Ufuq

Ufuq.de, founded in 2007 in Berlin, is a recognized provider of independent youth services, specializing in pedagogy, political education, and prevention in the migration society. The name "ufuq" comes from Arabic and means "horizons" or "perspectives," reflecting the organization's missionary orientation.

Ufuq.de offers a variety of projects and services aimed at supporting professionals in education and youth work, as well as authorities and multipliers. The main topics include:

• Workshops and Training: Particularly on the topics of Islam, Islamism, Salafism, Islamophobia, and conspiracy myths. These workshops aim to empower young people and professionals for democratic coexistence and to promote their critical thinking and democratic action capabilities[2][3].
• Specialist Offices: Ufuq.de operates nationwide specialist offices in Bavaria and Berlin that offer counseling and training in the mentioned subject areas[2][4].
• Projects and Networks: The organization is part of the competence network "Islamist Extremism" (KN:IX) and develops approaches to political education, for example, in the context of history and memory or workplace democracy promotion[1].

The mission of ufuq.de is to contribute to a solidarity-based coexistence in the migration society. The organization works at the intersection of pedagogy, political education, science, and politics to support educational practice and promote professional exchange. The central guiding questions are: "How do we want to live?" and "How do young people with and without migration backgrounds identify themselves?"[1].

Ufuq.de is committed to transparent and sustainable work:

• Transparency: The organization has joined the Initiative Transparent Civil Society (ITZ) and commits to adhering to transparency standards[1].
• Promotion of Democratic Competencies: Through workshops and training, the agency strengthens the agency and self-efficacy of young people to prevent polarization and ideological processes[2].
• Cooperations: Ufuq.de works closely with various ministries, the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb), state institutes, and civil society organizations to comprehensively pursue its goals[1].

Ufuq.de has been awarded multiple times for its work, including the Prevention Award from the State Commission Berlin against Violence and the award from the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance for the workshops "How do we want to live?"[1].

Through its comprehensive projects and initiatives, ufuq.de makes an important contribution to promoting democracy, tolerance, and inclusion in German society.

• 1 - https://www.ufuq.de/ueber-uns/
• 2 - https://www.stmas.bayern.de/radikalisierungspraevention/aktion-ufuq.php
• 3 - https://www.ufuq.de
• 4 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufuq
• 5 - https://jff.berlin/projekte/projektdetail/bildmachen