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Working as neighbours
for our One World
Working as neighbours for our One World
The AGYO invites young people from Africa and Germany to explore new paths together towards a sustainable global community. Virtually and in person; as part of a youth group or as a young professional.
 
Diversity
under one roof
Diversity under one roof
The AGYO brings together the young generations, civil societies and working worlds of Germany and Africa. For strong partnerships at the personal and institutional level.
 
Your moment to
shape the future
Your moment to shape the future
The AGYO encourages lasting experiences – on exchanges, in everyday life and in joint projects. To make a change – personally and in collaborations, with the AGYO and beyond!
 

African-German Youth Office

What is the African-German Youth Office?

The African-German Youth Office (AGYO) helps young people from Germany and African countries who want to play an active role in sustainable development. Its Teams up! and Team works! programmes provide a platform for youth-group and young-expert exchanges. The idea is that we can make the world we live in a more equitable place for the entire global community by sharing experience, developing ideas, learning and taking action together.

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The African-German Youth Office, including its programme lines Teams up! and Team works!, will conclude on 31 December 2027. Unfortunately, new applications (for Teams up!) can no longer be submitted. Existing grants will continue to be funded as scheduled until their completion. Similarly, new applications for internships (for Team works!) can no longer be accepted. Internships in 2026 will proceed as scheduled. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all implementing organisations, African partners, and experts whose commitment and engagement have been instrumental in the programme’s success.

INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRAMMES

Teams up! More Taste, Less Waste

The “More Taste, Less Waste!” project brings together young people from Germany and Tanzania to explore SDG 12, “Responsible consumption and production”.

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Team works! “Go ahead and grab this opportunity!“

Brigadier is a young engineer for renewable energies from Tarkwa, Ghana and with Team works! he did an internship at SolarBakery GmbH in Stuttgart last year. Here he talks about his experiences.

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Teams up! Green ist the new Black

“With Green is the new Black“, the Future of Ghana Germany association has launched a project that focuses on the topic of ecological and social sustainability. The focus: reducing your own plastic consumption.

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Team works! “Be part of where things really happen. Go for it!“

Grady works as a surgical assistant in a hospital in Essen, Germany. At the end of 2023, she interned at a hospital in Nyangao, Tanzania. Now she talks about her impressions and experiences.

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Teams up! Water as a connecting element

The 22 participants from the German girl guide association St George and Association des Guides du Rwanda collaborated on a project on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).

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Team works! "A reflected perspective on your own professional field."

Marlena is a social worker in Cologne and has travelled to Sierra Leone for an internship with the Global Empowerment and Development Association (GEDA-SL). She shares her experiences here.

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OUR PROGRAMMES

Teams up! - Youth Exchange for Sustainable Development

The AGYO brings youth groups together - from drama clubs to sports teams. Young people on your neighbouring continent have similar hopes and concerns. You can learn from and with one another and achieve great things together - in your own countries and for our One World.

Be part of the team: Teams up!

Team works! - Young Expert Exchange for Sustainable Development

Working in a tandem team with a more experienced expert, young professionals support a company on the neighbouring continent. This collaboration is a win-win situation for everyone: the people on the ground, the enterprises involved and all of us!

Join us: Team works!

THE AGYO IN 2 MINUTES

The future? Let's shape it together!

Together we can achieve more. That is why the AGYO works to promote cooperation between and action by the young generations of German and Africa. It does so with the help of an experienced network and government funding. This video gives you the rundown.

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From a Youth Exchange to a successful and sustainable Business in Zambia

The NGO Terre des Hommes and the logistics group Dachser organized an international youth exchange focused on SDG 11, “Sustainable Cities and Communities.” During the exchange, the youth groups developed the idea for Trash4Cash, a recycling company now operating successfully in Livingstone, Zambia. We spoke with Joshua Hofert, Head of Communications at Terre des Hommes, and Bernhard Simon, Chairman of the Board of Dachser—and conducted a video interview with Chimunya Mutombo, who works as a project coordinator at Trash4Cash.

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"It was a life-changing experience not just for one participant but for everyone involved."

