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Join our intergenerational exchange, a quest for cultural maturity and stewardship of our planet

We believe that there is an untapped potential in the exchange between youth and elders, and in June we will set sail on a Tall Ship in the Baltic Sea, to rekindle this relationship together with 30 others from a wide range of backgrounds, but united in our passion for bringing about a better world.

On our voyage we will help to clarify the unique and diverse value in being human in all stages of growth, to honor that only by combining the push for change with the wisdom of maturity can we tackle the challenges of our time.

Please explore our project by diving into the other sections of this website, join the conversation and help us spread the invitation to join the voyage!

You can also support our project and help us float our boat by helping us build our scholarship fund. Visit our crowd-funding campaign: or make a much needed donation directly on this site.

We look forward to exploring the future of Youth and Elders with you.


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Reflections on being part of the Youth & Elders Project

Valentina Catena – a very valued participant in the Youth & Elders Project – sent us a letter after we’d spent a few days working together in Copenhagen. It was full of so many lovely reflections that we decided to share it with you.

Berlin, 13/5 2012
On my way back to Berlin, I found myself in need to write down my thought on the Y&E project. I needed to find my purpose.
I think something is shifting inside me. I feel the beginning of a shift from “hosting myself!” – looking inward to what I learn— to an increased sense of responsability… what are my learning worth if I do not share them with others?
So, here is my piece- and sorry for my crappy english :)

 

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“We live in a world that has lost the art of managing time. The more ‘developed’ we become, the more harassed and ‘time poor’ our culture becomes. We have lost the long view, the understanding of sustainability over at least seven generations. The Youth and Elder project honours the role of the elder in our culture and restores our appreciation of time.”

- Maddy Harland, UK, Editor of the Permaculture Magazine ,

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“I am SO thrilled to see this coming to life… Your invitation to play is beautifully framed and “right on.” I hope this voyage of discovery will seed a global movement to bring youth and elders together on behalf of our beloved planet and our common futures. It’s happening!”

– Juanita Brown, Tomales, California, co-founder of The World Café

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“I will stay connected to this project, as the conversation about wisdom, walking towards maturity, eldership, stewardship and working together — as youth and olders, across all types of dimensions — really calls me now.”

– Mary-Alice Arthur, New Zealand Originator, Art of Hosting

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The idea is excellent. I think. A little a la The Youth House goes into partnership with the DaneAge Association. If you were to put it a little black and white.

– Uffe Elbæk, Minister of Culture, Denmark

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