Welcome at transfer e.V.

transfer is accredited as a provider of independent children’s and youth welfare services focusing on consulting and training, mostly for professionals and facilitators in the areas of

• Intercultural education
• Children’s and youth travel
• Health and well-being for young people

transfer also acts as a clearinghouse for national projects: We are actively involved in the development of children’s and youth travel as well as intercultural education both with regard to concepts and organizational structure. As a networking agency we provide training and consulting on health and well-being for young people across the entire field of youth work.

For more than 20 years transfer has organized training seminars on youth travel and international exchanges in cooperation with IJAB, International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany. These seminars are widely acclaimed as practice oriented, high-quality training programs on a diverse range of topics for organizations from the areas of children’s and youth travel and international youth work. They are aimed at creating synergy between these fields of work and providing new insights to a wider professional audience.

The organisation

transfer e.V. was founded in 1982 by a small group of professionals affiliated with the then largest West German organization for international group exchanges, the German Non-Profit Society for International Youth Exchange. As of today, transfer has more than 50 members, some of whom joined 20 and more years ago. The main office is located in the north of Cologne and is staffed by three project coordinators plus a number of assistants. The office also houses an extensive reference library and archives with educational literature from the three fields of work.