Since more than 65 years the "CJD" (Christian Youth Village Foundation of germany) has been working with people with fewer opportunities in view of their integration into society and the employment market. Our Motto is "Let no one fall by the wayside" and "Everybody deserves a chance". Therefore we try to to develope personal skills an individual abilities to enable our target groups to cope with their personal "life path". The holistic, educational concept of the CJD is rooted in the Christian view of men and based on four cour competences: - Religious education: to provide guidance - Fine-arts education: to discover one's creative potentials - Political education: to understand democracy - Sports/Health education: to strive not only physical fitness The project "Chancengeber CJD" tries to increase the chances of young people with fewer opportunities to cope daily life and to get easier integrated into society and in the working market. Besides it supports a healthy life style, the exercise of outdoor activities, and cultural diversity because a great many of our trainees have a migrant background. Activity 1: CJD Versmold At the CJD Versmold we try to support especially the young people’s talents in MUSIC and ART. The volunteer will take part in sports and fine arts group activities and can offer activities according to his own abilities, inclinations and culture as like: group evenings on intercultural subjects, cooking, dancing, music, outdoor activities like biking, canoeing, climbing, football, badminton, swimming, choir, music band, theatre group, extra tuitions in different school subjects. The project in Versmold is an individual long term project with 2 places where we will host two female volunteers from Russia and Ukraine. Duration of the activity: 01.09.2014 - 31.08.2015 Partner organisations: CJD Versmold (Germany, hosting), ISKRA (Russia, sending organisation, SFERA (Ukraine, sending Organisation) Activity 2: CJD Herten The aim of the project "Leisure activities for youngsters with psychologically diseases" in Herten (2010-DE-65) is to help adolescants with psychological diseases to get personally stabilised, to help the target group to cope daily life, to finish school succesfully and to get easier integrated into society and in the working world. . The volunteer will take part in the different leisure activities. He should self-consistently develop additional, creative leisure educational offers for the young people he will be in charge with according to his personal abilities. We will particularly appreciate projects in the range of sports. Besides this the volunteer should organise activities showing his own cultural background: preparation of typical food, seasonal habits, music, dance, leisure activities for the target group…. The project is an individual long term project with a male volunteer from the Republic of Moldowa. Duration of the activity: 01.09.2014 - 31.08.2015 Partner organisations: CJD Herten (hosting), Asociatia pentru Sustinerea Initiativelor Studentilor si Tinerilor "ASIST" (sending) Activity 3: CJD BBW Niederrhein in Moers The project "Pedagogical support of youngsters with fewer opportunities in a vocational training center by sports, leisure and outdoor activities" tries to increase the chances of young people with fewer opportunities to cope daily life and to get easier integrated into society and in the working market. Besides it supports a healthy life style, the exercise of outdoor activities, and cultural diversity because a great many of our trainees have a migrant background. By this specific holistic advancement we enhance the chances for a succesful graduation of our trainees significantly, contribute the fight against unemployment, and support an active participation in society. The volunteer will take part in sports and fine arts group activities and can offer activities according to his own abilities, inclinations and culture as like: - group evenings on intercultural subjects - cooperation in experience-educational projects (for example outdoor activities) - participation and company of spare times In our individual long term evs-projects in Moers (2013-DE-212) we will host 1 female polish volunteer. Duration of the activity: 01.09.2014 - 31.08.2015 Partner organisations: CJD BBW Niederrhein in Moers (Germany, hosting), STRIM (Poland, sending)