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German-Polish Exchange: Youth Meeting at the Renaissance Castle

Since 2021 there has been a partnership between the German IB Oberschule Neuenhagen near Berlin and the Polish school Szkola Podstawowa No. 2 near Poznan. 

This June, two seventh-grade classes met at the youth hostel in Colditz Castle near the eastern German city of Leipzig. The main objective of the meeting at the Renaissance castle was for the…

International Youth Work: Parliamentary Evening in Berlin

Photo credits: Thomas Rosenthal

Last week, the Internationaler Bund (IB) took part in the Parliamentary Evening of International Youth Work (IJA) in Berlin with a contribution on the promotion of democracy in the IJA. It was pleasing to hear from MPs Silvia Breher and Chantal Kopf that the Children and Youth Plan (KJP) of the Federal Youth…

Road to Excellence - The Umubaji Days 2024

The Internationaler Bund (IB) is pleased to present an exciting documentary about the impressive journey towards crafts excellence of carpenters in Rwanda's western province. 

The documentary was financed with funds from the BMZ special initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition”” via the sequa PartnerAfrica program. In twelve days of…

Rwanda Forum 2024: Prospects for the Rwandan Timber Sector and for Germany

The first Rwanda Forum of the DGD Förderstiftung took place in Marburg and Frankenberg at the end of August 2024. Participants were education stakeholders from business, politics and civil society, whose aim is to create a strong network to bring vocational training in wood technology in Rwanda up to international standards. The aim is to promote…

Promotion of Female Carpenters in Rwanda

With its proWOOD project, the Internationaler Bund (IB) promotes the wood sector in Rwanda and focuses specifically on female carpenters. In March 2023 the "Carpentress Club" was launched - a special exchange format which appeals to girls and young women who are interested in the carpentry profession

International Migration Services: Strengthening Relations with Colombia

For the past three years, the Internationaler Bund (IB) and its International Migration Services (IMS) have been working hand in hand with the Alexander von Humboldt Cultural Institute in Medellin, Colombia.

Our joint project involves teaching the German language using a so-called hybrid system, in which participants initially take part in the…

IB Turkey:" Broadening Perspectives on Labor Migration"

IB Turkey provides services to various professional groups in the fields of education, employment and International Migration Services to promote social development and employment, and implements sustainable projects since its foundation in 2006.

Eda Nur Karsel has been the managing director of IB Turkey since 2021. She has been working for the…

International Cooperation Budget to Be Cut Again by One Billion Euros

The German government is putting security, partnerships and sustainable development under pressure