In the centre of the village of Aach there has been an area with several small ponds. The ponds were filled and now the place should become a green area for everybody to meet and enjoy life outdoors. This workcamp will mark the first step in this transformation process by creating paths, some wooden benches and a first element to attract people (maybe high flower beds or an insect hotel, but this has still to be confirmed). Please be aware that working outside in March can be quite challenging, the weather might be fine but it can still be quite cold and rainy (or even snowy). In case of long-lasting bad weather conditions you will work on the renovation of the villageaeuros barbecue hut (indoor and partly outdoor).
Accomodation & food:
in a community centre, in rooms called family barn . Usually these rooms are offered to people in the village to celebrate birthday parties or similar events, or to local initiatives for trainings. Beds will be provided, but you have to bring your sleeping bag. There is also a small kitchen and you can use the bathrooms of the sport shall which is in the same building.
Location & leisure:
Aach is a village with approx. 1.000 inhabitants not far from Trier in Western Germany near the border to Luxemburg. It offers several pubs but no shops, friendly people and a beautiful landscape. The village is situated in a deep valley, the different houses climb up the steep hills. You can go hiking, make barbecues, discover nature, and have different activities together with locals (e.g.an international cooking event or a training session together with the local voluntary fire-brigadeaeuro). The number of excursions will be limited due to the poor local transport but for sure you will visit Trier, the oldest German city with many Roman sights (as Porta Nigra), a famous cathedral, many clubs and events ...
Would you like to help children and young people have an unforgettable summer and get to know the Baltic Sea beach at the same time? Then help out with our spring cleaning at Brunswick's children and youth camping site, on the Lenster beach in Grömitz. Together with young people from around the world, you will be supporting the employees at the campsite with preparatory tasks for the upcoming holiday season, as well as preparing the huge outdoor area. You will be laying down a barefoot path, setting up a low-rope course, getting play areas and sports areas ready, carrying out various maintenance tasks in the garden and on the fields, repairing bicycles and setting up tents.You will be living in basic 2 to 4-bed rooms in the main building of the campsite, which is located just a few metres away from the sandy beach.For more information about the campsite (unfortunately only available in German), go to www.zeltplatz-lenste.de
Accomodation & food:
All meals will be catered for during the camp. You will be sleeping in 2 to 4-bed in the main building of a child and youth camping site.
Location & leisure:
The children and youth campsite is just a few metres away from the beautiful Baltic Sea beach. In April it will probably still be too cold to go swimming, but there will be bicycles available for you to use, so you can go on bike rides on the embankments along the Baltic coast!
There is a wide range of free-time activities available for you on the huge outdoor area of the campsite:
several football pitches, a beach volleyball court, a beach football court, a beach handball court, a basketball court, a huge bouncy castle, a zip-line, several table tennis tables and giant chess. You can spend your evenings around the campfire. It's also worth taking a trip to Hamburg (100km away) and/or Lübeck (50km away) at the weekend.
Requirements:
You should be fit enough for physically demanding work and you should be able to ride a bike.
During this camp we need to prepare our centre for the next workcamp season. The centre needs cleaning works like raking dead leaves, cleaning the yard or piling up the leaves.You will need waterproof clothes in case of bad weather. Other small tasks during the camp may include maintaining or renovation works inside and outside.
Accomodation & food:
You will live at the centre in bungalows. You won't bring a sleeping bag with you, bed linen will be provided. There is no washing machine and only limited internet access in the centre.You will have the chance to prepare your own meals in a small kitchen at the centre. Please bring your own recipes for our international evenings.
Location & leisure:
You will live in the „Projekt- und Begegnungsstätte". This is the meeting and project centre of the Union of Young Volunteers (VJF). It is situated in a forest on the banks of the lake „Langer See" in Berlin. It's a quiet place, a bit far from the centre of Berlin (but there are good public transport connections). The centre is used for our own or partners seminars and workshops, as accommodation for different groups of young people and a sort of holiday resort for school classes.Freetime activities will be decided in accordance with the group's wishes. You can use the facilities at our holiday centre to play sports (volleyball, table tennis). Of course you will be able to enjoy the sights and culture (theatres, clubs...) of Berlin and go for an excursion to Potsdam.
