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Ready for an unforgettable adventure abroad? Discover meaningful ones with Rainbow Garden Village, your non-profit organization Volunteering, individual Internships abroad and unique Adventure & Trips cost worldwide.

Become part of our globally networked community and experience an extraordinary time abroad together with like-minded people! Contribute to a positive development in the world, make intercultural friendships and develop your personal potential.

Be there and satisfy your wanderlust!

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In which area do you want to get involved?

where do you want to go travel?

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Make a little big change

With Rainbow Garden Village you are choosing a non-profit organization with a face and personality, because we can look back on an exciting history and a long history, so that you will benefit from our many years of experience. who choose a FSJ abroad decides with RGV, gets the full package: from competent advice and support from our coordinators to exciting projects with impact all over the world to a large community in which volunteers and former participants can exchange ideas.

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03.04.24

RGV online event

Online

Online

RGV online event

Are you interested in voluntary service or an internship abroad? Then visit our RGV Online Event every 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month at 18:00 p.m. The RGV online events are always accompanied by experienced RGV coordinators and You also have the opportunity to ask specific questions.

>> Register for the free RGV Online Event using the green button. We will then send you your link to the online meeting.

The RGV Online Events are prepared with a lot of image material, so you can look forward to many great impressions. These topics are waiting for you:

  • How do I plan my stay abroad
  • Travel preparation
  • Country and program presentation
  • The RGV teams on site introduce themselves

We look forward to your participation!

Your RGV team

Information

Wednesday 18:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m.

you fill out the online form
we will send you your link to the online meeting
just click the link sent to participate

sign up now
17.04.24

RGV online event

Online

Online

RGV online event

Are you interested in voluntary service or an internship abroad? Then visit our RGV Online Event every 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month at 18:00 p.m. The RGV online events are always accompanied by experienced RGV coordinators and You also have the opportunity to ask specific questions.

>> Register for the free RGV Online Event using the green button. We will then send you your link to the online meeting.

The RGV Online Events are prepared with a lot of image material, so you can look forward to many great impressions. These topics are waiting for you:

  • How do I plan my stay abroad
  • Travel preparation
  • Country and program presentation
  • The RGV teams on site introduce themselves

We look forward to your participation!

Your RGV team

Information

Wednesday 18:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m.

you fill out the online form
we will send you your link to the online meeting
just click the link sent to participate

sign up now
15.05.24

RGV online event

Online

Online

RGV online event

Are you interested in voluntary service or an internship abroad? Then visit our RGV Online Event every 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month at 18:00 p.m. The RGV online events are always accompanied by experienced RGV coordinators and You also have the opportunity to ask specific questions.

>> Register for the free RGV Online Event using the green button. We will then send you your link to the online meeting.

The RGV Online Events are prepared with a lot of image material, so you can look forward to many great impressions. These topics are waiting for you:

  • How do I plan my stay abroad
  • Travel preparation
  • Country and program presentation
  • The RGV teams on site introduce themselves

We look forward to your participation!

Your RGV team

Information

Wednesday 18:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m.

you fill out the online form
we will send you your link to the online meeting
just click the link sent to participate

sign up now
05.06.24

RGV online event

Online

Online

RGV online event

Are you interested in voluntary service or an internship abroad? Then visit our RGV Online Event every 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month at 18:00 p.m. The RGV online events are always accompanied by experienced RGV coordinators and You also have the opportunity to ask specific questions.

>> Register for the free RGV Online Event using the green button. We will then send you your link to the online meeting.

The RGV Online Events are prepared with a lot of image material, so you can look forward to many great impressions. These topics are waiting for you:

  • How do I plan my stay abroad
  • Travel preparation
  • Country and program presentation
  • The RGV teams on site introduce themselves

We look forward to your participation!

Your RGV team

Information

Wednesday 18:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m.

you fill out the online form
we will send you your link to the online meeting
just click the link sent to participate

sign up now
19.06.24

RGV online event

Online

Online

RGV online event

Are you interested in voluntary service or an internship abroad? Then visit our RGV Online Event every 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month at 18:00 p.m. The RGV online events are always accompanied by experienced RGV coordinators and You also have the opportunity to ask specific questions.

>> Register for the free RGV Online Event using the green button. We will then send you your link to the online meeting.

The RGV Online Events are prepared with a lot of image material, so you can look forward to many great impressions. These topics are waiting for you:

  • How do I plan my stay abroad
  • Travel preparation
  • Country and program presentation
  • The RGV teams on site introduce themselves

We look forward to your participation!

Your RGV team

Information

Wednesday 18:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m.

you fill out the online form
we will send you your link to the online meeting
just click the link sent to participate

sign up now
20.04.24

JuBi

Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Your RGV team at the youth education fair

Visit us at the JuBi and let our coordinators advise you personally on your stay abroad. Whether you are planning volunteer work or would like to do an internship - you will get the best advice here!

