EVS under Erasmus + in Germany

Place: Dortmund, Germany

Date: august/september 2017 – for 12 months

The name of the project:  Auslandsinstitut der Auslandsgesellschaft

What is the project about?

Work with bilateral honorary country circles. They organise discussions , exhibitions, meetings, seminars with people from the both countries. Many opportunities to realise own ideas and projects. The Auslandsinstitut (Foreign Institute) works under the aegis of the Auslandsgesellschaft. The Institute communicates a wealth of information about “foreign” cultures as well as developing and maintaining contacts in numerous other countries. The main element supporting this work are the thirty bilateral country circles each run by honorary officials. Thanks to their workshops, talks, forums, concerts and exhibitions, they facilitate encounters and convey knowledge about life in other countries in Europe and throughout the world. Native Dortmundians and members of the ethnic communities are actively committed here. The individual volunteer would support the leader of the country circle in the planning and organising of intercultural events.

What are the proposed activities for Volunteers?

The country circle leaders and the Foreign Institute management would also want the volunteers to put forward their own ideas for events which they could subsequently organise under supervision. Such events in the past have been: a reading from the volunteers’ land of origin; the volunteer giving a talk about the political situation or about the situation for young people in that country; a musical evening; the compilation of reports about similar events; and meetings with young Dortmundians to discuss the “We in Europe” agenda. The country circles are looking forward to the fresh wind that will blow a voluntary work arena that previously tended to be organised by older people. Above all, it is hoped the volunteers will discover (a) that they and the knowledge and the culture they embody are in demand and (b) that they can bring benefits and cultural enhancement to others. The volunteers will sit in on Foreign Institute team meetings at least once a week and thus become conversant with the planning and organisation details behind intercultural work.

Profile of Volunteer

• Having interest in intercultural exchange;
• Intermediate level of German;
• The age between 18-30 years;
• Do not have any criminal file.

How to apply:

Send us your CV and Motivational Letter via e-mail at the following address: advit_team@yahoo.com

Deadline for volunteers’ applications: the 20th of  March 2017.