The Global Experience

National Network
Germany
Address

Florastraße 48
13187 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49-1716859862
E-Mail
contact@theglobalexperience.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
  5. Youth and education
General Information
The Global Experience is a non-profit organization and international youth media network dedicated to increase the intercultural dialogue. The Global Experience acts globally by giving people a platform for intercultural exchange and locally by initiating and supporting educational multi media projects, youth exchange programs and media camps all over the world. Our organization has two offices in Germany, and operates with a large network of partners with focus on North Africa and the Middle East, Subsahara Africa and Europe. With an annual budget of 200.000 - 300.000 € The Global Experience is primarily funded through project based funding (amongst others by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regional and national foundations). There is two full time eployees and about 25 volunteers, currently working for The Global Experience. Our network partners include other NGOs, non registered youth groups, schools, universities and individual partners. Apart from the association in Germany The Global Experience also has own registered groups in Poland, Vietnam, Simbabwe and Yemen.
Mission and Objectives

The Global Experience's mission:
To contribute to a better global education by building cross cultural bridges among young people of the world and improving children's and young people's access to education.
Our objectives:
- Increasing the intercultural dialogue through multilateral youth exchanges, international youth camps and internship programs abroad,
- Providing access to education by supporting educational projects for marganalized youth and producing free accesable online media,
- Supporting intercultural education by producing online media that combat stereotypes and allow the exchange knowledge about the everyday life in different parts of the world,
- Promoting education for sustainable development through on the ground workshops as well as online learning programs in schools across the world,
- Increasing the multimedia education of young people in order to foster skills of communication with focus on the intercultural communication.

Main Projects / Activities

Main projects of The Global Experience include an annual international youth camp for digital acvitism (focus area: North Africa, Middle East and Europe; www.dpsummit.org), an online multimedia project promoting language learning and the exchange of intercultural video reports (www.youtube.com/learnlanguages) and a scholarship program for young Arab change makers in Germany.
We also regularly organize school exchange programs with a network of schools from Europe, Africa and the Middle East, produce online media for intercultural learning and organize workshops in schools.
Learn more about our projects at http://www.theglobalexperience.org/about/show/8

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

There is plenty of options for us to contribute to the network. We'd be delighted to have the chance to not only meet likeminded organizations, but also share our experiences and knowledge.
Especially we could imagine to find and invite partners to expand our network of the Digital Participation Camp and the Easy Languages project. Once a year we invite young digital activists from the Euromed region to work together on new digital projects that have a social impact. (www.dpsummit.org).
The Easy Languages project (www.youtube.com/learnlanguages) at the same time is an open project that invites youth from all over the world to join and contribute to the exchange of free language learning and cultural learning material. We would be very happy for any partner interested to join both networks.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We heard from our partners from UNESCO national commission of Germany (ASPNET Schools Germany) about the ALF Network and their events. Our partners have recommended us to join the network in order to meet and exchange with likeminded organizations and individuals which we are more than interested to do, especially since our organization is also focussed on the intercultural youth exchange between Arab and European youth.

Contact (1) Full Name
Carina Schmid
Job Title
Co-Founder and Manager
Head of the organisation
Carina Schmid
Contact (2) Full Name
Herr Christoph Lammen