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    'Mauerfall' Part one - impressions from young people
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    'Mauerfall' Part one - impressions from young people

    After World War II Germany was divided into four different occupation zones. The soviet zone in the East became the German Democratic Republic in 1949. After that, Germany was divided into two different states. In 1961 the GDR began to erect a system of border fortification. Within the divided city of Berlin this was marked with an inviolable wall. The border control of the GDR alongside the inner German border was radical. On the 9th November 1989 the Berlin Wall fell as a result of long ongoing protests. On the 3rd October 1990 Germany celebrated its reunion. The GDR was dissolved. Eastern and Western Germany were united in the Federal Republic of Germany. Today is the 31st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since the last anniversary we spoke with many people and asked them about their thoughts and connection to this event. In the first part of this series we talked to people who were born after 1989 and who grew up in the old states of Germany.
    Efua's Visa Story
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    Efua's Visa Story

    In this video, Efua talks about her experiences with the German embassy in Ghana. She applied for a visa to visit her former volunteers from Germany. She has been hosting international volunteers for more than 10 years and considers them part of her family.
    There are no borders on our planet
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    There are no borders on our planet

    A 1 minute snip from a TED talk with Henk van Houtum. Full TEDxTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vow11HYG7HQ Thanks to Henk van Houtum for giving us premission to use his voice and supporting us! For more find us on our website: www.border-tales.org or on Instagram: @border.tales Leave a comment or share this video! Thx :)
    We are Border Tales
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    We are Border Tales

    Get to know the Border Tales team and check out what we do..
    Faith's Visa Story
    03:51

    Faith's Visa Story

    'I don't blame them. Maybe it's some kind of instruction they are following.' Faith works for an NGO and takes care of the volunteers in Ghana. She was selected to be a volunteer for the weltwärts program herself. Unfortunatley her visa was denied and she was left with a lot of questions...
    Robert's Visa Story
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    Robert's Visa Story

    "I then realized my ability to even speak some German, a language I naturally loved and learned to speak by myself was a big minus for me and then what a terrible luck it was for me that a lady had invited me…..I hope next time I am invited by a guy...hahaha"
    Eric's Visa Story
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    Eric's Visa Story

    Eric is telling about his experience with the German embassy in Ghana. He applied for a visa to visit a business partner. ------------- WEBSITE: https://border-tales.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/border.tales/ ------------- Border Tales is a platform for sharing stories about borders and how they can affect our lives. Follow Border Tales and share your own story to create borderless minds.
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