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Stories of active hope
You can impress me with a whale, but you can also impress me with a mite
by Arne Herrmann & Max Lindenberg
Janosch is no longer who he was a year ago. It all began at the OceanCamp. At 17, his experience there turned his interest into a passion. And made him part of a community.
Our home is the sea.
By Lena Barozzi & Sarah Wagner-Borst
When she talks about her experiences at sea, Nicité’s whole face lights up. The young woman talks about the community on the “Vaka”, on the open ocean. Somewhere beyond the horizon lies the coast of southern France.
It’s okay to change your mind sometimes
By Tyra Baum & Arved Mittelstädt
“It’s okay to change your mind. You don’t have to stick to one thing for your whole life,” she emphasizes. This realization runs like a thread through Alexandra’s life. Her experiences have shown her that it is important to remain flexible and still be true to yourself.
Rahel – a life full of optimism
Suddenly the music stops, everything goes quiet and everyone runs to the bow of the ship. They watch intently as two fin whales pass a good 20 meters from their boat. All you can hear now is the blowing of the fin whales. What sounds like a scene from a movie is reality. And Rahel was there. She is 20 years old and was part of the Ocean Camps.
Activism makes problems a little easier to deal with
Interview: Lucia Junker
Marcel is 18 years old and tells us in an interview how he ended up with OKEANOS and ultimately activism – and why a positive view of the future can be worthwhile.
waves of action is the youth initiative of the Okeanos - Foundation for the Sea