UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program

Application Deadline: March 10, 2024 (12 p.m. cet)!

Applications are now open for the UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program. From 12.02. Until March 10, 2024 (12 p.m. CET), women* from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia as well as young people from Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia and Togo can apply online for kulturweit incoming. The stay in Germany will take place from the end of August to November 2024.

The international cultural voluntary service as part of the German UNESCO commission offers young people from Germany aged 18 through 26 the opportunity to get involved in the foreign culture and education policy for the duration of six or twelve months. During the course, all volunteers are financially supported and accompanied by seminars – this way kulturweit is open to all young people!

Formal Prerequisites

the participants must be at least 18 years and not older than 26 years during the entire time of the voluntary service, i.e. they are not allowed to turn 27 during their assignment period
the primary place of residence must be Germany (i.e. volunteers should have spent the majority of the past two to three years in Germany, however, German citizenship is not a prerequisite)
German native or excellent knowledge of the German language (proficiency level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
good basic knowledge of the English language, as well as ideally some basic knowledge of a language spoken in the host country
a good health and physical condition that is adequate for the stay abroad
a passport that is valid until at least six months after the scheduled return

Personal Prerequisites

open-mindedness
sense of responsibility
analytical skills
demonstrate interest in and commitment to cultural relations and educational policy
demonstrate commitment and enjoy project work
adaptability to different living conditions

Benefits

Organisation and implementation of the accompanying pedagogic programme.
Enrolment for and payment of travel health insurance, liability and accident insurance as well as German social securities.
Other programme expenses such as the payment of allowances and travel contributions, language class as well as room and board.

selection process

After a preliminary selection by the German Commission for UNESCO, the application documents are submitted to the respective partner organisations for final selection. After the final selection of applications is completed, applicants will receive an assignment offer.

assignment proposal

About six months before the scheduled departure, all future volunteers receive an assignment proposal.

assignment location

The applicants who received an assignment proposal will have about one week to decide whether to accept or decline the assignment offer. Assignments that are declined will be offered to the next applicant on the wait list.

Selection Process:

The kulturweit team of the German Commission for UNESCO is carrying out a preliminary selection process within the next four to six weeks.
After the preliminary selection phase, all applicants will receive a notification about the status of their application by email.
At this time, rejections or positive intermediate notifications are being sent to the applicants, which will be taken into account in the second phase of the selection process.
Then all remaining applications will be handed over to one of kulturweit’s partner organisations for final selection. The selection process will be completed within ten to twelve weeks.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program

Application Deadline: July 25 2022 at 12:00 p.m. CES

In the kulturweit tandem, two participants from an African country and two from Germany deal with the history of colonialism and its effects on the present. Together you will develop projects against racism that you can implement in theatres, museums and schools, in clubs, initiatives or in companies in Germany.

The program consists of a two-month language course, a one-month seminar in Kenya and a three-month project phase in Germany.

With kulturweit-Tandem you are committed to a world without discrimination. You will gain international experience, give free rein to your creativity during the project phase and establish a network that you can use for a long time to come.

Requirements:

You can participate if you live in Burundi, Germany, Kenya or Rwanda, are of legal age and have basic language skills in German and English or French.
You should speak one of the languages very well.

Benefits:

All participants receive financial support and educational support.

kulturweit offers you:

Coverage of the international and national travel expenses for flight or train to the seminar location and to the place of assignment and
Subsidy for the two-month language course (German, English, French or Swahili course)
Accommodation and meals during the international seminar in Kenya
a full-time job for three months in an institution in the cultural, educational or sustainability sector in Germany including monthly pocket money of 750 euros
International health, liability and accident insurance
Organization and implementation of the accompanying educational program
a contact person at the deployment site
a contact person for questions about application, selection and placement, visa and security at the German Commission for UNESCO
Quality Assurance and Evaluation

What costs will you incur:

Visa and all associated costs (e.g. travel costs to embassies, consulates or authorities, processing fees, certifications, translations),
Transfer (bus, train, taxi) to the airport at the place of residence
all costs that go beyond the monthly subsidy of 750 euros
for participants from Germany: during the project phase in Germany you remain in your health insurance, you may incur costs. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Multi-day follow-up seminar

The follow-up seminar takes place during the last week of the project phase in Germany. Here all participants meet again to reflect on their experiences and experiences and to develop perspectives and possible collaborations for the time after participation in the program.

educational and networking events

In addition, further educational and networking events will take place during the project phase, such as an interim seminar, in which the participants will reflect on their first weeks together, exchange ideas about their projects and experience encounters that are thematically related to the program.

project phase in germany (at an assignment site)

The core of the project phase is the development and implementation of a project. For this purpose, you should work on your project with your tandem partner during your time at the assignment site. The project plan should ideally match the thematic profile of the assignment location. Because then the deployment site can support you if possible. You are welcome to do a project that also has added value for the assignment site.

kulturweit-Tandem is funded by the Federal Foreign Office and is part of theFederal government’s catalog of measures against right-wing extremism and racism.