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Germany Germany: Famous for its Natural and Historical Beauty- Help to Protect the Forest (ijgd 25336)

Dates

12/07/2025   -   02/08/2025

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Environmental
2
Place(s)
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full for < 18

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Poland Mexico Germany Armenia France Switzerland Russia Japan Turkey Colombia Spain

Fee

CZK 2500
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
17
Still room for
2 ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Frankfurt (FRA)
Nearest bus/train station
nearest train station: Traben-Trarbach (via Bullay) We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, or carshare that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

As a nature-loving young person, are you interested in a work camp with like-minded people in the forest? Then our project will give you the opportunity to experience and help shape nature in a variety of ways and give you an insight into the work of foresters. You will actively help with the care of young tree cultures, i.e. you will cut certain trees so that other trees have light and space to grow and you will renovate a forest hut. You will also nail fences to protect forest crops and help with various jobs in the community.
Important: The work in the forest may change before the start of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

You will be accommodated in the middle of the city in a multi-purpose hall.
You cook together. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

You will be staying in the heart of the Art Nouveau town of Traben-Trarbach, where you can enjoy a wide range of leisure activities. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools are in the immediate vicinity. Trier, the oldest city in Germany, can be reached by train (approx. 60 km), as can the city of Luxembourg (approx. 90 km) and the city of Koblenz (approx. 60 km). You can actively participate in the local clubs and associations.
Highlights: super central accommodation, wine underground tour, canoe tour, excursions to historic cities such as Luxembourg City and Trier

Camp location: Traben-Trarbach, Rhineland-Palatinate; Trier 60 km

Project hosted by

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Social Media Project Partner: https://www.instagram.com/landesforsten.rlp/?hl=de , https://www.traben-trarbach.de/de/

Directions to meeting point

You will meet directly at the accomodation at the latest 18 h
Directions to Meeting Point : From the terminal Traben-Trarbach you can walk in 10 minutes to the community hall.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more information after your confirming registration with the specigic infosheet for your project.

Requirements

Work is physically demanding.

Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Action Life on Land
Germany Germany: On air with Radio Tonkuhle (ijgd 15006)

Dates

19/07/2025   -   02/08/2025

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Cultural
Study
Social

Already accepted volunteers from

Ukraine Germany Mexico Spain Italy

Fee

CZK 12387 i Fee is paid in two installments:

CZK 2500 to be paid now.
EUR 395 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
1 Male + 3 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
airport: Hannover or Hamburg, trainstation: Hildesheim
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Work

As part of the work camp, you will help shape the programme and get a good insight into the radio trade. You will learn how to use a reporting device, questioning techniques for interviews and studio technology. You will plan and create your own radio programmes, which you will present yourself. The workshop is led by professional radio editors. Your reports will focus on events from the ‘KulturRegionale 2025’ cultural festival, which takes place in Hildesheim from June to September. You are also welcome to bring along your favourite songs for a music programme!

Accomodation and food

Accommodation in the parish hall of St Andrew's parish. There you will find a well-equipped kitchen, a small common room for eating and socialising and a large common room for sleeping. You will sleep on air beds. Showers in the public Swimming pool “Wasserparadies”.The recording studio is a 15-minute walk away.
https://andreaskirche.wir-e.de/aktuelles

You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided for you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Your accommodation is located in the centre of Hildesheim with its historic market square. There you can chill out on the Citybeach. Outdoor pool and barbecue area at Hohnsensea. Panoramic view from St Andrew's church tower. UNESCO World Heritage Sites St Michael's Church and St Mary's Cathedral. A city walk along the Rose Route takes you to the most beautiful corners of Hildesheim. The game reserve on the Steinberg and the vast landscape of the Osterberg nature reserve are well worth a walk. The capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover, can be reached in 30 minutes by train.

https://9staedte.de/en/hildesheim-unesco-world-heritage-city/
https://www.visit-hannover.com/Sehensw%C3%BCrdigkeiten-Stadttouren

Project hosted by

Radio Tonkuhle is the community radio station for Hildesheim and the surrounding area - a participatory radio station! People who want to can contribute their interests and thus create a diverse, colorful round-the-clock program.
https://www.tonkuhle.de/

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: between 15:00 und 18:00 in the accommodation. It's just a 15-minute walk from the station through the pedestrian zone.

Additional comments

the total fee for teenagers is 495€ as we charge 100€ for teenagers, adults pay 395€ exra fee which is for the study part of the camp

Requirements

Good English language skills for the radio workshop. Knowledge of German is helpful for communicating with interview partners in the city. If possible, please also bring a laptop and headphones (or a tablet). These devices will be needed for editing the recordings.

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: It's circus time: Craft and circus training in the heart of Bremen (ijgd 15022)

Dates

19/07/2025   -   02/08/2025

Feedback from 522 volunteers

Tags

Study
Art
Manual Work

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Estonia Mexico Italy

Fee

CZK 8758 i Fee is paid in two installments:

CZK 2500 to be paid now.
EUR 250 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
4 Male + 4 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Bremen (BRE)
Nearest bus/train station
Bremen; 120 km west of Hamburg, Bremen main station Airport: Bremen, Hamburg We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carsharing or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