Information
  • Where: Eisenbach High School, Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse 40, 70437 Stuttgart
  • When: 10 to 16 clock (GMT+XNUMX)
  • Admission: Free
27.04.24

JuBi

Berlin

Berlin

Your RGV team at the youth education fair

Visit us at the JuBi and let our coordinators advise you personally on your stay abroad. Whether you are planning volunteer work or would like to do an internship - you will get the best advice here!

Information
  • Where: Dreilinden-Gymnasium, Dreilindenstraße 49, 14109 Berlin
  • When: 10 to 16 clock (GMT+XNUMX)
  • Admission: Free
22.06.24

JuBi

Cologne

Cologne

Your RGV team at the youth education fair

Visit us at the JuBi and let our coordinators advise you personally on your stay abroad. Whether you are planning volunteer work or would like to do an internship - you will get the best advice here!

Information
  • Where: Conference Center of the Technology Park, Josef-Lammerting-Allee 17-19, 50933 Cologne
  • When: 10 to 16 clock (GMT+XNUMX)
  • Admission: Free
13.04.24

Online preparatory seminar for volunteers and interns abroad

online / zoom
booked up

online / zoom

booked up

Preparation for your stay abroad

Thorough preparation is important for your successful stay abroad. For this reason, we organize a preparatory seminar for our participants. It doesn't matter whether you want to do volunteer work or an internship abroad: In our RGV preparation seminar you will be optimally prepared for your time in one of our target countries.

About RGV Seminar Coach Kathrin David

Kathrin is the founder of the online learning platform give & grow. Her work focuses on sustainable tourism and responsible volunteering. She draws on her own long-term travel experiences and combines them with her psychology and economics background. At the same time, she is fully committed to being a multiplier for global learning, cultural exchange and social justice.

Contents of the preparatory seminar

Session Min Contents
1 60

Entry - motivation - expectations - reality check

  • Get to know
  • Expectations and motivation of the participants
  • Pointing out possibilities, limits and facts
2 45

Global connections & history of volunteering

  • History, criticism and opportunities of volunteer work
  • My role as a volunteer: What is possible and what is not?
  • Learning vs Helping
3 45

Intercultural Competence

  • Mental backpack: prejudices, roles, ...
  • Postcolonialism, White Savior, Stereotypes, Own Privileges
  • Intercultural awareness
Break 60
4 60

Preparation

  • Cooperation at eye level
  • Do's and don'ts
5 45

Possible challenges

  • Dealing with local circumstances
  • Culture shock, homesickness
6 45

My volunteering and the return

  • Child protection on site
  • Social media, helping narrative
  • Creating a framework: wishes for the trip, implementation, preparation, ...

Registration for the preparatory seminar:

Sign up using the button below. Note: Both RGV volunteers and interns as well as interested parties can take part in the seminar. The seminar has a maximum of 20 participants!

» Registration for the preparatory seminar

Refunds for cancellations

If you cancel, we can refund your participation fees in full up to four weeks before the seminar. Up to two weeks before the seminar, 50% of the fee can be refunded. From two weeks before the start of the seminar no refund is possible.

When should you sign up?

You should register for the seminar at least one week before the start. In the case of short-term registrations, all free places may already be occupied.

Information
Where: Online / participation via link for zoom
When: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. | break | 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m
coach: Catherine David
Fee: 45 Euros
Register here
01.06.24

Online preparatory seminar for volunteers and interns abroad

online / zoom

online / zoom

Preparation for your stay abroad

Thorough preparation is important for your successful stay abroad. For this reason, we organize a preparatory seminar for our participants. It doesn't matter whether you want to do volunteer work or an internship abroad: In our RGV preparation seminar you will be optimally prepared for your time in one of our target countries.

About RGV Seminar Coach Kathrin David

Kathrin is the founder of the online learning platform give & grow. Her work focuses on sustainable tourism and responsible volunteering. She draws on her own long-term travel experiences and combines them with her psychology and economics background. At the same time, she is fully committed to being a multiplier for global learning, cultural exchange and social justice.

Contents of the preparatory seminar

Session Min Contents
1 60

Entry - motivation - expectations - reality check

  • Get to know
  • Expectations and motivation of the participants
  • Pointing out possibilities, limits and facts
2 45

Global connections & history of volunteering

  • History, criticism and opportunities of volunteer work
  • My role as a volunteer: What is possible and what is not?
  • Learning vs Helping
3 45

Intercultural Competence

  • Mental backpack: prejudices, roles, ...
  • Postcolonialism, White Savior, Stereotypes, Own Privileges
  • Intercultural awareness
Break 60
4 60

Preparation

  • Cooperation at eye level
  • Do's and don'ts
5 45

Possible challenges

  • Dealing with local circumstances
  • Culture shock, homesickness
6 45

My volunteering and the return

  • Child protection on site
  • Social media, helping narrative
  • Creating a framework: wishes for the trip, implementation, preparation, ...

