Where do projects miss the realities of people’s everyday lives? And how can international cooperation or volunteering become truly collaborative, context-sensitive, and sustainable? **Date and time: 20.01.2026, 5 - 7:30 CET online via Zoom** In this workshop, we will draw on your experiences to create a set of **guiding questions that help adapt engagement and project work to local cultures, contexts, and needs**. Our workshop facilitator Ruth Berhe grew up in Ethiopia and now lives with her family in an ecovillage in Portugal. As a Third Culture Child, she moves between cultures and connects themes of global justice, North–South dialogue, identity, and sustainability in her work as an educator, permaculture designer, and doula. **Whether you want to reflect on your volunteering experience or work in international projects – your perspective is welcome, from both South–North and North–South contexts.** Our workshop facilitator speaks English and German. **The workshop will be held in English.** If you understand English but prefer to express yourself in German, you are very welcome. **Join in via Zoom:** [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81994339039](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81994339039?pwd=UmS69HQ7xdrtyeldkaQS3azwDWoihf.1) No registration needed - just show up