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ESC: Volunteering Teams - Solidarity Meets Sustainability

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering Teams - Solidarity Meets Sustainability

📝 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

Would you like to have the opportunity to have a positive impact on a local community in Germany, and learn how you can make an impact in your own community? Have you ever wanted to learn practical skills which can help you lead a sustainable lifestyle? If yes, then this volunteering teams project could be perfect for you! In this activity you would have the opportunity to volunteer in multiple environments, and hence develop a variety of new skills. The activities will be split across a community farm in Bremen that offers environment education to children, a group house for international exchange projects in Garlstedt, and in the village surrounding this group house. Most of the activities will have a connection to sustainability. For example, you will be able to learn about composting, and how to build raised beds. On top of this, by helping the local village with tasks they don't usually have the person power for, you will also get to do actions with a focus on community impact.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be accommodated in KulturHaus. The accommodation will be simple. Participants will be sharing rooms with 2-3 people from same gender but different nationalities. Some of the rooms are with private and some with shared bathrooms. As a participant you will also be provided with transport tickets which can be used to explore the local areas on your days off, and to travel to Bremen when we will be working there.

🍲 Food

The venue will be stocked with food which the participants can cook themselves, using the venue's professional kitchen.

For the food, all dietary types and restrictions will be catered for. We can only not cater to Halal food, or fruitarian diet. The participants will be provided with a range food from the supermarket, and free to cook it however they see fit. They will of course also be able to request certain foods to be bought from the supermarket.

🎒 Leisure activities

In terms of leisure activities, the venue has a variety of board games, and table football available. There is a projector which can be used to watch movies as well. The venue is also surrounded by a forest which the participants can go walking in, and there is a lake within walking distance of the venue too. There are very limited amenities such as bars and shops near the venue however the city of Bremen is 30 minutes away, should participants want to visit it on their days off.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You can apply, if you… … are between 18-30 years old (on the day you start your ESC) … are interested in gardening, hands-on work, and love both teamwork and doing your own thing … love to be creative and are passionate about making a positive change in society … have patience and care about helping other people grow … are an open-minded person, motivated to work in a team and with people from different religious, cultural and social backgrounds. Fluency in English is not a necessity, you just need to be motivated to try and communicate with people from other cultures, in a language which isn’t your mother tongue. In order for your application to be considered you MUST apply via the application form on our website: https://www.naturkultur.eu/en/volunteering-teams-solidarity-meets-sustainability-18-05-02-06-2025/
Deadline: 15/03/2025 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

DE44050

18/05/2025 at 00:00 → 02/06/2025 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 15/03/2025

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

Hinterm Horn 5, 27711 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:37 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German