We offer international volunteers the opportunity to engage in our educational, social, and intercultural activities in Aalen, Berlin, and Brandenburg. Our work focuses on peace education, global learning, intercultural exchange, youth participation, and support for people with refugee and migration backgrounds.
As part of our international team, volunteers support both local and international projects and become actively involved in community-based activities together with our staff, partners, and other volunteers. They assist in the organisation of seminars, trainings, workshops, intercultural encounters, and educational activities taking place at the Um-Welthaus Aalen as well as in different project locations in Berlin and Brandenburg.
Volunteers are also involved in activities supporting children, young people, and families, including tutoring and learning support programs, especially in the areas of language learning and mathematics. They can support holiday activities, children’s programs, excursions, creative workshops, and community events for families and young people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
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In addition, volunteers may contribute to practical and community-oriented projects together with our local partners, including the bike repair workshop, activities connected to the Tafelladen / Food Bank in Aalen, and support activities at the initial reception centre in Giengen. Depending on their interests and skills, volunteers are encouraged to develop and implement their own small initiatives and projects during their volunteering experience.
We support volunteers in finding accommodation in and around the city and assist them during the process of settling into their new environment. We also encourage volunteers to organise their own social, cultural, and bonding activities together and, whenever possible, support connections and exchanges with other international volunteers and young people in Aalen and nearby cities.
We also organise excursions, exchanges, and learning activities that allow volunteers to explore German society, history, culture, and local communities together with other participants and project partners.
Volunteers are expected to begin learning German before their arrival and continue improving their language skills during their stay through daily practice, language support, and interaction with local communities.