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 ESC-1005 ALMANYA GÖNÜLLÜLÜK PROJELERİ KATILIMCI ÇAĞRISI

Project Dates : September 2024 – August 2025

Project Duration : 12 months
Project Venue : Leipzig (Germany)
Number Of Volunteer : 10 (Ten)
Sending Organization : Pi Youth Association (Pi Gençlik Derneği) – Turkey
Application Deadline : 27 April 2024 until 14.00
Application Address : www.genclikcalismalari.org

General Information About the Projects

BENEFITS
 free accommodation
 a language course
 food & pocket money
 health insurance
 a ticket for public transport
 one year of unforgettable experiences in an amazing
city

LIVING SITUATION
You will stay with other volunteers in one of our four shared
flats, that are located in different parts of Leipzig. One of the
flats is in the attic of our socio-cultural center itself. Another
one is close by, and two others are in the eastern part of
Leipzig. You will have your single bedroom, which contains
a bed, chair, desk and a cupboard. The kitchen and
bathrooms are shared rooms and fully equipped. All the flats
have a washing machine and some of the flats even have a
shared living room/common area. We also provide pillows
and blankets. There are bedsheets available, but you can of
course bring your own. You will be responsible for your own
room and to keep the common areas clean and tidy as a
group. When distributing the rooms, we try to consider the
distance to your workplace.

FINANCES
During your ESC you will receive free accommodation, food allowance (9.6 euros per day) and
pocket money (6 euros per day). You will also receive the Leipzig Pass, which is a card that gives
you discounts at various places in the city, e.g. museums or a cheaper Deutschlandticket. We will
pay for a ticket for public transport within the city, but you can also rent a bike through us.

You will attend two seminars during your ESC. We will book the seminars and the tickets to the
seminars for you.

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ARRIVAL
For arriving in Leipzig, you will book your journey to Leipzig and back home in consultation with us.
We have a certain budget for the travel costs, so make sure that you don't exceed the budget. The
budget depends on the distance from Leipzig to your home place. Let us know if you need any
assistance with your travel planning. Once you give the ORIGINAL tickets (and if you fly, the original
boarding pass) to us, we will refund you for the travel costs.

If you have different options to get to Leipzig, we expect our volunteers to choose the most ecological
one. So please avoid flying, if possible! Especially if you come from a neighboring country, make
sure that you use the train or bus instead of the plane.

Please let us also know your exact time of arrival, so that we can arrange a pickup at the station for
your arrival.

You will attend two seminars during your ESC. We will book the tickets to the seminars for you or
give you instructions on how to buy them. Never buy tickets without our confirmation.

INSURANCE
Henner will be your primary insurance. It is important that you let us know in advance if you have
another health insurance.
SUPPORT AND SOCIAL LIFE
We know that being far from home and in an entirely new surrounding can be challenging. Therefore,
we will try to support you in the best way during that time. We will have monthly meetings with all
the volunteers, where we will talk about your experiences and try to find improvement options, if
necessary. And our office is of course always open for you to stop by if you need anything. Within
your project, you will also have a mentor that will be responsible for you to make sure that your
voluntary service is going well for you as well as for the project.

During your year in Leipzig, you will also participate in two seminars that are organized by the
program. Those seminars will provide you information on the ESC, check if everything is going well,
help you to get to know volunteers in other places of Germany.

There will also be two project days on changing topics together with all the volunteers. Our last day
was on the topic “solidarity” and apart from learning a lot also heaps of fun. Furthermore, we will
have different social events, for example a welcoming evening or winter and summer parties. Within
the socio-cultural center, there are also a lot of events happening where you can participate, like the
language evening or the open stage.

CITY
Leipzig is a very livable city with a lot of history, cultural events and parks. The city is mainly
partioned into two parts, the east and the west. In the center of Leipzig, you will find a historic city
center, a lot of parks and green spaces, and of course the socio-cultural center VILLA itself ;). Within
the city there is a lot going on: museums, art exhibitions, concerts and parties, markets and flea
markets.

Summer is the season where the city is very alive and a lot going on. People hang out in the parks
or at the lakes close to the city, do watersports like canoeing, or just hang out with friends in front of
a „Späti“.

In Winter, people are a lot more indoors, as it can get quite cold. You can visit some of the nice
christmas markets, go ice skating or if we are lucky to get some snow, also built a snowman.

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ESC @ 2 Different Montessori Kindergardens (2 Volunteers)
We offer 2 places in Montessori kindergarten:

In Montessori kindergarten you will work in a team consisting of 10 teachers and social workers who
deal with around 80 kids in pre-school age (between 2 and 6 years old). The thoughts and visions
of Maria Montessori are the centre of the educational conviction, mainly in reference to the idea of
the child, the role of the teacher and the view on the world surrounding the child. In the kindergarten
there are many children with migration background, and we have been working with Spanish natives
for ten years. As an integrational Kindergarden, we also deal with kids with physical and psychical
disadvantages. We see differences, not important if visible or not, as an enrichment of our
cohabitation.

