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ESC: Kabutze - open sewign studio in Greifswald

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About the project

ESC: Kabutze - open sewign studio in Greifswald

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

With our open sewing workshop we want to give people the tools, space and time to discover tailoring and other handcrafts, handle ressources in a more sustainable way and produce clothes which are really individual. The project is run voluntarily by young people who can show interested persons the sewing machines and help with their sewing projects in the weekly opening hours. We also encourage people to exchange ideas among themselves and to be open for experiments. Twice a month we offer sewing workshops with a focus on tailoring or recyling/upcycling. With film screenings, lectures, clothes swap and actions we want to connect handcraft with ecological and social topics.

💼 What the programme involves

"Kabutze" is an open sewing studio in Greifswald, Germany, a small city near the Polish-German border and at the Baltic Sea. The project offers practical sewing and upcycling activities and aims to educate the public about global (in)justice connected with fashion, e.g. with street-events, workshops, film screenings and other activities. Please see: bit.ly/44DgDag ATTENTION: you should apply via pass, BUT we only accept applications who send us an additional e-mail to application[at]turbina-pomerania[dot]org. In this email you should explain your motivation for the project in detail. We do not accept applications with pictures or videos. Your motivation text should include answers to the following questions: Why do you want to spend one year as a volunteer at Kabutze? What do you hope / expect to learn? What do you think you will contribute to the project? What is your previous experience with (fair trade) fashion and global injustice? How do you imagine living in Greifswald?

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is in a shared flat with other international volunteers. You will have your own room. You will receive food money each month. Most likely you will rent a bicycle for local transport in Greifswald. Buses are available, too.

🎒 Leisure activities

- officials ESC training: 7 days "on arrival" and 5 days "midterm evaluation" with other international volunteers. - in addition: international seminars in a group with other local volunteers: 4 weeks + individual days. Please see the following page for details (in German): https://turbina-pomerania.org/ueber-uns/seminarkonzept (translation following soon)

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We don't search the perfect volunteer. Most important is your honest and genuine interest in the project's topic fair fashion & upcycling. ATTENTION: you should apply via pass, BUT we only accept applications who send us an additional e-mail to application[at]turbina-pomerania[dot]org (see above).
Deadline: Application deadline: 16/05/2023

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

DE34949

06/09/2023 → 25/08/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 16/05/2023

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

17 Greifswald, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German