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A new look for the Kreisau-Initiative: Building democracy together.
02. September 2026After more than 30 years, we are giving our visual identity a new look. Together with the agency Funkhaus, we have been rethinking and redesigning our corporate identity since January 2025.
35 years of the treaty on good neighbourliness: Krzyżowa organisations put cooperation into practice
17. Juni 2026To mark the 35th anniversary of the German-Polish Neighborhood Treaty, the Kreisau organisations – the Polish Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe and its German partners, the Kreisau-Initiative e.V. and the Freya von Moltke Foundation for the New Kreisau – are starting a joint media campaign.
Standing together and sending a message of reconciliation
31. März 2026During the visit of the German and Polish Foreign Ministers Johann Wadephul and Radosław Sikorski to Krzyżowa on 30 March, it became clear how important German-Polish friendship remains today.
The story of a campaign: “Young Changemaker”
28. März 2026In a social media campaign for the Up2Youth project, young people from different European countries share what matters to them. Project manager Eva Kell offers a brief, personal insight into the campaign and what it aims to make visible.
Dr Katarina Barley: Patron of the Model International Criminal Court (MICC)
21. Mai 2025We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Katarina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament, has agreed to serve as patron of the Model International Criminal Court (MICC) project organised by the Kreisau Initiative e. V.
We're celebrating 20 years of MICC! Anniversary event and programme
21. Mai 2025In 2025, the Model International Criminal Court (MICC) will celebrate its 20th anniversary. To mark this occasion, the Kreisau-Initiative e. V. is organising a symposium on 14th June 2025, in Berlin with approximately 150 guests and speakers. The event will bring together young people, experts, partners, friends, supporters, and representatives from politics, civil society, and the nonprofit sector to discuss the role of education in protecting human rights.
Spirit of reconciliation – power of understanding: Remembering Ludwig Mehlhorn
09. April 2025In memory of Ludwig Mehlhorn, who played a key role in fostering a new relationship between Poland and Germany after 1989, we would like to draw your attention to a special event. The Evangelical Academy in Berlin invites you to join in commemorating him and his work at an event titled “Spirit of reconciliation – power of understanding.”
Cafe Kyiv 2025: We are there!
20. Februar 2025“Freedom must win”: Under this motto, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, together with various partner organisations, will host “Cafe Kyiv” for the third time on 11th March 2025.
Launch of the online tool "What strengthens us?"
26. November 2024Where do psychological traumas come from? To what extent are trauma-sensitive practices needed in democracy education? And: What might these educational approaches look like? The symposium on the project “What strengthens us? Trauma-sensitive democracy education” and the accompanying online tool provide answers to these questions.
Symposium: "What strengthens us? Trauma-sensitive democracy education”
02. Oktober 2024At the symposium, an innovative project will be presented that brings together the fields of trauma-informed education, mental health promotion, and democracy education, and integrates the results into a digital self-learning tool.Current projects
Contemporary History & Human Rights
Up2Youth
Young people bring fresh ideas, energy, and new perspectives to our society. With Up2Youth, we want to empower them and amplify their voices. Above all, we want to create space for young people in Europe who grow up with fewer opportunities than others to be heard. Because everyone has something to say. And every voice can make a difference.
Inclusion
Fair
Fairness sounds simple, yet it is often a challenge. We live in societies where people, their stories, and their needs are fundamentally different. What does it mean to truly meet one another as equals, accept our differences, and support one another?
Socio-Ecological Transformation
Facts for Future
You’re scrolling through your feed: a short video, a comment, a hashtag like #climatescam. Suddenly, there it is: the claim that climate change isn’t caused by humans after all. Posts like these spread rapidly. And that’s exactly what makes them dangerous.
