Internationales Bildungs- und Begegnungswerk in Dortmund
For the 18th time, the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and the regional governments of Hauts-de-France and Silesia will invite 45 young people to participate in the German-French-Polish Youth Summit. From 18 to 25 August 2019 “Living diversity – Commitment to social cohesion” will be the theme of the week. This year, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) […]
Read MoreDecember 24th 2018 is Christmas Eve December 31st 2018 is New Years Eve January 1st 2019 is New Year‘s Day Even though there is little obvious connection, each date is important in its specific ways and resists falling into oblivion. Together with our best Christmas wishes and wishes for a hopefully delightful turn of the […]
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For months, 30 European youth institutions have been preparing for it, and now it’s getting practical: this weekend, the first international youth encounter within the framework of Generation Europe will begin in Valencia. Nine more encounters will follow this autumn: In Brno (Czech Republic), Minsk (Belarus), Florence (Italy), Sofiko (Greece) as well as in Munich, […]
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Motivating young people to get involved at the location and on the European level: To reach this goal, 30 youth work institutions from 15 European countries united to become the “Generation Europe” network. From the 20th to the 26th of September, the participating youth centres, associations, unions, and institutions will transform the European Youth Education […]
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Even a network can network – this is why Generation Europe – Young Democracy in Action presents itself at the NECE conference in Marseille. From the 6th to the 9th of September actors of civil society from more than 40 countries will meet in the French city in order to deliberate on the challenges for […]
Read MoreThe 17th youth summit in France was all about fake news In these days 15 youths from Alpen, Alfter, Beckum, Datteln, Dortmund, Düren, Dusseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Hattingen, Leopoldshöhe, Monheim and Solingen, all towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, are packing their bags for a special trip: On Sunday, they will, invited by the State Government, travel to […]
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When Ahmad Abbas came into contact with Europe for the first time in 2015, he had to significantly revise his image of Europe. He says Greece was the first country to give a realistic impression of Europe to him. Ahmad is 23 years old, studied law in Syria, and currently lives in Bochum where he […]
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Democracy in Europe has already been in better shape: in many countries, undemocratic and right-wing populist movements are gaining approval. Values such as freedom, democracy and respect for human rights are repeatedly called into question. But young people across the continent will not allow that to go unchallenged. From July 3rd to 8th, representatives of […]
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Where does pleasure end and addiction begin? Employees of drug advisory centres probably will answer this question differently than a refugee from Afghanistan would. „In our prevention work with migrants and refugees we can not presume our level of knowledge, but have to develop culturally sensitive services“, summarises Hildegard Azimi-Boedecker, Department Manager for Job International […]
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Rita, Lisa, and David are volunteering at Auslandsgesellschaft NRW e.V. in Dortmund for a year as part of their European Volunteer Service. They come from three different countries and live together in their shared flat at Borsigplatz. Rita’s roots lie in Russia. She is 22 years old and comes from a small town at the […]
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