Swiss Review 2/2018

23 Swiss Review / March 2018 / No.2 FYSA – summer camps for children aged 8 to 14 From the end of June until the end of August, Swiss children abroad can have a fantastic time while also discovering Switzerland and its culture at two-week summer camps with 36 to 42 other children from all over the world. OSA advice Health insurance: we’re interested in your experiences! The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) has decided to turn its attention to the issue of health insurance for Swiss people living abroad. We want to know about the difficulties you have encountered in this area and the practical problems that you face as a Swiss person living abroad. By the same token, if you have had positive experiences or wish to share good practices, do please let us know. The purpose of this is to enable us to discuss this issue at the Council of the Swiss Abroad meeting on 10 Au- gust 2018 in Visp, where we will look at ways of improving the situation of Swiss people living abroad in this re- gard. Please send us your experiences and first-hand accounts, if possible by email to the following address: info@aso.ch or to: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad Alpenstrasse 26 3006 Berne Fax: 031 356 61 01 Thank you for your assistance. At the camps run by the Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad, participants will visit attractions, discover lakes, mountains, rivers and landscapes on short hikes, and explore cities. Some dayswill also be spent at the camp basewhere participants will enjoy games, sporting activities and various workshops. Theywill also, of course, have the opportunity to gain fascinating insights into Switzerland. We look at the Swiss languages, Swiss songs, Swiss recipes and typically Swiss games and sports. The interactionwith participants fromother countries and the exchange across linguistic, cul- tural and national boundaries present a unique opportunity tomake new friends and enjoy some unforgettable moments. There are still a fewplaces available for our forth- coming holiday camps. Full details and the reg- istration form can be found at www.sjas.ch/en/ camps/ Wewould also be pleased to send you our information brochure with an overview of the offers available by post on request. The Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad wishes to give all Swiss children abroad the op- portunity to discover Switzerland in thisway on at least one occasion. We can therefore offer re- duced rates in justified cases. The required form can be requested on the registration form. We would be pleased to provide youwith further in- formation. IMPRINT: “Swiss Review”, the magazine for the Swiss Abroad, is in its 44 th year of publication and is published in German, French, English and Spanish in 14 regional editions. It has a total circulation of 425,000, including 218,287 electronic copies. Regional news appears four times a year. The ordering parties are fully responsible for the content of advertisements and promotional inserts. This content does not necessarily represent the opinion of either the editorial office or the publisher. EDITORS: Marko Lehtinen (LEH), Editor-in-Chief; Stéphane Herzog (SH); Marc Lettau (MUL); Jürg Müller (JM); Simone Flubacher (SF), responsible for “news.admin.ch” , Relations with the Swiss Abroad, FDFA, 3003 Berne, Switzerland TRANSLATION: CLS Communication AG LAYOUT: Joseph Haas, Zürich PRINT: Vogt-Schild Druck AG, 4552 Derendingen POSTAL ADDRESS: Publisher, editorial office, advertising: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Tel.: +41313566110, Fax: +41313566101, Postal account (Swiss National Giro): 30-6768-9. Email: revue@aso.ch COPY DEADLINE for this edition: 29.1.2018 All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Anyone else can subscribe to the magazine for an annual fee (Switzerland: CHF 30 / abroad: CHF 50). Subscribers are sent the magazine direct from Berne. www.revue.ch CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please advise your local embassy or consulate. Do not write to the editorial office in Berne.