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ESC: 12 Month-Volunteering in rural North Germany

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About the project

ESC: 12 Month-Volunteering in rural North Germany

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

FORUM ZUKUNFT e.V. (FZ) is an umbrella organization founded in 2000 in the community of Dörverden to support the local implementation of the Agenda 21. The association includes various working groups, organizations & activities. OBJECTIVES of FZ: - Stimulating & strengthening sustainable action in the economy, environment, culture & village community - Development & promotion of sustainable ideas and projects - Coordination of groups, organizations & activities involved in the agenda activities. THE VILLAGE WESTEN with its about 1300 inhabitants is a part of the municipality of Dörverden & a central place of activites of FZ. Various groups, initiatives & associations implement the goals of Agenda 21 on different levels in Westen. Thereby a community of collaboration & solidarity in rural structures is promoted. Examples of this are, among others, the weekly KÜFA (kitchen for all), the forest kindergarten run by a parents' initiative, the pub in the village center which is run from an voluntary association, the multigenerational house, which was managed by FZ for several years, the open workshop as a project of FZ or the political events in the series "Dörverden discusses", which takes up various political topics. The TARGET GROUP is generally the population of different ages and affiliations in the community, especially in the village Westen. Everyone in the village is invited to participate in the community structures in shaping them. DER VEREIN FORUM ZUKUNFT e.V. (FZ) ist eine Dachorganisation, die im Rahmen der Agenda 21 in der Gemeinde Dörverden (im Landkreis Verden zwischen Bremen und Hannover) im Jahr 2000 gegründet wurde. Der Verein umfasst verschiedene Arbeitsgruppen, Organisationen und Aktivitäten. ZIELE von FZ: - Anregung und Stärkung zukunftsfähigen Handelns in Wirtschaft, Umwelt, Kultur und Dorfgemeinschaft - Entwicklung und Förderung nachhaltiger Ideen und Vorhaben - Koordination der in der Agenda wirkenden Gruppen, Organisationen und Aktivitäten. DAS DORF WESTEN mit seinen etwa 1300 Einwohner:innen ist ein Teilort der Gemeinde Dörverden und ein zentraler Wirkungsort von FZ. Verschiedene Gruppen, Initiativen und Vereine setzen auf verschiedenen Ebenen die Ziele der Agenda 21 um. Dabei wird ein gemeinschaftliches und solidarisches Miteinander in ländlichen Strukturen gefördert. Beispiele sind dafür u.A. die wöchentlich stattfindende KÜFA (Küche für alle), der durch eine Elterninitiative betriebene Waldkindergarten, die durch einen Verein getragene Kneipe im Zentrum des Dorfes, das Mehrgenerationenhaus im Amtshaus, das mehrere Jahre von FZ verwaltet wurde, die offene Werkstatt als Projekt von FZ oder die politischen Veranstaltungen in der Reihe "Dörverden diskutiert", die verschiedene politische Themen aufgreift. Die ZIELGRUPPE ist generell die Bevölkerung unterschiedlichen Alters und unterschiedlicher Zugehörigkeit in der Gemeinde, insbesondere im Dorf Westen. Alle Menschen im Dorf sind eingeladen, die Gemeindestrukturen mitzugestalten.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteering is organised by two organisations in cooperation: • Forum Zukunft e.V. is a non-profit association in Germany that aims to promote sustainable development and social responsibility. It is run by volunteers. Tasks are supporting the open workshop and the community kitchen. • NaturErlebnisWald Dörverden e.V. runs a forest kindergarten “Diensthoper Rudel” with 15 children from 3 to 6 years old. The tasks are supporting the educators in taking care of the children and the place. The volunteer will be three days in the forest kindergarten 8:00-13:00, one day in the open workshop and one day in the community kitchen. The division of tasks can be discussed individually depending on the interests of the volunteer. Westen is a small rural village with a population of about 1300 people. It is situated in Lower Saxony, about 40 kilometers south-east of Bremen. The next train station is in Dörverden, which is 5 km (15 min by bike) away from Westen.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will be accommodated in a shared flat together with 4 other young people (from 20 to 30). The flat is in an old farmhouse, equipped with a bathroom, kitchen, wintergarden and other various common areas. The volunteer has her*his*their own (furnished) room. Together with the flatmates the volunteer will share food and decide together and autonomously how to organise shopping and cooking. The volunteer will be provided with a bike and basic public transport costs will be financed. Travel costs from home country to the project will be reimbursed depending on the EU distance band.

🎒 Leisure activities

General Online Training & Preparation, Linguistic support, Pre-departure training (from sending organisation), On-arrival training, Mid-term evaluation, Annual European Solidarity Corps events. Potentially other trainings related to the project activities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: -18 and 30 years -motivated and open-minded -Parts of the tasks require a high degree of self-organization & self-coordination: organizing & implementing a project yourself, finding & implementing tasks independently, etc -to be willing to live in a small village & to work outside all year We welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.The living and volunteering places are not barrier-free.We are open to consider together how to make it possible.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

DE35118

01/08/2023 → 31/07/2024

Closed
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

27313 Dörverden-Westen, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:19 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German