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Volunteer programme

Ambassadors for Chemnitz 2025

Photo: Ernesto Uhlmann

Volunteers were the ambassadors of Chemnitz 2025, supporting the preparations and actively shaping the Capital of Culture year with their voluntary work. Help was needed in many different areas: at events, in organisational matters, at information stands, in looking after guests or in logistics. Working in the volunteer team was a unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the European Capital of Culture and welcome people from all over Europe!

Dirk Zinner
Head of Volunteer Programme

Michelle May
Coordinator Training Programme

Anton Schneider
Coordinator International Volunteering Programme

Carsten Richter
Coordinator Capital of Culture Region and FSJ/ESK

Delfina Zdebel
Assistance Volunteer Programme

via e-mail to volunteer(at)chemnitz2025.de

 

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The volunteers report:

Volunteer Report: Capital of Culture Year 2025 - Honouring the sponsors and supporters

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Volunteer report: "Ode to craftsmanship and other works"

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Volunteer report: Last garage concert in 2025 - farewell with rich sounds

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Volunteer report: Word art meets Capital of Culture - SLAM25 in Chemnitz

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Volunteer report: Reading and discussion with Kathryn Scanlan

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Volunteer report: Planting campaign on the Schenkenberg

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Volunteer report: "See the unseen" - a sweet record in the centre of Chemnitz

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Volunteer report: Vernissage: "Bird's eye view" at the Garage Campus

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A large group of people in matching blue shirts stand in an indoor space, smiling and waving at the camera at an event under an industrial-style ceiling with bright lights and a stage in the background.

Volunteer report: Unbeatable together - the thank-you event for the volunteers

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A covered event space with exposed brick walls and industrial beams features information boards, retro furniture, potted plants and people in the background. Sunlight shines through the skylights on the ceiling.

Volunteer report: Opening of the Betonblühen Festival - Focus on young culture

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Volunteer report: Volunteer programme - Made in Chemnitz

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A large crowd watches a group of dancers performing on an open-air stage. The text "Dancing neighbours" can be read on the screen behind them. The event appears to be part of "Chemnitz 2025".

Volunteer report: Dancing Neighbours - Project of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Chemnitz

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Volunteer report: Volunteer work at the Association of German Cities - experiencing culture, communicating the city

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Volunteer report: two towns - a city tour with voices from Chemnitz and Coventry

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Volunteer report: Absaufen_in_Chemnitz

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A group of people in matching blue shirts pose and wave under a sunny sky at an outdoor event. They are standing near a tent with the word "25" and colourful decorations in the background.

Deployment to the European Toymaking Festival in Seiffen

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Volunteer report: Encounters on the Purple Path - travelling along the Purple Path in the Capital of Culture Chemnitz and its region

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Volunteer report: Chemnitz paints and dances

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Volunteer report: Deployment at the IBUG

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Volunteer report: "Rooftops Festival" - Sonnenberg Primary School

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A view of the city from above shows slate-covered roofs with triangular windows, green trees and a sprawling city stretching into the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

Volunteer report: Climbing on the roof of Chemnitz

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A room with peeling paint, geometric wall design and graffiti with a panda on a purple bumper car. There are exposed wires, emergency exit signs and a window with cut-out arches above the door.

Volunteer report: Together for ibug - A look behind the scenes

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Volunteer report: Hiking day with the "Dancing Neighbours"

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Volunteer report: At the invitation of the Prime Minister to the summer party

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Five people stand smiling in front of a mural, all wearing blue "Chemnitz 2025 VOLUNTEER" shirts advertising Chemnitz as European Capital of Culture 2025.

Volunteer report: Yard festival "Vom Wimmeln und Wuseln" - Stadtwirtschaft Chemnitz

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volunteer report: Edvard Munch's "Angst": Exhibition opening in Chemnitz - a cultural highlight

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Volunteer report: Insights and experiences at the exhibition "Entanglements: On the role of textiles in art and society" at Kunstbahnhof Flöha

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Four smiling people stand behind a table with various chocolates and treats at a market or event in a hall, with industrial machinery and brick walls in the background. A woman hands an item to a customer.

Volunteer report: Eurobean - The sweetest chocolate festival for those with a sweet tooth

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In front of a brick building with a glass entrance, two women in blue volunteer shirts stand next to a person in a lion mascot costume, all smiling and holding event brochures.

Volunteer report: EuroBean Chocolate Festival

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Volunteer report: The Free Walking Tour is a firmly established format - More than 2000 guests have already taken part

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Volunteer report: Begehungen und Begegnungen - Volunteer at the "Begehungen" art festival at the former Chemnitz - Nord cogeneration plant

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Volunteer report: Relaxed and delicious: the volunteer picnic at the Park Summer

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Volunteer report: Begehungen art festival - art in the Chemnitz-Nord cogeneration plant

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A black and white portrait of Edith Stein with a hat is depicted on a blue banner on a brick church wall. The text announces an exhibition about her entitled "The Invisible" in Chemnitz, Germany, from 10 July 2025 to 17 July 2025.

