Carsten Cierocki
Germany | 29
When I was a child I had to experience a hard life in a family with my 9 brothers and sisters. After my parents got divorced when I was 14 years old, I felt like I "woke up in my heart". I was walking through the town with a friend of mine, she is still a friend now, chatting about what we are, what we feel and what we see around us in the world. "This is a strange world, poverty, starvation,... (read more)

Rajesh
Germany | 30
Rural society and agricultural communities inspire me. Specifically, it is the people in these rural and agricultural communities whose daily struggles and interdependence on natural resources, which have been largely ignored by the bordering urban population, inspires me. Although the depletion and destruction of forests and other natural resources have lead to mass environmental destruction... (read more)

solartaxithomas
Germany | 25
People! People: anyway whether they are active and looking for progress, or just absolutely narrow-minded and caring only about themselves. It motivates me to recognise how we can improve our planet. For this it is great to see the ideas, the power and the credos of the active ones. But to analyse how to change the world with the help of couch potatoes is at least as inspiring. (read more)

Shout for Your Right
Shout for your right is a campaign organized by young people for young people, its goal is to encourage them and to sensibilize them for human rights engagement. By working with student groups and youth groups at amnesty international for... (read more)

International Youth Conference on Gender and Development
Plan in Germany is organising an international youth conference on gender in February 2007 in Berlin/Germany. This conference consists of a three-day workshop and a two-day public symposium. The objectives for the conference are a) to... (read more)

The Sewing Circle
After visiting the Virginia M. Buena Memorial Center for the Needy twice and bringing the pre-school children clothing that they nearly only wear on Sundays ... we've decided to sew uniforms ourselves to bring with us during our next visit in... (read more)

Institut Juleiqua
#institut juleiqua is a network of german youth and social workers. It was founded in 2003 after a 2-years "only web-based" period. (read more)

African Youth Foundation
The organisation's mission is to promote awareness, build the skills and experience of the disadvantaged young people in Africa to effect positive social changes. The Foundation's primary goal is to help the deprived youth of Africa to develop their fullest potentials, through increased... (read more)

Institute for Applied Ecology
The is the leading Evironment research institute in the area of applied ecology. It does experts reports, advises politicians, environment organisations, institutions and companies. Since its foundation 26 years ago the institute evaluates environmental problems, points out risks and... (read more)