Environmental protection is an issue many people actively work for in their spare time
interest in volunteer services shows that
Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,
young adults are willing to get involved in
Women and Youth, the Weltwärts pro-
society. The Federal Volunteer Service has
gramme of the Federal Ministry for Eco-
been in place since 2011. It is open to all age
nomic Cooperation and Development, or
groups and complements the model, in ex-
the Kulturweit volunteer service by the
istence for over 50 years, of the voluntary
German UNESCO Commission in coopera-
social year for young people and young
tion with the German Federal Foreign Of-
adults. It is also possible to do voluntary
fice. Considering all services together, in
work abroad, for example through the Inter-
2014 there were roughly 90,000 to 100,000
national Volunteer Service of the Federal
volunteers.