🏢 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
Join TEMI Charitable Union in rural Georgia for a 10 months volunteering experience. Live and work in an inclusive community supporting people with disabilities, young people, and vulnerable groups. Contribute to educational activities, daily community life, and social inclusion, while also engaging in sustainable practices such as organic farming, eco-tourism, and winemaking. Volunteers support the development of Peace Camp Gremi, helping organise youth exchanges, workshops, and intercultural learning activities. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in youth work, sustainability, and community living, while developing personal, social, and intercultural competences in a diverse international environment.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for young people (18–30) who:
- Are motivated to engage in community life and social inclusion
- Are open to living in a rural and intercultural environment
- Are willing to participate in hands-on activities
- Are interested in sustainability, youth work, or peacebuilding
- Have basic English skills
No prior experience is required; motivation and openness are most important.
Deadline:
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.