🏢 About the local organisation
Ostfildern has about 40,000 inhabitants and is located in the middle of the Stuttgart region on the eastern Filder hills. The peculiarity is that Ostfildern was formed from the merger of independent municipalities, which were formerly separate villages. Today Ostfildern consists of six districts - Nellingen, Ruit, Kemnat, Scharnhausen, Parksiedlung and Scharnhauser Park. Each has its own character, its own identity. Future topics such as citizenship, municipal council and city administration are being discussed in a broad dialogue.
Mission statement and goals of Ostfildern:
1. Ostfildern - family-friendly
2. Ostfildern - ecological
3. Ostfildern - cultural
4. Ostfildern - business-friendly
5. Ostfildern - responsible and committed
As mayor of the city of Ostfildern, Christof Bolay stands for this mission statement and its clear goals. One of the most important goals is to promote the citizens' trust in the city administration and to give them the certainty that they will be served optimally by all organizational units of the city administration.
The volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps are placed in six community centers and will be involved in other activities/projects of the city such as coordination office for civic engagement (KoBE), volunteer agency Fenster, repair-café, eins plus b (parents in the network language plus education). The overall management and coordination are taken over by our head office in the department Social Interaction and Living in Old Age (see organisational capacity).
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Ostfildern hat etwa 40.000 Einwohner und liegt mitten in der Region Stuttgart auf den östlichen Fildern. Die Besonderheit ist, dass die Stadt aus dem Zusammenschluss der selbständigen Gemeinden entstand, die ehemals eigene Dörfer waren. Heute haben wir in Ostfildern sechs Stadtteile - Nellingen, Ruit, Kemnat, Scharnhausen, Parksiedlung und Scharnhauser Park. Jeder hat seinen eigenen Charakter, eigene Identität. Zukunftsfragen wie Bürgerschaft, Gemeinderat und Stadtverwaltung werden im breiten Dialog diskutiert.
Leitbild und Ziele der Stadt Ostfildern:
1. Ostfildern - familienfreundlich
2. Ostfildern - ökologisch
3. Ostfildern - kulturell
4. Ostfildern - wirtschaftsfreundlich
5. Ostfildern - verantwortungsvoll und engagiert
Als Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Ostfildern steht Christof Bolay für dieses Leitbild und dessen klaren Zielen. Eines der wichtigsten Ziele besteht darin, das Vertrauen der Bürger*innen in die Stadtverwaltung zu fördern und ihnen die Gewissheit geben, bei allen Organisationseinheiten der Stadtverwaltung optimal bedient zu werden.
Die Freiwilligen des Europäischen Solidaritätskorps werden in unseren verschiedenen Einsatzstellen bei der Stadt untergebracht: wie z.B. Treffpunkte, Koordinierungsstelle bürgerschaftliches Engagement (KoBE), Freiwilligen Agentur Fenster, Reparatur-Café, eins plus b (Eltern im Netzwerk Sprache plus Bildung). Die Gesamtleitung (insbesondere Qualitäts- und Projektmanagement) und Koordination sowie die Entsende- und Unterstützungsaktivitäten werden von unserer Zentrale in der Abteilung Soziales Miteinander und Leben im Alter übernommen.
💼 What the programme involves
The european volunteers get involved in the weekly activities and regular campaigns of the socio-cultural meeting centers of the city. The meeting points in Ostfildern are meeting places for the citizens and are open to people of all generations and cultures. In the course of the European voluntary service, the volunteers get to know other city offers, such as the volunteer agency, the repair café and intercultural education projects. In addition, the european volunteers are supported in developing specific offers for guests of the meeting points (e.g. country-specific cooking / baking). The role of the volunteers is to promote cultural richness, a positive image of Europe and european solidarity.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers receive accommodation, monthly pocket money of €150.00, food allowance, a language course and reimbursement of their travel expenses.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.