |
| 15 Aug / Sat | Free time | Free time | — |
| 16 Aug / Sun | Free time | Free time | — |
| 17 Aug / Mon | Zoï Environment Network: information, communication and operations | No formal activity listed | Visiting Zoï Environment Network: Turning Environmental Data into Information People Can Use |
| 18 Aug / Tue | GCBHR in the morning; CCPR Centre in the afternoon | No formal activity listed | Business and Human Rights in Practice: A Visit to Geneva’s GCBHR; From Human Rights Reports to Follow-Up: Visiting the CCPR Centre in Geneva |
| 19 Aug / Wed | GEN programme, including GGKP and UNEP FI presentations; afternoon career dialogue | Meal and exchange at Cuisine Lab | Five separate articles, listed below |
| 20 Aug / Thu | NMA workshop: communication, advocacy, social innovation and project work | No formal activity listed | Inside an NGO Management Workshop in Geneva: Mapping Stakeholders and Designing for Impact |
| 21 Aug / Fri | WTO visit, representative exchange and building tour | Free time | Visiting the WTO in Geneva: Taiwan’s Participation and a Building with a Labour History |
| 22 Aug / Sat | Free time | Free time | — |
| 23 Aug / Sun | Free time / return-travel day: depart Geneva and connect in Frankfurt | Air travel | — |
| 24 Aug / Mon | Arrive in Taiwan | Programme ends | — |
Five perspectives from 19 August
The morning GEN programme included presentations from GEN, GGKP and UNEP FI, covering institutional networks, knowledge and finance. A career dialogue followed in the afternoon, with dinner and an exchange at Cuisine Lab in the evening. Each article develops the examples and discussion from its session.
- Geneva’s Environmental Network: What Connects the Organisations Behind Global Governance?: the environmental governance network.
- Too Many Reports, Too Little Usable Knowledge? A Geneva Conversation with GGKP: knowledge brokerage across policy, industry and finance.
- Sustainable Finance Behind the Acronyms: A Geneva Discussion with UNEP FI: sustainable finance frameworks and communication.
- What Does an International Career Require? Notes from a Geneva Career Dialogue: a professional’s experience across translation, administration and development work in the field.
- A Restaurant with a Training Mission: Visiting Cuisine Lab in Geneva: training, employment and a restaurant’s operating model.
Choose a reading route
A different way into the city
Small Stories from International Geneva: An Underground Border, Labour Murals and a Shared Table
This companion article connects CERN’s underground ring, a fan used in treaty advocacy, the WTO’s labour murals, a Swiss soft drink discussed as a resource-use example, and the work behind a shared restaurant table.
How the programme’s themes connect
The opening NMA workshop introduced organisational management. Visits to CIEL, TRIAL, CERN and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum then showed different approaches to legal work, research and humanitarian action.
The second week developed the relationships between institutions. Zoï explored environmental information; GCBHR and the CCPR Centre approached human rights through different kinds of work. GEN, GGKP and UNEP FI added perspectives on networks, knowledge and finance. Cuisine Lab brought training and social support into everyday restaurant operations, while the career dialogue described how professionals build experience across roles.
The later NMA workshop returned to communication, advocacy and project design. The final WTO visit connected the programme with member negotiations, interdepartmental expertise and trade institutions. Read together, the articles show how different organisations involve partners, organise information, obtain resources and sustain their work.
The schedule draws on the programme report and collaborative visit notes. Institutional background and further sources are linked within the individual articles.