Would you like to do some manual work and learn circus skills? Then this workcamp is the right place for you. ‘Learning by doing’ is the order of the day, so you can try things out and contribute your skills and ideas to the projects.
Over the course of a week, you will show off your manual and gardening skills and beautify the grounds of the Jokes Circus School, a children's and youth project with a real circus tent.
In addition to the tent, there are mainly shipping containers on the site, which serve as offices, toilets, storage rooms, dining and meeting rooms and will also be used by you during the camp. You will carry out various gardening and craft activities to beautify and improve the circus grounds. You will mainly be involved in woodwork, roof construction and painting. And you will be building at a circus wagon!
In the other week you will take part in an exciting artistic and circus training workshop! Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of circus and try your hand at various disciplines. Learn the art of body control through acrobatics, which includes floor, aerial and partner acrobatics. Balance on a tightrope, ride a unicycle or master complex jumps and figures. Or you can discover the skill of juggling, where you hold several objects in the air at the same time and create impressive patterns with balls, clubs, rings and diabolos.
Dare to take to the air and try your hand at aerial acrobatics, which includes performances such as trapeze, vertical scarf, straps and aerial rings. This discipline requires strength, flexibility and courage. Do you prefer to stay on the ground? Then learn the art of comedy and entertainment through clowning, where you make people laugh with facial expressions, gestures, slapstick and humour.
Whether you already have experience or are just curious, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn new skills and push your boundaries.
You can find more information about Jokes The Circus School here: https://www.circusjokes.de/ (only in German)

Accomodation and food

You sleep on air beds in two rooms in a container school right next to the circus site where you work. Toilets are available both in the school and on the circus site. There is a small kitchen, a shower and a table and chairs for eating and socialising on the circus site. There is also a circus wagon for you to eat and stay in.
You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

Your accommodation is located close to the Bremen city centre in a lively district. From there, you can explore the 1,200-year-old Hanseatic city of Bremen (www.bremen.de) with its many sights, cultural offerings, nightlife scene and shopping opportunities on foot or by bus after work or workshop.
Or you can stay at the circus site and round off the day with beach volleyball, barbecues or baking pizza and bread in the clay oven.
At the weekend, excursions to the North Sea coast (e.g. Bremerhaven), Hamburg or other cities are possible.

Project hosted by

Jokes die Circusschule (Jokes the circus school)
In 1998, young circus enthusiasts founded their own circus school together with artists and teachers. Since then, young and young-at-heart artists from 4 to 99 years have been able to help shape the circus school.
In 2020, after a long period of planning, the school was finally able to move to its own space and set up its own circus tent, where shows are performed regularly. In addition, the Circus School has a hall for training. Almost 260 children and young people use these halls every week to do circus together. In addition, there are more than 300 children and young people who are looked after at schools on a weekly basis.
https://www.circusjokes.de/ (only in German)

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

at accommodation until 7:15pm on 19/07/2025
From Bremen airport please take the tram line 6 (direction "Universität") to the stop "Gastfeldstraße” (travel time approx. 6min). There you change one of the following busses:
101 (direction “Bassum, Bahnhof”)
102 (direction “Syke, Bahnhof”)
120 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
121 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
Please take one of the busses for 2 stops (6min) to the stop "Huckelriede".
From Bremen main train station you can take four different busses:
101 (direction “Bassum, Bahnhof”)
102 (direction “Syke, Bahnhof”)
120 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
121 (direction “Kirchweyhe, Bahnhof Ost”)
Please take one of the busses for 9 stops (25/26min) to the stop "Huckelriede".

From bus station “Huckelriede” to the camp
From the bus stop "Huckelriede", walk against the direction of travel into "Kornstr." and follow this road for approx. 350 metres exactly the same way as the bus did before. Then turn left onto the footpath "Huckelsrieder Friedensweg". After 200m you will reach circus square.

More Information about tram connections: www.bahn.com or https://www.vbn.de/en/

Additional comments

There is 250-€ additional fee for the circus training workshop for everybody + 150€ extra teenage fee but ONLY for international Teenagers who apply for this camp (under 18)
You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration with the specific info sheet for your camp.

Requirements

Physical fitness and sporty, comfortable clothing for circus training

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: Nature Protection and Survival (ijgd 15012TEEN)

Dates

20/07/2025   -   02/08/2025

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Study
Study

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Italy Turkey France Spain

Fee

CZK 17519 i Fee is paid in two installments:

CZK 2500 to be paid now.
EUR 600 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 17
Max number of volunteers
20
Still room for
3 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Bremen (BRE)
Nearest bus/train station
airport: Bremem or Hamburg, next train station: Bassum
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Work

If you like being outdoors in nature, spending evenings around the campfire, exploring the forest with people from all over the world in adventure activities and working hands-on in the forest together with the foresters, then this project at the Hahnhorst Forest Education Centre is exactly the one for you. The study part of the project consists of various workshops such as making a fire, reading tracks, carving course, bow and arrow, adventure night hike, herbs/forest fruits excursion and orienteering. By taking part in the workshops, you will be well prepared for the overnight stay in the forest. You will also spend 4 hours a day working with foresters and forestry workers on nature conservation projects in the forest, helping to improve the quality of habitats for rare animal and plant species and protect the climate. The forestry work starts early in the morning. The survival workshops take place in the afternoons.

Accomodation and food

Forest ecucation centre with multi-bed rooms. Dining room, lounge with table football, table tennis, fireplace and seating area. Large outdoor area with football pitch, volleyball net, basketball hoop and fire pit.
Full catering. The group participates in the cooking, kitchen and housekeeping. Vegetarian catering is possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Description of location and leisure:
Play and sports activities on the large outdoor area, group games, campfire. You will spend the weekend with a trip to Bremen on Saturday and with chilling out and free time on Sunday. Schwaförden itself is a village with only 1,500 inhabitants.

