Coordination of tolerance workshops Colored Glasses in your region
Deutsches Youth For Understanding Komitee e.V. (YFU)
- Kids & Teenagers
- Democracy & Human Rights
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
- Organisation & Administration
About the volunteering opportunity
With Colored Glasses workshops, we inspire children and young people in grades 5 to 13 at schools and youth facilities throughout Germany free of charge for diversity and tolerance. We stand up against discrimination and prejudice through exciting simulations and discussions at eye level!
Acceptance and tolerance are the foundations for the functioning of a multicultural and diverse society. The Colored Glasses educational program enables children and young people to explore the importance of these values and raises their awareness of important issues such as prejudice and discrimination. The aim is to encourage young people to actively and consciously engage with the fundamental values of our society. This takes place both in the tolerance workshops and through continuous training in voluntary work, which enables them to pass on these values.
Experience-based non-formal learning is at the heart of Colored Glasses. That is why the core element of each workshop is a simulation. Participants slip into different roles and are given practical tasks in order to experience a change of perspective and gain new food for thought.
Acceptance and tolerance are the foundations for the functioning of a multicultural and diverse society. The Colored Glasses educational program enables children and young people to explore the importance of these values and raises their awareness of important issues such as prejudice and discrimination. The aim is to encourage young people to actively and consciously engage with the fundamental values of our society. This takes place both in the tolerance workshops and through continuous training in voluntary work, which enables them to pass on these values.
Experience-based non-formal learning is at the heart of Colored Glasses. That is why the core element of each workshop is a simulation. Participants slip into different roles and are given practical tasks in order to experience a change of perspective and gain new food for thought.
Your Tasks
As the regional coordinator for Colored Glasses, you are responsible for organizing workshops. You and your team will be in close contact with the volunteer workshop leaders in the region and you will be the first point of contact for schools and youth facilities. The job is mostly remote and flexible in terms of time, but there are also plenty of opportunities for face-to-face meetings.
- You will respond to inquiries from teachers by email and telephone and find volunteer teams for the workshops in your region
- You take part in the monthly nationwide CG team call
- You work in a team with 1-2 other coordinators
- You take responsibility for trainings & meetings in the region to acquire new volunteers and strengthen the sense of community in the team
Time commitment:
- approx. 2 hours per week
- 1 presence weekend per year for nationwide networking
- Optional: participation in further meetings & training courses
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
- Good communication skills (written and telephone)
- Desire & ideas to strengthen the network in the region
- high reliability and organizational skills
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
Important notice
Ideally, the commitment should be planned for the longer term
Location
This project is location independent.
Deutsches Youth For Understanding Komitee e.V. (YFU)
Together with YFU organizations in our approximately 50 partner countries, our association is committed to intercultural education, democracy education and the assumption of social responsibility by offering young people the opportunity to experience another culture as a member of a host family or as an exchange student* and to gain new perspectives. Every year, YFU sends up to 1,000 German students abroad and hosts around 500 young people from other countries in Germany.