Requirements:
Don't forget to bring strong shoes, working clothes, working gloves, lots of warm clothes (it might still be cold in Berlin), towels and toiletries and anything for entertainment. Please also bring a torch with you. This will be necessary for the path to the Krimnitzer Weg. You don't have to bring a sleeping bag, a roll mat or bed sheets! Please be aware that the place is a bit far away from the city and it won't be possible to go to the city every day!!! (For individual trips you have to pay yourself!)It is advisable to have International Student card (ISIC) to get reductions on local transport, museums, etc.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Berlin, germany
Language(s):
English
Airport:
SXF: Schonefeld (Berlin, Germany)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
During this camp we need to prepare our centre for the next workcamp season. The centre needs cleaning works like raking dead leaves, cleaning the yard or piling up the leaves.You will need waterproof clothes in case of bad weather. Other small tasks during the camp may include maintaining or renovation works inside and outside.
Accomodation & food:
You will live at the centre in bungalows. You won't bring a sleeping bag with you, bed linen will be provided. There is no washing machine and only limited internet access in the centre.You will have the chance to prepare your own meals in a small kitchen at the centre. Please bring your own recipes for our international evenings.
Location & leisure:
You will live in the „Projekt- und Begegnungsstätte". This is the meeting and project centre of the Union of Young Volunteers (VJF). It is situated in a forest on the banks of the lake „Langer See" in Berlin. It's a quiet place, a bit far from the centre of Berlin (but there are good public transport connections). The centre is used for our own or partners seminars and workshops, as accommodation for different groups of young people and a sort of holiday resort for school classes.This will be decided in accordance with the group's wishes. You can use the facilities at our holiday centre to play sports (volleyball, table tennis). Of course you will be able to enjoy the sights and culture (theatres, clubs...) of Berlin and go for an excursion to Potsdam.
Requirements:
Don't forget to bring strong shoes, working clothes, working gloves, lots of warm clothes (it might still be cold in Berlin), towels and toiletries and anything for entertainment. Please also bring a torch with you. This will be necessary for the path to the Krimnitzer Weg. You don't have to bring a sleeping bag, a roll mat or bed sheets!Please be aware that the place is a bit far away from the city and it won't be possible to go to the city every day!!! (For individual trips you have to pay yourself!)It is advisable to have International Student card (ISIC) to get reductions on local transport, museums, etc.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Berlin, germany
Language(s):
English
Airport:
SXF: Schonefeld (Berlin, Germany)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
Come to Grimburg Castle, enjoy living on the castle and support the maintenance of the castlesaeuro grounds There will be two parts of work: 1. Maintenance of the castleaeuros grounds: Usually local volunteers care for the maintenance of the castle but due to the enormous workload, they really need your help. You will do various works: cut bushes and grass, protect the masonry, maintain the historic mediaeval herb garden and do some cleaning work in the castleaeuros and witches museum. The work will depend on the weather conditions. 2. Support the castleaeuros festival on May 30th: You will be involved in the local team of volunteers, help with the setting up, sell food and drinks and wash up dishes. Of course you will also celebrate together with the local volunteers. A second huge topic is your support in the preparation and organisation of the castlesaeuro festival. You will become a part of the local festival team and of course celebrate together with them.
Accomodation & food:
Your group will stay in one of the small towers of the castle aeuro( you will feel a bit like you are living as former inhabitants of the castle did. At night you will have the castle for your own; you can make a campfire and enjoy living in the nature. The conditions are basic; you will use the first floor for sleeping (bunk beds) and the ground floor for cooking and eating. There is electricity but no running water in the tower itself. Toilets and a shower are within 50m. Of course, there is also no internet available. Please bring a sleeping bag and a flashlight.
