For the fourth time the small community of Burk invites an international workcamp! Last camps were a big success and so the community is happy to repeat the international experience. During the camp, on the 30th of April & 1st of May, the international hiking days are taking place in Burk and the Workcamp will help in this event.
WORK:
The group will have different tasks to do: You will help in the organisation of the international hiking day’s event, in which about 2000 hikers will participate. For the first of May you will prepare and install the maypole (Maibaum) and participate in the maypole celebration, which is a popular tradition, particularly in southern Germany. Furthermore, you will do various renovation and maintenance work on the local cemetery, playgrounds and green areas around the community.
ACCOMMODATION:
A building in the community. You will cook for yourselves. Please bring your own sleeping bag.
LOCATION:
Burk is a small and calm village in Bavaria with 1100 inhabitants. It is surrounded by beautiful nature with forests and hills. It is perfect for walks or hiking.
The Albert-Schweitzer-Children’s Village in Waldenburg was found in 1957. A Childrens’s Village exists of several houses where the kids live like in a small family together, because they don’t have the opportunity to live with their parents. The goals of this association are to respect the personality and feelings of every child, to bring forward individual skills and creativity as well as to make a good physical and mental development possible. This summer in May, they will be hosting the KidoCup with over 300 kids for one weekend. It is a big sports event for children and teenagers from Children’s Villages all over Germany. The organizers are very happy to get the help of an international workcamp to realize the KidoCup 2015 and they are looking forward to organise various leisure activities like city sightseeing, camp fire evenings or canoeing for you.
WORK:
You will help the organizers of the KidoCup in all phases of the event. Before the event starts, you will set up everything in the Children’s Village. You will prepare the accommodation for the guests, set up the sport venue and take over many logistical tasks. The weekend during the KidoCup you will supply the guests with food and drinks. This is a great opportunity to get in contact with the children and teenagers, who are participating in the event. Afterwards you will help to clean up the area.
ACCOMMODATION:
The volunteers will be accommodated in the guest house which is placed directly in the Children’s Village. You will stay in double rooms (or with three beds) and have a well equipped kitchen and a nice living room.
LOCATION:
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 village of Hoetensleben was situated directly on the eastern side of the German-German border when Germany was divided during the period of the cold war. An association called “Grenzdenkmalverein” was founded after the fall of the Iron Curtain, which maintained four hundred meters of the former frontier protections system as a kind of open-air-museum. Visitors can still experience the different walls and electric fences, the watchtowers and iron barriers and get an impression of the violence that took place here.
WORK:
This year there will be the 1000-year-anniversary in Hoetensleben. During one week there are different events and activities. Before the event starts you will help to set everything up and also during the event you will help to prepare the different locations and activities. Of course there will be time for you to join the party as well. Another task will include maintenance and repair work at the historical memorial itself. Also note that the workcamp includes several study-parts on this period of the German history with several excursions and activities together with local people. The highlight of these might be your excursion to Berlin where you will visit the Bundestag (German Parliament)!
ACCOMMODATION:
You are staying in the former village hall that is renovated now. There are different sleeping rooms with beds provided and a good equipped kitchen as well.
LOCATION:
Hoetensleben is a little village with approx. 2,500 inhabitants. International workcamps have been invited for some 14 years, so local inhabitants are looking forward to welcoming the volunteers. Many activities will be done together with local associations e.g. the voluntary fire brigade of Hoetensleben. Volunteers should be interested in German history because there will some trips to historical places and other activities in relation to the German history. Therefore, volunteers should add a short motivation letter describing their interest in this special project.
AIRPORT:
Hannover, Berlin.
TRAIN STATION:
Helmstedt.
REQUIREMENTS:
Please include a motivation letter with your application.
You will help the local volunteers and youths with the preparation for the "Bierfest", which means building up the whole infrastructure, like the big tent, BBQ area, kitchen etc. During the Bierfest you will be working in shifts in the different areas, like organisation, bar, catering etc. Afterwards you will be helping with the dismantling, too. In addition there will be some smaller renovation projects waiting around the village for you.
Accomodation & food:
tba
Location & leisure:
Oberscheinfeld is a little village in the region Middle Franconia and it celebrates its 1.200 anniversary in 2016. It's located in the low mountain range called Steigerwald, which is also a nature reserve. The Franconian cities Wuerzburg, Bamberg and Nuremberg are between 50 and 70 km from here.
