Thematic Area
Socio-Ecological Transformation
What drives us
For a future worth living for everyone.
Every day, you’re confronted with news about species loss, wildfires, social injustice, the downplaying of the climate crisis, and even climate change denial. So much needs to change, but you ask yourself: “Can I really make a difference?” We’re certain the answer is yes.
We’ll show you how to take a critical look at the exploitation of people and nature so you can get things moving both locally and globally. When many individuals working on their own come together to form a movement, we can make a big impact even on a small scale.
We’ll also work together to explore how we can inspire change and make lasting improvements at a structural level. So that our world becomes a little more liveable for everyone again.
The Kreisau-Initiative brings people from all over Europe in joint projects together that tackle complex problems facing our societies today. I believe that engaging youth [....] is a crucial step in creating a sustainable and just society of the future.
Bojan Blazhevski
Trainer of the “Facts for Future” project
Current projects
Current projects in the field of Socio-Ecological Transformation
Completed projects
Past projects in the field of Socio-Ecological Transformation
benbi 2019
What does a good life mean to me, to others, and to the world? As part of the 2019 Berlin Development Education Program (benbi), we explored this question together with children and young people. In workshops, they discussed what makes people around the world happy and what the economy actually has ...
Beyond Growth
Higher, faster, further: Our world is programmed for growth. But what if that’s exactly what’s pushing us to our limits? In the “Beyond Growth” project, participants discussed what prosperity really means and how we can use our planet’s resources fairly. The focus was on the question of how all peop...
ESD Conferences
We asked ourselves, as well as other social service providers and professionals, how education can help shape a more sustainable future. At the ESD conferences, youth work professionals therefore came together to explore ways to create a more equitable and environmentally friendly world. Workshops a...
GPYO Flagship Project
The world is changing. We as an organisation want to play an active role in shaping this change. With the help of the GPYO Flagship Project project, we have further developed our area of work on Socio-Ecological Transformation and created a space for professionals to network. As part of the project,...
Let's not WASTE the planet!
Polluted oceans, dwindling resources, wasteful consumption: the climate crisis is acute and affects us all. In the three-part project “Let’s not WASTE the planet!”, young activists from Germany, Poland, and France came together to advocate for climate justice and environmental protection. During the...
The Courage to Change, the Courage to Act
Shaping education in a way that inspires reflection and action: The project “Courage to Change, Courage to Act” has made it its mission to find strategies to achieve this. Experts from Germany and Poland have developed new methods for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Through a series of ...
