Usually, all volunteers start their placement with Turbina Pomerania at the beginning of September. In 2025 the beginning will be on September 8th. After a few weeks, you will attend an orientational seminar together with all the other volunteers in the region. You shouldn't miss it! A later start of the volunteering programme is therefore possible only in very limited, exceptional cases.

A voluntary service in one of Turbina Pomerania's hosting organisations lasts 12 months and begins in September.

The minimum age for spending a year with Turbina Pomerania is 18 years.

For participation in the European Solidarity Corps the maximum age is 30 years.

For participation in the German Federal Voluntary Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) there is no age limitation.

All volunteers take part in 4 seminars, which take place at different locations in Western Pomerania. This way you also get to know the region in a very special way. In addition, four individual seminar days will take place.

International volunteers in the European Solidarity Corps also take part in two other seminars: the on-arrival seminar and the mid-term evaluation. These seminars do not take place in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but at educational centres somewhere in Germany. In each case, together with other, international volunteers.

All seminars are mandatory. It is not possible to take holiday during the seminar times. In case of illness, we need a doctor's certificate of incapacity.

International volunteers in the European Solidarity Corps receive 7,-€/day pocket money and 10,43€/day for meals.
The pocket money for BFD volunteers is determined by the hosting organisation and amounts to 250-450€/month.

All vacancies and the current application period can be found on the page "our hosting organisation".

Applications should be sent through our application form (coming soon).

Applications outside the application period or sent by email will not be accepted.

For questions, please reach out via application[at]turbina-pomerania[dot]org.

Please check our hosting organisation page for the current application period.

International volunteers who need a visa for entry should apply at least one year in advance, as there can be very long waiting times at the respective embassies.

Agreements for the Federal Volunteer Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) must be ready by July at the latest in order to be able to start the voluntary service in September. The paperwork process takes several weeks and should therefore be started no later than May.