Introducing yourself and your organization
4. There are a lot of areas where there Is a lot of volunteer work. Complete the following text about civic engagement in Germany
sizeable two-thirds predominantly non-profit volunteers
A total of 30 million people across Germany are active in over 600,000
organizations . 72% of these organizations work exclusively with
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18% are part of the "education and upbringing" sector. In child and youth services, this work
mostly takes place in the many (
non-profit) democratically structured
associations and organizations . A
portion of young people work as
of 14- to 28-year-olds volunteer in a range of areas.
volunteers. Around
For further discussion 1. Have you ever been a volunteer? Do you know anyone who has worked as a volunteer? 2. Can you name a list of organizations that work mainly with volunteers? 3. Have you ever worked for a non-profit organization? What was the name of the organization and what kind of work did they do? 4. What types of organizations do you think have the highest number of young volunteers? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages for an organization of working with volunteers? 6. How important is civic engagement? Can you tell us about cases that made a real difference? 7. What reforms are needed to improve the current system?
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