We met Kessius Mutale, an artist, director and actor. He patricipated in The German-Zambian Teams up! youth exchange project "Step Up for Change" and in the AGYO Alumni Workshop 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia.

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AGYO Alumni Workshop in Namibia

In October 2025, 26 committed young people from Germany and various African countries gathered for a week in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to work together on sustainable solutions to local challenges. The participants, all former members of the AGYO programme lines Teams up! and Team works!, contributed their experiences and perspectives to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from theory into practice.

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Team works! connects young experts: a visit to Filbo and Matthew in the German Eifel region

Matthew from Uganda spent six weeks working at STREIF, a prefabricated house manufacturer in Weinsheim. This was made possible by his German friend Filbo – the two had met a year earlier during Filbo's internship with Team works! in Uganda.

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Step Up for Change: Dance and theater for decent work

Young people from Germany and Zambia brought momentum to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through dance, theater, poetry, and rap, they advocated for decent work for young people around the world.

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Which has the smallest area?

Possible answers:

  • A: Seychelles
  • B: Saarland
  • C: Berlin

Correct answer: A

Explanation:

What is the size ratio between Europe and Africa?

Possible answers:

  • A: 1:3
  • B: 1:8
  • C: 1:84

Correct answer: A

Explanation:

In Germany, around 20% of the population is younger than 20. What is the percentage in Africa (approximately)?

Possible answers:

  • A: 20 %
  • B: 30 %
  • C: 50 %

Correct answer: C

Explanation:

Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of female members of parliament?

Possible answers:

  • A: Germany
  • B: Rwanda
  • C: Zimbabwe

Correct answer: B

Explanation:

Which is older - the European Union (EU) or the African Union (AU)?

Possible answers:

  • A: EU
  • B: AU
  • C: Both the same

Correct answer: A

Explanation:

Which of the following rivers is longest?

Possible answers:

  • A: Rhine
  • B: Congo
  • C: Nile

Correct answer: C

Explanation:

Who has to contribute to achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set out in the UN’s agenda 2030?

Possible answers:

  • A: Governments
  • B: Businesses
  • C: Everyone, including you

Correct answer: C

Explanation:

Roughly how many languages are spoken on the African continent?

Possible answers:

  • A: 200
  • B: 2000
  • C: 20 000

Correct answer: B

Explanation:

Which country has the largest expanse of glaciers?

Possible answers:

  • A: Germany
  • B: Tanzania
  • C: Mali

Correct answer: B

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Quote of the Federal Minister

Meeting, exchanging ideas, understanding each other's perspectives – this is how a global society is created. The African-German Youth Office enables young people from Africa and Germany to break new ground together for sustainable and cosmopolitan  interaction.  

Reem Alabali Radovan,
German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

WHY AN AFRICAN-GERMAN YOUTH OFFICE?

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Fostering global community spirit

Partnership-based collaboration creates opportunities for people on both continents. With this mind, the AGYO facilitates exchanges and joint action to foster global awareness, cohesion and possibilities for involvement.

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Promoting dia­logue and action

Nothing has more of a lasting effect than the things we experience for ourselves. By organising exchanges for young people, we increase their sense of international community, enable them to share views and give them an opportunity to experience how challenges can be overcome by working as a team.

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Creating equal partnerships

Through the AGYO, participants from Germany and African countries achieve common goals by working together. We connect people from both continents based on their interests - young people, youth work organisations and enterprises.

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Inspiring
people

Finding things in common and inspiration in different perspectives – through dialogue and cooperation, participants learn what they can achieve together. With the AGYO, they gain experiences and friends that stay with them for a lifetime.

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Making sustainability a real experience

Since all AGYO exchange projects deal with one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the participants make a conscious contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, our global contract for the future.

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Supporting and uniting

The AGYO unites people, interests and experiences from different areas of society and expertise. In addition, it promotes communication, action and networks through educational, organisational and financial support.

THE CONTRACT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ONE WORLD

The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals

The AGYO helps young people from African countries and Germany identify possibilities for individual and joint action to make the world we live in a more equitable place for the entire global community, as set out in the 2030 Agenda. All projects and assignments are related to at least one of the 17 goals.

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