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EUROPE@DJHT – 18th German Child and Youth Welfare Congress

Conference – Symposium - Forum

12-16 May 2025 | Leipzig, Germany

DJHT, also referred to in German as Deutscher Kinder- und Jugendhilfetag (German Child and Youth Welfare Congress), is the biggest child and youth welfare summit in Europe.

The Child and Youth Welfare Association (AGJ) organises a DJHT every three to four years.

30.000 youth workers, youth policymakers, (youth) researchers, and representatives from other relevant fields from all over Germany and Europe attend this huge meet-up.

It is a place to exchange opinions and experiences and to learn, develop, and discover new perspectives. DJHT comprises two complementary components, a conference and an exhibition space. Europe@DJHT is the European programme of DJHT, appealing to a broader and more international expert audience and encouraging a more international debate on current issues, and is organised in cooperation between AGJ and JUGEND für Europa.

What’s it all about?

Europe@DJHT invites European participants to join in critical discussions on current challenges and topics of youth welfare and youth policy across Europe. Besides, it provides an opportunity for networking, sharing of practice examples, and peer learning. Therefore, join us!

What’s in it?

We will set up an exciting four-day programme built around the questions of what challenges youth work has to face and what youth work can offer in these times in Europe. All Europe@DJHT events can be attended in both English and German.

The programme of Europe@DJHT includes:

→ A European welcome evening organised in cooperation with the City of Leipzig on 12 May 2025

→ The official opening event of the DJHT as such, followed by an opening event of the European conference programme with the title “Shaping the future: youth work in times of societal and political change”, which will discuss major transformation processes young people and societies are facing and what they mean for youth work

→ Up to 30 events in the European conference programme, dealing with a variety of experiences, developments, and trends in European youth work, European youth policy, international exchange and mobility as well as opportunities for further training for organisations and professionals from the international youth work community

→ Among those, several events targeting priorities of the EU youth programmes, such as political participation, sustainability, civil society engagement, inclusion & diversity and digitalisation

→ A joint closing event of AGJ and JUGEND für Europa

→ Additional activities to discover the offers and opportunities of youth work in Leipzig and close by

You can find more information about Europe@DJHT in the attachement.

For more information about DJHT in general, please refer to: https://www.jugendhilfetag.de/europedjht-english/

Please note that the arrival day is 12 May 2025 and the departure day is 16 May 2025.

Safe & accessible

In this event, we follow the principles of a safe space. We strive to ensure that everyone is met as their own self and that no one has to fear discrimination or harassment. We want you to respect the same principle.

Our activities are planned to be accessible to people with different abilities. If you need a support person, accessible room and transport or other kind of support, we will be delighted to hear from you beforehand. You can tell your individual needs in beforehand so we can try to support you in your participation.

We will also try as much as possible to respect the diets and food allergies of all participants.

An online preparation meeting will be offered.

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Training overview

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/12877

This Conference – Symposium - Forum is

for 100 participants

from Eastern Partnership countries , Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries , Southern Mediterranean countries , Western Balkan countries

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers

Working language(s):

English

Organiser:

JUGEND für Europa (National Agency)

Co-organiser(s):

  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder - und Jugendhilfe (Others)

Contact for questions:

Inge Linne

E-Mail:

Phone: +492289506269

Before applying please contact the NA of your residence country to check if it is involved in this concrete project and committed to cover travel costs. NB! Learn about possible participation fee and other relevant rules.

Costs

Participation fee

This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Accommodation and food

Unless specified otherwise, the hosting NA or SALTO of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.

Travel reimbursement

Please contact your NA or SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:

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