🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🎭 Artistic and Cultural Work at a Children and Youth Centre 🖼️

Description

*WE ONLY ACCEPT PARTICIPANTS VIA OUR APPLICATION FORM. YOU CAN FIND THE FORM HERE: https://forms.gle/ppwFQD3MMSigttm89*

The Kinder- und Jugendkulturwerkstatt (JoJo) 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 JoJo 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.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will live together with other volunteers in a shared flat, with your own single bedroom. Furthermore, you will receive food- & pocket money as well as a ticket for public transportation in Leipzig. Check our website for more information about your ESC in Leipzig: https://villa-leipzig.de/europaeischer-solidaritaetskorps/hosting

Training during the activity

During the ESC: the volunteer receive a basic language training of some kind (not always an official course), also other training needed to carry out agreed tasks and the volunteer attend the On-Arrival training and Mid-term seminar offered by NA. In addition, there will be realised several project days towards topics of solidarity in europe / participation / social projects for all ESC volunteers.

Participant profile

*WE ONLY ACCEPT PARTICIPANTS VIA OUR APPLICATION FORM. YOU CAN FIND THE FORM HERE: https://forms.gle/ppwFQD3MMSigttm89*

Are you interested in our creative, cultural and social work? Do you want to work with young people and children in artistic fields? Practical experience of working with children and young people would be an advantage. We welcome volunteers who come to us with their own ideas or projects and who have skills in artistic/creative fields such as media, graphic design, 3D printing, textiles, theatre and ceramics. It is important that volunteers are independent and able to develop their own ideas and contribute new ones.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 01/03/2027 to 29/02/2028

Location

Lessingstraße 7, Leipzig, Germany

Deadline

08/11/2026

Project code

2026-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000400956

Topics

Looking for participants from

68 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇩🇪 Germany.