BUNDjugend Berlin

BUNDjugend Berlin is the youth arm of BUND Berlin (Friends of the Earth Berlin), in which people up to the age of 27 can participate. Our activities are defined by the spirit, ideas and involvement of our volunteers; our members independently plan campaigns, projects and actions, and select the issues to focus on. They build their skills in workshops and trainings, supported by the staff in the BUNDjugend Berlin office. In so doing, young people take their future into their own hands.

BUNDjugend Berlin works on various environmental issues, mainly related to food and agriculture, climate change, consumption/globalisation and mobility.

We believe in a peer-to-peer concept: active young people educating other young people about the environment and motivating them to act. To promote sustainable development, we use creative learning techniques that go beyond instructor-centered teaching. BUNDjugend Berlin also organizes international youth exchanges. The growing list includes Russia, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus and other European countries, as well as Egypt, India and Kenya. Each country is unique, offering the opportunity to focus on different environmental issues: international climate conferences, relevant opportunities stemming from the Arab Spring or the development of renewable energy around the world. Learning about how environmental protection is viewed and conducted abroad, and what kind of creative projects and actions young people there undertake to protect their nature and environment is of great value to our work at home.

Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved with BUNDjugend Berlin! Together we can have a big impact!