ESC: Volunteering in Kinderhaus near Leipzig

With more than 14,000 employees, the "Internationaler Bund (IB)" is one of the largest service providers in youth, social and educational work in Germany. It supports children, young people, adults and seniors in leading a self-responsible life - regardless of their origin, religion or ideology. Its guiding principle "Menschsein stärken" ("Strengthening humanity") is the motivation and orientation for its employees. The "Internationaler Bund (IB)" was founded in 1949. In its youth community organizations, it accommodated tens of thousands of young people without parents, homes or jobs, educated them and showed them new perspectives. The group's headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main. IB Mitte gGmbH für Bildung und soziale Dienste (for Education and Social Services) (IB Mitte gGmbH) is a non-profit subsidiary of the registered association and employs more than 2,300 people in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Every month, more than 17,000 children, young people, adults and senior citizens are supported in 5 regions. IB Mitte gGmbH offers almost all of the IB Group's business areas, with educational support, child development and education vocational preparation, vocational orientation, vocational rehabilitation and work with senior citizens being our core business areas. We employ more than 2,300 people, including 1,750 educational staff.