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ESC: Volunteering at the Department for European Affairs, Bremen, Germany

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering at the Department for European Affairs, Bremen, Germany

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

NaturKultur is a grass-roots NGO that was founded by an ex-EVS volunteer, who wanted to offer similar life-changing experiences to other young people in the northwest of Germany. Starting of as an informal group in 2010, we became an NGO in 2011 and steadily grew our team and networks in Niedersachsen and Bremen. In 2013, the first training course of our series “Train the Trainers” was implemented, which went into its 7th edition in 2020 and is now one of the most recognized trainings in international youth work. In 2017, we became the first coordinating organisation for EVS/ESC Volunteering opportunities in the city of Bremen. We gradually extended our network, and as of 2021, we host 3 volunteers in our team and coordinate 10 more volunteers in different organisations in our city. Also, we are the sending organisation for more than 15 volunteers on the ESC programme per year. Occasionally, we take on interns through the Erasmus+ programme. Our target groups are young people and youth workers. In order to also reach young people with fewer opportunities, we particularly cooperate with organisations who work with that target group. From 2018 onwards, we are implementing our first Key Action 2 project (Trainers Library), which is about innovation in youth work. We also actively work on the recognition of youth work activities (KA2 project “Whitepaper on Youth Work”) and are a member of the ADB Network (Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten) in Germany. --- NaturKultur ist eine Graswurzel-NGO, die von einer ehemaligen EFD-Freiwilligen als informelle Gruppe gegründet wurde, um anderen jungen Menschen im Nordwesten Deutschlands ähnliche lebensverändernde Erfahrungen bieten zu können. Im Jahr 2011 wurden wir offiziell ein Verein, und bauten seitdem unser Team und Netzwerk in Niedersachsen und Bremen stetig aus. Im Jahr 2013 wurde unser erstes Erasmus+ Training der Reihe "Train the Trainers" durchgeführt, die 2020 in ihre 7. Auflage ging und mittlerweile zu den anerkanntesten Fortbildungen in der internationalen Jugendarbeit gehört. Im Jahr 2017 wurden wir die erste koordinierende Organisation für EFD/ESK Freiwilligendienste in der Stadt Bremen. Nach und nach bauten wir unser Netzwerk aus, und ab 2021 nehmen wir nun 3 Freiwillige in unserem Team auf und koordinieren 10 weitere Freiwillige in verschiedenen Organisationen in unserer Stadt. Außerdem sind wir Entsendeorganisation für mehr als 15 Freiwillige im Rahmen des ESK-Programms pro Jahr. Gelegentlich nehmen wir auch Praktikanten über das Erasmus+ Programm auf. Unsere Zielgruppen sind junge Menschen und Jugendarbeiter*innen. Um auch junge Menschen mit weniger Chancen zu erreichen, kooperieren wir insbesondere mit Organisationen, die mit dieser Zielgruppe arbeiten. Seit 2018 führen wir zudem unser erstes Projekt der Leitaktion 2 (Trainers Library) durch, bei dem es um Innovation in der Jugendarbeit geht. Wir arbeiten auch aktiv an der Anerkennung der Jugendarbeit (KA2-Projekt "Whitepaper on Youth Work") und sind Mitglied im ADB-Netzwerk (Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten) in Deutschland.

💼 What the programme involves

Are you interested in creating a project to make Europe more visible and accessible? Do you want to empower young people to take part in European mobility and democratic debates? If the answer is “Yes”, then this opportunity is your chance – come to Bremen and support the Department for European Affairs at the Senate Chancellery in their mission to bring Europe closer to the citizens! One of the Department’s tasks is providing information on European topics for different target groups in the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The mission is to make Europe visible, accessible, and understandable for civil society. This work is being done via a number of main channels, in particular: 1. The Erasmus Coordination Unit: Promoting mobility and education opportunities. 2. The EuropaPunktBremen: Regional EU Direct information centre for the public. 3. The Europawochen (European Weeks): A major annual event series in May involving workshops, exhibitions and dialogue formats across the city.

🏠 Accommodation on site

NaturKultur e.V. will be the coordinating organization in charge of all logistical matters. You will stay in a house for ESC volunteers with max. 4 others in Gröpelingen. You will have your own room, but you will live in mixed-gender apartments. As an ESC volunteer, you will receive health insurance, monthly pocket money and money for food and other expenses (323€ + 210€). Travel costs will be reimbursed depending on the distance. The ticket for public transport is covered by the hosting organisation.

🎒 Leisure activities

While the official language is German, it is possible to communicate with the team and perform tasks in English while we support you in learning the local language. You will have access German language support (once per week) and have access to OLS. In the beginning of your stay with us in Bremen, you will have a weekly meeting with your work mentor to learn how everything works and you will develop your skills on the way! You will also participate in the On-Arrival and Mid-term trainings with all volunteers in Germany.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: To find out whether or not you can apply, please check all information on our website. If you want to apply you MUST fill the the form on the website: https://www.naturkultur.eu/en/volunteering-department-european-affairs-bremen/
Deadline: 14/06/2026 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.

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📅 Available sessions

DE51854

07/09/2026 → 31/08/2027

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 14/06/2026

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

Bremen, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:15 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German