Registration for the preparatory seminar:

Sign up using the button below. Note: Both RGV volunteers and interns as well as interested parties can take part in the seminar. The seminar has a maximum of 20 participants!

» Registration for the preparatory seminar

Refunds for cancellations

If you cancel, we can refund your participation fees in full up to four weeks before the seminar. Up to two weeks before the seminar, 50% of the fee can be refunded. From two weeks before the start of the seminar no refund is possible.

When should you sign up?

You should register for the seminar at least one week before the start. In the case of short-term registrations, all free places may already be occupied.

Information
Where: Online / participation via link for zoom
When: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. | break | 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m
coach: Catherine David
Fee: 45 Euros
Register here
29.06.24

Online preparatory seminar for volunteers and interns abroad

online / zoom

online / zoom

Preparation for your stay abroad

Thorough preparation is important for your successful stay abroad. For this reason, we organize a preparatory seminar for our participants. It doesn't matter whether you want to do volunteer work or an internship abroad: In our RGV preparation seminar you will be optimally prepared for your time in one of our target countries.

About RGV Seminar Coach Kathrin David

Kathrin is the founder of the online learning platform give & grow. Her work focuses on sustainable tourism and responsible volunteering. She draws on her own long-term travel experiences and combines them with her psychology and economics background. At the same time, she is fully committed to being a multiplier for global learning, cultural exchange and social justice.

Contents of the preparatory seminar

Session Min Contents
1 60

Entry - motivation - expectations - reality check

  • Get to know
  • Expectations and motivation of the participants
  • Pointing out possibilities, limits and facts
2 45

Global connections & history of volunteering

  • History, criticism and opportunities of volunteer work
  • My role as a volunteer: What is possible and what is not?
  • Learning vs Helping
3 45

Intercultural Competence

  • Mental backpack: prejudices, roles, ...
  • Postcolonialism, White Savior, Stereotypes, Own Privileges
  • Intercultural awareness
Break 60
4 60

Preparation

  • Cooperation at eye level
  • Do's and don'ts
5 45

Possible challenges

  • Dealing with local circumstances
  • Culture shock, homesickness
6 45

My volunteering and the return

  • Child protection on site
  • Social media, helping narrative
  • Creating a framework: wishes for the trip, implementation, preparation, ...

Registration for the preparatory seminar:

Sign up using the button below. Note: Both RGV volunteers and interns as well as interested parties can take part in the seminar. The seminar has a maximum of 20 participants!

» Registration for the preparatory seminar

Refunds for cancellations

If you cancel, we can refund your participation fees in full up to four weeks before the seminar. Up to two weeks before the seminar, 50% of the fee can be refunded. From two weeks before the start of the seminar no refund is possible.

When should you sign up?

You should register for the seminar at least one week before the start. In the case of short-term registrations, all free places may already be occupied.

Information
Where: Online / participation via link for zoom
When: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. | break | 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m
coach: Catherine David
Fee: 45 Euros
Register here
20.07.24

Online preparatory seminar for volunteers and interns abroad

online / zoom

online / zoom

Preparation for your stay abroad

Thorough preparation is important for your successful stay abroad. For this reason, we organize a preparatory seminar for our participants. It doesn't matter whether you want to do volunteer work or an internship abroad: In our RGV preparation seminar you will be optimally prepared for your time in one of our target countries.

About RGV Seminar Coach Kathrin David

Kathrin is the founder of the online learning platform give & grow. Her work focuses on sustainable tourism and responsible volunteering. She draws on her own long-term travel experiences and combines them with her psychology and economics background. At the same time, she is fully committed to being a multiplier for global learning, cultural exchange and social justice.

Contents of the preparatory seminar

Session Min Contents
1 60

Entry - motivation - expectations - reality check

  • Get to know
  • Expectations and motivation of the participants
  • Pointing out possibilities, limits and facts
2 45

Global connections & history of volunteering

  • History, criticism and opportunities of volunteer work
  • My role as a volunteer: What is possible and what is not?
  • Learning vs Helping
3 45

Intercultural Competence

  • Mental backpack: prejudices, roles, ...
  • Postcolonialism, White Savior, Stereotypes, Own Privileges
  • Intercultural awareness
Break 60
4 60

Preparation

  • Cooperation at eye level
  • Do's and don'ts
5 45

Possible challenges

  • Dealing with local circumstances
  • Culture shock, homesickness
6 45

My volunteering and the return

  • Child protection on site
  • Social media, helping narrative
  • Creating a framework: wishes for the trip, implementation, preparation, ...