Project hosted by

Waldpädagogikzentrum Hahnhorst/Hahnhorst Forest Education Centre

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time:
On 20 July at 17:35 at the railway station in Bassum. From there, there will be a bus transfer to the accommodation in Schwaförden. The train from Bremen main station to Bassum departs at 17:14.

Requirements

Interest in practical work in the forest and outdoor activities; physical fitness

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education Climate Action
Germany Germany: With a little help from my friends - Theaterworkshop (ijgd 15001)

Dates

26/07/2025   -   10/08/2025

Feedback from 522 volunteers

Tags

Cultural
Art
Study
3
Place(s)
left
full for < 18

Already accepted volunteers from

Italy Mexico Germany Hungary Turkey Spain

Fee

CZK 12387 i Fee is paid in two installments:

CZK 2500 to be paid now.
EUR 395 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
13
Still room for
3 Male + 0 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
Hamburg or Hannover, Train Station: Kreiensen We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, or carshare that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

Many songs and poems have been written and a lot of films were made about friends. Science is also investigating the phenomenon of ‘friendship’: BCYIQNCPLG - these are the basic building blocks of the hormone oxytocin, which our body releases when we feel a sense of friendship and security. But can friendship be reduced to such a simple formula? What is behind this feeling? How many friends do we actually need? Is friendship good for your health?
You will become friendship researchers and share stories of trust, comfort, longing and perhaps also betrayal. Together you will work on small scenes using role play, character work, interaction and improvisation. Your own creative ideas and the results of your research will be turned into a play under the guidance of a theatre teacher, which will then be performed in front of an audience.

Accomodation and food

At the Weltbühne Heckenbeck cultural centre. Bedrooms, kitchen, common room, use of the garden. Large theatre hall for rehearsals and performances. You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

Bicycles are available for excursions and shopping. The town of Bad Gandersheim is 4 km away. At the weekend, excursions by train to Alfeld (Faguswerk World Heritage Site), Hildesheim, Hannover, Göttingen or Goslar (historic old town and Rammelsberg Mine World Heritage Site) are well worthwhile.

Project hosted by

The "Weltbühne" (world stage) in Heckenbeck, a small place with only 450 inhabitants, is a cultural centre with a large theatre space in a former village inn. Every year, the local population look forward to an international theatre project and will happily host the international group of this workcamp for 2 weeks. Together with young people from other countries, you will explore the topic of ‘friendship’ in the theatre workshop.

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

You should aim to be at the taxi rank next to the train station in Kreiensen at 17:18 or 19:18. There will be an organized transfer to the accommodation for you.

Additional comments

The total fee for international teenagers who apply for this project is 495€!!
If you are over 18: the extra fee is 395€, teenager need to pay addionally 100€

Requirements

For the theatre workshop you need good English language skills and comfortable clothing: trousers and trainers or other shoes in which you can walk comfortably.
You must be able to ride a bike.
Extra Fee of 395 € for theater workshop
Please note: There is a special additional Teenage Fee of 100€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Germany Germany: Historical Gardening along the River Rhine (ijgd 25334)

Dates

26/07/2025   -   09/08/2025

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Tags

Environmental
Construction
Manual Work
2
Place(s)
left
full for < 18

Already accepted volunteers from

Germany Spain Czech Republic Turkey Mexico

Fee

CZK 2500
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
2 ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Duesseldorf (Dusseldorf)/Koeln (Koln/Cologne)/Bonn (NRW)
Nearest bus/train station
nearest station: Linz (Rhein) We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carshare or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

In the historic town of Linz am Rhein, with its many colorful old town houses, your help is needed. You will help with various gardening and maintenance tasks in the city, e.g. in the park, the historic cemetery and other green spaces in Linz. The municipality of Linz is organizing an international work camp for the 4th time and this camp is also very much about international exchange within the group. The city will also offer a number of activities so that you can get to know the city and the surrounding area. The workcamp groups who spent their summers here in 2019, 2022, 2024 felt very comfortable and enjoyed all the offers from the municipality.

Accomodation and food

You will be accommodated in the middle of the city in the city hall.
You cook together. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Linz is beautifully situated along the Rhine River and you have numerous excursion options in the surrounding area. You will be given a guided tour of the beautiful old town of Linz, which has several cafés and restaurants. There is also a lovely outdoor pool. You can go on excursions to the nearby cities of Bonn, Koblenz and Cologne.

Project hosted by

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

You will meet directly at the accomodation which is in the town center. It would be good if you could be there at the latest 18 h.
From Düsseldorf airport you take the IC direction Köln until the stop „Köln main station“ or the RE 5(National express) direction Koblenz until the stop „Köln Deutz“ in both stops you change for the RB 27 direction Koblenz and get off a the station „LINZ am Rhein“.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more information after your confirming registration with the specigic infosheet for your project.

