Program, akce: Evropský sbor solidarity (ESC) — krátkodobé individuální dobrovolnictví (dva týdny)
Termín konání: 18. květen—2. červen 2025
Místo konání: Galrstedt (u Brém), Německo
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Pro to, abyste na tento projekt mohli jet je nutné, abyste vlastnili nejen občanský průkaz (který musíte mít ze zákona), ale také platný cestovní pas (s platností min. ještě 150 dní od datumu začátku vámi vybraného projektu).
V rámci programu Evropský sbor solidarity jsou následující finanční specifika: v rámci všech projektů ESC je kompletně (ze 100 %) zajištěno jídlo, ubytování, aktivity, povinné doplňkové pojištění u pojišťovny Henner, jazykový kurz, místní doprava, a to vše je zcela pokryto z fondů EU programu Evropský sbor solidarity a zařízeno organizátory. Účastníkům dále budou proplaceny cestovní náklady (v případě tohoto projektu) z místa bydliště do místa konání projektu a zpět a to dle způsobu dopravy:
- €211 v případě letecké dopravy,
- €285 v případě pozemní dopravy (= pouze vlaky/autobusy).
Účastník musí:
- Být ve věku 18-30 let;
- Být zaregistrovaný na portálu ESC (v případě, že máte s registrací problém, řiďte se tímto návodem)
- Mít zájem o dobrovolnictví a tento projekt;
- Ovládat angličtinu alespoň na úrovni B1
Hostitelská organizace: NaturKultur e.V.
Popis dobrovolnické příležitosti:
About the hosting organisation:
We are a youth organisation that is focused on international youth work. In 2023 we organized 15 Youth Exchanges and training courses, and we are sending young people on many international projects abroad. Above that we are provider of the On-Arrival and Midterm-Seminars for volunteers in Germany, we host 7-8 of these trainings per year. We are also the coordinating organization for volunteering opportunities – that means that we are organising voluntary services in Bremen and also send German youngsters abroad. Our office is located in Bremen, but we organize our projects in our KulturHaus in Garlstedt, which is close to Osterholz-Scharmbeck and 30 min by car from Bremen.
Our local and international projects aim to encourage and support young people through non-formal learning opportunities, especially focusing on the topics of interculturalism, tolerance, diversity and understanding among the different cultures in Europe. We are also organizing local events in Bremen and extending our network in the area by cooperating with other organizations and institutions.
About this volunteering project:
This project is going to be a volunteering teams activity organized in Osterholz-Scharmbeck in Germany which will include 25 young people from countries across Europe.
This activity will be an opportunity for you to have a positive impact on three different communities: at KulturHaus, a group house which hosts young people from across Europe; Garlstedt, the village where KulturHaus is found; and Bremen, where the majority of our local initiatives are found.
Many of the activities will be centred around sustainability, meaning there will be the opportunity to learn some practical skills which can help you lead a sustainable lifestyle.
This project also aims to show how the smaller actions can have a large positive impact on communities, and to encourage and enable everyone who joins to be able to do so in the future as well.
Tasks:
- Building a new raised bed in KulturHaus, where larger crops can be planted,
- Restoring the existing raised beds and the surrounding area,
- Creating a community sharing box,
- Hosting a local flea market,
- Renewing the compost station at KulturHaus,
- Helping out at a local community farm,
- Helping local villagers with a variety of tasks.
About KulturHaus:
This venue, and its surroundings, is going to be the area where the volunteers have the largest impact. KulturHaus hosts young people from across Europe for youth exchanges, training courses, and social activities throughout the year. There are more than 10 such projects that are hosted there annually.
The house has been made into a more sustainable venue through the creation of a community garden, and a composting station, where all of the food waste produced by the house is processed and then used in the garden.
Over the years, the community garden at KulturHaus has grown bigger, and become a source of seasonal ingredients for the participants of the venue.
This project aims to expand the garden even more, so more food can be sourced sustainably, and so that more members of the community can be invited to the garden to grow their own crops. One of the tasks will also be creating a community sharing box, where the vegetables grown here can be offered to the local community
Volunteers‘ profile:
- Between 18-30 years old
- Resident of one of an EU country or a European country that can come to Germany without a visa.
- Motivated to learn practical DIY and building skills, make an impact at the community level, learn about sustainable gardening practices
- Experience with these topics or in volunteering is not necessary, being passionate about the above mentioned topics is enough!
- Must not have already participated 11 months or more of ESC volunteering
- Fluency in English or German is not required, participants should just be motivated to try an communicate with people from various countries
- Participants need to be registered on the European Youth Portal in order to apply
