Birgit and Thomas
Under this programme,
over the past eight years 122 young German volunteers have come to work in
Auroville, generally for a period of one year.
Weltwaerts in German means “towards” or “in the direction of
the world”. The idea behind it is to provide German youth with an experience of
different cultures and, through this, to learn more about themselves and the
wider world. The hope, as their website puts it, is that this will lead to them
making a positive contribution to “a fairer world”.
Although the overall programme is under the German Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development, the programmes in the different
countries are run by local or international organisations. In the case of
Auroville, a sub-group of Auroville International (AVI) Germany is the core
team responsible for selecting the volunteers and preparing them for the
experience, while an Auroville team supports them during their stay here.
Thomas and Birgit from AVI Germany, w...
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