Last Minute: Open Sewing Studio "Kabutze" (01.04.-31.08.2025)
Kultur- und Initiativenhaus Greifswald e.V.
Kabutze e.V.
Greifswald, Germany
Description
"Kabutze" is an open sewing studio in Greifswald, Germany, a small city near the Polish-German border and at the Baltic Sea. The project offers practical sewing and upcycling activities and aims to educate the public about global (in)justice connected with fashion, e.g. with street-events, workshops, film screenings and other activities. Please see: bit.ly/44DgDag ATTENTION: you should apply here on the youth portal, but we only accept applicants who additionally apply through the application form of our coordinating organisation "Turbina Pomerania". Please apply with a quick text here on the Youth Portal and fill the form here: https://turbina-pomerania.org/en/apply. For questions, please e-mail to: application@turbina-pomerania.org. Applications via email will not be accepted. Please note that you should already have a valid visa for volunteering in Germany when applying.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation is in a shared flat with other international volunteers or local students. You will have your own room. You will receive food allowance each month and are responsible for your meals yourself. You will receive a monthly travel ticket. It is possible to borrow a bicycle for the duration of your mobility (a deposit must be paid).
Training during the activity
You will participate in two seminar weeks organized by the German national agency: the on arrival training and midterm evaluation. Both take place somewhere in Germany, together with other ESC volunteers.
Participant profile
We don't search the perfect volunteer. Most important is your honest and genuine interest in the project's topic: fair fashion & upcycling. It would be very helpful if you have basic German skills and/or skills with sewing and other handicrafts. Please specify your motivation and previous experience in the application form of our coordinating organisation: https://turbina-pomerania.org/en/apply
Activity dates
From 01/04/2025 to 31/08/2025
Activity location
Stralsunder Straße 10, Greifswald, Germany
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Creativity and culture
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 28/02/2025 00:00