Requirements

work can be physically demanding

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Life on Land
Germany Germany: "Wilde Wiese" – Build, Play, Connect (ijgd 25328)

Dates

26/07/2025   -   08/08/2025

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Manual Work
Children
Construction

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Spain Mexico

Fee

CZK 2500
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
13
Still room for
4 Male + 6 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Frankfurt (FRA)
Nearest bus/train station
airport: Frankfurt International, train station: Dietzenbach Mitte. We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible, e.g. by train, bus or car sharing, and thus make an active contribution to climate protection.
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Work

Highlights: Spend your summer with young people from all over the world, make new international friends, experience Frankfurt by day and night and take a trip to Cologne, improve your English skills and simply have lots of fun
Children can experience a lot on the one-hectare site of the ‘Wilde Wiese’ active playground in Dietzenbach. The site invites them to build, play, run around, dig, explore and plant. The focus is on free play, but the carers also offer the children activities. In the first week, you will be active with your hands. Together with your instructors Paul and Florian, you will build a wooden platform to be used as a theatre stage and to erect a yurt. The programme also includes upcycling projects such as building seating from pallets or coming up with your own creative ideas and gardening. In the 2nd week you will help with the open children's holiday programme. The children are between 6-12 years old and you can use the grounds and play together. There is an outdoor kitchen on the site where you can cook together.

Accomodation and food

Two large rooms are available for you in the lovely Waldorf school. You have the huge school kitchen- you have to take care about that. We will set up the rooms as a dormitory for you with air beds/mattresses. You have the huge dining room and enough sanitary facilities.
You cook together. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Dietzenbach is very well connected to Frankfurt by S-Bahn. Frankfurt has a lot to offer, culture, going out, shopping, events. You can visit other cities. Dietzenbach has a very nice outdoor swimming pool and outdoor fitness park.The cities of Heidelberg, Mannheim or Mainz are ideal for day trips.

Project hosted by

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Social Media Project Partner: https://www.wilde-wiese-dietzenbach.de/

Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: Directly at the accommodation at the latest 18h

Additional comments

Please note there is a incoming fee for teenagers who apply under 18 for this camp. International teenagers have to pay 150€ to ijgd

Requirements

Active participation in the workcamp is required. Interest manual Work and working with Kids

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Quality Education
Germany Germany: Let the show begin! – The Circus Workcamp (ijgd 15009)

Dates

26/07/2025   -   09/08/2025

Feedback from 522 volunteers

Tags

Social
Cultural

Already accepted volunteers from

Germany Mexico Spain Poland Turkey

Fee

CZK 2500
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
15
Still room for
4 Male + 2 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
airport: Hannover, next station: Ochtmersleben We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carshare or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

The municipality of Hohe Börde, with 14 different districts, is located in a rural region 15 kilometres from Magdeburg. The work camp is designed to give young people the opportunity to make new international friends. You are a group of 15 international young people and 15 young people from the municipality of Hohe Börde. The first task after getting to know each other is to put up the circus tent, set up seating and prepare the site. Ideas for the programme are then collected and the next tasks are discussed. This includes rehearsing simple circus tricks, making costumes and requisites and designing the tent. You can give free rein to your creativity and artistic design! In the second week, rehearsals of the entire programme with costumes will take place. And then it's ‘Let the show begin!’. The camp ends with your circus performance in front of an audience and a joint international party.

Accomodation and food

The accommodation is on the grounds of the kindergarten in Eichenbarleben and has a separate entrance. You will have a large, well-equipped kitchen with dishwasher and washing machine and the assembly hall as a common room. Shared dormitory in the sports hall. You will sleep on air beds. Showers and toilets are separated by gender. Outdoor area with sports facilities and barbecue area.
You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided for you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

You can barbecue on the outdoor area and there is a football pitch. Footballs, volleyballs, badminton and other items for leisure activities are provided. The supermarket is just around the corner and the Eichenbarleben castle park is just a few minutes' walk away. The surrounding area with its many fields, farms and nature is easy to explore on foot or by bike. Outdoor pool in Niederndodeleben, shopping centre with shopping facilities and restaurants in Hermsdorf. The nearest railway station is Ochtmersleben (4 km away). From there, you can reach Magdeburg in 16 minutes. At the weekend, it's worth taking a trip to Braunschweig or Hannover.

Project hosted by

Gemeinde Hohe Boerde/ Municipality of Hohe Boerde
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: transfer from the railway station in Ochtmersleben to the accommodation at 16:15 and 18:15.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more information after your confirming registration with the specigic infosheet for your project.

Requirements

German and English language skills. You should be able to ride a bike. Physical fitness for circus training. Please bring sporty, comfortable clothing (trousers/leggings, T-shirts; preferably in black) with you.

Germany Germany: Living and working in the middle of the North German forest (ijgd 15042)

Dates

09/08/2025   -   22/08/2025

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
15
Still room for
5 Male + 6 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hamburg (HAM)
Nearest bus/train station
Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg main station) – Bahnhof Bad Oldesloe (train station) – Bahnhof Bad Segeberg (train station) We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carsharing or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Nature conservation and forest management in a great environment as well as relaxation on the Baltic Sea beach!
You can experience both at this camp in the north of Germany. You will work alongside volunteers from all over the world in the forests and nature reserves surrounding the youth forest centre where you will be staying.
Your tasks will include the construction of self-fertilizing raised beds, the repair of fences, clearing young forest stands, cutting back invasive late-flowering bird cherry, building and erecting wooden fences to protect young trees from game browsing, building raised hides, clearing paths and dismantling old wire fences in the forest. Some of the work can be very strenuous and monotonous. (Note: The actual work to be carried out may differ from that described here).
During the work you will also learn a lot about the protection of the forest and rare habitats in theory and practice. You will also learn how nature and landscape conservation areas can be carefully developed for tourism so that people can make better and more informative use of the beautiful natural environment.
In the first week you will work from Monday to Friday and in the second week from Monday to Thursday.
Information (unfortunately only in German) about the Hartenholm Youth Forest Centre can be found here: https://www.forst-sh.de/abenteuer/jugendwaldheim-hartenholm/?L=0

Accomodation and food

You will stay in 4- to 6-bed rooms in a youth forest centre. Your accommodation is located in the heart of the forest and is surrounded by a large outdoor area. You will have toilets, communal showers, a large dining room, a kitchen, a barbecue hut, a leisure room with sofas and table football and a large outdoor area at your disposal.
You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

The Hartenholm youth forest centre is located in the middle of the forest and has beautiful surroundings. The outdoor area includes high seats for game watching, a football pitch, a volleyball court, a barbecue area and a charcoal burner's hut. There is also a table tennis table and table football. At the weekend, trips to one of the wonderful Baltic Sea beaches such as Travemünde or Timmendorfer Strand and to the Hanseatic city of Hamburg are well worthwhile.

