Education Switzerland Project #53432

Support our Youth Leaders for Sustainability

by oikos International

Project Report | May 20, 2022
First spark of celebration for oikos co-presidents

By Darija Miletic | Co-president

Co-Presidents on International Chapter Conference

What happened in the first quarter of 2022 for our co-presidents?

Already after a short period of time it became very clear that being two people in the lead helped steward our worldwide community and strengthen many different corners of our organization. After finding their roles and establishing new ways of working that adopted more reflective, learning-oriented approach, our co-presidents, Darija & Sophie, embarked on a quest of reshaping the internal infrastructure, and the team structure, giving it a new and clear shine. They have been busy like bees with the fundraising team trying to raise funds for the future projects, while tending many partnerships and actively supporting our hard-working international team on a variety of projects, which were launched at the beginning of the year. Working side by side on a special tool which will keep track of all these amazing achievements and milestones of our work & broad impact oikos has, they also developed Impact Matrix. Hopefully using this tool our organization will be able to showcase more what is actually oikos about and where our impact lies.

The two co-presidents will continue to grow further into their roles and continuously revise their leadership, based on what they learn together with the team and community. This will on a wider scale result in an outstanding execution of all oikos initiatives and a better support and connection to the community.

What else is new in the oikos home? A new co-president! Carolin Lemke was elected in April as a new co-president and she will be joining office later this year, in November, when the smooth handover process will start.

Why co-presidency in the first place?

The idea of co-presidency came to oikos as a more sustainable alternative to the historical, more hierarchical one-president way of leading the network. It was a fist step towards a more self-organizing, human-centered way of making oikos thrive. And we don’t want to prate, but we are courageously taking these steps, one after the other, and developing our own ways of self-organizing, decision making, and thriving in the sea of diversity within our team and community.

Thank you!

Big thank you to everyone that donated to this campaign, this was our first crowdfunding campaign and we were overwhelmed with joy to see each of your 66 donations and support. You helped a student-led organization grow and widen their impact.

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Jan 11, 2022
3 months in: first progress & impacts of our co-presidency

By Lauriane Dietrichs & Sophie Charrois | Project Lead & Co-President

Outlook on a bright future

What happened so far?

Darija became co-president in November and with Sophie, they started building their shared vision for oikos. In an extensive process, Darija and Sophie found their roles and established new ways of working that led to a more reflective, learning-oriented approach for the whole team. Only two months after her election, Darija has already taken most of her responsibilities and is leading some of the key projects of oikos like Alternative Fundraising.

What has changed?

Already after a short time, it became clear that the onboarding process for the new board members went smoother with two stewards. Darija and Sophie started focusing on specific projects with initial results and sharpened outlines. Together with the new board and the whole International Team, visions for 2022 had been established and action paths have been defined. One example is a new approach to fundraising and alumni, which have been activated before the new year started.

What it will change in 2022?

The two co-presidents will grow further into their roles and continuously revise their leadership, based on what they learn together with the team and community. Inspiring the team to take a lead and create more ownership of their projects, this will on a wider scale result in an outstanding execution of all oikos initiatives and better support and connection to the community. A new president will be elected in April and will join office in November when it will become obvious that our handover processes and knowledge management have leaped ahead.

A reminder: Why co-presidency?

The idea of a co-presidency came to oikos as a more sustainable alternative to the historical, more hierarchical one-president way of leading the network. The introduction of the co-presidency can be seen as a first step towards a more self-organizing, human-centred way of making oikos thrive.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone for contributing to our campaign. This was our first crowdfunding campaign and we were overwhelmed with joy to see each of your 56 donations and support. Your contribution had a major impact on our development as a student-led organization.

All the best,

Sophie, Darija & Lauriane

Connecting to the past...

..searching for blind spots in all the corners..

.. to shape our co-presidency together.

All supported by our great team...

And not without celebrating our progress!

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