Articles

• Volunteer Application Form
  28 April 2020

  Please fill out only after reading Volunteer conditions

• Bye and thanks from Franziska
  10 July 2014

  Franziska sends a nice goodbye note

• The volunteers: {Oasis-of-Peaceniks}
  10 January 2008

  The volunteer program has acquired a new director and a new internship position. As always, the program continues to draw alert, lively and interesting people from around the world.

• Life as a Volunteer in the Peace Village
  25 August 2007, by Kevin Dürr

  Volunteer Kevin Dürr describes his year in Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam

• "Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr" for German volunteers
  7 June 2004

  Till recently the social benefits of the
  so-called "Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr" provided by the German government were available only for
  young German women who did that service in Germany or neighbouring countries. Now it is possible to get it also in other countries like Israel, if the participants are well prepared and sent through an organisation recognised by the government.
  If young people from Germany wish to come as volunteers to Neve Shalom/Wahat al Salam they may therefore like (...)

• Experience of a volunteer in NSWAS
  15 May 2004, by Rosa Blumenfeld

  During the past two and a half months I have been a volunteer here at Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam. I had been in Israel for a few months already as a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The first time that I came to the village was when I attended a conference here about “Religion, Social Identity and Education Among Arabs and Jews in Israel”. I was to start volunteering at NSWAS the following week. I was to be the first volunteer working with the Public Relations office as the (...)

• Adventure and the world upside-down
  11 January 2000, by Tineke Vander Kooi

  Since I was thirteen I was longing to live for some time abroad. I wanted to do some practical work and get more insights about the world, about people and about myself. Lots of things are possible in this area nowadays, and after some investigations, Israel seemed like a good choice. On a few square meters you find intense politics and history. Concerning cultures and world religions it is a real melting pot. And it was even payable!
  Through some acquaintances I got information about a (...)