Project hosted by

The Jugendwaldheim Hartenholm des Landesforsten Schleswig-Holstein (Forest Youth Hostel of Hartenholm of the Schleswig-Holstein State Forests) offers a one or two-week nature and adventure education programme (with overnight stay) for school classes from year 7. In the mornings, the pupils work together with pedagogically trained foresters in the forest and learn how the sustainable management of forests brings ecological, economic and social benefits for the environment and people. In the afternoons, survival courses, team workshops and exciting educational tours through the forest are offered.


The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: at accommodation until 8pm on 09/08/2025
Directions to Meeting Point:
From Hamburg Airport (travel time to the camp 2h10min)
From Hamburg Airport take the local train (S-Bahn) S 1 heading in the direction of Wedel or Hamburg-Blankenese and get off at Hamburg Hbf (main train station) (travel time 25min). The S1 runs every 10min.
From Hamburger Hauptbahnhof (main train station) (travel time to the camp 1h40min)
From Hamburger Hauptbahnhof you should take the Regional-Express train (RE 8) in the direction of “Lübeck Hbf” and travel until the station “Bad Oldesloe” (travel time 25min). The
In Bad Oldesloe chance to the train NBE RB82 in the direction of “Neumünster” and travel until the station “Bad Segeberg” (travel time 17min).
In Bad Segeberg take the bus 7600 in the direction of “Bahnhof/ZOB Bad Bramstedt” and leave the bus after 20min at the bus station “Bockhorn, Försterei”.
Attention!!!: To make sure you catch the last bus to your accommodation at the end of your journey, you must take the Regional-Express train (RE 8) from Hamburg at 6:06pm at the latest.
From bus station “Bockhorn, Försterei” to the camp – by foot (around 18 minutes ca. 1,3km)
From the bus stop go straight ahead in the direction of travel, cross the junction after about 50 metres and continue along the B206. After approx. 1km, turn right into the forest at the ‘Jugendwaldheim Hartenholm’ sign. After approx. 100m turn left again and after another 50m you will reach your accommodation.

More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who apply under 18 in this camp.

Requirements

You should have a good level of fitness as some of the work could be physically demanding.

Germany Germany: Your summer in a green oasis I (ijgd 75111)

Dates

09/08/2025   -   30/08/2025

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
2 Male + 1 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
BER (airport Berlin) Airport Halle/Leipzig next Trainstation: Calau. We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, or car share that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

If you want to spend your summer in a very special place surrounded by greenery, then come to the Old Brickworks Gahlen: There you will find the integrative environmental education institution Interforum e.V. It is a meeting place and action space for various target groups. Your task will be to take care of this special place. There will be a variety of tasks depending on your needs and interests. Possible tasks are e.g. helping with construction projects to beautify the area in the field of garden and landscape art = LandArt or with renovation work, but also nature-related work such as the care and harvesting of the many gardens.
This year we would like to produce replicas of flowerbed borders, salvage and process demolition bricks, promote permaculture and bank stabilization and protect board walls with old linen oil.
One of the unique aspects of this project is its openness to the development of new ideas and the flexibility of the work. This project therefore aims to encourage creativity in various directions, to foster the independence as well as the self-organisation of the group, but also provide practical support in the process of putting ideas into practice.

Accomodation and food

You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
You sleep in small, very simple bungalows on the premises. In the main house there are sanitary rooms with toilets and showers. The kitchen is in a separate small house.

Location and leisure

You will spend your work camp in the middle of nature on the grounds of the old brickyard that feel like a little paradise. You are invited to try out everything you can do outdoors: swimming in the lake or in the small pool, biking, playing soccer and table tennis, and in the evening sitting around the campfire and looking at the stars.
By bike you can quickly reach a swimming lake. In addition, there are sheep, cats and dogs with which you can possibly even go for a walk! And of course you can also bike to the nearby small towns of Calau or Gahlen or go on weekend trips to Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig or even Poland and the Czech Republic.
Camplocation: Gahlen, 32km from Cottbus, Brandenburg

Project hosted by

Alte Ziegelei Gahlen: https://spreewaldverein.de/projekt/umweltbildungsstaette-alte-ziegelei/

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Train station Calau. From there you will be picked up and taken to the camp site.
Time: in the afternoon – more details will be provided for you later
From Berlin you can take the the RB22 train to Königs Wusterhausen station. There you change into the RE7 train to Senftenberg and stop at Calau (Niederlausitz) station.
More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more detailed information with the specific information sheet for your camp after your enrolment has been confirmed.

