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ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)

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About the project

ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Based on a humanistic worldview, the community association Heerstraße Nord e.V (= Gemeinwesenverein Heerstraße Nord e.V.) wants to work together with the people who live in different district regions in Berlin-Spandau to participate in social policy in the social space in order to achieve a sustainable improvement in living conditions and the living environment. The focus of our work is on cross-milieu, cross-cultural and cross-religious citizen participation in order to include all social perspectives in the living space. we target generally on all people living in the area, specially Seniors, Youth and families. We work on the basis of basic social principles of democracy in the community. We promote resource-oriented civic engagement through co-design by local citizens. We organize dialog forums, networking and cooperation in the social space. We also see our role as a link between the people living here and the actors in the district, the state decision-makers in administration and infrastructure, and urban development as a whole. Auf dem Hintergrund eines humanistischen Weltbildes wollen wir gemeinsam mit den hier lebenden Menschen sozialpolitische Teilhabe im Sozialraum wahrnehmen, um nachhaltig eine Verbesserung der Lebensverhältnisse und des Lebensumfeldes zu erreichen. Im Vordergrund unserer Arbeit steht die milieu-, kultur- und religionsübergreifende Bürgerbeteiligung, um inklusiv alle gesellschaftlichen Perspektiven im Lebensraum einzubeziehen. Wir wirken auf der Basis gesellschaftlicher Grundprinzipien der Demokratie im Gemeinwesen. Wir fördern ressourcenorientiert bürgerschaftliches Engagement über Mitgestaltung durch die Bürger:innen vor Ort. Wir organisieren Dialogforen, Vernetzung und Kooperationen im Sozialraum. Wir sehen unsere Rolle auch als Bindeglied zwischen den hier lebenden Menschen und den Akteur:innen im Stadtteil, den staatlichen Entscheidungsträger:innen der Verwaltung und der Infrastrukturausstattung, sowie der Stadtentwicklung insgesamt.

💼 What the programme involves

Urban neighbourhoods face the challenges of fastly ongoing multiple-scale- migration both european and intercontinental causing rapid fluctuation. Our activity is aiming to connect the inhabitants of the refugees residency with its neighborhood, dissolving the prejudices that belongs to both citizens and refugees towards each ohers. Its relation with ESC principles resides into the research of links between different sides of our social fabric. The BENN- Programme is developing activities and approaches based on qualitative insights into peoples daily life needs, scales and preferences, thus formulating local answers to global challenges which include all involved people, perspectives and institutions in a participatory process.

🏠 Accommodation on site

For volunteers who will participate in the project for up to one year, we organize accommodation where each will have a single room. This can be either in a free room in a neighboring shared apartment or in private accommodation with families. Each volunteer receives both food and pocket money. They will also get a monthly ticket for the AB area in Berlin.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will join Eu seminars, learn their rights and responsibilities while sharing experiences with peers. Initially, we focus on community integration, enrolling them in a basic German language school for two months. We then strongly encourage participation in European Solidarity Corps' German language courses. Volunteers actively engage in events, workshops, and citizen initiatives, gaining insights into our operations. Emphasizing skill development, we encourage each volunteer to explore new abilities and realize one of their personal idea im BENN.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We welcome individuals of any gender, educational background, or nationality. We are seeking motivated, open-minded, and empathetic young people to join our team. While proficiency in German or English is advantageous, it is not mandatory. A motivation letter specifically addressing our project is required. Additional points in favor include prior experience working with older adults or children and organizing events. Musical proficiency is a bonus, but the foremost criterion is motivation. Share with us why you aspire to be part of our project, what unique qualities you bring with you?
Deadline: 31/05/2026 20:20

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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📷 Project photos

ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
ESC: Neighbourhood developement and Community building (BENN - Berlin Entwickelt Neue Nachbarschaften)
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📅 Available sessions

DE48218

01/08/2026 → 31/08/2027

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 31/05/2026

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

Berlin, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:07 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German