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Whether music lessons, political education, media education projects, open workshops or civic engagement: the VILLA promotes democratic values, strengthens personal initiative and brings together people from different backgrounds and generations.

The VILLA’s diverse educational and cultural programmes

With its extensive programme, the VILLA addresses all age groups and supports individual development as well as social interaction.

• For children and young people, there are, for example, music, theatre and dance workshops, media literacy and empowerment courses, as well as leisure activities that enable social and cultural participation.
• Adults benefit from German courses and political and cultural education opportunities.
• For older people, the VILLA offers specially designed groups and activities, including exercise and dance activities, as well as regular meetings that foster social connections and exchange.
• Particularly valuable are the welcoming offers aimed at combating loneliness and exclusion, such as the Tanzlabor Leipzig or KulturLeben Leipzig, which create opportunities for encounters and therefore strengthen social cohesion.

In addition to its educational programmes, the VILLA is also an important place for voluntary work and civic initiatives that enrich the city’s dialogue through a wide range of events. The VILLA organisation also includes the socio-cultural centre KOMM-Haus in Leipzig-Grünau and Saxony’s largest community workshop, Makerspace Leipzig in Gohlis.