Requirements

Bring warm clothes, a warm sleeping bag and bug spray. Especially at night it can get cold.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production
Germany Germany: Against Forgetting (ijgd 15002)

Dates

16/08/2025   -   30/08/2025

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
3 Male + 6 Female ( full for < 18)
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
Nearest International airport: Hanover Nearest terminal (train or bus station): Augustfehn We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, or carshare that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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In almost all places in Germany, there are gravesites from the Second World War that commemorate the victims of war and tyranny. This is also the case in the municipality of Apen in Ammerland. In various small village cemeteries, 14 graves of soldiers aged 17-21 who died just a few days before the end of the war have been preserved. These graves are to be restored and repaired. Your tasks will include cleaning the weathered stones and rebordering the gravesites. Under the guidance of a historian, you will engage in biographical work and historical research and set up information boards with QR codes to raise awareness of commemoration, remembrance and a culture of peace.
The accommodation is approx. 6 to 7 km away from the various work locations. You will be provided with bicycles for the journey to work and for leisure activities. You cycle from Nordloh to Apen in about 20 to 30 minutes, but there are also minibuses available for transfers to the individual work sites.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation in multi-bed rooms, seminar room with beamer and cosy seating area, conservatory, billiards, table tennis, table football, swimming pool with slide, football pitch, terrace, quiet enclosed courtyard, barbecue area, shared shower and WC. WLAN.
You cook together with your host in the large kitchen of the seminar house. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

The seminar house is in a very rural location, but surrounded by beautiful nature. Bicycles are available for excursions in the surrounding area - the house is located directly on the ‘Fehn-Route’, a popular long-distance cycle route. 3 km away is the seafaring village of Barßel with shopping facilities and a harbour worth seeing. It is 16 km to the climatic health resort of Bad Zwischenahn with the lake “Zwischenahner Meer”. There is an outdoor swimming pool in Hengstforde, 6 km away. The towns of Leer, Emden, Oldenburg and Bremen are easy to reach by train. Together with young people from Apen, you will go on a canoe trip.

Project hosted by

Seminar House Nordloh and Apen muncipality

- The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

at the railway station in Augustfehn, at 16:00 and 18:00 there is a transfer from the station to the accommodation.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.

Requirements

Cycling, desire for country life and slowing down in beautiful nature, interest in the topics of ‘commemoration and remembrance, peace and democracy’

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Germany Germany: Landart Installation in the Lüneburg Heath (ijgd 15011)

Dates

23/08/2025   -   06/09/2025

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Place(s)
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Fee

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
1
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hamburg (HAM)
Nearest bus/train station
Hamburg or Hanover, Next Trainstation: Soltau We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus or carsharing, that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
Wi-Fi
Yes
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The Springhornhof Foundation in the Lüneburg Heath is the funding organisation for one of Europe's pioneering landscape art projects. Renowned artists from all over the world have created more than forty works of land art here since the 1970s. Most of the works in this ‘open museum’ are freely accessible and blend gently into the natural surroundings. Others make a clearly visible statement in the landscape. In the first week of the workcamp, your group will help with restoration work on some of the artworks - repainting, cleaning, trimming bushes, small repairs.
In the second week, you will get creative together with the artists Tanja Bächlein, Arne Bunk and Karin Missy Paule Haenlein. In teams of three, you will go out with cameras and microphones and produce small experimental films, photos and sounds on the sculptures. The recordings will then be edited and cut into short reels. At the end, we will celebrate a small landscape art film festival together.

Accomodation and food

In the guest studio of the Springhornhof and in the pilgrims' hostel of the parish next doorYou cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.

Location and leisure

Camp location: Where: Neuenkirchen, Lower Saxony; 85km from Hamburg, 90km from Hanover, 15km from Soltau. Neuenkirchen has 5.500 residents and is located in the center of the nature park Lüneburg Heath, a unique cultural landscape and one of the most popular destinations for trips in Germany. There is an outdoor swimming pool, an ice cream parlour and you will have the opportunity to go horseback riding or visiting a sheep farm. Apart from that, you will have bikes provided, which you can use for trips into the Heath. Bigger cities like Hamburg, Hannover and Bremen can be easily reached by train. You are close to the adventure park Heidepark Soltau, a kart track, the Serengetipark (Animal Park), a bird park and a climbing park

Project hosted by

Springhornhof Art Association and Foundation
https://springhornhof.de/

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

At the train station in Soltau (Han). Somebody from the Springhornhof will be waiting to pick you up and take you to your accommodation at 16:58 and 18:58, when the train arrives.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp

Requirements

You should be able to ride a bike, since the working sites are at different locations in the local area and you will cycle to each one.

Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible Consumption and Production Quality Education
Germany Germany: Woodland growth Flensburg: Together for sustainability and nature! (ijgd 15034)

Dates

23/08/2025   -   06/09/2025

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
15
Still room for
4 Male + 7 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hamburg (HAM)
Nearest bus/train station
Hamburg, Nearest Trainstation: Flensburg We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carsharing or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Are you looking for an exciting project where you can get active and do something for the environment at the same time? Then Woodland Growth (German: Waldwuchs) Flensburg is the right place for you!
Waldwuchs Flensburg is a project of the Flensburger Jugendring e.V., which was launched in 2019. Waldwuchs is known for its work in the field of ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ (ESD) - and not only in Flensburg, but also nationwide! Waldwuchs Climate Embassy is located on the outskirts of the city, right next to a forest and nature reserve. There is a large outdoor area, which is used jointly with a neighbouring youth centre.
You will help to improve the grounds and premises of the climate embassy according to ecological standards. In small teams, you will build flower and raised beds, a fire pit, a pizza and bread oven and create cool seating from tree trunks. You will also whitewash the façade and produce seminar materials.
You will learn the basics of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and take part in exciting workshops and activities. You will visit the Waldwuchs Arboretum, a meadow orchard with old fruit varieties, including harvesting for your meals, take part in the workshop ‘Climate change - sustainability - globalisation’ and get to know the project ‘Villekula - Verein für Natur- und Gesundheitsbildung e.V.’ (Organisation for nature and health education) as part of a rally to explore the site and its offers. Last but not least, you can collect edible mushrooms for the final barbecue during an expert forest tour.
Are you taking part? Then sign up and make the world a better place together with the Waldwuchs team!
You can find information about Waldwuchs Flensburg and its many projects here: https://waldwuchs-flensburg.de (Only in German).

