President
Hensie van der Merwe
Ukraine
About us
For strong children's clubs. Worldwide.
Youngstars International is the umbrella organisation for children's clubs worldwide: Christian clubs where children meet regularly for games, sport, crafts and stories from the Bible, led by young volunteers. What sets this work apart is Christ-centred experiential education, faith experienced first-hand instead of taught from a distance.
Our vision
A network of children's club movements around the world.
Based on Christian values, with a transforming influence on society: we connect children's club leaders worldwide, equip them and build new movements. We believe that faith-based clubs for children can change whole societies.
From Juropa to Youngstars International
- 2004
Started as the informal “Juropa” network – children's club leaders across Europe begin to exchange ideas.
- 2015
Foundation of the association Youngstars International, based in St. Gallen.
- today
13 organisations in 12 countries – from Switzerland to Cuba, from Romania to Brazil.
- Vision
A network of children's club movements around the world.
Leadership and communication
A small core team, a large network: the work is carried by hundreds of volunteers in every country.
Board
Secretary
Viktoria Rüdiger
Bulgaria
Treasurer
Mirjam Klausberger
Switzerland
Board Member
Jordelio Souza
Brazil
Board Member
Daniel Zinstag
Switzerland
Staff
Managing Director
Cosmin Tamas
Romania
Communication
Marcel Klausberger
Switzerland
Relationships
Kathrin Bühler
Switzerland
Accounting
Markus Sigrist
Switzerland
They are joined by the national leadership teams of the member organisations and hundreds of volunteers in training, accounting and design — the work is carried by a large network across all countries.
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