Jugendbotschafter*innen für UN-Kinderrechte & SDG

Founded in 2013, Jugendbotschafter*innen für UN-Kinderrechte & SDG is a community organisation based in Feldkirch, Austria working on children & youth, human rights, environment & climate +7 more.

The Jugendbotschafter*innen für UN-Kinderrechte & SDG are a youth-led group of young people from across Vorarlberg, Austria, working as part of Caritas Auslandshilfe Vorarlberg within the Caritas der Diözese Feldkirch. Founded in 2013 with ten children focused on UN children's rights, the group now designs and leads its own workshops, writes and performs musicals, organises events and exhibitions, and runs projects in Vorarlberg and internationally. Their work raises awareness of children's rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals among schools and the public, and includes the Drastic Plastic, Irgendwie nach Irgendwo and CATCHIES projects. Their international work has included partnerships in Ethiopia and Armenia, and the CATCHIES menstrual hygiene project is implemented in several African countries. The group also participates in youth exchanges, UN events in Geneva, New York and Vienna, and exhibitions in Austrian parliament. Workshop materials are provided free of charge.