Let`s go Cologne!

Finally independent. Finally out of school or university. Finally life can start.

But what and where? To learn to be on your own. To get to know new people. To have fun.
And also think about life, search for orientation. And do something that makes sense.
What are my talents? How can I contribute? This might be something for you:

An option for young people: international volunteering

Our intention is that young people commit themselves to doing something for the common good by carrying out full-time voluntary work in youth, educational, senior or cultural associations and organisations in Cologne.

The international voluntary service in Cologne usually lasts for one year.

The Cologne Volunteer Center is a local coordinating organisation and we coordinate several hosting projects in Köln/Germany.

Most of our partner organisations come from cities that are twinned with Cologne: For example Barcelona (Spain), Cluj-Napoca (Rumänien), Cork (Ireland), Istanbul (Turkey), Lille (France), Liverpool (Great Britain), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Thessaloniki (Greece) and Torino (Italy). We prefer applications from applicants who come from one of these cities.

If you are interested in a 12-month-service and if you are under the age of 30, please fill out the application form in German and send your application to susanne.freisberg@koeln-freiwillig.de. Most of the associations require decent German language skills.

The International Voluntary Service is sponsored by the European Union (European Solidarity Corps), The City Council of Cologne, Annemarie-und-Helmut-Börner-Foundation and private sponsors.

available places for volunteering in Cologne