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ESC: Experience community life with gardening and healthy living - Resilient working, learning and living together

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About the project

ESC: Experience community life with gardening and healthy living - Resilient working, learning and living together

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

pewobe g GmbH in Frankfurt (Oder) is a registered organisation in the youth welfare service in Germany. The publicaccreditation has been done in Eisenhüttenstadt and in Frankfurt (Oder) in 1994 and 1996. Since then we are running several independent organisations which are all based on the federal law for youth and child service. This includes kindergardens, youth clubs, truants projects, assisted living for youngsters and the child emergency service as well as assistance for families in need. All organisations within the Associsation are asked to have an international orientation and educate for tolerance. For this the organisations have cooperations in several countries. In our own facilities we hosted international youth meetings since 1999. Young people from Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Slubice, Poland are volunteering to make this projects participatory. Within Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps we implement mainly youth exchanges, as well as volunteering projects. We hosted volunteers regularly since 2014. We make sure to include young people with fewer opportunities in our projects, especially young refugees. Die pewobe g GmbH in Frankfurt (Oder) ist ein anerkannter Träger der Jugendhilfe in Deutschland. Die öffentliche Anerkennung erfolgte in Eisenhüttenstadt und in Frankfurt (Oder) in den Jahren 1994 und 1996. Seitdem betreiben wir mehrere Einrichtungen, die alle auf dem Bundesgesetz über die Jugendhilfe basieren. Dazu gehören Kindergärten, Jugendclubs, Schulverweigererprojekte, betreutes Jugendwohnen und der Kindernotdienst sowie Hilfen für Familien in Not. Alle Einrichtungen innerhalb des Trägers sind aufgefordert, sich international auszurichten und zu Toleranz zu erziehen. Hierfür unterhält die Organisation Kooperationen in mehreren Ländern. In unserer eigenen Einrichtung fanden seit 1999 internationale Jugendbegegnungen statt. Junge Menschen aus Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland und Slubice, Polen beteiligen sich freiwillig an diesen Projekten. Im Rahmen von Erasmus+ und dem Europäischen Solidaritätskorps führen wir vor allem Jugendbegegnungen sowie Freiwilligenprojekte durch. Seit 2014 nehmen wir regelmäßig Freiwillige auf. Wir achten darauf, junge Menschen mit geringeren Chancen in unsere Projekte einzubeziehen, insbesondere auch junge Flüchtlinge.

💼 What the programme involves

We invite you to embark on this community experience to work with us to prepare a bio-diverse garden to increase the self-sufficiency of our Gut Herzershof community. Experience what it means to get into deep contact with nature – within and around us – co-creating with the web of life a place where we can feel nurtured and fulfilled. Doing this we come back to the center of what it means to be alive, being who we truly are. Respect for each other and every form of life is the core of this state. Learning to act from this place is what we aim to do while working. Recovering work as a practice which connects us instead of alienating us from ourselves and the world we belong to. The experience will include refelction, learning, co-creating, cultivating dialogue, immersing into awareness, acquiring skills while practically experiencing them during constructing, gardening, cooking, creating art and sharing our environmental protection ideas and concepts.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The activity will take place in the rural area. The accommodation will be on the premises of the host. The accommodation will be in shared rooms and shared bathrooms and toilets. Here you can find some pictures of Herzershof: https://www.gruppenhaus.de/gut-herzershof-kuestriner-vorland-herzersh-hs12506.html Special needs can be respected. The volunteers will prepare their meals together. It is possible to visit surrounding towns, including Berlin, however the public transportation is limited and arrangements needs to be made beforehand.

🎒 Leisure activities

There will be an introduction training at the beginning of the activity that will include team building, introduction to the tasks as well as introduction to measures regarding the safety and security. Further the group will be guided to implement the practical activities, through which they will learn and develop different skills.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for inspired, open-minded, curious, and motivated individuals who want to contribute to a vibrant collective experience—aligned with the values of sustainability, solidarity, and mutual respect. We are looking for volunteers that are willing to work in a team, interested to learn about gardening, sustainability, agriculture and food preservation. At the same time you need to be willing to live in a community in the rural area and have an hands-on experience with building, agriculture and arts . English language knowledge on a basic level is necessary. Volunteers should be interested to get some new skills and be very flexible and motivated to implement the planned activities.
Deadline: 20/02/2026 12:00

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

DE49896

16/03/2026 → 06/04/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 20/02/2026

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

15328 Küstriner Vorland, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:20 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German