For both places we looking forward to welcome a European volunteer who give us new impulses,
and we made many positive experiences in the past. We are interested in cultural exchange, many
influences and elements from individual people to give the children a real impression of our varied
world.

Tasks
The volunteer supports the workers in their daily routines with the kids and shall set up own small
or bigger projects in the kindergarten. He/she will get to know the pedagogic concept in praxis. The
volunteer will focus on the elder groups (4–6 years old). He/She will organize celebrations, get to
know and co-arrange the work with the kids and parents, and participate in important processes like
preparing older kids for school. He/she shall actively enter aspects of his/her own culture into the
daily life with the kids and create special projects around this.

Selection criteria
We would like to see the following: interest in working with children aged under seven, open-minded
and communicative behavior, ability to work in different groups, and creativity. Basic German
knowledge is a plus.

ESC @ Open Youth Club "Rabet"

The youth center "Rabet" is open-minded, open for all religions and without prejudice towards
anyone. The OFT is situated in an area in Leipzig which shows a high percentage of unemployment
and immigrants. There are many social projects for the inhabitants of the district. Those projects are
done with the purpose of creating a life worth living for all inhabitants. The OFT Rabet is an open
youth meeting point where young people & kids design their leisure time supported by the staff.
Apart from games, sports and music, job orientation and learning to lead a self-sustained life are
important topics of the work with the youths.

Tasks
The volunteer supports the youths and the staff designing and carrying through leisure activities on
a daily basis as well as special projects which have a longer duration. The volunteer shall bring
aspects of his or her own country into the work, e.g. music, games, sports, language, cooking or
handicraft. Usually we start working at 13:00 pm but because of a big variety of networking and
project work in the district, there are some appointments in the morning. At 19:45 pm, we say
goodbye to all our guests and users and sum up the day's work. We discuss our schedule once in
a week, different projects take place at the weekend.

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Selection criteria
We would like to see the following: open-mindedness for all religions and social backgrounds,
interest in working with youths and some practical experience in this field, assertiveness, friendliness
and humor, German knowledge is a plus.

ESC @ Nasch - Nachbarschaftsschule (After School Care)

The "NaSch family" is non-profit organization for the after school care center and nursery. Since
the beginning of 1999, the community of the neighborhood school has been in free ownership of
the initiative "Nachbarschaftsschule Leipzig eV". The idea of a kindergarten was developed in
2002 with the decision of the association to take over Odermann houses and expand it for the
after school care center.

Teachers and parents founded the Neighborhood School (NaSch) with the idea of creating a
school, which opens up inside and outside. We support the individual strengths and talents of the
kids as possible. To realize this, we use approved reform-educational forms of organization and
methods. Within the educational and educational mission, it is particularly important for us to
develop values and to live them - values such as the joy of learning, democracy and conflict
management, freedom from violence and a willingness to take responsibility for themselves and
others. The NaSch community sees itself as a part and model of a democratic society. Our school
is a place of social learning, firmly anchored in the Leipzig district of Lindenau. School, nursery,
after school care center and neighborhood are partners who work together transparently and for
mutual benefit. The ESC volunteers will not work in the school, they are in the after school care /
day nursery.

Tasks
Volunteers can get involved in the day nursery (after-school classes 1 - 6). Possible tasks for the
volunteers are:

 Accompanying the children and helping with regular offers in kindergarten and nursery in a
fixed group
 Playing games, doing handicrafts, etc., with the kids
 Participation in the free weekly group hour (nursers) or the morning circle (kindergarten),
accompanying children at meals
 Accompaniment and participation in excursions and holiday offers
 Implementation of projects in which the children get an insight into the home country of the
volunteers and/or on the subject of Europe, languages (we have a focus on French)

Selection criteria
The volunteer should enjoy working with children, be open-minded, and be interested in
free/progressive/ reform pedagogy. A basic knowledge of German is a plus. A plus is as well if the
volunteer speaks French because of the bilingual profile.

ESC @ KINDERGARDEN »FORUM THOMANUM«

The institution is a kindergarden, founded in 1969, since 1993 as independent non-profit institution

with a capacity of 100 children (82 kindergarten places including 4 integration places and 18 nursery
places). 18 pedagogues care about the children. The institution focusses on three main points that
are implemented in music pedagogy, a bilingual profile (German-Italian/ German - English) and the
religion pedagogy.