Accomodation and food

In a simple, cosy youth centre, you all sleep together in one room and share a shower. There is a kitchen, a dining room, a lounge, a table football table, a pool table and a barbecue area in the outdoor area. You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

Flensburg is Germany's northernmost city and has a lot to offer, such as tourist attractions, a rich cultural program, places for shopping and of course a whole lot of water.
At the weekend you can go on trips to the beautiful Baltic Sea beaches, to Hamburg or to Denmark.
http://www.flensburger-foerde.de/en/

Project hosted by

The Flensburg Youth Ring (Flensburger Jugendring)
The Flensburg Youth Ring (Flensburger Jugendring) is the host of the youth centre DIE EXXE (www.flensburger-jugendring.de – only in German) and will try to invite one to three Flensburg youths to participate in your project.
The Flensburger Jugendring, founded in 1949, unites youth associations and youth communities active in Flensburg. The purpose of the Flensburg Youth Ring is to promote youth work. As a representation of interests, it takes a stand vis-à-vis
public, elected representatives and authorities on issues of youth policy and youth law.
The youth centre "Exxe" is an open place used by children and young people aged between eight and eighteen. The staff of the "Exxe" try to create a place of trust, joy, creativity and experimentation.

Waldwuchs Flensburg (Woodland Growth Flensburg)
Waldwuchs Flensburg is a project that promotes climate and environmental protection in Flensburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Initiated by school pupil Jannis Ide and his family, pupils and volunteers plant trees in the areas provided. The Flensburg Youth Council took over the sponsorship and Mayor Simone Lange is the patron. The project offers workshops and awards tree sponsorships to promote awareness of sustainability and actively contribute to climate protection. Waldwuchs is supported by various partners, including the city council and local organisations.


The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

at accommodation until 7pm on 23/08/2025
From Hamburg Airport take the local train (S-Bahn) S 1 heading in the direction of Wedel or Hamburg-Blankenese and get off at Hamburg Hbf (main train station) (travel time 25min). The S1 runs every 10min.
From Hamburger Hauptbahnhof (main train station) (travel time to the camp 2h15min)
From Hamburger Hauptbahnhof you should take the Regional-Express train (RE 7) in the direction of “Flensburg” and travel until the last station “Flensburg” (journey time is around 1:57h).
From Flensburg train station to the camp – by foot (around 20 minutes ca. 1,6km)
From the train station you should go straight ahead along Bahnhofstraße. After around 800m you should turn left at the end of the street into Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. You should follow this street for around 800m (after a few meters the street name changes to “Schützenkuhle” and then “Zur Exe”). After a few hundred meters, you should see the Exe car park on the right hand side. At the end of the car park, there are two buildings on the other side of street. “Die Exxe” is the second building, directly next to the youth hostel. The building is slightly set back and is easily recognisable by its colorful graffiti.

More Information about train connections: www.bahn.com

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special additional Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who apply under 18 in this camp
You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration with the specific info sheet for your camp.

Germany Germany: Your summer in a green oasis II (ijgd 75121)

Dates

31/08/2025   -   20/09/2025

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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
2 Male + 7 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
BER (airport Berlin) Airport Halle/Leipzig, next Trainstation: Calau We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, or car share that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
Wi-Fi
Yes
Map

Work

If you want to spend your summer in a very special place surrounded by greenery, then come to the Old Brickworks Gahlen: There you will find the integrative environmental education institution Interforum e.V. It is a meeting place and action space for various target groups. Your task will be to take care of this special place. There will be a variety of tasks depending on your needs and interests. Possible tasks are e.g. helping with construction projects to beautify the area in the field of garden and landscape art = LandArt or with renovation work, but also nature-related work such as the care and harvesting of the many gardens.

This year we would like to produce replicas of flowerbed borders, salvage and process demolition bricks, promote permaculture and bank stabilization and protect board walls with old linen oil.
One of the unique aspects of this project is its openness to the development of new ideas and the flexibility of the work. This project therefore aims to encourage creativity in various directions, to foster the independence as well as the self-organisation of the group, but also provide practical support in the process of putting ideas into practice.

Accomodation and food

You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
You sleep in small, very simple bungalows on the premises. In the main house there are sanitary rooms with toilets and showers. The kitchen is in a separate small house.

Location and leisure

You will spend your work camp in the middle of nature on the grounds of the old brickyard that feel like a little paradise. You are invited to try out everything you can do outdoors: swimming in the lake or in the small pool, biking, playing soccer and table tennis, and in the evening sitting around the campfire and looking at the stars.
By bike you can quickly reach a swimming lake. In addition, there are sheep, cats and dogs with which you can possibly even go for a walk! And of course you can also bike to the nearby small towns of Calau or Gahlen or go on weekend trips to Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig or even Poland and the Czech Republic.

