🏢 About the local organisation
VISIONEERS is a non-profit association and recognized carrier of the free youth welfare service in Berlin. Based on Christian values, such as mercy and social responsibility, we are committed to socially disadvantaged young people, and national and international development policy issues.
Since 2016, VISIONEERS e. V. has been running an open youth club in Berlin-Schöneberg. This is a safe retreat, where a permanent contact person is available for the concerns of the young people and where alternative leisure activities are offered. By promoting their individual skills and talents, as well as strengthening their competencies through our diverse offerings, young people are not only offered meaningful recreational activities, but also increase their self-esteem and confidence in their own potential. In addition, the young people not only experience that they can get help themselves, but can also pass on their own skills and knowledge to other participants in various youth workshops. In this way, they slip into the role of the helpers and contribute to the enrichment of the project. By targeting young people with and without flight backgrounds, we create a platform for exchange and contact.
Since 2018, we have been supporting the Berlin Vacation School and run it during the Easter, summer and autumn school holidays in Berlin-Schöneberg. In our Berlin Vacation School, we focus on language support, goal-oriented exchange and exploring different opportunities for leisure activities in Berlin.
We are committed to a world in which individuals use their skills and talents effectively to make a lasting difference in the lives of others and help shape social change. VISIONEERS wants to overcome barriers by connecting the business world with the charitable world.
So how will VISIONEERS help me personally? VISIONEERS offers you a wide range of opportunities to use your specific talents and experience to support charitable organizations in their challenges. Our various volunteer programs allow you to apply your skills in a new environment, develop new skills in practice, achieve your personal and professional goals, build an international network and effectively support some of the most disadvantaged communities.
We promote education, training and vocational training in the Global South. International perspective and tolerance in all areas of cultural and population exchange are important to us. For example, since 2017 VISIONEERS has been sending motivated young people to Costa Rica, Peru and South Africa with the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) sponsored volunteer service "weltwärts". By this, federal volunteers from the Global South are enabled to work with us in our association. Through targeted cooperation we support development projects in their countries of origin.
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VISIONEERS ist ein gemeinnütziger Verein und anerkannter Träger der freien Jugendhilfe in Berlin. Auf der Grundlage christlicher Werte wie Barmherzigkeit und soziale Verantwortung engagieren wir uns für sozial benachteiligte Jugendliche sowie für nationale und internationale entwicklungspolitische Themen.
Seit 2016 betreibt VISIONEERS einen offenen Jugendtreff in Berlin-Schöneberg. Dies ist ein sicherer Rückzugsort, in dem ein fester Ansprechpartner für die Belange der Jugendlichen zur Verfügung steht und alternative Freizeitmöglichkeiten angeboten werden. Durch die Förderung der individuellen Fähigkeiten und Begabungen sowie die Stärkung ihrer Kompetenzen durch unsere vielfältigen Angebote wird den Jugendlichen nicht nur eine sinnvolle Freizeitgestaltung geboten, sondern auch ihr Selbstwertgefühl und das Vertrauen in die eigenen Potenziale gestärkt. Darüber hinaus erfahren die Jugendlichen nicht nur, dass sie sich selbst Hilfe holen können, sondern können in verschiedenen Jugendworkshops ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse auch an andere Teilnehmer weitergeben. Auf diese Weise schlüpfen sie in die Rolle der Helfer und tragen zur Bereicherung des Projekts bei. Da unsere Zielgruppe Jugendliche mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund sind, schaffen wir eine Plattform für Austausch und Kontakt.
Seit 2018 unterstützen wir die Berliner Ferienschule und führen sie in den Oster-, Sommer- und Herbstferien in Berlin-Schöneberg durch. In unserer Berliner Ferienschule setzen wir auf Sprachförderung, zielgerichteten Austausch und die Erkundung verschiedener Freizeitmöglichkeiten in Berlin.
Wir setzen uns für eine Welt ein, in welcher jeder seine Fähigkeiten und Talente wirksam einsetzt, um das Leben anderer nachhaltig zu verändern und den gesellschaftlichen Wandel mitzugestalten. VISIONEERS will Barrieren überwinden, indem wir die Geschäftswelt mit der karitativen Welt verbinden. Dazu organisieren wir Corporate Volunteering Events.
VISIONEERS bietet eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten, spezifische Talente und Erfahrungen einzusetzen, um gemeinnützige Organisationen bei ihren Herausforderungen zu unterstützen. Unsere verschiedenen Freiwilligenprogramme ermöglichen es, individuelle Fähigkeiten in einer neuen Umgebung anzuwenden, in der Praxis Neues zu lernen, persönliche und berufliche Ziele zu erreichen, ein internationales Netzwerk aufzubauen und einige der am stärksten benachteiligten Gemeinschaften effektiv und nachhaltig zu unterstützen.
Wir fördern Bildung und Ausbildung im globalen Süden. Internationale Perspektive und Toleranz in allen Bereichen des Kultur- und Bevölkerungsaustauschs sind uns wichtig. Beispielsweise entsendet VISIONEERS seit 2017 motivierte junge Menschen nach Costa Rica, Peru und Südafrika mit dem vom BMZ (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) geförderten Freiwilligendienst "weltwärts". Durch den Nord-Süd Austausch wird es Freiwilligen aus dem globalen Süden ermöglicht, bei uns im Verein in Berlin mitzuarbeiten. Durch gezielte Zusammenarbeit unterstützen wir Entwicklungsprojekte in ihren Herkunftsländern.
💼 What the programme involves
VISIONEERS operates an interaction and culture café in Berlin-Schöneberg, serving as an inclusive and creative platform. This café particularly aims to provide unaccompanied minor refugees (UMF) with opportunities to engage with topics such as anti-Semitism, intercultural understanding, and empowerment, as well as to celebrate common religious holidays. Its central location on a bustling café street makes it the ideal spot for an interaction and culture café.
Our interaction and culture café creates a space for open and non-violent dialogue between people of different cultural and religious backgrounds. It promotes understanding, respect, and tolerance for one another.
The café offers an interesting opportunity for ESC volunteers, who can assist with administrative and organizational tasks, including social media activities, as well as all other responsibilities involved in running the interaction and culture café. ESC volunteer work tuesday - saturday at the cafe.
🏠 Accommodation on site
As an ESC-volunteer your costs for accommodation, transport, food, and pocket money during your stay will be covered according to the framework of the ESC-Program. You will either live in a host family or have your own room in a co-sharing accommodation. We will provide a money for a ticket for public transport in Berlin and you will have a monthly allowance for food.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Are you passionate about cultural exchange and coffee? Join us at VISIONEERS' interaction and culture café in Berlin-Schöneberg!
Send a cv and motivation letter in German to:
[email protected]
Ideal Participants:
- Strong personal identification with the mission and Christian values of VISIONEERS;
- German knowledge: at least A2
- Joy working in a team
- Willingness to work on weekends, to be a good role model for young people, e.g. B. Not smoking infront of our clients
- Empathetic: You care about supporting and connecting with others.
- Open-Minded: You respect diverse backgrounds.
- Proactive: You engage in community activities.
- Communicative: You excel in fostering dialogue.
- Organized and responsible: You handle tasks efficiently, love to make coffee, are punctual and trustworthy!
Deadline: 06/09/2024 20:07
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.