Order of Malta CARAVAN

National Network
Germany
Address

Kanzlei
Burgstr. 10
53505 Kreuzberg
Germany

Telephone
0049 176 29249199
E-Mail
theresa.premauer@libanonprojekt.de
E-Mail (2)
theresa.premauer@libanonprojekt.de
E-Mail (3)
theresa.premauer@libanonprojekt.de
E-Mail (4)
theresa.premauer@libanonprojekt.de
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Religion
  3. Youth and education
General Information
Order of Malta CARAVAN was established in 2009 and is a collaboration of the German and Lebanese Associations of the Order of Malta. Every year young people get the chance to spent ten voluntarily months in Lebanon, working in Homes for handicapped people and studying at the Jesuit University of Beirut. Through various activities and field trips they become familiar with the culture, the region and the people living there. The program was founded upon the desire to make peaceful coexistence of religions a possibility, as well as, inter-cultural dialogue. Order of Malta CARAVAN has 2 permanent employees ( Project management in Germany and Project Assistant in Lebanon), and more than over 80 participants from all over Europe.
Mission and Objectives

Our aim is that the structure of this program, and this intensive period of service will spark the other participant’s interest in maintaining an open dialogue and an open mind towards Christian charity programs, and hopefully, these views will spread throughout their home country.
The program’s goals are:
1. To keep the momentum of summer camps program going, by incorporating the program throughout the rest of the year, which entails visiting handicapped people in their homes.
2. To train Volunteers so that they are and well-educated and respectful towards other religions and cultures.
3. To strengthen the faith and hope of Christians who live in the Middle East, through creating mutual trust and an understanding between the youthful generations, that come from different
denominations and religions.

Main Projects / Activities

a) Service in the homes of handicapped people
- afternoons are spend in one of the three assigned homes.
- job is not to support the staff in their daily work activities, but to offer a special service to the handicapped people that is unique to the CARAVAN program (spending quality time together, entertainment, a sense of belonging, and friendship).
b) education 
- one month of arabic intensive course
- attend lectures at the Jesuit University every morning
- several trips taken to cultural or religious places in Lebanon.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Order of Malta CARAVAN is part of the internation organisation of the Order of Malta working worldwide. Network and experience are what we can contribute.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Expand network. Implement new projects. Find new partners for intercultural and interreligous dialogue in the Euro-Med Zone.

Contact (1) Full Name
Theresa Premauer
Job Title
Project Manager
Head of the organisation
Steering Committee