Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "other type of project" projects in Germany

Participants will also have to do various manual tasks to prepare the area around the arena. Working time will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Travelling and sightseeing tours will be mostly in the region Rhein/Neckar.

Group will live in the main building of the Arena with several bedrooms (6-13 beds in each), kitchen, separated bathrooms and showers. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp, accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free, as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures. It is recommended to bring equipment for sports, e.g. swimming, football, tennis, gymnastics etc. to the workcamp.

The Arena in Weingarten is close to Germersheim and Speyer, 50 km southwest of Heidelberg. It has 20.000 inhabitants, including 3.000 students. Weingarten itself has a nice Arena with sports facilities. One of our goals is that the volunteers participate in sport activities of the SV Weingarten. The camp is located approx. 10 km away from the city centre of Speyer and Germersheim. Please look at the map, there are about 15 Weingartens in Germany. Please travel to Weingarten in Pfalz

Fee includes language course and most sports activities: 240 Euro to be paid upon arrival. Total cost for you: travel, 240 Euro plus some spare change. A returnable security deposit of 20 Euro will be charged at the beginning of the workcamp. Together with your application please send your CV in the Europass Format to your organisation https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/de/cv/compose

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Weingarten/pfalz

German

FRA: Frankfurt Main (Frankfurt, Germany)

After the successful workcamps of the last year, volunteers will again help in renovating some facilities in the town and in the local zoo. Beside this volunteers help is needed 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.

The volunteers will live in the local youth center called House IV. The group can cook for itself in a modern kitchen.

Eilenburg is a small town with approx. 17 000 inhabitants, situated on the border of the Dübener Heide and approximately 25km from the exhibition city Leipzig. Its 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.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.

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Eilenburg

English, German

LEJ: Leipzig Halle (Leipzig, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available