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The Evangelische Trägergruppe für gesellschaftspolitische Jugendbildung (et) is a nationwide professional network that coordinates and promotes political youth education in Germany. It was entrusted by the Working Group of the Protestant Youth in Germany e.V. (aej) and the Protestant Academies in Germany e.V. (EAD) with the task of coordinating its nationwide activities in political youth education, conceptually and content-wise supporting and promoting them.
The et sees itself as a place for lively and discursive engagement with future-oriented concepts of political youth education. Its mission is based on the following values and principles:
The et promotes the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative projects with a focus on sustainable and future-oriented concepts. Current focus topics include:
These topics are addressed through events, projects, and publications to support young people in their political socialization and to promote their contribution to the further development of democratic culture.
The activities of the et are aimed at young people from different social backgrounds, multipliers from the field of youth and social policy, from initiative groups and civil society organizations, as well as from Protestant youth work. Through these diverse approaches, it is ensured that political education is inclusive and diverse.
