ESC: Christian child and youth work around Görlitz/Germany

Name: ESC: Christian child and youth work around Görlitz/Germany
Start: 2024-08-01
End: 2025-07-31
Location: Görlitz, Germany

Code: 3738865390f037e156 Copied

Germany European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

We are a NPO and an NGO with 12 professional staff members and about 50 voluntarys. We do socialwork in 3 schools in Görlitz. We also have contracts with 10 parishes and give support for their youthwork. In Görlitz we are engaged in the local streetwork. As we are a YMCA we represent the "Paris Basis" from 1855, the "Kampala principles" from 1973 and the "challenge 21" from 1998 as you can read at YMCA History - YMCA International - World Alliance of YMCAs. In the statute of our Organisation you can find a text that present our target with only a few words. We are connecting Christians of different ages in order to equip them for community and youthwork. Children, adolescents, and adults should, based on the message of Jesus Christ, recognize their own lives as meaningful and valuable, learn to overcome difficulties with this motivation, and become ready to work for the salvation and well-being of others.

💼 What the programme involves

The work of the esta e.V., a Christian youth association, is related to Germany’s most easterly town, Görlitz, with 60.000 inhabitants. The geographical location is characterized by the triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The focus of the work of the association: - developing programs and services that empower young people and their communities to take increased responsibilities - organizing programs that work towards encouraging young people to develop their skills and abilities - Support children and youth to spend their leisure time with creative sportive programs The tasks of the volunteer are: - project work in cooperation with schools in Görlitz (Secondary School, Primary School) - weekly Christian child – and youth groups (including games, sports activities, stories from the bible and devotions, singing songs) - involvement in open children and youth work.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live together with German and other EVS volunteers in a shared flat in Görlitz with other volunteers. For food, the volunteers get 9, 60 € per day. Through short distances in the city, the volunteers will get a bicycle.

🎒 Leisure activities

-language course in German -intercultural training -training for the youth leader card in Germany

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: -team spirit, kindness, self-reliance, readiness to take responsibility -openness for Christian values -basic German language skills
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2024

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

DE37388

01/08/2024 → 31/07/2025

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Deadline: 31/05/2024

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

02 Görlitz, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:52 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German