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Germany Germany: Music Festival (Moers near Duisburg) (DE-SCI 12.4)

Dates

13/05/2024   -   22/05/2024

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Fee

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Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
3 Male + 3 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 

Work

Before the festival starts, we have to build the stages, finish and install the decoration, hang
up signs and posters, prepare the festival site. After the festival everything has to be
dismantled and the festival site has to be tidied.
During the festival the participants are going to help controlling the entrances, assist
preparing the backstage areas, help with catering and support the artists, do errands and
patrols, play minor roles in videos and the stream and sell merchandise.The tasks vary and might change during the days. Some work is physical, some is interactive, sometimes work alone, sometimes in a team.
Please note: You also work on weekends and not always together with other Workcamp members, but of course you get enough (group) time for free time in total.

Accomodation and food

In the facilities of the SCI:Moers, camp beds available, please bring a sleeping bag and a
pillow. Shower, toilet, large kitchen and common room are available.The participants get to
eat on the festival site. During the construction and dismantling phase they are going to eat with the crew and during the actual festival they are going to have access to the artist and crew catering (a starter, main dish, dessert + drinks, snacks and bread rolls will be served).

Location and leisure

The festival site is located close to the Schlosspark Moers and consists out of three main
stages, a festival market, a camp ground and several small and constantly changing stages.
There are also concerts and happenings taking place in the city center and in different shops

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Moers festival is a music festival which exists for 53 years and represents all kinds of music
that aren´t mainstream. Besides concerts on different stages, you can find panels and
discussions about political and cultural topics and there are happenings everywhere around
the city of Moers. A festival market where jewelery, clothes, food and drinks are sold can be
found in the parc and you can also camp on the festival site.
Every year hundreds of artists from all around the world play at moers festival and thousands of visitors are happily watching the concerts and happenings in the whole city.

Additional comments

As the festival takes place on a weekend (17 - 20 May 2024), the participants (unlike at other
work camps) do not have this weekend off, but work during the week as on the other days.
INCOMING FEE of 50€ for volunteers applying via partner organisations and contacts of SCI https://sci-d.de/incomingfee

Requirements

Interested in festivals and culture, willing to do physical work, openness and motivation for
new tasks

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Germany Germany: German-Swiss sculpture trail Hohentengen (IBG 04)

Dates

19/05/2024   -   01/06/2024

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Tags

Renovation
Art
Cultural

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Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 40
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
3 Male + 1 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Access with disability
Yes
Nearest airport
Zurich (ZRH)
Nearest bus/train station
Waldshut
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Work

Over water - over land: this is the name of Europe's first cross-border sculpture trail. You will take care of several sculptures on the German-Swiss sculpture trail and restore them to their original state. Weather and people have left their mark: The stone of the sculptures needs to be brushed to remove moss and lichen, and some sculptures are also sprayed with graffiti. For others, the subsurface needs to be renewed or maintained. The explanatory plates for the objects will also be replaced. In addition, you will completely renew the barbecue area, which is part of the 9km long trail. This area is intended to invite people to combine arts, nature and community.

Accomodation and food

You will be accommodated in the local multipurpose hall in the centre of the village which is otherwise used for sports and events. This offers plenty of space, a small kitchen and enough sanitary facilities for everyone. Camp beds are provided. Please bring your own sleeping bag and pillow (if required).

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 and leisure

Hohentengen am Hochrhein lies in the south of Germany, in a kind of bubble surrounded on three sides by Switzerland. Only the Rhine separates the village from Switzerland. The village offers unspoilt nature, numerous sports and leisure facilities (beach volleyball, swimming pools, water sports ...).

Mountain ranges on the northern edge of the municipality, the Rhine Valley opens up to the south, the Rhine glistens in the plain and the Alps in Switzerland greet you on the horizon when visibility is good. With its 3,600 inhabitants, Hohentengen offers the entire infrastructure you could wish for: supermarkets, shops, pubs and much more.

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In 2000, 12 internationally renowned artists realised ideas and thoughts on the theme of borders - dividing and uniting - in sculptures. Embedded in the marvellous landscape of the High Rhine, this path is a cultural symbol of friendship and connects the places on both sides of the river and the German-Swiss border. https://skulpturenweg.de/

Now, almost 25 years after its construction, the sculpture trail needs some maintenance. The citizens of Hohentengen would be delighted if this is done with the help of international volunteers completely in the spirit of the path's artistic message.

