An association run by young people
Founded in Dortmund in 2019. Every idea, project and trip grows out of the group.
Who we are
forum JUGEND! e.V. was founded in Dortmund in 2019 as an alliance of young people for young people. Our aim: to activate young people who do not feel addressed by mainstream society, through democratically organised education and space for their talents.
We call our method Clear Empowerment: help for self-help, where young people strengthen each other. Those who grew up in Dortmund show newly arrived young people the city. Those who have been on Erasmus+ prepare the next group. That is how responsibility and confidence grow from within.
We take all important decisions together. From brainstorming and planning to evaluation, young people are involved. Our activities range from workshops, exhibitions and actions in Dortmund to Erasmus+ programmes across Europe.
Our home is Haus der Vielfalt in Dortmund's Nordstadt. A second base is in Herten.
Four sentences that apply here
Young people decide
Not adults for young people, but young people for young people. From the first meeting to the evaluation.
Diversity is normal
Different origins, religions and languages are everyday life for us, not an exception.
Practising democracy
We debate, vote, argue fairly and take responsibility for the result.
Going out
Politics in the Bundestag, art in Paris, Europe in Brussels. Learning works best on site.
From an idea to an association
- 2019
Founded in Dortmund
A group of young people founds forum JUGEND! e.V. as an alliance of young people for young people.
- 2021
HEIMAT hits the road
The photo exhibition HEIMAT: Yesterday and tomorrow!? opens and has been travelling through the region ever since.
- 2022
Dortmund Heimat-Preis
HEIMAT wins first place with 48 percent of the votes.
- 2026
Paris, Berlin, Brussels
IA-RT in Paris, press trip to Berlin, 35 years of the Weimar Triangle in Brussels.
Want a say?
Membership is free. You get voting rights and join the next planning round.