KATE e.V. is a non-profit organization that has been providing environmental and development policy education since 1988. It promotes sustainable development through innovative programs and workshops that focus on global contexts and social justice.
The Contact Point for Environment and Development (KATE) e.V. is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 in the GDR. KATE sees itself as an environmental and development policy organization that aims to responsibly shape a sustainable world through environmental and development policy educational work.
KATE strives to promote a sustainable world through educational work that focuses on environmental and development policy issues. The organization critically engages with conventional development strategies and links environmental and development topics to enable a sustainable and just future.
KATE offers a variety of educational programs and materials for different age groups. Some of the most well-known projects include:
KATE is actively committed to achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promotes education for sustainable development (BNE). The thematic focuses include:
KATE works interdisciplinarily and advocates for a holistic transformation of learning and teaching environments. The organization empowers and mobilizes youth and promotes sustainable development at the local level, particularly through the coordination of the benbi program and participation in the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development.
KATE regularly offers new and innovative projects, such as the annual benbi family weekend, which invites children and their companions to participate in activities, and specific training for multipliers to promote competency development among educators and multipliers.
