Germany: ESC: Support international volunteering projects in Germany!

About the local hosting organization

FPD was founded in 2009, thanks the Regional Governament which granted its foundation on the basis of the activities planned for the social development of the regional rural areas. It is a non-profit regional civil organization, made by young and senior people. It's mission is to promote and facilitate the development of rural areas of the Puglia Region, thanks to the implementation of projects concerning volunteering, youth, social inclusion, environment protection, sustainable development, promotion of the importance of biodiversity, organic farming, nature and sport and outdoor activities. FPD focuses its attention on European mobility, both for the personal development of its single members and for the growth of local partner organizations at International level. The main target group is youth under 35 y.o., but the organization also works with senior people. Both the categories have in common the fact they are made of disadvantaged people from rural areas. The young people are mainly NEET, which means FPD offers them several opportunities to learn, be trained and educated at local and European level in order to enrich their curricula and get more chances for their job-placement or self-employment. FPD cooperates with several Public and Private entities at all levels, such as: a) Municipality of Taurisano (IT) - FPD cooperates in the organization of local events in several fields (waste collection, Music festivals, youth participation in decision making processes, cultural activities, music events, photo exhibitions....); b) Province of Lecce (IT) – FPD had a project concerning young people's involvement in local initiatives concerning ecology and biological food, re-use of different materials and recycle of waste; c) Region of Puglia (IT) – FPD cooperates with its Region on projects concerning promotion of natural resources of rural areas; d) Several EU NGOs are partners in the implementation of Youth Exchanges, Youth and Democracy projects, Training Courses, seminars, workshops, volunteering activties in different fields. What is more, FPD is member of numerous European Networks financed by the Europe for Citizens Programme, for the valorization of the EU Cultural Heritage (tangible, intangible, digital and natural), the promotion of Youth Mobility for learning, training, working, studying and volunteering abroad, the active participation (mainly digital participation) at EU level of youth and seniors.

Presentation of the programme

IBG is a German NGO working in the field of international youth exchange and international volunteering. We organise around 30 international work camps and a few other international projects in Germany each year. International work camps and Volunteering teams are unique tools to promote peace. To support our international projects in Germany and to promote international work camps, we are looking for a volunteer for 8 - 12 months. As our long-term volunteer, you will have the opportunity to support our team on different task and develop your own ideas. Your concrete tasks will be:

About the accomodation

You will be based in Stuttgart, accommodation, food and transport fees will be covered. For food you will get a daily budget - during trainings and other projects food will be provided. You also receive daily pocket money. As part of the project you will travel from time to time to other places in Germany to promote volunteering or join your workcamps and trainings. Of course this transport will be covered, as well as the local transport between the accommodation and the office of IBG.

About the leisure activities

As part as your experience you will have the opportunity to participate in various trainings, allowing you to develop skills that will not only be valuable for your ESC journey, but also for your future career. Beside of the standard on-arrival-training and mid-term-evaluation for ESC volunteers, IBG also offers additional training opportunities.In addition, the IBG team will provide introductions to different topics and organisational aspects. The aim is that you get to know how IBG is structured, where challenges are and how we try to develop our organisation.

Requirements

The Participant profile: We aim to start between the end of september and the beginning of october 2026. If you are interested, we can arrange a trial period during a workcamp in September/October 2026, during which we will get in touch with the differents roles in a workcamp and discover IBG.Deadline: 30/08/2026 17:30