When we say facilitation in youth work, we often mean “making things run smoothly”: keeping time, managing energy, ensuring everyone speaks, closing the day on a good note. After our first training course of the Long-term Training of Trainers “Facilitation Guide”, I would describe facilitation a little differently: it is the craft of creating the conditions where […]
On June 20, 2025, we celebrated a milestone for Planet4B with the premiere of our new movie and the official launch of the Youth4Biodiversity initiative!The Backyard Event brought together young changemakers, environmental enthusiasts, and community members for an inspiring evening filled with stories, discussions, and ideas for action. The movie presentation highlighted real-life initiatives led
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When cities fit everyone, everyone fits in. That’s the driving vision behind URB.ABLE, a two-year Erasmus+ cooperation partnership that CGE Erfurt is proud to be part of. The project brings together youth workers, young people, and local stakeholders to collectively reimagine urban spaces—making them more inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free for all. Why URB.ABLE? Urban environments
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Since May, the New Inherit project has been blooming inside the walls of the Other Music Academy (OMA) in Weimar. As part of this creative journey, four Cultural Ambassadors have launched their artistic residencies –each one unique in focus, but united by a common purpose: co-creating the ART’kademie, a living, evolving artistic space grounded in
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On July 9, 2025, Co-Lab Connects brought together a dynamic mix of 43 participants from 15 organizations at Café Nerly in Erfurt for an afternoon of collaboration and learning as part of the Third ISIHUB meeting. Co-organized by Plattform e.V. and Melton Foundation with the support from CGE Erfurt e.V., the event’s aim was to foster social entrepreneurship
About the Project From the 1st until the 3rd of July, we hosted a training course in Erfurt for the PENDYW project – Promoting Equality and Non-Discrimination in Youth Work. PENDYW brings together six partners from Belgium, France, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Germany with the shared aim of improving the quality, inclusiveness, and impact of youth
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We are proud to present our new publication, Transformative Change Stories, a booklet that brings together the voices, experiences, and reflections of our Learning Community—a group of young people from the urban contexts of Thuringia and Saxony—who came together to explore how biodiversity relates to our everyday lives, communities, and sense of future. This project
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On June 27, 2025, CGE proudly hosted a national pilot workshop in Erfurt as part of the EU4YOUTH2ACT project — and what a day it was! Bringing together passionate youth workers and educators from across Germany, the event created a vibrant space for learning, reflection, and connection. Held at our cozy and collaborative headquarters, the
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As part of the Soft Skills for Democracy program, we decided to bring together our efforts to activate young people in Erfurt and Thuringia and took part in the BÄMM Jugendkonferenz – a youth event designed to create meaningful dialogue between civil society organisations and young people. The conference brought together several organisations, each with
Critical thinking as a democratic skill, youth voices in Thuringia. Read More »
We are pleased to report on the successful conclusion of the Steering Committee Meeting, Press Conference, 3rd TNISIHUB Meeting, and Transnational Exchange held on June 5th and 6th, 2025, in Split, Croatia, as a key component of the TASK4ISI project. This significant gathering, hosted by Public Institution RERA S.D. for Coordination and Development of Split-Dalmatia