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The concept of the music pedagogy is based on the musical development of children, and it is
accompanied by two music pedagogues. Period rituals are daily singing, big morning-circle and
times for music and rhythm. Furthermore, there will be special highlights like church services during
the year for special church events, the summer event or visiting concerts (f.e. the „Gewandhaus“,
or visiting the Oper of Leipzig).

The kindergarden „forum thomanum“ represents a bilingual organisation with an Italian/German and
English/German profile. The children will be guided by special assistance for language, and they will
learn languages by playing, singing and period rituals.

The third focus is based on religion pedagogy and focusses on the social environment of children.
Special church events during the year of the Catholic Church are offered by religion pedagogues.

The objective of the pedagogy of the kindergarden in general is to link all three main points together.
Music, language and religion should mesh and work together. There are cooperation with primary
schools to prepare children for the time after kindergarden.

Tasks
The volunteer supports the workers in their daily routines with the kids and shall set up own small
or bigger projects in the kindergarden. He/she will get to know a pedagogic insight into the work of
a bilingual kindergarden. The volunteer will work in a group with children between 2 and 7 years.
He/she will get to know and co-arrange the work with the parents; participate in important processes
like preparing elder kids for school, attend projects that are carried through in the second language
Italian/English, music and/or religion. He/she shall actively enter aspects of his/her own culture into
the daily life with the kids and create special projects around this. He/she shall carry through an own
project, for example in one of the fields of language, music or religion. In addition, there will be
several project days for all ESC volunteers.

Selection criteria
Volunteers should be interested in working with children in a kindergarden / open-minded and
communicative behaviour / ability to work in different groups, some basic knowledge of the German
language is a plus.

ESC @ Children's And Youth Culture Centre "Jojo"

The Kinder- und Jugendkulturwerkstatt (JuKuWe) is a public institution for children and youth open
for everybody. It is located on the edge of a residential area in the southeast part of Leipzig. It offers
courses, projects and workshops for children and youth in the artistic and cultural field like theatre,
art, photography, literature, multimedia, drawing and pottery. In the JuKuWe there are four full-time
staff members, one German long term volunteer and a number of freelancers. The children and
youth are provided with the opportunity to explore their surroundings and to learn how to express
themselves through artistic media. They receive support and encouragement from artists. Children
and teenagers (between 4 and 18 years) get the possibility to organize their own events and
workshops.

Child and youth cultural work provide the participants the support they need to articulate themselves
freely and diversely through artistic means, and thereby increase their own sense of self-worth.
Specific aims of the JuKuWe include:

conveyance of artistic skills and abilities, arousal and development of interests and inclinations
creative exploration with various materials and development of key social skills through the artistic-
creative exploration, interdisciplinary and intercultural projects.
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There is a close cooperation amongst the parents, partners, course participants and staff which
provides for a positive atmosphere throughout the JuKuWe. The children and youth regularly
participate in exhibitions and competitions. The JuKuWe has been actively involved in international
projects since 1997.

Tasks
The volunteer will support the ongoing projects according to his/her abilities and interests, in the
fields of:

 Artistic, multimedia, theatre, portrait, or applied arts with children and youth.
 Office work in the background of the projects (e.g. correspondance, flyer design) is as well a
task.
 During the ESC, the volunteer shall as well invent, prepare and carry through projects of
his/her own (like own workshops during school holidays f.i.).
 In summer there is one youth exchange the volunteer will be part of.

Selection criteria
Volunteers should be interested in our creative, cultural and social work and have the desire to work
in artistic fields with young people and kids. Some practical experience in working with children and
youth is welcome. We are delighted when volunteers come to us with their own ideas or projects
and bring some skills in artistic / creative fields. Please describe exactly why you‘re interested in this
project!

ESC @ Socio-Cultural Centre "Villa" In Medienwerkstatt

The socio-cultural centre “Die VILLA” is a modern youth, cultural and social institution close to the
centre of Leipzig. With over 100 events and courses each week, it offers a wide range of activities
for every age group (from early music training with toddlers to back schooling for senior citizens) in
a variety of genres (from choirs to youth theatre groups). The centre has five differently equipped
event rooms, a media area, a self-help bicycle-repair centre, the VILLA-café, a band practice room
and sound labor, a shared apartment for young people engaged in voluntary service, an open
meeting point for children and youths, as well as the offices of various associations and initiatives.

The Medienwerkstatt (media lab) is located on the second floor of the VILLA Leipzig, it focuses on
children and young people who are interested and passionate about producing their own media
such as films, photos, games, escape rooms etc. We offer skills in graphic design, image editing,
animated films, film editing, programming, digital games and much more. Right now digital projects
and activities inclusing virtual reality and augmented reality becoming more and more popular in our
work.

