Would you like to go on a camp with various activities in the forest? Then you've come to the right place! In the municipality of Heidenrod, your help is needed for many different tasks: Together with the foresters, you will build a wooden bridge and clean the forest of rubbish. Actually, a tree planting campaign is also planned, but because of the great drought last year and because we do not yet know how dry it will be this summer 2023, the little trees will be ordered, but it is not certain that this task can be carried out: planting different types of trees, the planting areas must also be prepared with piles of brushwood. The newly planted Douglas firs (tree species) must be protected from deer, for this you must check, repair and renew the protection. You will also repair existing gates. Unfortunately, there are also many dead spruces (tree species), which you have to remove and from the remaining wood and brushwood you will build piles of rice, which are very important for the protection of birds and small animals. Along the forest edges of the Mehrbach meadows, you will remove barbed wire remnants for animal and environmental protection reasons. The work in the forest is always very dependent on the weather, so the work can still change before the camp starts.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in a well-equipped leisure centre with shared rooms in Langenseifen. It is located in the middle of the forest and has a huge outdoor area.You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
Location & leisure:
This is really a camp for people who like to be in nature, you live and work idyllically in this camp. You will be accommodated in a very rural setting and can make campfires as a group and enjoy the time together. We will also provide you with some outdoor materials. There are excursion options, but you will need to plan together as a group (but with the minibus provided) what you want to do over the weekend. You can visit the cities of Mainz, Koblenz, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt or take a trip to the Rhine. Camp location: Hessen: Heidenrot, Limburg an der Lahn 28 km, Mainz 40 km; Frankfurt 70 km
Requirements:
Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): (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 do 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:
Hessen: limburg an der lahn 28 km, mainz 40 km; frankfurt 70 km
Support the educational centre Kell am See, an important place for youth work in the whole area of Trier, by doing environmental and maintenance works! The educational centre is public, non-profit and offers the opportunity for youth groups, associations and schools to spend some days or weeks here, running a seminar or some other projects. One focus of the offer is on environmental education and outdoor activities. You will be working to take care and maintain the green areas around the regional education centre.
Your tasks will include:
cutting the grass and bushes; renovating/taking care of the playground and its big swing, the low rope course, the tree houses and the sports grounds; tending the herbs garden and the insect hotel; building wooden benches; cleaning the grounds of the centre.
In addition, you will continue to pedagogically upgrade the outdoor area and create new offers. For example, one of the past workcamp groups set up an outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, which is used for different educational actions with youngsters.
ACCOMMODATION:
You will stay in five several wooden tepees for max. five persons each. It is really great to stay here surrounded by pure nature, with the campfire in the middle of the circle of tepees. In the centre you will have your own kitchen including a dish-washer, a living room and sanitary facilities. For your free time you will find perfect conditions: billiard, plenty of outdoor facilities (campfire, basketball, football, volleyball…). Please be aware that the tepees have beds and electricity but no heating, so it might be cold at night. Bring a warm sleeping bag! In the different facilities of the centre, there is heating. Your group of volunteers will be responsible for grocery shopping and cooking together. The food will be bought with the camp budget and everybody will take turns for cooking, washing the dishes and cleaning. In order to reduce our carbon footprint on the planet, we encourage volunteers to reduce meat and try more sustainable dishes.
LOCATION:
Kell am See is a village 30 km from Trier, surrounded by beautiful landscapes. The area is well known for cycling, hiking and other ways of outdoor activities. In Kell, there is a holiday resort, which offers more than 200 holiday bungalows next to a lake (close to the educational centre). The area is not just appreciated by tourists: People from the area also come here for cycling (there is a 45 km cycling path on a former railway roadbed) or to spend a nice day outside. In addition, the region offers plenty of historic sites (castles, museums….). You will get the opportunity to come in contact with local associations, e.g. the local voluntary fire brigade. Since public transport is poor, the number of excursions will be limited but you will for sure visit Trier, famous for its Roman sites, its cathedral and for being the birth place of Karl-Marx.
PROJECT:
Kell am See is a touristic village not far from Trier, the oldest German city. The regional youth department runs an educational centre in this village, which offers different environmental educational activities for youth groups and school classes. Also, school classes or youth associations can come here for several days and run seminars or trainings of their own. The centre was just renovated a couple of years ago and different new outdoor and training facilities were installed. For centre’s team, not only is the support of international volunteers important, but they also share the aims of international volunteering and want to offer a nice opportunity to you. By participating in this project, you are supporting education on environmental issues (UN SDG 4 and 13).
TRAVEL INFORMATION:
Next train station:
Trier
Next international bus stops:
Suitable international bus stops are in Trier, Saarbrucken and Luxembourg. Next airport (if you really have to take the plane): Luxembourg (LUX)
MEETING POINT AND TIME:
You will be picked up from the bus stop in Kell am See. From Trier to Kell am See, you can take the bus No. 230, which leaves every 2 hours. Please inform your campleader about your arrival time on Oct 1. You can check for connections from anywhere to Kell am See on: www.bahn.com/en.
International volunteers are invited to improve the grounds of the centre. Tasks are likely to include construction, gardening, maintenance and renovation works. It is planned to maintain the playground equipment, especially big climbing frames, which includes removing rust and painting it twice. Other environmental and construction works are possible. Please be aware that you will not work with children!
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation:You will live in a house, in multi-bed rooms. Bed linen will be provided. The sanitary track withshowers, toilets and a living room will be on the same floor as your room.
Food:
All meals will be provided in the centre. The catering is well organised, with set meal times for thedifferent groups of children accommodated at the same time. Furthermore, you should know that thecentre provides food which is usually intended for children.
Location & leisure:
Area:The "KiEZ Am Filzteich" is situated at the shore of the Lake "Am Filzteich" in the mountains of thepicturesque Erzgebirge (www.erzgebirge.de) in the south of Germany. The nearest town isSchneeberg. The "KiEZ" is a recreation centre for children and teenagers. Here you can find moreinformation and pictures of the centre: www.kiezschneeberg.de.You will live and work in a place with many children's groups. If you smoke, please ask the host orleader where you are allowed to smoke. Please refrain from smoking in front of children. Please checkwith the host regarding alcohol consumption and if you choose to drink please be responsible andonly do so during free-time. Please bring along a Certificate of Good Conduct.
Leisure Time:
You can use the equipment of the KiEZ, like sports equipment.
There are possibilities to visit places of interest:
- Schneeberg and Aue are nearby- and many, many nice and interesting places are in the area of the Erzgebirge
Requirements:
Please be fully vaccinated (2 to 3 shots of one of the following vaccines: BioNtech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson) or recovered (date of infection must be min. 28 days old and max. 90 days old).
« 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. »