Directions to meeting point

First you have to travel to Waldshut. Please check www.bahn.com for a connection from anywhere in Germany or Switzerland. In Waldshut, you will find bus #7340 to Hohentengen. There is a bus every two hours on Sundays. The last bus leaves Waldshut on Sundays at 7.30 pm, so please arrange your travel in a way to be on time for this connection at the latest. Get off at the bus stop "Kath. Pfarramt, Hohentengen".

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Good Health and Well-being
Germany Germany: The world is colorful in Berlin-Köpenick (ijgd 74101)

Dates

21/06/2024   -   14/07/2024

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Disabilities
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Fee

USD 453 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 50 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
6
Still room for
2
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
Berlin central station, from there you can take a train to S Wuhlheide which is close to the accommodation.
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Work

You and your team work in facilities for people with disabilities at the Sozialstiftung Köpenick. The highlight of the work camp and assignment at the social foundation is a joint summer party. The main task is to help prepare the party. Here you can be creative and incorporate your ideas and interests, e.g. in the production of the party decorations. The daily working time is approx. four hours. On the day of the summer festival, you will work on a Saturday. By participating in this workcamp, you will be able to become part of a creative journey and gain new insights into the process of preparing and organising festivals as well as working with people with disabilites.

The Sozialstiftung Köpenick at Mentzelstraße and Ahornallee houses in Spindlersfeld are home to 75 people with disabilities. The SpreeTakt - BFB Spindlersfeld employment and support centre with 27 places for people with disabilities is also located at the same site.

Accomodation and food

You will stay in the bungalows of the Landesmusikakademie at the FEZ Berlin.
You will sleep in shared rooms and can use parts of the outdoor area.
You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering. Monday to Friday you can have lunch at the Sozialstiftung Köpenick. Vegetarian meals are possible there. You will cook the other meals together.

Location and leisure

Berlin offers many great opportunities. After your work assignment, you can explore Berlin's city center, visit museums or simply relax by a lake. In order to be able to pursue the diverse interests of your team, you will receive with a city ticket for the duration of the camp, allowing you to use public transport throughout the city. The work camp should be an opportunity to get to know other motivated young people and have a great time together. It is therefore also desirable that you organise your free time together.
If you would like to explore Berlin on your own, please plan a few days before or after the workcamp.

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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

S Wuhlheide, from Berlin central station it is about 60 minutes by train and foot to the accommodation.

Requirements

50€ (additional payment for public transport ticket, if you have a "Deutschlandticket" or similar, this fee does not apply. Please provide this information when registering). Please also note that Teenager (u18) have to pay an additionally 150€ teenage fee when they register for this camp.

Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced Inequalities Sustainable Cities and Communities
Germany Germany: "The Dream Bird" - Discovering the world with children's theatre (ijgd 14009)

Dates

22/06/2024   -   06/07/2024

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
15
Still room for
1 Male + 5 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
Hanover, Nearest train or bus station: Ochtmersleben
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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, practise their English and enjoy working creatively. Together with 15 young people from the community, you will spend the first week rehearsing the children's play "The Dream Bird", in which a little hedgehog meets a beautiful colourful bird, which he later can't find again and searches for all over the world. This story also introduces younger children to the cultural diversity of the world and the English language in a playful way. Your tasks are acting, making costumes and painting stage sets. The focus is on creativity, fun and socialising with others. In the second week, the play will be performed several times for pre-school children and the public. At the end of the project, a joint international closing party is organised.

Accomodation and food

The accommodation will be in the Kindergarden in Eichenbarlen. In a part of the building with its own entrance, you have a large, well-equipped kitchen and the assembly hall as a common room. Shared dormitory in the sports hall. There are shared showers and toilets separated by gender. You will sleep on air beds. Outdoor area with sports facilities and barbecue area.
A shared hot meal is provided at lunchtime. You prepare breakfast and dinner yourself and will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Project Location City: Hohe Boerde, Saxony-Anhalt; Magdeburg 20 km, Göttingen 65 km, Hannover 80 km, Potsdam 130 km, Berlin 160 km
You can barbecue on the outdoor area and there is a football pitch. Footballs, volleyballs, badminton, darts 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. Bus and train connections to Magdeburg. A trip to Leipzig, Potsdam or Berlin is worthwhile at the weekend.

