Sustainability

Internationales Bildungs- und Begegnungswerk in Dortmund

IBB Dortmund invites to an educational course on sustainable event management

Due to pandemics and geopolitical confrontations, sustainability issues are currently getting less attention. Nevertheless, it is crucial not to lose sight of issues such as climate change, plastic waste, inclusion and other sustainability topics. That’s why the International Center for Education and Exchange (IBB Dortmund) is launching an educational course on sustainable event management “Events […]

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ewoca³ leaves, the network lives: On to new shores!

ewoca³ leaves, the network lives: On to new shores!

A major project in international youth collaboration has come to a conclusion: After ten years and 117 international workcamps in 20 European countries, the funding programme ewoca³ makes room for other projects. For us, working at the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) for the ewoca³ project, this is a moment full of […]

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Active for an Open Europe

Active for an Open Europe

From Finland to Greece, from Scotland to Turkey: From the 16th to the 20th of March representatives of 42 youth work institutions from 17 European countries meet in Hattingen. As part of the international congress, they work in preparation for a total of 14 international youth workcamps, where they will be taking a stand for […]

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ewoca³ speaks: Refugees Welcome!

The International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany (IJAB) published a new brochure. The title: “Refugees welcome – also in international youth work”. It presents concepts and successful examples from practice, on how young refugees can be integrated into formats of international youth work. ewoca³ project manager Katharina Teiting reports in her contribution […]

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Setting sail for a Europe without prejudices

Youths from Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark and Ukraine together are building a sea-worthy viking boat – and in the meantime intensively deal with the role of minorities in Europe. On Thursday, 25th of August 2016, Kristin Alheit, Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Families, and Equal Opportunities of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, visited the unusual project in […]

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Crisis in Turkey reaches youth encounters / Türkiye’deki kriz gençlik buluşmalarını etkiliyor

The political crisis in Turkey now has also immediate consequences for International youth work. On Thursday afternoon, the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) was informed, that the youth group from Turkey will not come to Dortmund for a German-Turkish youth week, planned for August. Due to de facto travel restrictions and the […]

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