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Volunteer Service

Volunteering for one year in Germany? Apply now!

Experience abroad, professional insights and joint commitment in an international group! Sounds interesting? Then apply for a one-year volunteer service programme #mitASF!

Two people in a room at Sachsenhausen Memorial, Germany, 2022, are reading documents. One smiles at the camera.
ASF volunteers at Sachsenhausen Memorial. Image: ASF/Ruthe Zuntz

Between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027, you can get involved in various volunteer positions in German cities and get to know the country, its people and history during seminars and trips!

The voluntary service is organised by the German association Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste (ASF for short). ASF has been campaigning for remembrance, reconciliation and peace for over sixty years, sending over 11,000 volunteers to various partner organisations.

In Germany, around 10 volunteers from different countries around the world work for a year in various project centres. They work in historical, social and cultural projects. The volunteers are closely supervised by their places of assignment and by a programme coordinator from our organisation and supported throughout the year.

  • Volunteer positions: You can find information and links to the advertised placements and partner organisations here: www.asf-ev.de/volunteerservice
  • Seminar programme: Throughout the year, accompanying seminars are held for the international group. Here, the volunteers can contribute their different perspectives and backgrounds. The internationality and diversity enriches the volunteer group. And workshops and excursions offer a wide range of learning experiences.
  • Costs: We provide our volunteers with free accommodation and cover the one-off travel costs for travelling to and from the place of assignment as well as the costs for local public transport during the year. In addition, participants receive a monthly pocket money and food allowance. ASF is a favourable alternative to studying abroad or studying languages and offers more than work and travel or an au pair!
  • Requirements: People between the ages of 18 and 30 can apply. A good knowledge of German is required.
  • Application procedure: Applications can be submitted via our online application tool:

The application deadline is 31 January 2026. If you have problems meeting this deadline please contact our coordinator.

You can find more information about the volunteer programme and apply online here: www.asf-ev.de/volunteerservice

We would be happy to advise you personally on any questions!

Eine Frau mit braunen Haaren, blauer Jacke und gepunktetem Top lächelt vor einem grauen Hintergrund.

Anne Katrin Scheffbuch

Country Director Germany | Church Relations | Alumni Groups | Trainee Programmes

More infromation on this topic

Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste
Auguststr. 80
10117 Berlin
E-mail: scheffbuch[at]asf-ev.de
Phone: +49 511 98248299
Fax: +49 30 28395-135

Eindrücke aus dem Freiwilligenjahr

Volunteering in schools or youth clubs
Die Freiwillige Charlotte besuchte in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Prag ältere Menschen. Bild: ASF/Karel Cudlín
Die Freiwillige Helene beim Aufbau einer Fotoausstellung, Gedenkstätte Vught in den Niederlande. Bild: Laura Stöbener
Die Freiwillige Sehriban bei einem Spieleabend in einem New Yorker Seniorenheim.
Die ASF-Freiwillige Dora mit Bewohner*innen in Monnikenheide, Belgien. Hier lernen, arbeiten und leben Menschen mit und ohne Behinderungen zusammen. Bild: ASF/Arnaud Ghys

Du kannst in 10 Ländern an rund 120 Einsatzstellen einen Freiwilligendienst leisten. An Gedenkorten, in sozialen Projekten, Kulturzentren oder NGOs. In großen Städten wie Amsterdam, Prag, New York oder in kleineren Orten in der Normandie, Innisfree, Virginia oder dem griechischen Kryonéri Korinthías. Hier ein paar erste Eindrücke. Mehr Infos zu allen Ländern und Einsatzstellen hier: www.asf-ev.de/freiwilligendienst