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Looking for long-term volunteers to join our team

31-01-2022

*** Application deadline 25 February***

Through the development volunteer service ‘weltwärts’ (towards the world), you can spend between 12 and 18 months volunteering full-time with Democracy International in Germany. In May 2022, we want to welcome the first two young and motivated trainees at our Democracy International in Cologne. During your stay in Germany, you’ll receive a monthly stipend to cover all your costs.

weltwärts is all about active citizenship and enjoying intercultural learning & exchange so you’ll also attend a workshop series on various developmental global issues together with volunteers from other weltwärts-host organisations.

Our partner organisation CIVICUS is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. This means that currently an application is only possible if you live in South Africa.

You’re interested? These are the formal criteria:

  • You are from South Africa
  • You are between 18 and 28 years of age. In exceptional cases participants aged 29 or over may be admitted.
  • You are in good enough health to complete a volunteering assignment abroad.
  • You have a school-leaving qualification, a vocational qualification or equivalent work experience.
  • You are a team player and open-minded.
  • You are enthusiastic about democracy and development issues.

You can hand in your application via CIVICUS’ application portal. After a first review, CIVICUS and Democracy International will then invite 10 candidates to a selection interview. Should you be successful, you’ll sign a volunteering agreement and we can start the visa process.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

The weltwärts programme is a joint operation between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the service for developmental initiatives Engagement Global and civil society.

More info on the weltwärts programme at: https://www.weltwaerts.de/en/volunteers.html

 

More info on the positions and applications can go through:

- International Volunteer Programme: https://civicus.org/index.php/get-involved/work-with-us/5568-international-volunteer-programme

- European Volunteer Programme: https://civicus.org/index.php/get-involved/work-with-us/5567-european-volunteer-programme

Website Info

Democracy International is a registered association in Germany
(eingetragener Verein e.V.).

Gürzenichstraße 21 a-c
50667 Cologne
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 221 669 66 50
Fax: +49 (0) 221 669 665 99
Email: contact@democracy-international.org

Amtsgericht Köln
VR-Nr. 17139

Full website information here

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Bank

Democracy International e.V.
IBAN: DE 58370205000001515101
BIC: BFSWDE33XXX

Bank für Sozialwirtschaft
Konto: 1515101
BLZ: 37020500

 

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