Location of the camp: Gahlen, 32km to Cottbus, Brandenburg

Project hosted by

Alte Ziegelei Gahlen: https://spreewaldverein.de/projekt/umweltbildungsstaette-alte-ziegelei/
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Train station Calau. From there you will be picked up and taken to the camp site.
Time: in the afternoon – more details will be provided for you later
From Berlin you can take the the RB22 train to Königs Wusterhausen station. There you change into the RE7 train to Senftenberg and stop at Calau (Niederlausitz) station.

More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more detailed information with the specific information sheet for your camp after your enrolment has been confirmed.

Requirements

Bring warm clothes, a warm sleeping bag and bug spray. Especially at night it can get cold.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production
Germany Germany: Nature conservation on the edge of the big city - Part 1 (ijgd 15021)

Dates

06/09/2025   -   20/09/2025

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Details on the project

Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
15
Still room for
7 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hamburg (HAM)
Nearest bus/train station
Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof (main train station) – Ahrensburg Bahnhof (train station) We would like to invite you to travel as environmentally friendly as possible. If you have the option to go by train, bus, carsharing or bicycle that can be a great first step for you to become a climate steward.
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Work

Nature conservation in great surroundings and sightseeing in the big city! - You can experience both at this camp on the outskirts of the metropolis of Hamburg.
You will be working in the Hoeltigbaum nature reserve, a former military training area. A varied mosaic of different habitats has developed on the Hoeltigbaum during and after the last ice age. The result is a variety of old succession stages consisting of open soils, grasslands, fringing meadows and some woodland with many rare and endangered animal and plant species.
Where tanks once travelled, there is now vast savannah-like grassland where flocks of sheep, goats and Galloway cattle graze all year round. Grazing keeps the areas open, prevents scrub encroachment and preserves biodiversity. You support the animal "lawnmowers" in their work and remove plants such as bracken, lupins, ragwort and small birch trees to prepare the ground for the underlying and displaced heathland. This is an important contribution to nature conservation work, as heavy machinery would destroy the sensitive heathland.
The work takes place on the pastures in the nature reserve. However, the grazing animals have plenty of space to hide and are rarely visible. However, if you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the cattle and sheep at work.
In addition to the practical work, you will learn a lot about nature and environmental protection in general and the nature conservation concept of a semi-open pasture landscape in particular from the employees of the House of Wild Pastures (Haus der Wilden Weiden). You will learn a lot about the local flora and fauna, year-round grazing and cattle and sheep farming in the area of landscape conservation.
Information (unfortunately only in German) about the Hoeltigbaum nature reserve and the House of Wild Pastures (Haus der Wilden Weiden) can be found here:
www.hoeltigbaum.de

Accomodation and food

You will stay in two adjoining flats. The front flat has 8 beds in four open-plan 2-bed rooms. The rear flat has 8 beds in one 6-bed room and one 2-bed room. Both flats have a kitchen, a lounge and sanitary facilities. The flats are located in the centre of Ahrensburg near the train station.
You cater for yourselves and cook together. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Your work location is in the Hamburg district of Rahlstedt and your accommodation is in the city centre of Ahrensburg. From both locations, you can reach the Hamburg city centre within 30 minutes by public transport (tickets will be provided). So you can stay in Hamburg right after work and explore the many sights and leisure activities. www.hamburg.de (German) / www.hamburg.com (English)
Or you can visit Ahrensburg Castle and its park, including a disc golf course, which are both just 1 km from your accommodation.
At the weekend, trips to the beaches on the Baltic coast, for example near Lübeck, are well worthwhile.

Project hosted by

The "House of Wild Willows" is a place of environmental education for day-care centres, schools, families and adult groups.
However, the house is not only a place of learning, but the staff are also responsible for the maintenance of the neighbouring nature reserve "Hoeltigbaum". In order to preserve and develop the species and habitat diversity, the largest part of the nature reserve has been managed for more than 20 years according to the "semi-open pasture landscape" method, an extensive year-round grazing with various grazing animals. The care of these cattle, sheep and goats is also the task of the "House of Wild Willows".

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: at accommodation until 6 pm on Saturday 06/09/2025
From Hamburg airport take S-Bahn S1 (direction Wedel or Hamburg-Blankenese) to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg main train station, about 24 min travel time). The S1 is running every 10min.
From Hamburg main station
At Hauptbahnhof (main train station) you have to take the train R80 or R81 in direction of „Lübeck“, “Bad Oldesloe” or “Bargteheide”. Trains are running every 20-30 minutes. After travelling for 18-22 minutes, you should get off at the station “Ahrensburg”.
From Ahrensburg Bahnhof (train station)
You leave the main station through the main exit in the direction of the city centre. In front of the station, turn right along Bahnhofsstr. After approx. 200 metres, the road turns slightly to the left, crosses a bridge over a large, multi-lane road and continues with the street name "Hagener Allee". After approx. 300m you cross a short pedestrian zone (approx. 50m) and then you continue straight ahead along "Große Str." for 100m. You will find yourself in a large square with trees and parked cars and turn right into Königstr. After approx. 150m you will reach house no. 4 on the right-hand side, where you turn left next to the house into the driveway at the back to your two apartments.
More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com.

Additional comments

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
You will receive more information after your confirming registration with the specigic infosheet for your project.

Requirements

Fitness and readiness for physically strenuous and monotonous work; it is essential to bring work clothes for rain and cold, but also for sun and heat as well as, and (waterproofed) shoes; you will travel 30 minutes by public transport (tickets will be provided) to the nature reserve;

Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Action Sustainable Cities and Communities