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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 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 helped 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

If you are curious to see what it was like onboard the ship last June then click here to see the video that Seth Reynolds and Ane Mary Aakernes created about the trip: The Youth & Elders Voyage, June 2012

You can also support our project and help us with the next voyages by helping us build our scholarship fund. You can make a donation directly on this site.

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


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Video diary from Y&E 2012

When we set sail in June 2012 we were fortunate to have two video makers onboard with us. Ane Mari Aakernes and Seth Reynolds joined us with their full presence and a set of cameras that they used to document our trip. Seth took on the momentous task of editing the material and he recently finished a great 6 minute video that gives you a bit of insight into the atmosphere on our voyage.

Click to see the video on Vimeo.

And thanks again to Seth and Ane Mari for making it come to life. (…)

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Download our 2012 catalogue:

Download our 2012 catalogue:


Click here to download the PDF.

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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 Steward, 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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