The city of Augsburg is very happy to invite their 10th international workcamp! This year, they cooperate with an organisation called “Tuer an Tuer” (“next door to each other”) that helps refugees in various ways and helps them to integrate in the local society.
WORK:
There are two types of work: First, there will be a street festival taking place on June the 20th, the World Refugee Day. It will take place in an accommodation for refugees and the surrounding area to bring local people and the residents in contact. Your tasks will be to promote the festival in advance, to help preparing the decoration, setting up the stalls etc. During the festival you can help with childcare, selling food and drinks and of course you are welcome to bring your own ideas: Do you know some traditional games or food that you would like to present? Would you like to bring pictures, etc.? Feel free to do so! In the second week, you will help with renovation and construction work in the so called “Europadorf” (“Village of Europe”). This district of Augsburg was founded in 1957 to provide housing for former refugees, and still today, it offers an affordable home for people from around the world. The park and playground there need some maintenance work, so your help is highly appreciated!
ACCOMMODATION:
The youth club “Lehmbau” is located in the outskirts of the city of Augsburg, next to a big swimming lake (and very close to the “Europadorf”). It is a meeting point for children and youth from the neighbourhood and offers several options for leisure activities, such as: beach volleyball, climbing, canoeing or taking care of the animals (donkey, sheep, goats, rabbits, etc.). The team will be accommodated in a room in the youth centre. Sanitary facilities and kitchen are included.
LOCATION:
Since its founding by Caesar Augustus - after whom it was named – the city of Augsburg has stood at the intersection of some of the most important trade and travel routes on the continent. Today, the population is about 280,000. The youth club can be reached from the inner city by bike or in 20 minutes by bus. Only 200m away from the youth club there is a nice lake for swimming and relaxing in the sun on the shore.
In 2012, an IJGD camp, together with the City Youth group of Ingolstadt, renovated an empty building near a man made lake. Since then, it has been used as a Youth Education Center for local children and youth, as well as a green classroom . Your team will work with local carpenters on the roof of the building. Among other tasks, your team will also work on the floor and dividing walls.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation: Group tents on the Youth Center Grounds. You will sleep on cots in tents that hold about 4-6 people per tent. The center is located about 2 km from the city center. There will be one kitchen available, as well as sanitary facilities.www.sjr-in.de/index.php?page=537 Fronte 79: www.sjr-in.de/index.php?page=856Catering: Breakfast and dinner will be prepared as a group; lunch at the project site will be provided.
Location & leisure:
Where: Regensburg 75 km, Munich 80 kmFree Time: Ingolstadt is located on the Danube River and has plenty of historic sightseeing opportunities. The historic center is marked by churches, castles, and , and there are museums and a zoo. You can swim in the lake next to the educational center, or at the pool located 2 km away next to the Fronte 79 Youth Center. There, you can meet local youth after 4:00 pm and take advantage of activities such as foosball, billiards, and internet. Bikes will be provided for trips to the city center, about 2 km away. Trips to Nuremberg, Munich, and the Alps are possible. Mini golf, boat rental, a climbing center, animal exhibit, and bow shooting area are located near the lake. During your workcamp, the La Grande Schimierage graffiti festival will also be taking place.
Your team will help renovate the grounds of a city-run day care center to make it very nature-like. You will restructure parts of the outside area and make various areas more attractive for the children. Your team will also install mud tables for the children in order to help them have further sensory experiences. Your group will be accompanied by the day care center s leader, and you will receive additional support from city employees. Along with the physical tasks, your team will also have creative tasks, which are being planned.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation: In a day care centerCatering: Meals will be prepared as a group
Location & leisure:
Where: North Rhine-Westphalia; 20 km northwest of Dusseldorf, 60 km north of CologneFree Time: Krefeld offers interesting cultural and leisure activities, including museums, a zoo, pools, cafes, bars, and a bowling alley. Feel free to take trips to nearby cities such as Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, or through the Ruhr Area. In the Huels district, where you will be staying, there are plenty of shopping opportunities. The area also includes an environmental center, and a mountain ( Huelser berg ) with a lookout tower. You can go on bike rides, take an old historic train, or go for a swim in the local pool.
