RIO+20: Youth Reporters at the UN Conference
What is RIO+20? What do YOU want for your future? How are you affected by global processes and sustainable concepts? Do young people have a voice at the UN conference for sustainable development? Why should we care about the discussions at RIO+20? Find it out, together with Jakob and Caroline from Dresden/Germany, who will report for you from...
Papua-Newguinee 2012 “…there will be your heart also”
In summer 2012, 7 young people from the church diocese of Freiberg/Saxony will go on a long travel: they will visit their friends in Papua-Newguinee (PNG). After the first youth exchange in summer 2011 in Saxony, the Germans will now go to discover the life of their friends in PNG. They will research about questions of...
“Peacemakers” Israeli-German Youth exchange 2012
Welcome to our youth exchange “Peacemakers” that will take place in Dresden and Berlin from 21-30May 2012. We will meet with 15 Israelis and 15 Germans to discuss what it means to be a “peacemaker” in our homes. The programme contents workshops, discussion groups, hiking tours, museum visits, city tours in Dresden and Berlin and staying on...
Poem: “Holy Land” in German
“Wenn ich so im Bus sitze und sehe wie das Land an mir vorbeistreift, wie ich jeden Pixel, jeden Krümel in mich aufsauge, versuche alles zu speichern, stelle ich fest, es ist unmöglich. Aber alles was meine Augen erblicken konnten, meine Ohren erlauschten, lässt mich nur erahnen wie wundervoll es sein muss wie grausam es...
Israel 2011: How can we build a common future?
Kristaps from Latvia, Josefine and Michael from Germany: We have made three points in this youth exchange: Future will become what is happening now Know your past, but do not dwell in it. Learn more and try to live according to what you know.
Israel 2011: What means “Common history” to you?
Zane from Latvia: Common history is not only in places, streets and things, but also in minds. And somehow, it connects us to the present and the future. Hans from Germany: But not only has a common history existed in our minds. There are also prejudges, corners and walls here. Caro from Germany: I have a...
Israel 2011: Same same, but different
The “experiment” has finished. After three exchanges in three countries with three nationalities we look back on many experiences and discussions. Here you can find opinions about “Common history- Common future” in Israel. What do Hanna and Bea from Germanyand Liene from Latvia think about our youth exchange? Same same, but different There is a...
Intercultural evening in Freiberg
Last Friday PNG met Germany in Freiberg: With photos and a small documentation on the Computer our participants made a journey to Papua New Guinee with their guests. They introduced culture and lifestyle in PNG. Furthermore there were some interactive games like distribute 50 coins like the money people earn in the world. We heared...
Common History- Common Future in Israel / Common History- Common Future in Latvia / Youth Exchanges 2011
What makes you you?
Here is another impression from Caroline based on a group discussion in Latvia: „Group discussion on the beach in mixed teams with Israelis, Latvians and Germans. We were asked: What makes you you? How does your nationality define your character? What makes you proud? What is your vision for the future? Whereas the Latvians seem...
Common history in Latvia- post your thoughts
Our participants wrote down for us their impressions of the youth exchange in Latvia. We will start with a statement by Hans from Germany: “One experience of the journey was to see the big gap between the Latvian people and the Russian minority. Nearly 40 % of the people who live in Riga are Russians, most of...
"Common History- Common Future" / Common History- Common Future in Israel / Common History- Common Future in Latvia / Youth Exchanges 2011
The countdown is on! 6 days to go …
To be well prepared for our journeys, all participants from Germany met again. With Kerstin, Hans, Michael and Tina we shared our knowledge about Latvia and Israel and Caroline told us some general information. During our conversation we had a lot of questions, which we will hopefully discuss in Latvia with the other participants: What affects...