"Edith Stein - a brilliant jewel hidden in Chemnitz"

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Volunteer report: Hooray, over 60 volunteer reports online that inspire and move!

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Volunteer report: The penguins are loose in Chemnitz...

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Volunteer report: 100 days of Apfel-Stadtpark

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Volunteer report: A special kind of concert: TANGO PUR! in Chemnitz on the theatre square

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Volunteer report: Walk to GDR artworks: "Bronze and concrete"

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Volunteer report: Mobile bathtubs & rolling bed in the garage campus

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Volunteer report: On an adventure tour along the "Purple Path"

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Volunteer report: Chemnitz blossoms - with its own song

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Volunteer report: makers united - The hands-on festival in Chemnitz

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Volunteer report: The Fire Cup 2025 at the CFC Stadium

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Volunteer report: Kosmos Festival at the Schlossteich

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Volunteer report:#3000 Garage Festival

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Volunteer report: Chemnitz celebrates its garages

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Three wooden stands with open doors are labelled with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Stand 1 has a table with papers in front of it, stand 2 is empty and stand 3 has a pink curtain. The area is covered with gravel flooring and buildings in the background.

Volunteer report: Dung turns to gold in Chemnitz - thoughts on the "Fischelant" project

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Volunteer report: A year as a volunteer

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Volunteer report: Photo campaign at the Hutfestival

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A band of musicians and singers perform on a stage with microphones and music stands, illuminated by colourful stage lights in a large interior with purple lighting.

Volunteer report: Chemnitz, capital of the bandoneon at the Argentine Tango Festival

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Volunteer report: Hutfest

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Volunteer report: An afternoon at the Garage Campus - encounters, memories and new perspectives

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A group of people sit and stand in a bright room with large windows, plants and colourful chairs around a table covered with art supplies, engaged in a creative activity or workshop.

Volunteer report: Volunteers for volunteers - Painting with acrylic

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Volunteer report: I am now a volunteer

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Volunteer report: Volunteering at the "Bandoneon - Exhibition in the Hartmannfabrik"

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A person in a blue shirt and hat is reflected in a large, shiny disco ball made of mirrored tiles; a wooden floor and pipes can be seen in the background.

Volunteer report: Am I still in Chemnitz or already in Berlin? - Childcare in the "Stadtwirtschaft"

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Volunteer report: Assignment at Europe Sounds during Europe Week

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Volunteer report: The city is filling up! Many guests are coming!

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A large group of people pose for a photo in the lobby of a building with tiled floors, white columns and wall decorations. Most of them are smiling and looking at the camera, some are standing, others are sitting in front.

Volunteer report: Reception of Erasmus students

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One corridor wall is decorated with colourful panels, including green and white brick patterns, repeated "AAAA" letters in pink and large stylised letters with the word "FOOD" in yellow, red, blue and orange.

My first assignment as a volunteer at Kunstbahnhof Flöha

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A collection of handmade heart-shaped cushions with various colourful patterns and fabrics, including knitted, floral, polka dot and patchwork designs, arranged on a table and in a box.

Volunteer report: A heart for Chemnitz citizens

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A collection of handmade heart-shaped cushions with various colourful patterns and fabrics, including knitted, floral, polka dot and patchwork designs, arranged on a table and in a box.

Volunteer report: A heart for Chemnitz citizens

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Volunteer report: Curling Cup 2025 - The grand finale at the Jutta Müller Ice Sports Centre

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Volunteer report: Curling Cup 2025 - The grand finale at the Jutta Müller Ice Sports Centre

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Volunteer report: Safer together: first aid refresher course for volunteers

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Volunteer report: Safer together: first aid refresher course for volunteers

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A group of smiling people while a man and woman hold and cut a red ribbon outside to mark the opening of a walkway or event. Trees and buildings can be seen in the background.

Volunteer report: A different kind of city tour

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A group of smiling people while a man and woman hold and cut a red ribbon outside to mark the opening of a walkway or event. Trees and buildings can be seen in the background.

Volunteer report: A different kind of city tour

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Volunteer report: A day with five Italian journalists

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Volunteer report: 165 different varieties of apple trees

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Volunteer report: 165 different varieties of apple trees

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A group of people are standing in the entrance hall of a building and chatting. One person is wearing a waistcoat labelled "Volunteer". The atmosphere is relaxed; others are gathered or walking towards a staircase in the background. Spherical lights hang from the ceiling.