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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.

Requirements

German and English language skills for childcare. You must be able to ride a bike.

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: Let´s beautify the city! With construction and art. (ijgd 24313)

Dates

26/06/2024   -   17/07/2024

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Art
Environmental
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Fee

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
1 Male + 2 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Stuttgart (STR)
Nearest bus/train station
Train: Nürtingen Bus: Neckarhausen Rathaus 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

You support the youth department of the city of Nürtingen with several projects in different parts of the city. Creativity and manual skills are required. A few more projects are still being planned, so stay tuned!

Construction of a graffiti wall:
For 10 years, there has been a much-used, 23-meter-long wooden wall on which graffiti can be sprayed legally. This is now weathered. You dismantle the old one and erect a new one.

Refurbishment of a construction trailer:
There is a construction trailer at an elementary school in a suburb. This is used for childcare. You sand down the old paint and apply a new one.

Designing a corridor:
In the building of a social institution, you design a hallway under the guidance of an artist.

Designing a lizard mound:
On the grounds of your accommodation, you create a hill that serves as a habitat for lizards and other animals.

Accomodation and food

The Swabian Alb Association is nice enough to let you use its building on a hill in the Neckarhausen district. From the spacious grounds with an open-air stage, you have a wonderful panoramic view of the Swabian Alb.On the first floor you can use the large, light-flooded dining room. Behind it is a professional kitchen with a catering dishwasher. In the basement is the room where around ten people in your group can sleep on 10 cm thick insulating mats. If you wish, you can also lay out your mats in the garden in tents, in the shed or under the canopy. Please bring your own sleeping bag and pillow.We will set up an outdoor shower for you in a shower tent. Of course with hot water.

Location and leisure

Nürtingen has about 41,000 inhabitants and is located on the river Neckar near the Swabian Alb. You will be provided with well-maintained bicycles. Ride through the beautiful landscape, to nearby lakes, along the Neckar or explore the biosphere area at the foot of the Alb. You can reach the outdoor pool in eleven minutes, the city center in eight.

There is a direct train connection to the nearby student city of Tübingen with its numerous half-timbered houses. The train takes half an hour to the state capital Stuttgart. Many possibilities await you there: Museums, galleries, shopping, big zoo, planetarium, theater, clubs, vaudeville, etc.

The city of Nürtingen invites you to various activities. Among them is an excursion with minibuses. You will visit a castle on the Swabian Alb and make a cave crossing.
You will also meet young people from Nürtingen. The members of the youth council are eager to meet you. One evening you are invited to a barbecue in the youth center Roßdorf.

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Social Media Project Partner : https://www.instagram.com/nuertingen.de/?hl=de
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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: In the accomodation. We ask for an arrival until 6pm.
From the Stuttgart airport you can take the local train (S-Bahn) S 2, heading in the direction of Filderstadt and get off at Filderstadt. From here you change into the bus X4 or 74 heading in the direction of Nürtingen Bahnhof and get off at Nürtingen Bahnhof. Change here to bus 189 (headed to Altdorf) or 188 (headed to Schlaitdorf) and get off at Neckarhausen Rathaus, Nürtingen. From here you will be able to walk.

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

You need to be able to ride a bicycle.

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities Life on Land
Germany Germany: Darmstadt Forest (ICJA2402)

Dates

30/06/2024   -   13/07/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
3 Male + 4 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Frankfurt (FRA)
Nearest bus/train station
Bus Station: Darmstadt Bessunger Forsthaus Jugendhof
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Work

