Germany

The aim of our work is to support the intercultural learning and to improve social skills of the participants. By taking part in common international activities including 'foreigners', and the 'foreign', the participants can get to know better themselves as well as others, and they get involved into questioning themselves.
In this process we see an opportunity to recognize, break up and change rigid perceptions and prejudices, in order to create a foundation for a mutual understanding. One of the goals of the meetings is to accept being different as one form of being equal.
Due to the language as an essential element in exchange measures we offer linguistic animation-training.
 

international political education and youth exchange

IKJA aims to foster a dynamic dialogue between cultures and civilizations. Furthermore, it is about strengthening the cooperation between various youth groups in the world. Central Topics are as international human rights, democracy, sustainable development, information society and gender equality. Leitmotif is a world of peace and stability created.

In working with young people and artists, the focal point is the aesthetic attention of the young guests, an experimental and adventurous education of their senses through the arts. Developing one’s own creative abilities provides one with the best qualifications to actively participate in the process of forming society and living an active democracy.
Therefore, guideline of our institution’s work is the “optimal promotion through the arts”: every human is capable of creating! When creating, one gains identity and self-confidence – the foundation for performance abilities, broad-mindedness, commitment and capacity to work in a team. Based on an empowering pedagogic approach, art is an important promoter leading to defining moments effecting all areas of life.
To many young people, whose educational and personal development is not supported in their own surroundings, artistic and creative projects open up major scopes of action and development. In order to promote cross-cultural competence we emphasize on artistic and participative exchange projects on an international level.

Over 100 international authors are invited to present and discuss their work, to read to the berlin audience and interchange with international colleagues We wish to open up the international literature to interested audiences, promote mutual understanding, and inspire contact as well as lively exchange between artists, mediators and writers. Ilb2009 presents the focus “Arab World” which will be concerned with contemporary literary and politic developments of the arabic world. The festival aims to build bridges between the countries of the world through international literature.

The main aims and objectives of the organization are integration of migrants in Germany, inter-religious dialogue and bridge-buiding, fostering active European citizenship,  fight against racism and discrimination, inclusion, building integrated open-minded society, volunteerism, capacity building and leadership.
Our purpose is to support young people's growth and independence, to promote young people's active citizenship, volunteerism and inclusivity.
The implementation of the purpose is based on Europe's values such as solidarity, respect, equity and equality, multiculturalism and internationalism.

We want to build an international understanding and education about young people's welfare and their rights in society. As well as expanding the possibility of exchanging contacts and the sense of organization. It's crucial for us to educate our target groups about the importance of cultural diversity and the different aspects of digitalization in our society through innovation.

The Youth Press Germany unites the young journalist and media maker in Germany. Our members are between 14 and 27 years old, they are mostly students and young professionals or simply people that are interested in media and see the related work as a valuable experience for their future. Through means of projects, workshops, camps and congresses, the Youth Press communicates media competence, networking, education and the exchange of experience. Therefore the overall aims of the Youth Press Germany are quality assurance and sustainability in the field of youth media.