EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS VOLUNTEERING at DIE TAFEL ÖSTERREICH

What is Die Tafel Österreich?

Die Tafel Österreich is the biggest and oldest foodbank in Austria. It is an independent social and environmental organisation. It provides food to people affected by poverty and living in social institutions (refugee center, homeless shelters, mother-children-homes etc.) since 1999. The food is provided free of charge and consists of food that would otherwise have become a waste. In 2024 it saved 1 578 tons of food from being thrown away and supported 75 000 people in 160 social institutions all over Austria with it. The organisation and its work are made possible by donations – time (290 volunteers 2024), money and food.

More information:

https://www.instagram.com/die_tafel_oesterreich/
https://tafel-oesterreich.at/

We are located at the Großmarkt Wien where we have our office and the biggest of our storage places. This location is also where the international volunteers will do most of their work.

Proposed activities for volunteers
Volunteers will get to know a wide variety of tasks (always with a clear schedule and training):

󠁯•󠁏󠁏 collecting food on markets and from other donors
•󠁏󠁏 examining and sorting the food
•󠁏󠁏 distributing the food to social institutions
•󠁏󠁏 educational workshops for children and youth
•󠁏󠁏 office and event support

Volunteer profile

Volunteering with Die Tafel Österreich is living solidarity with people that are affected by poverty for various reasons – refugees, women and children in women’s shelters, homeless people etc. The food provided offers nutritious choices they can often not afford otherwise. At the same time saving food from waste contributes to a better climate. If saving food and fighting poverty also corresponds with your values, then join our team at Die Tafel Österreich!

Application procedure

This European Solidarity Corps (ESC) project in Vienna is coordinated by the association Grenzenlos within the MELANGE program. If you want to apply for this project, please fill in the Melange application form and send it together with your CV (curriculum vitae) and motivation letter to application@melange.wien
Please state the name of the ESC project in the subject of your e-mail. Grenzenlos will forward your application documents to us, the hosting project, where the selection will be made.

Important! Your application will only be accepted if it is:

– complete

– you already have a supporting (sending) organisation

– and you submit your documents before the application deadline

All ESC placements coordinated by Grenzenlos are generally available to everyone between the age of 18 and 30 who is residing in an ESC program or partner country. However, in the selection procedure a preference is shown for candidates with fewer opportunities. You will be informed about the outcome of the recruitment process a few weeks after the application deadline. For more information, please visit www.melange.wien