Joint excursion for local specialists in the field of sustainable agriculture and local development in Ukraine and Germany
Joint excursion for local specialists in the field of sustainable agriculture and local development in Ukraine and Germany
In cooperation with local partners, we want to organise one excursion each for young specialists in the field of sustainable agriculture and other topics of local development in Germany and Ukraine and maybe also in other countries participating in Ukraine Calling.
During the excursions, the participants will learn about topics of sustainable development in the field of agriculture in the respective regions. Depending on the project partner, other current issues of local sustainable development will also be addressed. The aim of the project is to enable an exchange between experts from the respective countries in the field of sustainable development and to identify relevant interfaces between various sectors of local development, among other things, sustainable agriculture. Through panel discussions, lectures, and visits to local farms and other organizations active in the field, we want to jointly deepen, expand and, above all, exchange our expertise. The project shall bring together local actors, experts, and decision-makers. In addition, cooperation opportunities between Germany and Ukraine will be explored.
For this project, we would like to enter into exchange with other organisations in the partnering countries of Ukraine Calling that deal with different or similar issues as Apollo e.V. The aim is to develop interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral excursions that address different issues of sustainable development. The planned expert excursions aim to combine different topics of sustainable local development in order to provide valuable training and knowledge transfer in this field.
Anna Steinmann / Felix Schmidtke
Anna Steinmann is a project manager at Apollo and in charge for projects in the field of agriculture and ecology in Belarus and Ukraine. Furthermore, she is an aspiring PhD candidate in the field of Central Asian Studies at the Humboldt-University in Berlin. Anna conducted numerous internships in international organisations and NGOs in Germany, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Besides her passion for cross-border project development, she is interested in literature, cultural activities and excursions in the mountains.
Contact: a.steinmann@apollo-online.de
Felix Schmidtke is member of the board of APOLLO e.V. since 2015. Originally based in Cologne/Köln, he worked as a volunteer of the german "Weltwärts"- programme (equivalent to EVS) in an educational center, later for the Goethe-Institut and the German Embassy in Kyiv (2010-2012). He has been studying geography, history and educational sciences in Leipzig, Mainz and Klaipėda (Lithuania - Erasmus+) and is today working in a school in Mainz. Beyond studies, he was involved in numerous exchange projects in and outside APOLLO, f. ex. in the project "Europe in a suitcase" in the Donbas region of Ukraine and in exchanges of political and nonpolitical foundations from Germany, Poland and Ukraine. He loves music, cycling and football.
APOLLO e.V.
APOLLO e.V. was founded in 1991 by students of agricultural sciences in Bayreuth with the aim to develop partnerships, exchange and share of knowledge in the agro- and ecological sector with countries in Eastern Europe, especially in the now independent states of the former Soviet Union.
The development of rural areas is one of the main goals of the work of APOLLO. Since its foundation, APOLLO is continuously widening its range of programs in the fields of education and qualification of young people from rural areas in Central and Eastern Europe.
