Institute

Christian Peace Service-CFD

International Work Camps and Voluntary Services, Qualification in International Youth Work

Youth Action for Peace wants to contribute to international communication, reduce hostility and prejudices, and work on a global scale against social marginalization. To achieve these goals, we place youths in international youth meetings and voluntary services throughout the world.

Youth Action for Peace offers a variety of programs:

• Work Camps- Young people are able to live, work, and learn together in an international group for two to three weeks. Our volunteers work in social projects with children, youths, and disabled people, as well as on environment projects and peace initiatives. Working together in camps in Africa, Asia, and Latin America provides a special opportunity to get to know different countries and people. Because of the special circumstances in which these camps are situated, we offer accompanying seminars to the participants.
• Medium- and long-term Voluntary Services- Voluntary services offer the opportunity to work in non-profit projects for a longer period of between several months and a year. We work with partner organizations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Youths are encouraged to contribute their ideas to the project and then implement them. The European Union partially finances voluntary services (European Voluntary Service).
• Qualification in International Youth Welfare Work- We train volunteers to work in leadership positions of work camps and preparatory courses. This practical training includes topics like group dynamics and self-organization, handling conflicts constructively, and the discussion of social hot topics. Our international umbrella organization Youth Action for Peace International offers a variety of seminars concerning working for peace and resolving conflicts. Voluntary work in our topic-related groups offers the opportunity to participate in a network of dedicated youths.

The Institute for Global Church and Mission (IWM) is a missiological institute of the German Bishops' Conference at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt/Main.