Nearly 30 members of Kolping Youth Europe from 12 countries met for a media workshop from 12 to 15 of February 2015 in Voiswinkel near Cologne/Germany. The international group learned more about the Public Relations of Kolping International and visited the radio channel “Domradio” in Cologne. The young people prepared a radio transmission, which was broadcasted and now can be downloaded from the internet site: www.domradio.de.
Read More8 ANNIVERSARY OF KOLPING YOUTH IN CAMEROON
Global Objective:
Contribute to the improvement of the youth’s life conditions for their complete development
Specific Objective:
Promote the creation of some activities in favor of the young and the reinforcement of their capacities.
Read MoreESZTERGOM – WHERE IS IT? REPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN YOUTH WEEK IN HUNGARY
Esztergom – where is it? I have never heard about this place and I was curious what to expect. Esztergom is located in Hungary, north of Budapest. This town lovely placed by the Danube river is the third place with the biggest cathedral in Europe – I have never known about this fact before.
Read MoreEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EXCITING, COMMITTED AND VERSATILE – VISIT TO BRUSSELS
Loud discussions and serious negotiations in the European Parliament – this is nothing new – but it is surprising when young people from various Kolping associations are present at this place.
KOLPING OITUZ – ROMANIA – VOLUNTARY ACTION
Sunday, March 9, 2014, Kolping Youth Association from Oituz, Romania organized a voluntary action called “Market cake” to help 40 children from the local orphanage.
Volunteers of Kolping organized this action willing to practice feeling of solidarity with those children living in children’s home “Maria Montini Lavezzari” .
Read MoreLETTER OF SOLIDARITY TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE UKRAINE
Dear Kolping Friends in Ukraine,
all of us have been following strained the recent events in Ukraine, from where sorrowful news reached us. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech, and we believe that the situation will turn better according to the happenings at the beginning of this week.
Until the situation in your country turns right, the European Kolping Youth assures its support to our Ukrainian Kolping sisters, brothers and to the whole Ukrainian people by saying a prayer in each day.
We believe that the Ukrainian democracy will rise again after these hard months with the intercession of Adolph Kolping.
We wish you all the best, and we hope we will see each other soon.
Gellért Szabó
President of Kolping Youth Europe
YOUTH GOES AHEAD! WITHOUT UNEMPLOYEMENT
The seminar for young people called “Youth goes ahead! Without unemployment.” took place in October 2013 in Cracow/Poland.
Twenty people from nine countries (Poland, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Albania, Austria and Ukraine) took part in this seminar. The main topic of the meeting was unemployment among young people and methods of its prevention.
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