The main role of the volunteer in this project is to help organise activities by visiting schools and
youth clubs, running workshops, looking after our social media, preparing the office and helping with
related work. However, there is ample opportunity for the volunteer's creativity, allowing them to
develop their own projects.

Tasks
 Support in the preparation, carrying out of our workshops and our weekly media-padagogical
projects.
 Support gaming project "Spiellabor" once a week
 Support in the preparation, carrying out of an international youth exchange in case one will
be carried through possibility of taking part in courses and workshops in the Media
Laboratory.
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  Possibility of taking part in courses and workshops in the Media Laboratory. Documenting
the projects and creating promotional material about our activities such as flyers, posters and
social media content (graphic design skills and experience in Canva, InDesign or Photoshop
is preferable).
 Administrative tasks concerning equipment reservations and our darkroom.

Selection criteria
 can work independently and has a high sense of self-initiative
 is interested in non-formal media education and pedagogy work
 enjoys working in a team
 has experiences or a high interest in one or more of these topics: digital transformation,
media literacy, gaming & gaming culture, game design, film making, photography,
podcasting, video creation , escape rooms or is willing to learn.
 enjoys preparation work in the office (planning, meetings, brainstorming).
 enjoys participating and organizing activities for young people and other more practical
tasks.
 is open to do their own projects or take own initiative to start
 bringing new ideas into action.
 is flexible, creative and motivated!

ESC @ Community Library Work (City Library Leipzig)

The Leipziger Städtische Bibliotheken (LSB) are an important part of the city's cultural and
educational landscape and provide centers for communication and information, reading promotion
and education.

With a central library, 15 branches, a mobile library, and an online library, Leipzig Public Libraries
(Leipziger Städtische Bibliotheken / LSB) are one of the largest public library systems in Germany,
serving about 630,000 Leipzig residents.

LSB have 750,000 items in their collections including books for people of all ages, DVDs, e-books,
e-magazines, autographs, art works, and musical scores. We offer a wide range of services, such
as (early) literacy programs, computer and library training, and special services for immigrants. Each
year 1,700 events – talks and lectures by authors, a variety of exhibitions, workshops, and
discussions – take place in our branches. We collaborate with local organizations to provide
educational and cultural offerings to the citizens of Leipzig.

The mission of LSB is to provide quality services, resources and lifelong learning opportunities
through books and a variety of other formats to meet the informational, educational, cultural and
recreational needs and interests of the city’s growing and changing population. LSB preserve and
promote access to a broad range of human knowledge, information, and culture in a welcoming
environment.

Tasks
The tasks are mainly shared in two areas of pedagogical library work: services for senior citizens
and services for children (within the age of 12).

On the one hand, the volunteer will support the social library work for older people – in particular:
our special delivery service for senior citizens and people with disabilities. Books and other material
are delivered to the homebound by request. Together with two other colleagues, the volunteer
realizes the daily routine of home-visits. Additionally, the volunteer takes part in different events for

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this target group, and helps with some tasks in the office to optimize work for seniors and implement
some new concepts in this library service.

Library work with children is the other focus of this volunteer program. In our branches, we offer
some leisure events for children (up to 12 years). These formats are public, commercial-free and
free of charge. It's about crafting, playing and learning with the children from the neighborhood.

The aim of this program for the volunteer is to create and produce at least one event for both target
groups in one of the 15 branches of the LSB.

Both mentioned library services are also supported by some colleagues from a municipal
reintegration program for the long-term unemployed.

Selection criteria
We are looking for an open-minded person with social competence and empathy who is interested
in working with older people and children.
You should be interested in cultural and educational work. In addition, you should be able to work
in a team and be willing to learn and use the German language.

ESC @ Open Youth Club "Geyserhaus"

GeyserHaus e.V. is a socio-cultural centre in the north of Leipzig - a meeting place for all generations
and social classes - with a wide range of projects and opportunities for activity and participation, true
to the motto: Culture for all - culture by all. In addition to an open meeting place and a music school,
the GeyserHaus park theatre is also located on the site. From April to October, various open-air
events for all ages take place here (rock, pop and blues concerts, family afternoons, classical music
evenings and much more). The idyllic grounds of the Parkbühne are also open daily during the same
period, with a sound playground, climbing castle, kiosk and outdoor seating. The Parkbühne has
become a popular destination for local families.

The volunteer supports the youths and the staff designing and carrying through leisure activities on
a daily basis as well as special projects which have a longer duration. The volunteer shall bring
aspects of his or her own country into the work, e.g. music, games, sports, language, cooking or
handicraft. The volunteer will usually be in the project during the afternoon and sometimes also on
the weekend.

Selection criteria
Open to get into contact with people from different ages, world views and religions, interest in
working with children and youth, basic knowledge of German, interest, knowledge and passion for
youth and socio-cultural work.

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