Problems young people in Germany are facing

Geschwister- Scholl-Gymnasium, Stuttgart, Germany

by Felix Lind, Henrik Nolte, Benedikt Woerz

Structure

1. Fear of losing ones livelihood 2. Family problems3. Health problems4. Political radicalization5. Data security6. Solutions

1. Fear of losing ones livelihood

• What to do after you finished school?• Am I even good enough? • A-level-exams determine the future life minimum grade for university• Which job should I do?• Independence from parents (washing your

clothes, control and manage your finances,…)

2. Family problems

• arguments between parents• can affect school – or social life • hard to obey parents • illness or even a case of death can influence teenagers

3. Health problems

• not everybody wants to get vaccinated• that can endanger other people if the persons concerned are ill • can even lead to death as we can see in the case of measles in Berlin• some people don´t have the money for

vaccinations

4. Political radicalization

• the extremely right-wing parties are gaining more and more (especially young) voters• young people are easier to influence• they think the refugees and asylum seekers are a threat anti-immigrant movements like Pegida have become popular in Saxony (Eastern Germany)

5. Data Security

• Globalization• Whistleblower Edward Snowden and NSA

Spying Scandal• Personal data can identify a living individual• Transparent citizen

Who is interested in your personal data?

• “Data processing”• Firms (publicity & advertising)• State (terrorism prevention)• Health insurances • Future employer• Criminals

Who is interested in your personal data?

• USA and GB store data with programs called PRISM or TEMPORA

• All personal data can also be used against you • FREAK security flaw

Affected young people

Do you post embarassing party pictures?Do you really

know who you

are chatting with?

Your Instagram picture on an advertisement poster?

How will it affect your future?

Money gets

removed from

your account

without you`re

knowing it?

6. Solutions

What you can do yourself:• Pay attention to what you post• Is it necessary to publish personal data?• What data can affect my future?• Be sure that your data cannot be given to third

parties

6. Solutions

What the government can do:• Government passes legislation in order to

prevent data security breaches• Reduce and close security gaps• Most internet servers are outsourced to

countries where the legal regulations are less strong than in Europe

6. Solutions

Fear of losing ones livelihood:What you can do yourself:• try your best at school • believe in yourself • gain experience What the government can do:• spend more money on educational facilities • second chance for school dropouts

6. Solutions

Family problems:What you can do yourself:• Don`t let the problems affect you too much• talk with the person concerned • Keep a positive vibeWhat the government can do:• found organizations to support families• provide more money for family counsellors

6. Solutions

Health problems: What you can do yourself:• Go and get vaccination if possible• inform yourself how you can prevent infectionsWhat the government can do:• make vaccination a requirement• tell people how they can prevent infections

6. Solutions

Political radicalization:What you can do yourself:• inform yourself about politics and about what`s going on• talk to the immigrants and listen to both sides before you make judgements• political participation

6. Solutions

What the government can do:• organize events to inform young people about

policies and about the “welcome culture“• fight more consistently against racist actions

of right-wing groups and protect the pro-immigration people and groups