After the successful workcamps of the last year, we are again invited to help in the renovation of the surrounding of the local youth center. You can select from various tasks waiting: to set up benches, to renew a volleyball field, to repair different enclosures, etc. StudyWe will learn about different types of youth culture in Germany
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation: The volunteers will live in the local youth centre called House IV . The group can cook for itself in a modern kitchen.
Location & leisure:
Eilenburg is a small town with approx. 17 000 inhabitants, situated on the border of the Dubener Heide and approximately 25km from the exhibition city Leipzig. Eilenburg s rich history of over thousand years, makes it easy to call it one of the cradles of Saxony. The continuous rule of the Wettins-dynasty beginning with the Earl of Ilburg in the 11th century was carried on until 1918. Part of their territory is the state of Saxony today. In medieval times and during industrialization Eilenburg was a rich city. At the time of Martin Luther its main business was brewery and in the 19th century it was a national center of textile industries. But Eilenburg also was devastated several times in its history, in April 1945, Eilenburg was almost completely destroyed.As the only evidence of former rich times remained the Sorbenturm as a remaining part of the Ilburg. It was assumedly built in the 12th century at the highest part of the 220m x 150m plateau. A loop footpath outside the castle wall connects the Sorbenturm with the Amtshaus (deanery), the former county court. This path has been renewed with the help of the volunteers in the last workcamps.Leisure time: The leisure time program will be organized together with the local Eilenburg youth groups and clubs. The focus lies here on the encounter and the exchange with local adolescents. Also there are sports activities such as soccer, volleyball, swimming and bowling. In addition there will be a cultural program. A trip to Leipzig and Dresden is scheduled. You can get to know the rich history of Eilenburg through guided tours in the museum and in the cellars, located in the hill in the center of the city.
Requirements:
Sleeping bags and camping mats should be brought by you, it is also necessary to bring work clothes, raingear and sturdy shoes.
We are invited to maintain the organic garden with apple, cherry and prune trees. It s mostly cutting leaves. According to the season we can help in harvesting cherries and prunes. More help can be given by conserving the fruits and by manual work for maintaining the facilities of the farm.Study part: During our stay, we can get insight in the three principles of SILOAH. Living community, pedagogics of children and youth work, sustainable farming and cattle breedingCommunity: Living in a community is an alternative way of live, which gains more and more importance in Germany. We will learn about the vision of this protestant community and will discuss the implications. Pedagogics of children and youth work: Activities offered to children and young adults support their social abilities and motor skills. During our stay, we can learn more about old handcraft like pottery, making candles, felting and forging. And as well practice some sports like Jugger, sword play and archery. Beside this, there are much more possibilities to play games like Kicker, Ping Pong, soccer and volleyball.sustainable farming and cattle breeding: We will get insight in the principles of organic and sustainable farming and experience how is the way from corn to bread.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation will be offered in different shared rooms with basic standard. Toilettes and showers are nearby. It is highly recommended to bring a sleeping bag with you. Meals will be provided by the community, and will be consumed together with all habitants.
Location & leisure:
The original charm of the place and the special welcoming atmosphere of SILOAH is unique. The buildings offers plenty of room for creativity and imagination and at the same time make the vastness of the landscape breathe more easily and find inner peace. It is a meeting place, which is characterized by its versatility: craft, creative or sporting activities can be experienced. In addition, trips to the Wartburg Castle (Eisenach) to Erfurt or in the Buchenwald concentration camp are possible.Region: The estate is situated in a very rural area, imbedded in meadows, fields and fruit trees. It is part of the very small hamlet Neufrankenroda with approx. 70 inhabitants. Next towns are Gotha (10km), Eisenach (15km) und Erfurt (40km).
Requirements:
Remarks: Volunteers should be interested in this kind of christian community, but does not need to be christian theirself. Because it is a place for children, the estate is a smoking free zone. Outside of the ground smoking is allowed. Also it is asked, to reduce consume of alkohol. There is no wifi available. There are two computers, but they are working very slow.
During the previous workcamps the international volunteers helped to improve the play and sporting opportunities around the local youth center. A BMX course and a climbing park for the children are already there. In the last workcamps volunteers started to prepare and plant a garden for children according the concept of Naschgarten . In this snack garden . children can play like in an adventure park but they can also plant vegetables and fruit and then eat as they like. This year we can harvest fruits and finish this garden. Its manual work outside, sometimes with heavy tools. This project is a co-operation with the town council of Blomberg and EUWATEC GmbH.Study: We can learn about Pedagogics of Nature how it is practiced in the youth center. Beside this we ae invited to a cultural program, which offers us the opportunity to get to know Blomberg and its region.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation will be carried out either in a in a holiday village or in a house about 4 kilometers outside of Blomberg at the edge of a wood. It s a house for seminars and leisure time and part of a little airfield. Accommodation includes cooking facilities. Sufficient sanitation facilities will be available, too. Please bring a sleeping bag or a warm blanket with you.
