Youth Worker Forum

Youth Worker Forum
Radicalisation 2026

International exchange of expertise

Radicalisation in youth work

Youth Worker Forum Trogen

In the week from 28 February to 7 March 2026, youth workers from Europe will meet at the Pestalozzi Children's Village to address the topic of "Radicalisation of young people". In addition to exchanging expertise and networking among youth workers, participants will explore the topic of radicalisation by receiving specialist input, attending workshops and completing individual learning assignments.

The European Youth Forum (EYFT) took place at the same time, bringing together over 100 committed young people from Europe to discuss current social challenges. Participating youth workers have the opportunity to take part in the EYFT and receive exciting input.

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The idea behind it

What exactly happens?

The "Youth Worker Forum Radicalisation" is a unique opportunity for youth workers to spend a week dealing with the topic of "radicalisation of young people" and to benefit from the experiences of other youth workers from all over Europe. Through expert input, workshops, intensive exchange with other youth workers and the experts from the Pestalozzi Children's Village, participants gain an insight into different insights and experiences in the field of radicalisation.

The newly initiated project "digitalstreetwork.ch", which conducts outreach digital youth work and is implemented by the Pestalozzi Children's Village, provides further unique insights into an increasingly relevant area of youth work. This makes the Youth Worker Forum the ideal learning environment and opportunity for an exchange of expertise.

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Target group

Professionals from Europe and Switzerland who work with adolescents and young adults in an informal context and are confronted with the topic of radicalisation, its prevention and how to deal with it.

Participants must be at least 22 years old, be able to be on site in Trogen, Switzerland for the entire project week, have experience in working with young people and take part in at least 1 of 3 proposed preparatory meetings.

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2025

Participation and co-determination

All details on the 2025 programme

Youth Worker Forum

Youth workers have the opportunity to network internationally at the Youth Worker Forum and build new partnerships. For the Pestalozzi Children's Village, it is a platform for its own professional work and a further step towards adult education for professionals. Youth workers in Switzerland benefit from this and at the same time gain an insight into international youth work.

As an international education provider, this forum allows us to have our work assessed by experts and receive new inspiration for our own work. At the same time, the adults benefit from an insight into a unique Swiss NGO.

This helps to ensure that youth work in Switzerland and our foundation attract international attention and are recognised in specialist circles.

Youth workers are selected for the forum through an open call. The partner organisations from Germany (Bayerischer Jugendring), Austria (KOJE Offene Jugendarbeit Vorarlberg), Liechtenstein (aha - Tipps & Infos für junge Leute) and Switzerland also drew attention to this forum in their networks. The forum thus achieves a local, regional, national and international impact. 

As the European Youth Forum is taking place at the same time, young people will also benefit from this expertise. It gets exciting when the perspective of formal education meets the world of non-formal education. How do teachers manage to delegate more responsibility to young people? How do youth workers manage to motivate young people to participate more?

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Our co-operation

We would like to thank our partners and sponsors

We would like to thank our partners and sponsors for their valuable contribution to this project. Their commitment and dedication are instrumental in achieving our project goals. Together we are building a world for children!

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