Action Reconciliation Service For Peace - ARSP

In August 2026, our new volunteer from the US, Jack, will volunteer with ARSP/ASF at the Concentration Camp Memorial in Germany for one year. Jack decided to visit the site and met current volunteers Margalit (USA) and Emma (Netherlands).
In his words:
“It was great being able to see the area and the facilities in which I
will be living and working, and getting to meet both of the current
ASF representatives, they were tremendous as well. I am glad that I was
also able to further familiarize myself with the Deutsche Bahn, among
other things”.

Our ARSP volunteers had a great opportunity by visiting the Gallaudet University in Washington DC and receiving a tour. Founded in 1864 in Washington, D.C., Gallaudet University is the world’s only liberal arts university specifically for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Authorized by Congress and signed by President Lincoln, it began as a school for deaf and blind children in 1856, later becoming a degree-granting college and eventually a university in 1986.

ARSP volunteers also visited Howard University. We are grateful that the Goethe Institute Washington DC supported our desire to learn about an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Dr. Sephocle shared her thoughts about teaching in a primarily Black community and how important it is to speak out. Dr. Sephocle is connected with important figures in the Civil Rights Movement like Coretta Scott King; the late Rosa Parks and Jesse Jackson.

We loved hearing PhD candidate Ambachew Anjulo honestly talk about his experiences in Germany and the opportunities he encountered at Howard University. Both were very inspiring!