Location & leisure:
There will be plenty of meetings with young people from Blomberg in the evenings and on the weekends. Furthermore the participants have the opportunity to take part of fieldtrips and get to know the local school. The participants are entitled to 1-2 days off for personal use.Blomberg is a small historical town of about 17,000 inhabitants in the area of the ancient Furstentum, nowadays it is called the Lippe district. Blomberg has a beautiful old town area with half-timbered houses and old alleyways. The old town is also home to a historical castle which now is established has a hotel. The region is characterized by farms, hills (up to 500 meters) and plenty of forests. Nearby of Blomberg there are some bigger cities: Detmold (75,000 inhabitants, distance: 15km) and Bielefeld (300,000 inhabitants, distance 50km) in the west and Hannover (600,000 inhabitants, distance: 70km) in the northeast.
We are invited to help in the care and preservation of this ancient monument. We will work 5 hours daily, to do painting and cleaning inside or to maintain the garden around the castle. In the garden kind of work depends to the season, usually it is harvesting fruits, cutting trees, bushes and hedges.Every year Bedheim castle is part of the nationwide event called day of the open monument . The castle will be opened in the weekend for guests and we can support with doing some service and show an artistic performance. In the last years volunteers showed a dance and played piano music. There will be the possibility to take on day of during the week as compensation.Study: We may learn more about the following topics: natural beauty of the environment. We can make excursions to places of cultural and historical interest (e.g. Weimar, the city of Goethe and the concentration camp Buchenwald). We can have discussions and lectures about German history, society, culture and politics (the German East-West border was only 9 km away from Bedheim). There will be the possibility to encounter with young people of the region and getting to know more about the countries of the participants.
Accomodation & food:
Bedheim castle offers a simple group accommodation. Meals will be prepared by us (less meat but a lot of very good vegetables and fruits from the nursery). Warm water is provided from solar collector.
Location & leisure:
Bedheim castle is located in the west of Thuringia, close to the Bavarian border. Next bigger town is Coburg (28km away). Bedheim is surrounded by the extraordinary beautiful Franconian landscape.
Requirements:
Some basic knowledge of German or English is recommended. Please bring rain and working clothes (rubber boots) as well as swim suits. Please bring a sleeping bag, slippers, towels and warm pullovers with you. You can also bring a map, pictures or special food items from your country.
We are invited to help in different places and do different things. Main activities are typical farm working like harvesting and conserving fruits and crops, feeding the animals. Beside this, there are some projects for the one, which like manual work and handcrafts: Reparation of the access routes to make them open for wheel chairs, renovation of the floor in the barn, enlarging of a water playground, renovation of a playground of the village which was once build by a workcamp. Also harvesting of the feed for sheep in the winter will be a potential work.Study part: We will get an insight in the life of a farm school and get in contact with the kids, which are guests of it. Social life is very important for the project. We will gain knowledge about ecological agriculture and about nature pedagogics.
Accomodation & food:
There are two big rooms where volunteers can sleep. There will be also a big room available for meetings, discussions and games and another room with a fireplace. Anyone interested can sleep outside under a dark sky with lot of stars or even in the hay. We will cook together and it would be great if everyone bring personal cooking recipies.
Location & leisure:
In the afternoons and evenings as well as on weekends students usually have free time. We will have the opportunity to make various activities such as: sports, swimming, games, walking excursions to the forests. In the weekend, we can make a trip to Potsdam or Berlin.Region: Rohlsdorf is situated in Region Prignitz in a very rural and sparsely populated area in the federal state Brandenburg. Next town are Pritzwalk and Wittenberge, it s about 130 km in the northwest of Berlin.
The small town of Trassem is located in the border triangle of France, Germany and Luxembourg, and thus in the heart of Europe. With your help, we are continuing to build the various components of our natural history station, the "Forest Experience Centre Trassem". The focus is on work such as the completion of natural stone dry stone walls. Together with young people from the region, we maintain the forest adventure trail and the attractive freeride and mountain bike trails. In addition, there is a wide range of work on a forest hut in the nearby "Black Forest High", including the construction of an organic compost toilet and much more. You can not only learn a lot about the forest and nature and take part in a wide range of nature activities, but you can also help to shape them.
Accomodation & food:
You will be staying in a community centre in Trassem. The group will prepare and cook meals together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
Location & leisure:
Trassem is close to the wonderful wine town of Saarburg, with its historical castle ruins and picturesque old town, complete with a waterfall. As well as interesting sights, there are also numerous free time opportunities in Saarburg, such as the street cafés, an outdoor swimming pool and a park for birds of prey. You also have the opportunity to canoe along the Saar river and to climb the steep cliffs of Saartal. Besides this, you could take a trip to the nearby cities of Trier or Saarbrucken, or even to Luxembourg or France.camp location: Trassem, Rhineland-Palatinate; 4 km from Saarburg, 30 km from Trier, 40 km from Luxembourg City, 20 km from France
Requirements:
(may change depending on the course of the pandemic): Compulsory Covid rapid test directly upon arrival at the camp. The tests are provided by ijgd. We recommend that you carry out a self-quick test at your home town before departure, so that you are not surprised by a positive quick test at the camp. Should legal Corona protection regulations change, the Covid rules for participation may also change at short notice! Subject to change! You will receive more detailed information after confirmation of your registration and at the latest 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.
Age:
18-26
Location:
Trassem, rhineland-palatinate; 4 km from saarburg, 30 km from trier, 40 km from luxembourg city, 20 km from france
Language(s):
English
Airport:
SCN: Saarbrucken (Saarbruecken, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
« We did a lot of conservation work, building hiking paths, tidying up wooded areas, removing weeds, planting trees, etc. The work was extremely successful and I found it very rewarding. »
