本人,女,大学英语专业毕业,现年23岁,胸无大志,无心找普通工作。去年(2010)9月通过德国Friends of Waldorf Education的incoming program来到德国,开始为期一年的残疾人志愿者工作。由于这个组织每年招收大约70名左右来自世界各地的志愿者,而我是他们这三四年来来自中国的第二个志愿者。每次开seminar总部来人,说起我是中国人时,对方都要惊讶一番。可见中国社会志愿服务方面人士严重缺乏,所以我很希望有更多的人知道这个组织,有更多的人关注世界志愿者服务,特别是残疾人志愿者服务工作。
组织简介
Friends of Waldorf Education,德语名为Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners e.V.。是全球比较有名的华德福教育下属的一个社会机构。这个机构每年派出上百名德国志愿者到世界各地服务,与此同时分批招收世界志愿者到德国社区服务。Incoming program 就是为招收世界志愿者而设置的。
申请条件
1.be at least 18 years old (there is no maximum age).
2.have permanent residency outside Germany. be socially motivated and show dedication to your work or engagement.
3.know at least the basics of the German language. For those working in the fields of curative education (children with disabilities) and senior care (homes for the elderly), a good to excellent knowledge of German is a must. If at all possible, you should provide a certification of your studies or other official proof of your German language skills. It also expected that you be
prepared to improve your German during the duration of your voluntary service.
4.have already gathered practical experience in working with people with special needs or with the elderly. Should you not have this experience, you will be required to carry out a 2-week internship or training program at a qualifying institution in your home country. The Friends of Waldorf Education will be happy to assist you in making contact with organisations that fulfil these criteria.
5.be prepared to work for 12 months in a full-time capacity. Shorter terms of service are not possible.
6.be entirely open to living together with the residents and patients of an institution for curative therapy (children with disabilities), social therapy (adults with disabilities) or a home for the elderly.
7. be eager for personal development and be ready to integrate yourself fully in a new culture and work environment.
show initiative and a strong sense of social engagement, as these fields of work will, at least in part, be quite demanding.
Additionally, most of the institutions are located in rural agrarian areas.