WEBVTT 00:00:05.148 --> 00:00:09.559 Interview with Manuela Ronco 00:00:09.559 --> 00:00:18.231 What is the World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO) and its main focus? 00:00:18.231 --> 00:00:26.917 TEJO focuses primarily on informing in youth contexts 00:00:26.917 --> 00:00:35.208 about Esperanto as a possible solution to the language problem in international relations and 00:00:35.208 --> 00:00:43.938 organizes congresses, conferences, seminars and other meetings 00:00:43.938 --> 00:00:52.083 and we also provide many services for our members and country sections 00:00:52.083 --> 00:01:01.414 for example, publications or different brochures and press releases 00:01:01.414 --> 00:01:10.583 which create a network for exchanging information and cooperation and 00:01:10.583 --> 00:01:23.435 generally TEJO works to help their members actively participate in the Esperanto movement. 00:01:23.435 --> 00:01:29.469 What is the typical everyday life of the TEJO volunteer? 00:01:29.469 --> 00:01:32.317 What do you do here? 00:01:32.317 --> 00:01:35.791 I have many tasks. 00:01:35.791 --> 00:01:53.110 My everyday work consists of dealing with TEJO's email and postal mail and different administative tasks 00:01:53.110 --> 00:02:08.862 and I take care of contacts with members, country sections and also with other European and non-European organizations. 00:02:08.862 --> 00:02:18.083 Other tasks could be to cooperate with the board to make grant requests, 00:02:18.083 --> 00:02:24.536 update the website and represent TEJO at meetings, 00:02:24.536 --> 00:02:35.455 so I generally actively support the board and commissioners of TEJO. 00:02:35.455 --> 00:02:41.776 So actually, you spoke about the members, so why is it good to be a member of TEJO? 00:02:41.776 --> 00:02:53.688 Membership in TEJO is good, because first you receive services from TEJO and also advantages 00:02:53.688 --> 00:03:06.227 for example, you receive our magazines. You can also have a blog on TEJO's website and 00:03:06.227 --> 00:03:12.366 get a discount on the International Youth Congress of Esperanto. 00:03:12.366 --> 00:03:16.875 You also have a chance to participate in seminars. 00:03:16.875 --> 00:03:23.546 Through your membership, you help the youth Esperanto movement and if you want 00:03:23.546 --> 00:03:36.294 you can get involved in interesting and international projects, so that can also be a good experience for you. 00:03:36.294 --> 00:03:40.458 So, you spoke about magazines. Which magazines? 00:03:40.458 --> 00:03:52.568 The magazines are Kontakto and TEJO-Tutmonde, which will merge at the beginning of next year (2011). 00:03:52.568 --> 00:03:57.636 What is the difference between them? 00:03:57.636 --> 00:04:06.021 Kontakto is a magazine in Esperanto, but not about Esperanto. 00:04:06.021 --> 00:04:13.309 TEJO-Tutmonde is about the Esperanto movement. 00:04:13.309 --> 00:04:19.318 What is the International Youth Congress of Esperanto and where will it take place next year? 00:04:19.318 --> 00:04:25.900 The Internatlonal Youth Congress of Esperanto is the main gathering of TEJO 00:04:25.900 --> 00:04:32.333 and possibly the most important event for Esperanto youth. 00:04:32.333 --> 00:04:42.984 It happens every year in another country. This year in Cuba, next year in Kiev, Ukraine. 00:04:42.984 --> 00:04:51.463 It is organized by TEJO and its country section and by local activists. 00:04:51.463 --> 00:04:56.673 What advice would you give someone, who is attending IJK for the first time? 00:04:56.673 --> 00:05:03.125 I can't answer that, because I've never been to IJK, 00:05:03.125 --> 00:05:12.927 but generally I would recommend to someone who attends a youth meeting for the first time, 00:05:12.927 --> 00:05:22.560 profit to practice the language as much as possible and to meet as many people as possible 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:33.708 and not only those who are most similar to you, but also those who are most different 00:05:33.708 --> 00:05:45.792 and to beginners, I would say, that they shouldn't be afraid of not understanding 00:05:45.792 --> 00:05:53.463 because after a bit of time, that's no longer a problem. 00:05:53.463 --> 00:05:56.831 Thank you for the very interesting information! 00:05:56.831 --> 00:05:58.859 You're welcome.