LKJ Sachsen

The LKJ Sachsen e.V., founded in 1992, is the umbrella and professional association for cultural education for children and youth in Saxony. The association represents the diversity of its 18 state-wide professional associations from the fields of theater, music, art, and media as well as cultural institutions.

• Educational Offers and Projects: The LKJ Sachsen e.V. offers a wide range of educational offers and projects for children and young people, including workshops, holiday workshops, intercultural and international youth encounters, as well as competitions such as the Saxon Children and Youth Art Prize[2][3].
• Volunteer Services: The association coordinates and organizes volunteer services such as the Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) Culture, the Federal Volunteer Service (BFD) Culture and Education, as well as the European Solidarity Corps (ESK)[2][3].
• Training and Professional Conferences: The LKJ Sachsen e.V. offers training opportunities and professional conferences for multipliers and interested parties to strengthen professional and methodological competencies in the field of cultural education[2][3].

The LKJ Sachsen e.V. advocates for the fundamental right to cultural participation and barrier-free access for all children and young people in Saxony. The association is guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and promotes self-efficacy, skill acquisition, intercultural learning, and civic engagement. The work of the association is characterized by lobbying, cooperation, and networking to secure structures in the field of work and provide needs-based resources[2][3].

• Educational Justice and Cultural Diversity: The LKJ Sachsen e.V. works to implement educational offers throughout Saxony, especially in rural areas, thus contributing to better educational justice and cultural participation[2][3].
• Diversity Orientation: As part of the funding program "Profile: Socio-Culture - Process Promotion" of the Socio-Culture Fund, the association is working to position itself as a more diversity-oriented association and to expand access[2].
• Civic Engagement: By promoting youth volunteer services and international youth encounters, the LKJ Sachsen e.V. supports the civic engagement of young people and thus fosters a strong and committed community[2][3].

• Saxon Night of Youth Cultures: The LKJ Sachsen e.V. regularly organizes large projects such as the Saxon Night of Youth Cultures, which offers youth cultural actions throughout Saxony and encourages sustainability[2].
• Campaign for Cultural Education: The association runs a campaign to highlight the importance of cultural education for self-determined, democratic, and socially shaping personalities and to gain support for this[2].

The LKJ Sachsen e.V. is a central actor in Saxony's youth and cultural work, advocating for the cultural education and participation of children and young people for over 30 years.

• 1 - https://jugendinfoservice.dresden.de/media/pdf/jugendinfoservice/LKJ-Bildungsheft_2020.pdf
• 2 - https://lkj-sachsen.de
• 3 - https://lkj-sachsen.de/wer-sind-wir/ueber-uns/
• 4 - https://www.lkj-lsa.de
• 5 - https://soziokultur-sachsen.de/39-ueber-uns/kooperationen/493-koop-lkj