Junge Tüftler gGmbH is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering people of all ages to actively and sustainably shape the world with digital tools.
Digital Educational Offerings: Junge Tüftler offers a variety of educational programs that introduce children, teenagers, and adults to the world of digital technologies. These include project days, training sessions, school project days, holiday courses, and inspiring workshops. These programs cover creating VR worlds, developing smartphone apps, programming robots and microcontrollers, as well as working with 3D printing and laser cutters[2][5].
TüftelLabs: The organization operates TüftelLabs in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, as well as an online platform called TüftelLab digital. These labs provide a creative space where participants can work hands-on with digital tools[2][5].
Cooperations and Network: Junge Tüftler works closely with schools, museums, libraries, and other learning locations. Additionally, the organization maintains a vibrant network of politics, education, business, and science to develop and promote innovative learning formats[2][3].
The main mission of Junge Tüftler is to empower people to use digital technologies as creative tools to actively and sustainably shape their environment. This is done within the framework of education for sustainable development (BNE), which promotes future-oriented thinking and action[2][5].
Junge Tüftler supports several of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including:
Additionally, Junge Tüftler is involved in various initiatives, such as the project to develop concepts for ecologically sustainable operation of makerspaces and fablabs, supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt[5].
Junge Tüftler relies on support through donations, partnerships, and mentors to further strengthen its educational work. The organization offers various ways to get involved, from financial support to providing spaces and participating as a mentor or in specific projects[4].
