Building democracy together.

Eine junge Teilnehmerin des inklusiven Projekts Girls der Kreisau-Initiative und eine Trainerin geben sich tänzerisch die Hand, während andere Teilnehmerinnen im Hintergund zuschauen.

Eine Person in Rollstuhl lacht ausgelassen während eines Bewegungsworkshops innerhalb des Inklusiven Internationalen Tanzfestivals der Kreisau-Initiative.

Teilnehmende des Projekts NextGen Rights der Kreisau-Initiative üben mit ihrem Tanzlehrer einen Tanz in einer Halle ein.

About us

Democracy is something we build together. The Kreisau-Initiative creates spaces where young people from around the world can come together, make their voices heard, and develop new perspectives. We encourage people to ask critical questions, inspire them to take action, and in doing so help build stronger communities for the future.

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News About Our Work

A new look for the Kreisau-Initiative: Building democracy together.

After 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.

News About Our Work

35 years of the treaty on good neighbourliness: Krzyżowa organisations put cooperation into practice

To 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.

Zu sehen sind Helmut Kohl und Tadeusz Mazowiecki, wie sie 1991 den deutsch-polnischen Nachbarschaftsvertrag unterzeichnen.

News About Our Work

Standing together and sending a message of reconciliation

During 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.

Die Außenminister Deutschlands und Polens, Johann Wadephul und Radosław Sikorski, zu Besuch in Kreisau. Bildrecht: Daria Moneta.

News About Our Work

The story of a campaign: “Young Changemaker”

In 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.

Ein Social Media Post von Organisationen wie der Kreisau-Initiative, auf dem zwei Katzen mit Sprechblasen zu sehen sind.

Contemporary History & Human Rights

Model International Criminal Court (MICC)

How does the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague actually work? Who decides on cases involving human rights violations there? The Model International Criminal Court (MICC) project provides answers to these questions. And more than that: it lets you experience exactly that first-hand.

Junge Teilnehmende des Projekts MICC der Kreisau-Initiative in den Rollen der Richter*innen während einer Simulation des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs.

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.

Inclusion

Building Bridges

Sometimes we think that differences such as language, background, or physical characteristics separate us from one another. Yet often, all it takes is one encounter to realise how much connects us. The Building Bridges project series shows how: its projects bring together young people from across Europe, with and without disabilities, and with different life experiences and backgrounds.