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ESC: Sustainable education for the future

Code: 40871 Copied

Germany European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Education European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Sustainable education for the future

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Cottbus is located in one of the easternmost regions of Germany. Since the 1990s, the city has been confronted with ongoing transformation processes that have not yet been adequately addressed and have only been marginally accompanied. It faces the challenges of structural change after coal-fired power generation, demographic change and a shortage of skilled workers. There is strong immigration in Cottbus, for example from Syria and Ukraine. The city is currently reinventing itself and wants to become more international and European. For this, it is also necessary that the municipal institutions continue to open up interculturally, that intercultural experience including the expansion of competences happens and thus prejudices and stereotypical views are eliminated. This will be done by welcoming young European volunteers in the municipal institutions and by sending young people from Cottbus on European voluntary service. Cottbus befindet sich in einer der östlichsten Regionen Deutschlands. Seit den 1990er Jahren sieht sich die Stadt mit Transformationsprozessen konfrontiert, die bisher nur unzureichend aufgearbeitet und begleitet sind. Sie steht vor den Herausforderungen des Strukturwandels nach der Kohleverstromung, des demografischen Wandels und des Fachkräftemangel. In Cottbus gibt es eine starke Zuwanderung, zum Beispiel aus Syrien und der Ukraine. Die Stadt erfindet sich derzeit neu und will internationaler und europäischer werden. Dafür ist es auch notwendig, dass sich die kommunalen Institutionen weiter interkulturell öffnen, dass interkulturelle Erfahrungen sowie Kompetenzerweiterung stattfinden und damit Vorurteile und stereotype Sichtweisen abgebaut werden. Dies geschieht durch die Aufnahme von jungen europäischen Freiwilligen in den städtischen Einrichtungen und durch die Entsendung junger Cottbuser in den Europäischen Freiwilligendienst.

💼 What the programme involves

The Pedagogical Centre for Nature and Environment (PZNU) is an environmental education institution of the city of Cottbus. Our work focuses on nature and environmental education as well as health promotion. The "Sustainable education for the future" project is developing ideas and programmes for kindergarten children, young people and adults. The ESK volunteer will be involved in educational, organisational and horticultural activities. This includes the preparation and realisation of school and extracurricular activities. The ESK volunteer's own projects will include expanding the digital Actionbound offers (translating them into other languages if necessary) and preparing and supporting the organisation of the annual garden festival "Rendezvous in the Garden". Furthermore, the gardeners should be supported in activities such as bed, tree and pond maintenance. Other possible activities could be: doing the shopping with the cargo bike, support/maintenance of social media & homepage.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will stay in a shared flat with one or two other volunteers as your roommates. Everybody will have their own room but share the bathroom and kitchen together. The flats are furnished and there is everything you need for your daily life, such as dishes or a washing machine. The flat is in the city center of Cottbus. Basically, you don't have to pay for your voluntary service. We reimburse your travel costs, you don't have to pay rent and receive monthly pocket money.

🎒 Leisure activities

In addition to the two usual preparatory and intermediate seminars, there will be a German course.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The ESK volunteer will work outside a lot and should enjoy working with people and plants. Previous organisational and horticultural knowledge is desirable, but not mandatory. Language skills in English for everyday communication are desirable, as long as German language skills are deepened. An extended certificate of good conduct is mandatory and must be brought along at the latest at the start of the voluntary service.
Deadline: 05/07/2024 12:00

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

DE40871

26/08/2024 → 31/08/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 05/07/2024

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

Dahlitzer Str. 12, 03046 Cottbus, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:09 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German