Internationales Bildungs- und Begegnungswerk in Dortmund
The application phase for the 17th youth summit starts on the Franco-German day Right on time for the Franco-German day, each year on the 22nd of January remembering the Elysee Treaty signed in 1963, the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) in Dortmund starts the application phase for the 17th your summit as […]
Read MoreThere is still demand. Even though refugee numbers are going down, support is still needed. From the 29th of January onwards, the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) in Dortmund once again offers the further education series DoKuMente to volunteers in refugee support work. Participation in the six seminar session is free […]
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At International youth camps, gardener Markus Fleischer shows young people from all over Europe how to create something together, even if the words might be lacking. „My name is Markus Fleischer, I am 49 years old, gardener, and for nine years I now live in Dortmund-Nordstadt. There I support young people in their beginning careers. […]
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is the title of a rap-song that was created by young people in one of our projects. With this song, we say thank you very much to all our friends and partners in Germany and Europe for the good cooperation. We are looking forward to new projects in 2018 for a future of solidarity and […]
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Dilan M. knows how to live a life in between: For the Kurdish Alevite, living in Germany is sometimes as much a challenge as is dealing with political developments in Turkey. Dilan M. is 22 years old, hails from Lünen-Brambauer and lives in Dortmund for two years now, for her vocational training and university studies. […]
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This year alone, more than 100 000 refugees have been received in Italy. Yet, the south of Italy itself does not live in clover. Unemployment is considerably higher than in the richer north. Many young Italians leave the region, and look for career opportunities elsewhere. At the same time, and in this complicated situation, refugees […]
Read MoreThe IBB-Projekt “Pimp my Europe” starts into its second phase: In Germany, Italy, and Hungary youths are preparing to develop common perspectives for a Europe in solidarity. But before the active youths from three countries will meet in Rome for the first time next month, they started their work at their respective locations: From the […]
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Teodora is young, educated, and she comes from Bulgaria. In Germany she tries to live a family life across national borders. She fights prejudice with humor and cultural exchange. Teodora Yankova is born at the Black Sea in Warna, the third-largest city in Bulgaria, 2250km from the Ruhr Area. She attends a high school focused […]
Read MoreThis is a world premiere: On the premises of Werkstatt im Kreis Unna, the participants of the project “Pimp my Europe” presented the results of their work. Special attention was given to the music video for the political hip hop song “Zeit für Frieden” (Time for Peace), written by the youths themselves. On the one […]
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IBB e.V. always works on overcoming boundaries. With our new European column, we react to the re-establishment of borders within the European Union, and the EU as a project for peace being increasingly questioned by many people. Since September we tell the stories of people describing their everyday experiences in and with Europe. Stories inspiring […]
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