{"id":216,"date":"2026-08-06T00:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:51:04","slug":"schutzkonzept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/schutzkonzept\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Protection Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1976px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><strong>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Youth Protection Concept in International Youth Work<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"translation-block\">As part of a <strong>Small Scale Partnership under the Erasmus+ programme,<\/strong> the City of Cologne and the City of Gothenburg have been working together on the topic <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>Youth Protection Concept in international youth work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">The aim of the project was to make international provision for young people safer and to support professionals in consistently factoring in safeguarding and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">International encounters create many valuable experiences. At the same time, professionals bear responsibility: young people should feel safe, boundaries must be respected and risks identified early.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Project goal<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">The project had a clear goal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Develop a practical safety framework for international youth work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">This focused on important questions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>How do we create safe spaces for young people?<\/li>\n<li>How do professionals handle boundary violations or conflicts?<\/li>\n<li>Which rules and agreements help with international encounters?<\/li>\n<li>How can prevention, awareness and operational security be strengthened?<\/li>\n<li>What do professionals, volunteers and organisations need for better safeguarding in international projects?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">Collaborating with partners from Gothenburg has opened up new perspectives and shown how a Youth Protection Concept are shaped in different countries.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\ud83e\udd1d What made the project special?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">The project thrived on shared learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">Experts from Cologne and Gothenburg shared experiences, discussed practical examples and jointly developed solutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">These included:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Professional exchanges and international meetings<\/li>\n<li>Discussions on protection and responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Exchange of practical experience<\/li>\n<li>joint development of standards<\/li>\n<li>Work on concrete recommendations for action<\/li>\n<li>Reflection on diversity, power dynamics and boundaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">It was particularly important that the safety plan should be <strong>practical, easy to understand and immediately applicable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Protection_concept_1\" src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-221\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201920%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_1-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u2b50 Why is a Youth Protection Concept important?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">International youth work brings together young people from different countries, realities of life and backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">A Youth Protection Concept helps to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>empowerment of young people<\/li>\n<li>identifying risks early<\/li>\n<li>to encourage respectful encounters<\/li>\n<li>Supporting professionals in difficult situations<\/li>\n<li>to establish clear rules and responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">This is how safe spaces are created where learning, encounters and international experiences become possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" title=\"Protection policy 2\" src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-222\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271008%27%20height%3D%27756%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201008%20756%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271008%27%20height%3D%27756%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Schutzkonzept_2.jpeg 1008w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 1008px\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\">The Youth Protection Concept is available to download here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/YPC-2026-ENG-260629-webb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-392 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch-150x150.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/schutzkonzept-download_englisch-300x300.png 300w, 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150px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":532,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}