German hiking youth
| German hiking youth | ||
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| founding | September 7, 1952 | |
| Address / contact |
Querallee 41 34119 Kassel |
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| Federal Chairperson | Silvia Röll (since 2014) | |
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| Homepage | www.wanderjugend.de | |
The German hiking youth in the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Associations e. V. (DWJ) is the youth organization of the Verband Deutscher Gebirgs- und Wandervereine e. V. (short: German Hiking Association). At present, 58 member associations nationwide are united in this umbrella organization.
In the DWJ - which was founded in Bad Berneck in 1952 - around 100,000 children and young people are currently organized. The spectrum of activities ranges from weekly group lessons to international encounters that bring partners from different countries together. A special focus is on “young hiking”.
The DWJ is a member of the German Federal Youth Association (DBJR), the Working Group for Child and Youth Welfare (AGJ) and the Federal Forum for Children and Youth Travel . It is religiously and politically independent.
On site, the members are organized in over 1,000 children and youth groups and are active in the areas of hiking, climbing, nature conservation, sports, games and dance. The members of the association who have not yet reached the age of 26 are organized in the DWJ.
The DWJ participates in the formation and development of the personality in social, ecological and democratic competence and in growing into social and socio-political responsibility. The main concern of the DWJ is to represent the interests of children and young people in all areas of society, to convey meaningful orientation and to set processes of social life and learning in motion.
To support their group leaders and their members, the young migrants use a wide variety of media. The association magazine “ WALK & more ” appears four times a year .
Geocaching
From 2006 to 2012 DWJ operated the geocaching website Opencaching.de . She continues to operate the geocaching portal Geocaching.de .
Web links
- wanderjugend.de - Official website
- https://www.outdoor-kids.de