Various tasks await you in the forest of Kork: You will build and repair fences for the protection of plants and do delimbing work as well. Another task will be to build, hang up and document bird nesting houses. You will also take care of an interactive nature path, which includes the removal of scrub, cleaning of the boards and other maintenance works.
Accomodation & food:
The team will stay in the former city hall building: an old, half-timbered house located directly in the centre of the village of Kork, a district of Kehl. You will have access to a kitchen, two sleeping rooms and toilets. Showers can be found in the near-by local gym. The house has a small garden where you can have barbecues.
Location & leisure:
Near Kehl lies the small village of Kork, with only 2,500 inhabitants. Kehl is easily accessible by only a few minutes on the bus. In Kork, you can buy all of your necessities in the local shops. In addition, Kork offers both cultural and outdoor activities; you can for example visit a museum or take a swim in the small lake. Choose from a variety of interesting trips, including: the Black Forest, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Freiburg or simply a hike through the nature of southern Germany.
Requirements:
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Age:
18-99
Location:
Kehl
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ZCC
Trainstation:
KehlThis project is suitable for disabled volunteers
The participants of Building Weeks B03 will continue with the installation of the new flooring in the historical sheepfold which was started by Building Weeks of the last years. In the first week they will prepare a substraction for the concreting of the floor which will be carried out together with young German craftsmen in the second week of the project.
Accomodation & food:
shared rooms with 2 - 5 beds in 3 guest houses, warm shower (limited hot water), WC inside, camp kitchen (cold water), coal-burning stoveThe meals will be prepared together as they are part of the community life, what means that everybody will be responsible for the meal at least once during its stay. So it would be very nice if you could bring typical recipes from home in order to introduce each other to the preparation of food from all over the world.
Location & leisure:
Our houses are mostly situated in rural countrysides and small villages, so you should not expect busy places and normal city activities for the leisure time during the working days. Small trips in walking distance are possible in the afternoon.On the weekends it is possible to organise excursion to nearby cities or have other leisure activities.
The participants will build new fences within the castle area.Moreover the group will take care of the green areas around the castle i for example cut bushes near the historical walls to protect them, mow the lawn and collect the grass.
Accomodation & food:
shared rooms with 2 - 5 beds in 3 guest houses, warm shower (limited hot water), WC inside, camp kitchen (cold water), coal-burning stoveThe meals will be prepared together as they are part of the community life, what means that everybody will be responsible for the meal at least once during its stay. So it would be very nice if you could bring typical recipes from home in order to introduce each other to the preparation of food from all over the world.
Location & leisure:
Our houses are mostly situated in rural countrysides and small villages, so you should not expect busy places and normal city activities for the leisure time during the working days. Small trips in walking distance are possible in the afternoon.On the weekends it is possible to organise excursion to nearby cities or have other leisure activities.
The work will partly be done on the area of the Children s Village and partly on one of their properties close-by. It will include construction and renovation work. You will build a fence around the area as well as a wooden hut. Possibly you can also take over painting work. On 5th of July the Children s Village will be holding its summer party where your help and creativity are needed. Your task is to help setting up and tearing down everything and, even more important, to present your country and culture, e.g. by international cooking. Feel free to bring your own ideas The motto of the summer party this year will be Reverence for life and international Togetherness .
Accomodation & food:
The volunteers will be accommodated in the guest house. You will stay in double rooms and have a very well equipped kitchen.
Location & leisure:
Waldenburg is a hilltop town in southcentral Germany, famous for its castle and some hilltop churches. You can enjoy amazing views over the forests and neighbouring villages as well as a good climate. The nature reserve with its special plants offers many walking and hiking trails. In only 20min by train you can reach Schwaebisch Hall with its picturesque old town.
The International Haus Sonnenberg is the seminar house in the local area and sponsor of international education outside of the school in Europe. Located in the Harz Region, it dedicates itself to community activities. It also hosts events with participants from all over Europe, mostly on topics related to political education. During this workcamp, your team will do renovation tasks in the building where the employees stay. This will include installation, painting, and clay work in the sanitary facilities (showers and restrooms) as well as on the walls and ceiling. This will improve the quality of this building, thereby allowing guests to stay there as well. More information about the Internationale Hause Sonnenberg can be found at www.sonnenberg-international.de. More information about the region can be found at www.harzinfo.de
Remarks:
You should have some talent with manual work tasks. The location is 600-800 meters above sea level.
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