Ambassadors in Sneakers 2021

!!! Due to Covid-19 we re-scheduled our summer academy to 2021 !!

12 students from Germany and 12 students from the U.S. will spend four exciting weeks together in the summer of 2021 learning about youth participation, human rights, transatlantic relations, and intercultural communication in both countries:

Part 1: Saarbrücken & Berlin (Sat. May 22 - Sat. June 5, 2021)
Part 2: Reading, PA & Washington, D.C. (Sat. July 31 - Sat. August 14, 2021)

!! Stay tuned for more information !!

Are you between 16 and 20 years old and from Pennsylvania or Washington D.C.? Do you support your community as a member of a local youth council, youth advisory board, student council or similar youth leadership committee? Do you care about human rights and want to learn more about transatlantic relations?

If so, apply now for Ambassadors in Sneakers 2021!

We have two final spots available for female U.S. participants!

Find out more on our info sheet in English or in German. Then, take some time to write your application and email it to us as soon as possible. If you are applying from the U.S., please use the English application form.

About the AiS Summer Academy

"Ambassadors in Sneakers - A Young Leaders’ Transatlantic Summer Academy on Human Rights" is a four-week educational program that brings together youth councils from Germany and the USA in the summers of 2020 and 2021. The central focus is on the topic of human rights. It is against this background that participants learn about both countries’ political structures and international networking. While travelling together in the USA and Germany, the young leaders become familiar with important places and institutions that are significant for developing and defending human rights. At a time when thousands are fleeing their homelands due to political/religious persecution, war, and famine, human rights and their violations are topics that young people often question. During their trips, they meet activists, people affected by recent events, media representatives, speakers, and politicians in Germany and the USA, and have the opportunity to learn from them and with them, thus helping gain a fuller perspective on the issues at hand.

Previous years - AiS 2019

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Previous years - AiS 2018

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Previous years - AiS 2017

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Sponsors and partners

"Ambassadors in Sneakers - A Young Leaders' Transatlantic Summer Academy on Human Rights" was developed by the German-American Institute Tuebingen (dai). It is very generously supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is funded by the European Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi), as well as by a great number of other supporters.

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