Education drives the future - What is political education, how to deal critically with history, democracy education, equal participation, combating racism, anti-Semitism, anti-gypsyism?

Our funding programs

Young people critically engage with history of national socialism at historical sites.

To the funding program Young people remember
The program strengthens the international youth exchange between Germany and countries of the eastern partnership.

To the funding program Meet up! Youth for partnership

Our activities

With "MEMO Germany", Bielefeld University has been researching what, how and to what end young citizens in Germany remember historically.

To the study Youth Study MEMO Germany

Topics

international understanding
international youth exchange
youth participation
building democracy
combating antisemitism, antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination and racism
equal participation
transnational future topics

Objectives

facilitating present-related, transnational project learning and imparting judgement expertise for critical examination of historical narratives
opening up lesser-known places of remembrance and learning in Europe for historicalpolitical education
networking and professionalization of players in international youth education in the target countries

Target groups

young people aged 14-35 years
international youth exchange players

Region

Germany
Central and Eastern Europe
Eastern Partnership countries

Our partners

Federal Foreign Office as grantor for the programs "YOUNG PEOPLE remember" and "MEET UP! Youth for Partnership"
memorial sites
NGOs and government institutions in Europe