International

Partnerships as a political objective

Expert paper

Good partnership is a key factor in establishing collaborations between partners from the North and South that are as equitable and stable as possible. This is as true for the practice of international youth work as it is for international ...

Skills certificates to demonstrate young people’s strengths

Expert paper

The competencies that young people develop through cultural education, e.g. in the context of international youth exchange, are not readily tangible or measurable. Competency records can help to document these competencies. ...

Practice insights

Foto: jtw spandau/Patryk Witt

How an international youth exchange can (almost) fail

Sometimes young people from the Global South see a youth exchange as a chance to stay in Germany or the Schengen Zone without papers. This happened during a weltwärts exchange between jtw spandau from Berlin and Les Pieds dans la Mare from ...

Practice insights

“Music is our common language”

During a weltwärts exchange, young musicians from Germany and South Africa merge their musical traditions. They not only experience cultural diversity, but also make a practical contribution to its preservation. ...

Practice insights

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Everybody learns from and with each other

The German-Tanzanian exchange project ‘We are All Equal but Different’ is where theatre meets dance, North meets South and small town meets big city. The highly acclaimed performance at the end is a highlight but what remains is friendships ...

Global Partnerships

Publication

By experiencing an encounter in countries of the Global South or the Global North and meeting their peers face to face, young people become more aware of global contexts. Exchanges based on artistic and creative activities are an effective

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International Youth Exchanges: An Opportunity for Youth in Ghana?

Expert paper

Global encounters in cultural education offer young people the chance to exchange knowledge and become artistically active together - and they can inspire them to follow their dreams and ideas further. ...

Tampere Paper 2019: Implementation of Children’s Cultural Rights

Statement

The participants of the International Children's Cultural Forum emphasize that children actively (co)create culture. The central challenge in implementing children's cultural rights is to ensure the meaningful participation of all ...

Theatre in German schools

Expert paper

Why theater needs to become a “normal” subject in schools and should not only include pure theatre education, but also has to take care of other important educational goals, such as inclusion, diversity, democracy and sustainability. ...