Federal Minister Lisa Paus Acts as Patron of the Initiative “We Are Connected. German-Israeli Youth Exchange in Support for Israel”
The initiative "WE ARE CONNECTED." invites German partner organizations and young people from youth, school and volunteer exchange projects to stay in close contact with their Israeli partner organizations and friends. It encourages people to send visible signs of connection, support aid projects and develop fundraising ideas.
One of the actors in Israel actively involving young people to help others is the Council of Youth Movements in Israel. The youth movements offer support to the families of the victims in various ways: They organize extracurricular activities for children and young people, they offer school lessons, they provide logistical help and emotional support for people of all ages in more than 100 places where the victims are currently staying. The main aim of "WE ARE CONNECTED." is to give these aid projects a platform and to make the solidarity of the partners in Germany visible and tangible.
All those interested, (former) participants and those responsible in the network of youth contacts between Germany and Israel are cordially invited to take part! E-mail: contact@we-are-connected.org
The initiative is supported by an alliance of organizations in Germany and Israel:
ConAct – Coordination Center German-Israeli Youth Exchange / ConAct – Koordinierungszentrum Deutsch-Israelischer Jugendaustausch
Israel Youth Exchange Authority (IYEA) / Israelische Behörde für Jugendaustausch
Council of Youth Movements in Israel (CYMI) / Rat der Jugendbewegungen in Israel
German Federal Youth Council / Deutscher Bundesjugendring (DBJR)
German Sports Youth / Deutsche Sportjugend (DSJ)
Maccabi Israel Sports Organization / Maccabi Israel Sportorganisation
Young Forum of the German-Israeli Society / Junges Forum der Deutsch-Israelischen Gesellschaft (JuFo DIG)
Educational Service for School Exchange Partnerships / Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD)
German Association of Cities and Communities / Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund (DStGB)
Federation of Local Authorities in Israel / Verband der lokalen Behörden in Israel
