<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear Guido,<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your message and the detailed update on the future of the ewe's voluntary services in Germany and Zambia. We acknowledge the gravity of this decision and understand its implications for our longstanding cooperation with you.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We affirm our commitment to support your declaration on the future of these projects at the general meeting you had. Your dedication to intercultural exchange over the past decades has been exceptional, and we respect the Board's decision in this challenging context.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Looking ahead, we stand ready to collaborate on expanding the School Fee project and exploring new opportunities in education and other projects. We really appreciate 🙏 and God bless you 🙏.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warm regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fr. Ackim Musimuko </div><div dir="auto">Caritas Monze </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 15:12 Guido Schürenberg <<a href="mailto:guido.schuerenberg@eine-welt-erleben.de">guido.schuerenberg@eine-welt-erleben.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ewe team in Zambia,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tonight, at the ewe's general meeting, we will
have to make
a statement on the future of the ewe's voluntary services in
Germany and
Zambia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As this is of great importance for our
cooperation, which
has existed for almost 30 years, and has implications for the
joint
organisation of our partnership with Caritas of the Diocese of
Monze, we would
like to send you this declaration at the same time.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 14 January this year, we already described
the difficult
situation for incoming Zambian volunteers and the low level of
interest in
outgoing German volunteers to Zambia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The background to this was the lack of
interested and
suitable candidates for a voluntary year with the ewe (and its
special concept
of cultural integration via families) in Zambia. In addition, the
political
framework conditions had changed (significant savings in the
funding programmes
and considerable administrative effort in accounting and quality
standards). <br>
As a purely voluntary organisation, we had reached the limits of
our capacity -
financially and especially in terms of personnel. <br>
The incoming programme for Zambian volunteers was also at risk in
terms of its
essential framework conditions (host families, accompanying the
volunteers,
contribution to the costs of the placement, arbitrary visa
allocation, the
Zambian candidates' unwillingness to learn German intensively as
an everyday
language of communication and the latent everyday racism in our
German society).
In addition, there were annual cuts of over 50 million euros in
the so-called voluntary
domestic services, meaning that the number of posts had to be
significantly
reduced. <br>
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The Executive Board's decision to remain in the weltwärts funding
programme had
to be made by 31 May of this year, as recertification was
required, which alone
costs €5,000, plus the volunteer time of around 60 working hours
for the
necessary adaptation and adjustment to a new quality criteria and
documentation
system. <br>
Among other things, a decision had to be made by today for the
incoming area,
as Irmela, who has been responsible for this area for many years,
is definitely
leaving and no foreseeable successor is guaranteed. See also above
for the
general conditions. <br>
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After almost 30 and 25 successful years of intercultural volunteer
exchanges
with the special concept, the Board has therefore decided to end
these ewe
projects and will bring this to the attention of the General
Assembly. <br>
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The new board to be elected by the members this evening will
reflect on the successful volunteer work of the past almost 30
years in
intercultural exchange with Zambian and German young people with
you the
ewe-Team in Zambia and recognise its importance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the area of project work, we will try to
expand the
School Fee - project and, if necessary and possible, realise
further
development projects, particularly in the education and training
sector with
our partners in Zambia.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We very much regret this necessary decision,
but see no
responsible option.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With thoughtful and sad regards for the ewe
Board </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Guido </p>
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Guido Schürenberg
ewe-Vorsitzender
<a href="http://www.eine-welt-erleben.de" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.eine-welt-erleben.de</a>
52305 Düren
Postfach 100523
mobil: +49 176 57756953</pre>
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