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14 Kilometer – the shortest distance between North Africa and Europe e.V. and New Horizon Association for Social Development are very happy to invite you to participate in

ReliXchange – a German-Egyptian youth exchange!

The inter-religious and inter-cultural exchange project will take place in Germany and Egypt. It aims to bring young people from both countries and with different backgrounds together and help them learn about each other and the role of religion in the two societies. You can participate if you live in Germany or Egypt and if you are between 18 and 26 years old.

In the course of the exchange, 10 young Egyptians and 10 young Germans will spend

• one week in Germany (October 27th to November 2nd, 2014) and

• one week in Egypt (November 17th to November 23rd).

During the ReliXchange project you will learn about

• Islam, Christianity, Judaism (principles of faith and traditions),

• the role of the corresponding faith groups in both countries, and

• the different ways of developing interfaith dialogue with other young people.

You will develop new perspectives on interreligiosity and ideas for how a tolerant and respectful coexistence can be achieved. At the same time, you are invited to develop with us new methods for interfaith dialogue, in particular those which you consider as sustainable among young people.

Participation in this exchange project costs a fee of 140 Euros for German participants and 700 EGP for Egyptian participants (including travel Berlin-Cairo and return, accommodation, food, programme).

Conditions for participation:

• You need to be able to participate actively in both exchange periods (participation in only one of the exchange weeks is not possible), and you need a German or Egyptian passport which is valid until 05/2015 minimum.

• You should be interested in the topic of religion and its societal role (you do not necessarily need to be a religious person yourself) and be motivated to engage in interfaith dialogue.

• Your English should be good enough to sustain an extensive conversation.

APPLICATIONS CLOSED!

We thank all applicants for their applications! Further more we are really overwhelmed by the huge interest in ReliXchange.

Deadline: September 18th, 2014

Contact for questions

ReliXchange flyer – download and share!

The ReliXchange project receives financial support by the German-Egyptian Transformation Partnership through the German Foreign Office, by funds of the Ecclesiastical Development Services through Bread for the World – Protestant Church Development Service and by the “International Youth Work” Programme of the German Federal Child and Youth Plan through BKJ.