Volunteer report: Surprising encounters

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Volunteer report: Welcome! How can I help you?- Our assignments at the Hartmannfabrik

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Volunteer report: Welcome! How can I help you?- Our assignments at the Hartmannfabrik

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Volunteer report: After the opening is before the opening

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Volunteer report: After the opening is before the opening

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Volunteer report: Assignment at Chemnitz Peace Day

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Volunteer report: "Discovering cultural capitals - Europe on a visit" - New Year's reception of the Lord Mayor

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Volunteer report: "Discovering cultural capitals - Europe on a visit" - New Year's reception of the Lord Mayor

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Volunteer report: Opening of the Makerhub and the winter village in the former car dealership

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Volunteer report: Tandem Learning Workshop

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Volunteer report: Our wonderful and fantastic experiences on the opening day

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Volunteer report: Deployment in the Hartmann factory for the opening

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Volunteer report: Deployment as a stand-in and in the emergency team for the opening of the Capital of Culture year

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Volunteer report: Deployment as a stand-in and in the emergency team for the opening of the Capital of Culture year

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A group of people sit in a room with large windows and take part in a panel discussion. The panellists sit at the front and speak while the audience listens. The environment is modern with a mixture of sunlight and artificial light. Some participants are taking notes.

Volunteer report: The (Trans)Formable

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A group of people sit in a room with large windows and take part in a panel discussion. The panellists sit at the front and speak while the audience listens. The environment is modern with a mixture of sunlight and artificial light. Some participants are taking notes.

Volunteer report: The (Trans)Formable

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Illuminated sign with the inscription "Chemnitz 2025 - C THE UNSEEN" against a night-time backdrop. The sign is brightly lit and thus contrasts with the dark surroundings. A building and leafless trees can be seen behind it.

Volunteer report: A new stand for our cultural capital

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Volunteer report: Deployment at the Christmas market

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Volunteer report: Visit from Timişoara - Capital of Culture 2023

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Volunteer report: Come along to the MDR?

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An older woman with grey hair, sunglasses and a black long-sleeved shirt with white and red text smiles as she stands outside in a town square with historic buildings in the background.

Volunteer report: An Italian volunteer in Chemnitz

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An older woman with grey hair, sunglasses and a black long-sleeved shirt with white and red text smiles as she stands outside in a town square with historic buildings in the background.

Volunteer report: An Italian volunteer in Chemnitz

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A group of people are sitting around a table doing arts and crafts. Various materials such as fabric, scissors and glue are scattered around the table. The room is furnished with chairs, cups and colourful decorations. Everyone looks focussed and absorbed in their work.

Volunteer report: Bird's-eye views and "Felting for everyone"

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Volunteer report: re:generation conference 2024

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Volunteer report: On the home stretch - Chemnitz 2025 programme launch on 25 October 2024

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Volunteer report: "Of coins, creatives and wild boars" - press trip to the Capital of Culture regions

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Volunteer report: SPORTS UNITED, CFC stadium on Gellertstraße on 07/09/2024

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Three Japanese women meet "dancing neighbours"

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Volunteer report: Project 3000 garages: Bicycle cinema in the garage courtyard

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A person with a ponytail and a black shirt is holding a blue beanie in a textile factory. On the beanie is a white text with the inscription "FROM THE UNSEEN". Various machines, threads and equipment can be seen in the background.

Volunteer report: Factory tour at Maximo

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Volunteer Report: International Dance Festival "TANZ MODERNE TANZ"

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A group of people in formal attire stand on a modern, angular white sculpture floating on a body of water. The sculpture features a steep staircase leading to the top. Lush greenery and a building with a tower are visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Volunteer Report: Modern dance on the Brühl

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Volunteer Report: Where aeroplanes once took off and landed

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Volunteer Report: Kosmos Festival 2024 - Operation on the Schloßteichinsel

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Volunteer Report: Kosmos" festival

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Volunteer Report: Kosmos Chemnitz 2024

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Volunteer Report: Hutfestival

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Volunteer Report: Democracy Festival of the Federal Government

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Volunteer Report: Exercise keeps you young

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Volunteer report: Museum Night 2025 Hartmannhalle

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Volunteer Report: Open day at the Hartmannfabrik on 3 May 2024

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Volunteer Report: My involvement in the GTM Germany Travel Mart™

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Volunteer Report: On the road with Stadteilpiloten – Sonnenberg

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Volunteer Report: RunC - cultural run and bike ride

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Volunteer report: City tour "Tour Fluss" with Ramona Wagner

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Volunteer Report: Tartu2024 Extended

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Volunteer Report: Snacks and coffee - not only!

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Free Walking Volunteers are "Tourism Heroes Saxony 2025"

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Volunteer coordinators from 10 countries met in Chemnitz

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A large group of people in matching blue shirts stand together in a spacious, industrial-like room with exposed beams and colourful stage lights, smiling and waving at the camera.

Thank you party for Chemnitz 2025 volunteers

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The Minister of State for Sport and Volunteering visits the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025

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Inclusive tandem training for volunteers

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Successful launch of the Capital of Culture Tandem programme at Chemnitz University of Technology

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1000 volunteers for Chemnitz

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In exchange: Coordinators of the volunteers programme in the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024

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Chemnitz 2025 volunteers practise English in tandems with students at Chemnitz University of Technology

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Young volunteers get involved in Tartu 2024 Extended

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Our team of volunteers supported the closing celebrations of the European Capital of Culture Timișoara 2023

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Capital of Culture on wheels: The participation mobile

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This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.