Erfahrungsberichte

What experiences have our volunteers made in the European Solidarity Corps and in other longer voluntary services? Here you will find reports from various projects:

6 months in Ferrara, the “città delle biciclette” (Italy)
6 months in Ferrara, the “città delle biciclette” (Italy)
Viola has been in Italy for six months since autumn 2023 and is involved as a volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps with our partner organization IBO Italia in Ferrara. She describes what...
From Office to Field - Volunteering in community supported agriculture (Wales)
From Office to Field - Volunteering in community supported agriculture (Wales)
Lena was in Wales for half a year in 2022 and helped out as a volunteer in a solidarity farm. What she experienced during that time, she describes for you here: "6 wonderful months at Caerhys Organic...
To the south of France with Solidarités Jeunesses (France)
To the south of France with Solidarités Jeunesses (France)
Tillmann used the time after graduating from high school this summer to spend two months in France. As a volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps, he supported the team of our colleagues from...
10 Months in Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux (France)
10 Months in Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux (France)
May worked as a volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) in France from October 2021 to August 2022. In the small community of Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux in the south of the country, she...
Volunteering in the Centre Virginie Hériot in Port Mer Cancale (France)
Volunteering in the Centre Virginie Hériot in Port Mer Cancale (France)
Volunteer with the European Solidarity Corps You can apply for Volunteering Teams or longer voluntary service projects in other European countries via the European Solidarity Corps (ESC). There is a...
Volunteering in the Centre Social d'Arpajon-sur-Cère (France)
Volunteering in the Centre Social d'Arpajon-sur-Cère (France)
Melina has been working with our colleagues from Concordia in France as a volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) since autumn 2021. She is the first ESC volunteer to work at the Center...
Volunteering with INEX in Czechia – A European Solidarity Corps experience
Volunteering with INEX in Czechia – A European Solidarity Corps experience
Between workcamps, Czech language and vegan Pizza: after twelve months, our ESC volunteer from 2021 Jule sums up her voluntary year at our partner organization INEX-SDA and in the Czech Republic: "It...
3 months in Seocheon (South Korea)
3 months in Seocheon (South Korea)
"안녕하세요 wie man in Korea sagt. Ich war für 3 Monate für ein Freiwilligenprojekt an einer Middle School in Südkorea und habe dort Deutsch unterrichtet und beim Englisch-Unterricht geholfen. In den 3...
Working at the Purumkum High School in Anseong (South Korea)
Working at the Purumkum High School in Anseong (South Korea)
"Annyeong Haseyo! Willkommen im Reich des Kimchis! Annyeong Haseyo ist koreanisch und bedeutet „Guten Tag“. Kimchi ist DAS Nahrungsmittel in Korea und ist fermentierter Kohl in einer extrem scharfen...
Alliksaare Farm in Hiiumaa (Estland)
Alliksaare Farm in Hiiumaa (Estland)
Arbeiten auf der Alliksaare Farm Unberührte Natur, eine recht einsame Insel, Arbeiten auf dem Bauernhof und an der frischen Luft – das ist vielleicht nicht jedermans Sache, doch für mich war es die...
3 Monate an der Sanmaeul Highschool auf Gangwha-do (Südkorea)
3 Monate an der Sanmaeul Highschool auf Gangwha-do (Südkorea)
안녕하세요! – Annyong haseyo! Nachdem ich das Workcamp-Projekt gefunden habe, muss ich mich erst einmal vergewissern, wo genau Südkorea eigentlich liegt. Ich bin überrascht – es ist viel weiter nördlich...
Mitarbeit auf den Shelburne Farms (USA)
Mitarbeit auf den Shelburne Farms (USA)
Im Frühjahr beschloss ich nach dem Ende meines Studiums noch einmal ins Ausland zu gehen. Zunächst konnte ich mich nicht so recht entscheiden, wie sich meine Reise gestalten sollte. Schließlich gab...