The international youth conference of Kindernothilfe

The youth conference took place in Duisburg in September 2023. 60 young people, including young activists from Kindernothilfe projects in South Africa (YFC KwaZulu Natal) and Pakistan (RDF), spent a weekend discussing climate change and its consequences under the motto "Climate crisis? Climate justice!", they talked about climate change and its consequences. Together, they set an example for climate justice, got to know the climate commitment of our guests from South Africa and Pakistan, made graffiti with mud, baked a low-emission giant cake and much more! The committed young people also drew up a petition with demands for politicians.

Video about the climate crisis

Teenagers and young adults from Pakistan, South Africa, Kenya, Italy and Germany also launched a video project together as part of the youth conference. "From the Perspective of the Moon" is the title of the artistic video about the climate crisis. The film is based on the poem of the same name by Victoria Alonso, who wrote the poem in 2019 at the age of 17 for the "Climate Speaks" poetry project in New York City.

Impressions of the 2023 Youth Conference