Lichtenberg starts project for certified population protection helpers!

Lichtenberg starts project for certified population protection helpers!

Lichtenberg, Deutschland - On July 9, 2025, the Lichtenberg district office announced that the pilot project "certified voluntary support forces in population protection" (ZEUS) started in September 2024. The aim of the project is to win committed citizens to support population protection. The kick -off ceremony met with great encouragement, which makes it make sense to continue the project.

The project is carried out in cooperation with the German Red Cross (DRK), specifically by the district associations DRK-KV Berlin-Nordost e.V. and DRK-KV Müggelspre e.V. The project took place on June 28, 2025 as part of the Lichtenberger Blue-Lichtag, where district mayor Martin Schaefer to DRK representative took place handed over.

comprehensive training for volunteers

The program offers comprehensive and free training courses for the volunteers who are carried out over six weekends. These training courses aim to convey practical skills in areas such as first aid, self -provision, the behavior at the fields of work and legal basics. After completing the training, the participants receive an official certificate that legitimizes them as qualified support forces.

The trained volunteers can be used in a variety of ways in crisis situations. Their tasks include the support of evacuated, support for emergency supplies and the provision of information points. Furthermore, the participants are trained as multipliers for population protection issues. The aim is to establish a committed community "in the neighborhood for the neighborhood".

growing importance of volunteering

Voluntary commitment in the area of ​​population protection is not only valuable, but also increasingly necessary, since state aid often reaches personnel limits. According to [bv-hh.de] (https://bv-hh.de/altona/documents/ehrennamtlicht- understutungskraefte-im-bevoelklichen-wärliche- der-fractions-von-cdu-gruene-and-SPD-SPD-SPD-SPD-SPD-SPD, similar projects also in other districts, such as Altona, too initiate.

The Johanniter, an essential pillar in the German emergency services, emphasize the importance of volunteering in crisis situations and disasters. You are looking for committed colleagues for a wide range of tasks, including first medical care, support for logistics and information as well as the cooperation in special teams. Volunteers should be ready to take part in training and further training and bring joy in dealing with people, as on Johanniter.de is highlighted.

The importance of disaster protection and volunteering as the backbone of the system grow steadily. Interested parties aged 18 and over are invited to inform themselves online about the possibilities of working in population protection and become active.