Location & leisure:
The castle Grimburg is overlooking the forests and valleys of the region called aeurooeHochwaldaeuro (aeurooehigh forestaeuro). The castle is quite isolated; the next village (the name is also Grimburg) is in a 2km distance, the next shops are in Hermeskeil (10km). The castle is surrounded by nature and you will have the chance to enjoy it (just go for a walk...). Nevertheless you will also meet local people and share time with them or make an excursion to Trier, the oldest German city with 100,000 inhabitants. Here you can find many historical sights from the Roman period, many clubs and events (as it is a university town) and all other facilities.
This year, you will work mostly at the local elementary school: Its playground needs to be refurbished. You will work with wood, remove old parts, install new equipment and paint it. The school is right in front of your accommodation, so youaeuroll have a very short way to the work site. During the first few days (as long as school holidays havenaeurot started yet), youaeuroll help out with various other tasks in the community. Thereaeuros always a lot to do, so just prepare yourself to work outside manually, fulfilling constructional / renovation / environmental tasks.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in a beautiful group house where showers and a kitchen are provided. Please bring your own sleeping bag. The group house is in the middle of the village, so you can easily walk to a bakery/cafE and the local supermarket.
Location & leisure:
Grafenhausen is a very nice village within a beautiful landscape. The surrounding area is perfect for hiking trips: There are lakes close-by and it is not even half an hour by car to the Feldberg (the highest German mountain outside of the Alps). Also, the famous beer Tannenzaepfle is brewed in Grafenhausen and you might be able to visit the brewery. Furthermore, there are regular train connections to Freiburg (a university city with lots of students) and Lake Constance. However, the village is in a very rural area. The community will lend you a bus to make shopping and excursions easier, nevertheless, be prepared for two calming weeks in the Black Forest and far away from big city life.
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 16June 2019. 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. The main work will be designing the façade of the youth club. Your help will be also 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:
Accommodation:During the festival time you will sleep in tents 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.
Food:
During the project, all volunteers will share the responsibilities for shopping, cooking and cleaning the dishes. Please don't forget your recipes and special ingredients from your country.
Location & leisure:
This will be decided according to the group's wishes. Of course we will enjoy the sights and culture of Berlin (theatre, clubs, concerts...).
Age:
18-26
Location:
13086 berlin
Language(s):
English
Airport:
TXL: Tegel (Berlin, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available
The castle is surrounded by a vast green area and the volunteers will help in the maintenance of it, The tasks will be mowing and collecting the grass.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION:shared rooms with 2 - 5 beds in 3 guest houses, warm shower (limited hot water), 1 camp kitchen (cold water), coal-burning stovesFOODThe meals will be prepared together as they are part of the community life, what means that every participant will be responsible for the meal at least once during its stay. So it would be very nice if the participants could bring typical recipes from home in order to introduce each other to the preparation of food from all over the world.
Location & leisure:
Lohra Castle is situated in the heart of Germany in Northern Thuringia. The castle, which is surrounded by a scenic hilly landscape, is located on the edge of a nature reserve area. Being one of the largest castles in Thuringia, the history of the castle Lohra begins in the Middle Age. The castle is more than 1,000 years old. Today, it includes twenty buildings from different times: medieval fortifications, remnants of a tower from the 11th century, a Romanesque chapel, a manor house from the Renaissance period as well as stables and granaries from the 19th and the early 20th centuries. The ensemble is situated in the centre of a beautiful forest. For years Lohra Castle was vacant. In the 1990s Open Houses started to restore the castle and to revive it by cultural activities. Since that time, a large number of Workcamps, Building Weeks, exhibitions, concerts and other activities with international participants took place in the castle.LEISURE TIMEThe camp places are mostly situated in small villages in rural areas, so the participants 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 an excursion to nearby cities or to have other leisure activities.
Age:
18-35
Location:
Großlohra, germany
Language(s):
English, German
Airport:
LEJ: Leipzig Halle (Leipzig, Germany)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
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