Assignment fields for volunteers with GVS
Kids and youth work | Children’s home and orphanage | Kindergarten | Assistance at church | Social street projects | Work with disabled persons | Student ministries | Helping in various trades (e.g. carpenter’s workshop, construction helper) | Recreational and sports activities | | Learning assistance at school | Technical help (e.g. IT support) | Housekeeping | Medical help | Horticulture and landscaping | Public relations | etc.
Usually volunteers apply for a voluntary service once they finish school or their training period at approx. 18 – 24 years of age.
Our current placements can be found under the following links
What is the basis of voluntary service?
There are laws or guidelines for each voluntary service that hold the legal framework conditions for implementation of voluntary services.
GVS is obliged to follow those guidelines. (overview only in german)
Gesetz über den Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD)
Gesetz zur Förderung von Jugendfreiwilligendiensten (FSJ)
Richtlinie zur Umsetzung des Internationalen Jugendfreiwilligendienstes (IJFD)