Learn and live tolerance: With Colored Glasses, YFU offers workshops against discrimination and for a diversity-conscious and open society throughout Germany in all types of schools from 5th grade. The workshops are conducted in teams of 2-3 volunteers aged 16 and older. For this we are looking for enthusiastic young people with a desire to get involved!
Themes include raising awareness of cultural differences and dealing with identity, prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. Human rights, flight and the like can also be dealt with - the schools choose the focus and the volunteers design the content.
To give workshops, you will be thoroughly prepared by us. Trainings go over a weekend and take place regularly. In addition, there are further training, partly also as webinars.
The network is supported by a full-time contact person at the carrier YFU. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions!
You are interested in tolerance, intercultural exchange, democracy and working with young people and at least 16 years old? Perfect - you already have everything you need! Everything you need to know to lead a workshop in a team with experienced volunteers you will learn with us.
As often as you like, usually during school hours (you can get an exemption from us for your own classes if you are a student
You are also welcome to get involved in the area of Social Media and the club organization
All offers are free of charge. Any costs incurred for materials, meals and travel expenses will be reimbursed.
After 2023, a police clearance certificate is required.
For more information, visit www.coloredglasses.de and on Instagram @coloredglasses_yfu.
Together with YFU organizations in our approximately 50 partner countries, our association is committed to intercultural education, democracy education and the assumption of social responsibility by offering young people the opportunity to experience another culture as a member of a host family or as an exchange student* and to gain new perspectives. Every year, YFU sends up to 1,000 German students abroad and hosts around 500 young people from other countries in Germany.
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