🏢 About the local organisation
Act for Transformation, established in 2007, is a dynamic non-profit dedicated to civil conflict transformation, peace education & global learning. Our mission is to foster positive change, particularly among youth, refugees, teachers, students, and marginalized groups
Key Activities:
-We collaborate with partner schools, youth clubs and advancing global learning, inclusion, and democracy education.
-Actively participating in different volunteer programs, we annually send and host volunteers, supporting projects in Georgia, Armenia, Uganda, Sudan, and Georgia.
-Conducting courses like "fairtogether" and "Demokratie Berater," we train multipliers, with a special focus on marginalized youth. Since 2020, 100 youth have been trained in the fairtogether methodology.
-Engaging in projects since 2016, we focus on capacity building among marginalized youth in Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, including training courses and organizing intercultural exchanges.
-Coordinating the "Ukrainian support network" in Aalen, we provide inclusion activities and psycho-social support to Ukrainian refugees.
-In 2022, we have hosted a Civil Peace Service Worker from Sudan, contributing to peacebuilding efforts and fostering collaboration between communities.
Target groups:
- Empowering youth and pedagogues through capacity-building, exchange and volunteering.
- Support for refugees through training and inclusion initiatives.
- Collaborating with CSOs in conflict regions for conflict transformation
act for transformation, gegründet im Jahr 2007, ist eine
gemeinnützige Genossenschaft, die sich der zivilen Konflikttransformation,
Friedensbildung und Globalem Lernen widmet. Unsere Mission ist es,
positive Veränderungen zu fördern, insbesondere unter Jugendlichen,
Geflüchteten, Pädagog:innen, Schüler:innen und von Marginalisierung betroffenen Gruppen.
Hauptaktivitäten:
* Wir arbeiten mit Partnerschulen, Jugendclubs und fördern Globales
Lernen, Inklusion und Demokratiebildung.
* Durch die aktive Teilnahme an verschiedenen Freiwilligenprogrammen
senden und empfangen wir jährlich Freiwillige, die Projekte in
Georgien, Armenien, Uganda, Sudan und Georgien unterstützen.
* Durchführung von Kursen wie "fairtogether" und "Demokratieberatung",
schulen wir Multiplikator:innen, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf
von Marginalisierung betroffenen Jugendliche. Seit 2020 wurden 100 Jugendliche in der
interaktiven sozialpädagogischen Methodik „fairtogether“ geschult.
* Seit 2016 engagieren wir uns in Projekten, die sich auf den
Kapazitätsaufbau bei von Mariginalisierung betroffenen Jugendlichen in Georgien,
Aserbaidschan und Armenien konzentrieren, einschließlich Schulungen
und Organisation interkultureller Jugendbegegnungen.
* Als Koordinationsstelle des "Ukrainian support network" in Aalen bieten wir
Inklusionsaktivitäten und psychosoziale Unterstützung für
ukrainische Geflüchtete an.
* Im Jahr 2022 haben wir eine Friedensfachkraft im ZFD Programm aus dem Sudan
aufgenommen, die zu Friedensbaumaßnahmen beigetragen und die
Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gemeinschaften in Deutschland und Sudan gefördert hat.
Zielgruppen:
* Stärkung von Jugendlichen und Pädagog:innen durch Kapazitätsaufbau,
Austausch und Freiwilligenarbeit.
* Unterstützung von Geflüchteten durch Schulungen und
Inklusionsinitiativen.
* Zusammenarbeit mit zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen in
Konfliktregionen für Konflikttransformation.
💼 What the programme involves
Are you looking for a meaningful way to engage in peacebuilding, intercultural exchange and youth work?
Join us at Um-Welthaus in Aalen (South Germany), an educational space where people from different backgrounds come together to learn, share, and act for a more peaceful world. We bring young people into real-life experiences of nonviolent conflict transformation, global learning, and community engagement. As a volunteer, you will support our activities and become part of a learning community that explores how we live together across differences.
You will be involved in:
- Co-organising peace education workshops, trainings, and events
- Supporting intercultural activities such as excursions, festivals, and youth encounters
-Working with diverse groups, including children, young people, and people with refugee backgrounds
- Contributing to creative non-formal learning formats
- Supporting communication and visibility of our work
- Bringing in your own ideas and initiatives
🎒 Leisure activities
You will be supported throughout your journey, both professionally and personally:
Pre-departure preparation (if coming from abroad)
On-arrival training and orientation
An assigned mentor who will accompany you throughout your volunteering journey
Regular reflection meetings to support your learning and development
Ongoing support from the Um-Welthaus team
We also create spaces for exchange: Regular meetings with other volunteers (both incoming and outgoing), where you can share experiences, reflect on your living and working situations, and learn from each other.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for young people (18–30) who are:
Curious, open-minded, and motivated to learn
Interested in social, intercultural, and educational work
Willing to engage with diverse communities
You don’t need prior experience; what matters is your willingness to participate and contribute.
We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds.
Languages
⭐️ A good working knowledge of both English and German is highly important for this project
⭐️ Ideally, you feel comfortable communicating in both languages (around B1–B2 level or higher)
⭐️ Our activities often take place in both English and German, and being able to follow and contribute in both languages will help you participate fully
In some cases, applicants with strong English but limited German may still be considered. However, please note that this can make participation in certain activities more challenging.
Additional languages such as Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, or French are a strong asset, as we work with diverse communities.
Deadline: 30/06/2026 23:59
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.