International Youth Voluntary Service – IJFD

What does IJFD mean?

• getting to know different countries, cultures and people
• working with people from different backgrounds
• being socially, ecologically and culturally active
• gaining intercultural and linguistic competences

Where is IJFD possible

Help and support is needed in following areas:

• centers for people with disabilities
• facilities for the elderly
• environmental institutions
• sociocultural institutions
• child and youth organizations
• immigrant services

Who can participate?

Women and men between 18 – 26 years old.

Why?

• gain social, intercultural and linguistic experiences abroad
• reorientation after uncompleted vocational training or an unfinished university degree

Professional supervision

• intercultural and linguistic preparation
• you will be supervised by pedagogues and other experts
• 25 training days within the framework of different seminars

General framework

• start date: september 1st every year
• period of service is generally 12 months
• at least 20 days of leave per year

Fees covered

• pocket money, food and accommodation allowance
• social security
• the participants have to find additional sponsors to finance our project

Recognition

• can be recognized as pre-internship for your vocational training or studies
• certificate of employment

Please send applications via e-mail or post including

• Covering letter
• Application Letter
• Tabular CV
• Certificate copy

After a skype-interview, we`ll try to find a suitable working position for you.

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