Consultants
Charity Graf
Social worker and youth educator
Main focus: cultural education and diversity
Office hours: Mondays to Fridays 11:00 -16:00
Mobile: +49 157 87835350
E-Mail: c.graf@esr-online.de
Volunteers
Us, the volunteers, are mainly responsible for non school related activities – supported by a salaried employee. Everything taking place on weekends and during holidays concerns us. We work voluntarily, without a salary.
We, the volunteers, are mainly students and pupils, so we’re only slightly older than our participants.
We participated in trainings to intensively prepare for the work in ESR and we regularly take part in qualification seminars.
Having fun is at least as important as the contents of our work!.
Leonie Groß-Usai
I have been actively involved in the ESR’s youth work since 2013, when I was trained as a volunteer at the age of 16. I have also been a member of the ESR board since 2017 and am now its chairperson. Through the ESR, I have also trained as a volunteer for general class conferences and those on the topic of war and peace. I also studied law in Bonn and am doing a doctorate in it. In my free time, I like to play Skyrim or Stardew Valley or knot various things.
Rahel Düx
In summer 2019, I was a team member at the ESR for the first time. I then became a member of the association. I’ve also been on the board for over a year. Through the ESR, I discovered my interest in working with young people, which is why I’m studying educational science at the University of Cologne.
As an volunteer, I’ve mainly been involved in the summer camps and the occasional cooking weekend. But I’m looking forward to new projects of all kinds in the future. I also hope to gain experience in educational work with the ESR. Peace work, intersectional feminism and interreligious exchange are topics that interest me a lot.
One of my favorite memories of the ESR is how we sing together, whether in the upper club room, on the beach or at the campfire in front of the BK-Heim.
Rania Hamkou
I first joined the Baltrum trip as a participant in the summer of 2019.
I returned to Baltrum in 2023, this time as part of the team. I plan to keep joining these trips and participating in other ESR activities.
Volunteering with the ESR might just be my new favorite pastime.After completing my vocational training, I plan to study dentistry, and I intend to continue volunteering with the group while doing so.
I love looking back on the wonderful moments we’ve shared and look forward to the experiences still to come with the ESR. The best part is constantly meeting new, cool people—and the amazing friendships that develop along the way.
Eva Kühnle
Jörn Schulzen
I have been active with the ESR since the summer of 2016; during the summer camp, I share responsibility for organizing the catering (planning, budgeting, ordering, and cooking). I am also a member of the Baltrum Committee, which makes decisions regarding the “BK-Heim” facility, among other things.
In 2019, for the first time, we are offering cooking weekends for young people who enjoy cooking and want to learn more about it.
Marcel Usai
I have been involved as a volunteer since the autumn of 2010. Since 2012, I have been increasingly active with the Protestant Youth in the Rhineland (Evangelische Jugend im Rheinland) on behalf of the ESR.
I am often part of the team for adventure camps or hiking trips. I also lead peace education workshops with school classes. I practice karate and work as an engineer.
E-Mail: marcel.usai@ekir.de
