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German youth center awarded with Council of Europe Quality LabelOn 31 August the wannseeFORUM Foundation in Berlin, Germany received the Co uncil of Europe's Quality Label for Youth Centers for the period 2019-2021, becoming the 14th youth center to be honored. The award ceremony was held in the presence of Sigrid Klebba, State Secretary of the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family and Antje Rothemund, Head of the Council of Europe's Youth Department.
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Dr Franziska Giffey, Federal Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, congratulated the Center on receiving the award. Quoting former German president Richard von Weizsäcker, she said “Where freedom, human rights and pluralism are, that is Europe”. Dr Giffey applauded the WannseeFORUM's approach to youth work through dialogue, mutual understanding and respect, opening up young people to Europe's values.
The Council of Europe Quality Label for Youth Centers recognizes achievements in promoting Council of Europe values in youth policy. The European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) decided to award the Quality Label to the wannseeFORUM Foundation for the outstanding pedagogical approach in its political, cultural, media and arts education program. The oldest youth of the Berlin-based residential education centers, wannseeFORUM Foundation has an outreach to young people aged 12-27 from both the city and the Federal State of Berlin. Universal human rights and democratic values are at the core of the center’s philosophy.”
photos: Ralf Klingelhöfer/Stiftung wannseeFORUM