Together, we would like to build barrier-free dry toilets and outdoor showers for children and youth groups on our campsite. You will be sawing, drilling, screwing and hammering under expert guidance with professional tools and machines. At the same time, we redesign the outdoor area around the tree house, plant native shrubs, extend the deadwood hedge and do typical gardening work on the site. Volunteers are also invited to take part in the Sunday café. Do you have a passion for baking cakes or enjoy being behind the counter? Then we look forward to your contribution to experiencing this day together. During your stay, there will also be other groups at the youth centre with whom you can sit around the campfire in the evening and chat.
We are currently trying to organise an inclusive project together with young people with disabilities. This means that one or even a small group of young people with physical disabilities will accompany the group during the day. Unfortunately, the final number has not yet been finalised as we are still looking for a cooperation partner.
Study part: Inhabitants of Jugendhof would like to show you their life style and would like to discuss certain aspects of a life which is mostly self-determined, self-organized and community based. We plan to offer some games for the group as experience how we offer adventure education for kids. Additional info will be provided.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers live in our centrally located self-catering house "Sharewood Lodge". In addition to a spacious kitchen and two bathrooms, there are three bedrooms in the house, each with five beds. In general, the facilities allow a day-long outdoor life.

Location and leisure

The Jugendhof is located at the edge of the Bessunger Forest, which can be easily explored from here. On hot summer days the shady forest offers a good opportunity to cool down and wide open meadows invite you to a relaxed picnic. You can enjoy meetings in a wooden yurt, which was build from an international workcamp as well. If you walk for an hour through the forest and meadows, you can reach a beautiful swimming lake with a small sandy beach. Darmstadt is also very interesting culturally, as it was one of the centres of European Art Nouveau at the beginning of the 20th century. Since 2021, the “Mathildenhöhe artists colony” of the city of Darmstadt is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We would like to recommend a visit to the impressive and unique area, including the museum and the Orthodox chapel.
Region: The Jugendhof Bessunger Forst e.V. is located at the edge of the forest between the city of Darmstadt and the village of Roßdorf. The suburban area marks the transition from the Rhine-Main region to the low mountain range Odenwald and is located 30 kilometers south of Frankfurt am Main and 50 kilometers north of the picturesque city of Heidelberg.

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“Jugendhof Bessunger Forst e.V.” is a non-profit children's and youth meeting place and one of the oldest self-managed NGOs in Germany. Located in the forest on the outskirts of the city of Darmstadt, we maintain the tradition of a learning and recreational place close to nature and life with down-to-earth, resource-saving accommodation. For over forty years, groups of children, youth and adults, families, clubs or political initiatives have come together here and found plenty of space to learn, run around, play, relax, meet, develop or simply be outside and together. On Sundays in spring and summer, we open the ForstLove Café with a colorful musical program. Excursionists, city walkers and fresh air fans can relax here in the green idyll on the large grounds. Our offer is especially aimed at families and people with low incomes, as the appreciation of heterogeneity and diversity is very important to us. You can find Jugendhof in Internet: https://jugendhof.org.

Directions to meeting point

Bus Station: Darmstadt Bessunger Forsthaus Jugendhof

Additional comments

After registration, we require a self-declaration in terms of legal protection for children and vulnerable persons. You will need working clothes, rainwear and, if necessary, swimming gear as well as sturdy closed shoes. Since it can get very cold in the forest at night, even in summer, please bring warm clothes and don't forget your sunscreen. Bed linen will be provided by the house. Please bring your own towels.

Requirements

After registration, we require a self-declaration in terms of legal protection for children and vulnerable persons. You will need working clothes, rainwear and, if necessary, swimming gear as well as sturdy closed shoes. Since it can get very cold in the forest at night, even in summer, please bring warm clothes and don't forget your sunscreen. Bed linen will be provided by the house. Please bring your own towels.

Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Action Quality Education
Germany Germany: Camp Village Bergheim 1 (IBG 07)

Dates

06/07/2024   -   28/07/2024

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Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
6
Still room for
2 Male + 1 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Koeln (Koln/Cologne) (QKL)
Nearest bus/train station
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Paffendorf NEXT INTERNATIONAL BUS STOPS: Suitable international bus stops are in Cologne, Düsseldorf or Bonn.
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Work

