German-US-American Youth Exchanges - USA Special 2022

What does German-US cooperation in the field of youth look like? What makes it work? Why is it important? The authors and interview partners in the IJAB USA Special show that a transatlantic exchange is worthwhile for everyone involved, especially for young people. Be inspired for your own projects by the great diversity that makes up the German-American youth exchange.


German-US-American Youth Exchanges  – USA Special 2022
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Foreword
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Content
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German-US-American Youth Exchanges
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Civic Education as a Centerpiece of Transatlantic Exchange
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Ambassadors in Sneakers - A Young Leaders’ Transatlantic Summer Academy on Human Rights
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Strengthening youth civic engagement in the USA and Germany
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With YouthBridge from Munich to New York
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Growing up in New York and Berlin: transatlantic street work with the BronxBerlinConnection
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Youth work and human rights projects in the Pine Ridge Reservation
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“We have eight years left, so let’s go!” An interview with activist Katharina Maier about Fridays f
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Tri-city youth worker exchange: Chicago-Hamburg- Birmingham
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Forty years of youth exchanges with the US
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Kolping Jugend-gemeinschaftsdienste Workcamps* in the US
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“School exchanges with the US have a long tradition”
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Intercultural exchange and new perspectives for young people and host families
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Imprint
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