Nia Chelidze, Georgia, Centre Of Strategic Research and Development of Georgia
For me personally Youth Congress was really huge experience. First of all, stereotypes about Germans have been ruined. I have seen that most of German people are friendly, helpful and caring. Secondly, I got in touch with many interesting people and got new information about different topics, established contacts with different participants of forum. Basically, workshop topics which I was interested in was about sustainable lifestyle. Most of all I liked the way of sharing information, mix of theoretical and practical education. I shared my experience with members of my project and I am going to use some of methods of informal education during workshops with Eco clubs students in villages of Georgia.
Ketevan Chapiashvili, Georgia, Centre of Strategic Research and Development of Georgia
Youth Congress gave me an opportunity to meet my peers from different parts of Europe and exchange ideas about some of the most controversial topics of the modern world. I found the workshops very interesting. I improved my critical thinking skills during group discussions as we were focused on bringing different strong arguments to support our opinions. Team working experiences were the most memorable and productive. I learned a lot about German values and started seeing things from their perspective. As a result of the project I made new connections with so many motivated and enthusiastic people who I believe will do their best to make positive changes in the society.
Veronika Shykhutsina, Belarus, Belarusian association of UNESCO clubs
Vielen Dank für die Einladung zum Kongress! Alles war wirklich toll: die Verpflegung, die Workshops, die Organisation und vieles mehr! Es hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht! Ich habe so viele tolle und engagierte Menschen, die wirklich die Welt verändern können, getroffen und unvergessliche Erinnerungen nach Hause mitgenommen. Ich möchte mich besonders beim gesamten Orga-Team bedanken. Alle Workshops, die ich besucht habe, waren sehr interessant und ungewöhnlich, und alle Leute aus bpb, teamGLOBAL und YEP waren sehr nett und hilfreich. Das sind die Leute mit hoher Motivation, Sozialkompetenz und Energie. Die wichtigste Sache, die ich verstanden habe, ist, dass wir endlich mit der Umwelt schonend umzugehen lernen müssen. Und dieses Prinzip werde ich immer im Kopf halten!
Alexandra Osadcha, Ukraine
Experience, emotions.I think I've gained more extended view of life; I've become more capable of seeing challenges and possibilities. All the people I've met and all the events, workshops I've taken part into made me realize that WE CREATE OUR OWN HISTORY with our actions EVERY SINGLE DAY! And we can change the world indeed. P. S. I was especially excited about the organization (translators, guides etc.) and people's openness to help
Zwei der Stipendiat/innen, Ani Barkhudaryan und Ghazaros Teknejyan aus Armenien, haben zudem ein BarCamp zum Thema Civic Education in Armenia gehalten. Die Dokumentation des BarCamps findest du hier: