Brief description of Ostfriesische Beschäftigungs- und Wohnstätten GmbH (obw)
Ostfriesische Beschäftigungs- und Wohnstätten GmbH (obw) was founded in 1964 as an integration aid facility for people with disabilities.
Reliability and trust, acceptance and appreciation are values that have guided obw for decades and thus contributed to its positive development. obw has set itself the goal of enabling children, young people and adults with and without disabilities to achieve the highest level of personal development and social participation in the areas of work & employment, education & qualification, housing & assistance and leisure & culture.
obw has been a recognized workshop for people with disabilities (WfbM) since 1975. As a social service provider, obw today presents itself on the one hand as a facility for the integration of people with disabilities and on the other as a competitive company on the market. With over 1,200 employees with and without disabilities, obw is one of the largest employers in the region.
Attractive living and working conditions offer people with disabilities prospects for their lives, always geared towards their individual wishes and possibilities. Inpatient and day-care services are designed to enable gradual integration into working life and the greatest possible participation in social life. The inclusive crèches Kinnerhuus middenmang Borssum and Kinnerhuus middenmang Veenhusen, the Emden daycare centers Kinnerhuus middenmang Friesland and Kinnerhuus middenmang am Stadtwald, the CAP market in Leer, the workshop stores middenmang in Leer and in Greetsiel, the lease of the Henri's café and restaurant at the Kunsthalle Emden and the training and qualification offers are the latest examples of obw's commitment to current developments and adapting its offers. Affiliated residential quarters and assisted living communities as well as the outpatient care service (Kompass) complete the range of services.



We regularly offer internships