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About us
About us
- Profile
  The AGYI strengthens the exchange of young people from African countries and Germany.
- Initiators and Partners
  Partners from Germany and three African countries support the African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) together.
- Partnership and Cooperation
  The AGYI network includes clubs, foundations, associations and other non-governmental organisations.
Activities
Activities
- Expand youth exchanges
  Under the umbrella of the AGYI, African-German youth exchanges are being expanded both quantitatively and qualitatively.
- Autumn School
  The Autumn School is a one-week qualification programme within the framework of the African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) for young people from Germany and African countries.
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Network
Network
- Data base
  Find organisations active in German-African youth exchange.
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  Become part of the AGYI-network.
Advice
Advice
- Organising a youth exchange
  Organisations and groups that undertake youth exchanges receive advice and support from the AGYI
- Participating in a youth exchange
  The AGYI provides information on exchange programmes and opportunities for voluntary work for interested young people.
- Alumni
  Alumni networks in Germany and in African countries
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Media center
- Newsletter and archive
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- Voices of AGYI
  Here you find interviews with partners, stakeholders and alumi of AGYI.
- Videos
  Fascinating insights into the African- German youth exchange and the work of the individuals involved.
- Publications
  In-depth information and publications on German-African youth exchange.

News

What's new?

The participants of the Benin Partner Matching Workshop are sitting at tables discussing together. Photo: Engagement Global

Preparatory meeting Benin-Matching

Bonn, 6th July 2019. On 6th July 2019 17 organisations participate at the preparatory workshop for a partner matching in Benin. The partner machting is organised by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Réseau AGYI Bénin in Benin.

A man is sitting at a desk at the impact Hub Accra. Photo: Impact Hub Accra

Call for applications! Autumn School 2019 on E-Waste and the Circular Economy

Bonn, 18th June 2019. The Autumn School for Sustainable Entrepreneurship is an annual program for young social entrepreneurs from African countries and Germany. It will take place from 1st to 5th November 2019 in Accra, Ghana.

European-African Conference

Bonn, 6th April 2019. The contribution of international youth exchange to transnational solidarity in a globalised world was the major theme of the AGYI's first European-African Conference held from 6 to 8 May 2019 in Bonn.

Read more … European-African Conference

Participants of the workshop on quality management work together on a presentation. Photo: Engagement Global

Quality in voluntary service and youth exchange

Bonn, 28 March 2019. From 25 to 28 March 2019, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Beninese office for youth volunteer services, Office Béninois des Services de Volontariat des Jeunes (OBSVJ), hosted a workshop on quality management in voluntary service and youth exchange.

AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub

Bonn, 13th March 2019. On 29th October 2018, the African-Union –European Union “Youth Cooperation Hub” was founded in Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) to strengthen collaborations between young people from Africa and Europe.

Read more … AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub

A group of people standing around a table discussing Photo: Engagement Global

AGYI Engagement Global Sounding Group Meeting

Bonn, 13th March 2019. The African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) is building on existing Engagement Global youth initiatives. The Sounding Group was created withing the coordinating unit of the AGYI in order to ensure that the perspectives of German civil society actors are incorporated in implementation of AGYI activities.

Participants from German-Benin partnerships at the Benin Information Meeting in Bonn. Photo: Engagement Global

Active members of German-Beninese partnerships network and gather information

Bonn, 9th March 2019. 14 active participants from 12 associations and German-Beninese partnerships exchanged information about their activities on 9 March and found out more about German-Beninese youth exchange and volunteer work.

Representatives of the participating civil society organisations in Benin and the GIZ. Photo: GIZ Benin

New network strengthens AGYI in Benin

Bonn, 22. November 2018. Since the end of September 2018, a new network of civil society stakeholders has started its work on shaping the African German Youth Initiative (AGYI) in Benin. At the network meeting from 24 to 28 September 2018, the first steps towards a viable network structure were taken.

Four persons are looking into the camera.

Thematic Forum on Global Learning

Bonn, 3 September 2018. The second Thematic Forum on Global Learning took place from 27 to 29 August 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. In various projects on the topic of sustainability, the participants learned about new methods of global learning and used the meeting for networking.

Dr Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner at the African Union und Dr Gerd Müller, Minister of the German Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation, shaking hands at the AGYI launch.

AGYI Innovation Fund: Call for applications

Bonn, 30 August 2018. Alumni and African host and sending partners of African-German youth exchange can now apply for funding of their projects to African German Innovation Fund. Learn more!

Young people in the Babawatoto Centre for children and youth are teaching artistry to the German group of visitors.

AGYI conference in Tanzania strengthens civil society partnerships

Bonn, 6 August 2018. German organisations from the fields of cultural education and sports connected with their Tanzanian partners from cultural youth work and sports at the Partner Matching Conference from the 2nd to the 5th of August 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Participants of the workshop in Berlin. Photo: Engagement Global

AGYI Workshop on monitoring and evaluation

Bonn, 30 April 2018. How can AGYI partner organisations monitor and evaluate their activities? Concrete answers were given in a three-day workshop on monitoring and evaluating the AGYI's goals, which took place in Berlin from 25 to 27 April 2018.

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