Vedischer Tempel und Kuhschutz e.v. (Germany)
VEDISCHER TEMPEL & KUHSCHUTZ e.V. has 3.000 members mainly in South East of Germany. We have a Youth department that has 80 members and we work closely with the local communities in Jandelsbrunn and Passau. We are also a well known touristic point – called Simhacalam or Lion Temple with our Guest House and kitchen. We have regular cooking courses every month, retreats and workshops prepared by youth for youth and also kids camps in the summer. We have also close relations with the Asian minority community in this part of Germany. For last three years we are involved in Youth in Action and Lifelong learning programs and have been part of Youth Exchange Ubuntu, Job Shadowing Ubuntu Recontinued and Pizza Effect Learning Partnership. This year we are also Host Entrepreneurs for Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs. We are active also as hosts for Woofers volunteering and WorkAway volunteers and regularly host volunteers from around the world.
Cow protection, self-sufficiency and ecological agriculture play an important role here.
We are also visited by approximately 2000 visitors and guests from all over Europe and other parts of the world every year.
We are active in the following areas:
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Promotion of the idea of living in harmony with nature, ecological awareness and standards, aiming towards general benefit and integrating the whole region in the world’s flows.
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The awareness and understanding among the public to wake up for the positive change for greater peace, tolerance, cooperation, responsibility, the renewal of the value system and against modern diseases (stress, addiction, depression, etc.).
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Promoting the spirit of togetherness, respecting and accepting diversities through co-existence of individuals in multinational, multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment.
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Organizing local festivals, panel discussions, courses, seminars, expert counselling, concerts and theatre performances, movie projections and video materials related to the area of activities of the Association.
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Engagement in the field of education covering the area of: ecology, healthy life and nutrition, development of psychological, physical and social skills, general culture, alternative medical treatments, physiotherapy, sports and yoga. etc., through: seminars, workshops, presentations, media presentations and campaigns, educational programmes for schools and universities and similar.
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Printing bulletins, brochures, billboards and similar, as well as promoting literature, which is advocating healthy lifestyle and nutrition, as well as different alternative approaches related to improvement of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life.
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Exchange of experiences with the Associations, foundations, non-government and international organizations pursuing equal or similar goals, both within the country and abroad.
We would like to host volunteers (irrespective of belief, religion or race) who are interested in areas of personal growth/ development, creativity, culture, social and humanitarian work, healthy lifestyles, spirituality, community building and development, agriculture, self-sustainability and ecology.
We work a lot with youth. Since 1979 we have had hundreds of volunteers from Europe and all over the world participating in our projects. Since 2013, we have hosted 50 volunteers here, aproximatelly.
They came through the WorkAway and HelpX. We are WorkAway and Helpx accredited
organisation. We are in process to obtain Wwoofers accrediation as organic farm organisation.
Volunteers have had a very positive experiences in our project. Most workers stay from 2 weeks to several months, some stay a year or even longer volunteering at our projects.
Vedischer Tempel und Kuhschutz e.v.
Germany
Our association has participated in the following projects funded by the EU:
2013 – Youth in Action – Youth Exchange UBUNTU (Austria – Germany)
2014 – Pizza Effect Learning Partnership – Life Long Learning Programme (GRP/13/136C The Lotus Trust)
2014 – Erasmus Plus Ubuntu Recontinued – Learning Mobility of Youth Workers – job shadowing
2015 – We are coordinating organisation for three Erasmus Plus Projects – Learning Mobility of Youth Workers, Healthy Mobility job shadowing, Komorebi – offline in the forrest and adult non formal education Taste of Nature.