You will help the organisers in all phases of the festival: The main tasks will be, on the first days, setting up the stage and the campground on the site of the festival, as well as the disassembly of the whole structure and surroundings on the last day. While the festival is running, the volunteers should be available to the organisation and will be ask to assist in different areas: bar, stage, organisation, catering etc. You will work closely with the local people from the association! There is a fixed plan for the build-up of the festival, nevertheless the schedule will be adapted to the logistics of the event and you are expected to be patient and work autonomously within this plan. Volunteers should be flexible enough to work long and unusual hours – and enjoy music! Speaking or understanding basic German will be a plus!
Accomodation & food:
You will stay at the local brewery! It is a small and very basic accommodation not far from the festival site. The final ceremony afterwards for all the helpers of the festival will also take place there. During the festival food will be provided by the food stands throughout the day.
Location & leisure:
Pegnitz is a small town in Franconia, Bavaria, near Nuremberg. You can find medieval and historic buildings and churches in the centre of the city. The city is known for its beers: it has a long tradition in brewery and the locals are very proud of it. The Bavarian region, in which Pegnitz is located, is called "Little Switzerland" due to its beautiful surrounding that invites extended adventures and hiking trips in the region. There are all kinds of trails and possibilities to experience the unique nature.
You will help the organizers in all phases of the festival: building up the infrastructure beforehand, taking care of the artists during the event, helping at the entrance and help with the disassembly at the end. You will also help running the open-air cinema event that is part of the celebrations for the newly re-opened swimming pool, called "Panoramabad"In addition to working at these events, you will help the community with renovation tasks on the local playgrounds.
Accomodation & food:
You will live in the community building „Gemeinschaftshaus Zollhaus", which is located in a small part of Blumberg around 3 km from the center. Toilets, a kitchen and a nice outdoor area are available. You will have free access to the „Panoramabad", where you can use the showers. Please bring your own sleeping bags!
Location & leisure:
Blumberg is located in the southern part of the Black Forrest close to Switzerland. Around 10.000 inhabitants are spread over 9 parts and villages, which all belong to Blumberg. Blumberg is famous for hikers, because it is close to the "Wutachschlucht", a spectacular gorge and nature reserve. Another Highlight is the historic, steam powered Railway called „Sauschwaenzlebahn". Several other touristic places are quite close, like the Rhine waterfalls in Switzerland or the Island Mainau in the lake "Bodensee".
This year the workcamp participants will be helping out at a cultural festival in Nagold. Local clubs and associations will be participating in the festival and you will be helping them out with the preparations for music, dance and international food. On other days, you will work on various environmental tasks within the community of Nagold.
Accomodation & food:
The group will be staying in the youth centre. Two sleeping rooms with beds and a large kitchen are provided. Please bring a sleeping bag! Showers are available at the swimming pool nearby. Take a look at the youth centre here: http://www.youznagold.de/YOUZ2012/wordpress/
Location & leisure:
Nagold is situated in the beautiful Black Forest and has about 22,000 inhabitants. The youth centre, located in the inner city of Nagold, is a meeting point for young people aged 14-20. Beside many other possibilities to spend time in the youth centre you will find rooms and equipment to play music, to dance and make videos and plenty of other things to spend your leisure time. Trips to Stuttgart and Tuebingen, hiking in the Black Forest, horse riding, swimming and playing beach volleyball are only some of the possible activities. Local youth will be around at almost all times, so participants can look forward to getting in touch with them!
Age:
18-99
Location:
Nagold, 72202
Language(s):
English
Airport:
STR: Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)This project is suitable for disabled volunteers
During the first week you will help to prepare and run an international drumming festival for children, youngsters and families called "RAKATAK". It will be run on the 17th of July. In the previous years 7000 visitors were present at the festival. Your help will be needed to prepare, to run and afterwards to clean the site. Another task of this project will take place during the 2nd week in the youth club "Maxim". Your help will be needed to renovate and maintain the building and its surrounding grounds, like painting inside or outside, digging, gardening in the climate garden or re/constructing. Please be prepared for hard physical work from time to time!
Accomodation & food:
During the festival time you will sleep on your foam mattress in your sleeping bag, so please don't forget them! In the youth club there will be 2 rooms available. You will sleep on the floor on a mattress in your sleeping bag. Your quarters will be very modest, but of course there is a kitchen and bathrooms. However, the youth club is a nice place to work, live and party.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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