Registration for the preparatory seminar:

Sign up using the button below. Note: Both RGV volunteers and interns as well as interested parties can take part in the seminar. The seminar has a maximum of 20 participants!

» Registration for the preparatory seminar

Refunds for cancellations

If you cancel, we can refund your participation fees in full up to four weeks before the seminar. Up to two weeks before the seminar, 50% of the fee can be refunded. From two weeks before the start of the seminar no refund is possible.

When should you sign up?

You should register for the seminar at least one week before the start. In the case of short-term registrations, all free places may already be occupied.

Information
Where: Online / participation via link for zoom
When: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. | break | 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m
coach: Catherine David
Fee: 45 Euros
Register here
10.08.24

Online preparatory seminar for volunteers and interns abroad

online / zoom

online / zoom

Preparation for your stay abroad

Thorough preparation is important for your successful stay abroad. For this reason, we organize a preparatory seminar for our participants. It doesn't matter whether you want to do volunteer work or an internship abroad: In our RGV preparation seminar you will be optimally prepared for your time in one of our target countries.

About RGV Seminar Coach Kathrin David

Kathrin is the founder of the online learning platform give & grow. Her work focuses on sustainable tourism and responsible volunteering. She draws on her own long-term travel experiences and combines them with her psychology and economics background. At the same time, she is fully committed to being a multiplier for global learning, cultural exchange and social justice.

Contents of the preparatory seminar

Session Min Contents
1 60

Entry - motivation - expectations - reality check

  • Get to know
  • Expectations and motivation of the participants
  • Pointing out possibilities, limits and facts
2 45

Global connections & history of volunteering

  • History, criticism and opportunities of volunteer work
  • My role as a volunteer: What is possible and what is not?
  • Learning vs Helping
3 45

Intercultural Competence

  • Mental backpack: prejudices, roles, ...
  • Postcolonialism, White Savior, Stereotypes, Own Privileges
  • Intercultural awareness
Break 60
4 60

Preparation

  • Cooperation at eye level
  • Do's and don'ts
5 45

Possible challenges

  • Dealing with local circumstances
  • Culture shock, homesickness
6 45

My volunteering and the return

  • Child protection on site
  • Social media, helping narrative
  • Creating a framework: wishes for the trip, implementation, preparation, ...

Registration for the preparatory seminar:

Sign up using the button below. Note: Both RGV volunteers and interns as well as interested parties can take part in the seminar. The seminar has a maximum of 20 participants!

» Registration for the preparatory seminar

Refunds for cancellations

If you cancel, we can refund your participation fees in full up to four weeks before the seminar. Up to two weeks before the seminar, 50% of the fee can be refunded. From two weeks before the start of the seminar no refund is possible.

When should you sign up?

You should register for the seminar at least one week before the start. In the case of short-term registrations, all free places may already be occupied.

Information
Where: Online / participation via link for zoom
When: Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. | break | 14:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m
coach: Catherine David
Fee: 45 Euros
Register here

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Volunteering with RGV: How Namibia captured my heart

For me personally, it was the best time of my life so far. I would like to thank the entire RGV team (also on site in Namibia) for your great support, your understanding, your help, your existence, your friendliness, your punctuality.
Testimonials

Magical natural diversity and magical encounters – my time on the chimpanzee island

I will forever hold the six weeks I spent in Africa in my heart and I am incredibly grateful for everything I was able to learn and experience!
Testimonials

Living and learning in Zanzibar: My 10-week adventure as a soccer coach

Thank you very much for organizing my participation in the football project in Zanzibar without any problems. It was a lot of fun and I had an unforgettable time in the Studenthouse in Bububu.

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Rainbow teams worldwide

We are very proud of our large network, which has been growing steadily since 1999. Whether in our office in Munich or with our teams on site - more than 120 employees and supporters do excellent work every day and put a lot of heart and soul into their volunteer projects in order to achieve what drives us.

Get to know us!

Hey I'm Steffen Mayer Founder of RGV

Portrait of Steffen Mayer

The immersion in foreign cultures is a passion that captivated me many years ago and has not left me since. 1999 I traveled to Africa for the first time. Totally unexpected, I spent 2 years in Ghana and founded RGV during this time. An experience that I do not want to miss and that has shaped me to this day. I was particularly impressed by the hospitality of the people and the joie de vivre with which they mastered the challenges of their everyday lives.

So the story of RGV took its course! As the founder and executive director of RGV, together with my Munich team, I take care of the daily concerns of our target countries and participating volunteers and interns.

My best foreign experience: "The first big trip to my Abi!"

Our story
Portrait of Steffen Mayer