Programs
Volunteer
Exchange
Exchange
Taking applications from Colombian and German residents

In 2014, Ciudad Refugio was introduced to a local German living in Medellin working for Worldwide Volunteers in Germany as a mentor for German youth volunteers serving in Colombia. That year we received our first group of 3 volunteers. Since 2014 we annually receive German youth volunteers serving within our programs.
German volunteers serving at Ciudad Refugio, teach English and German in our homeschool program, assist in various capacities in our restaurant and bakery, and work with our feeding and outreach programs in the local community. Our German volunteers also launched a fundraising initiative to generate awareness and funds for Ciudad Refugio programs. One day a week they bake German pastries which they then sell in affluent neighborhoods in Medellin, while distributing information about Ciudad Refugio.
In 2016 this program was expanded to include selecting and training Colombian volunteers to serve with social service projects in Germany. Volunteers in Germany serve in organizations working with children, elderly, refugees, and within the office of worldwide volunteers.
Currently Ciudad Refugio serves as a base of operation for those interested in traveling to serve as volunteers in Germany, managing the selection, training and preparation processes for outgoing volunteers. We also mentor and provide training for German volunteers serving in the Medellin area.
Germans in Colombia

HappySchooling and German language class
Our German volunteers teach German to students in our HappySchooling program as well as to Colombian applying to serve as volunteers in Germany. They also serve as mentors to children and youth involved with our programs.