Come and volunteer in a summer village for different (age) groups! 3 weeks of various activities await you while you assist in a summer camp for children, teenagers and young families near Cologne! The summer village does start on the 7th of July. Prior to that, the local team has already built up the infrastructure of the area. All the tents, sanitary facilities and common areas are mostly set up on your arrival. You might be asked to lend a hand in the very final stages of preparation. Your job then will be to work together with the local team and provide different types of activities and workshops for the participants. The children should be able to try out different types of sport, creative (group) activities, do arts and crafting or simply chill or play games. In the first week (KidZ 8.-13.) the program caters for children aged 7 to 12. The second week (TeenZ 14.-22.) consists of a program for teenagers and the last part (GentZ 23.-27.) is dedicated to families and presents a mix of generations from parents to small children everything in between. Aside from helping with the program, there will also be “backstage” tasks, such as going grocery shopping or cleaning. Another responsibility is the night duty: Since the participants are under-age, someone always needs to stay awake. Don’t worry, you won’t need to stay up the whole night and you won’t need to do it alone. It can easily turn into a nice long campfire-evening with friends. It is very important to the local team that you feel and become part of one big group of teamers.

Accomodation and food

You will sleep in big group tents on the camp village site. Camp mats will be provided, but please bring your own sleeping bag! There are showers and sanitary facilities available, but the accommodation itself is quite basic. There will be no need for cooking since you will be eating together with the local team and the participants, so everything will be provided, but of course it is expected that you may help with cleaning and so on. You can get a glimpse of the project area on the homepage of the association, where you can find pictures from the previous years: https://www.woanders.org/fotos/

Location and leisure

The camp village is situated on a meadow surrounded by trees a bit outside of the town of Bergheim. In Bergheim, you can find different shops and cafés, and Bergheim itself is only 20km away from Cologne. On your days off you can therefore visit Cologne, which is the fourth most populous city of Germany, famous for its cathedral and the Roman-Germanic museum. You can also go on trips to other nearby towns, for example to Bonn.

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Woanders e.V. is a non-profit organization which wants to reach people of all ages, support cross-generational interaction and contact between people from different areas of life. Their work intends to reduce fear of contact and support tolerance and curiosity for other people, by strengthening the team-spirit “We”. Each summer for over a month, they organize a camping village full of activities for different age groups: This year the program starts a week of kids-program for children aged 7 to 12. It does continue with a week of camping for teenagers (12-15 years old), then followed by a long weekend for adolescents (14+) and a week of family camp. (After the end of this workcamp the program does continue with a second week of camping for children (7-12 years old), followed by a week dedicated to children and young people with or without mental disabilities. The young people might be older (up to 18), but the developmental age is up to 12. If you want to stay for the whole duration, you are welcome to apply also for the second camp IBG ESC 1, which is organized as ESC volunteering team and is ending on the 17th of August.

You can find the camp village schedule here: www.woanders.org/zeltstadt/
Participants usually stay there for a full week, most of them will stay overnight in tents and have their meals there as well. It is a project aimed mostly towards children and teens with fewer opportunities but it is open to people from all backgrounds. Priority is given to participants from nearby communities. Since 2020 we successfully support this project with small groups of international volunteers and the local team is looking forward to meet new international friends. By volunteering in this project, you are contributing to a sustainable and inclusive community (UN SDG 11).

Directions to meeting point

You have to arrive in Paffendorf train station. Please check for connections from anywhere to Paffendorf www.bahn.com/en from there it is only a 15 minute walk to the camp village. There will be someone waiting to accompany you.

Requirements

We ask for a motivation letter to be sent with the application! Since the project involves children, you need to provide a certificate of good conduct before the start of the project.

Germany Germany: Music Festival Pegnitz (IBG 08)

Dates

07/07/2024   -   15/07/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
10
Still room for
3 Male + 2 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Nuernberg (Nurnberg/Nuremburg) (NUE)
Nearest bus/train station
Pegnitz (train station)
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Work

You will help the organisers in all phases of the festival. On the first days, the main tasks will be setting up the stage and the campground on the site of the festival. You will also help to create the always charming and handmade decorations of the festival site and help with the disassembly of the whole structure and surroundings on the last day. While the festival is running, you should be available to the organisation and will be asked to assist in different areas: bar, stage, organisation, catering etc. You will work closely with the local people from the association! There is a plan for the build-up of the festival, nevertheless the schedule will be adapted to the always changing logistics of the event and you are expected to be flexible, patient and work autonomously within this plan. Volunteers should be prepared to work long and unusual hours, but also have some time between their shifts, which can be used to explore the festival and enjoy the music! Speaking or understanding basic German will be a plus!

Accomodation and food

You will stay at the local brewery! It is a small and very basic accommodation not far from the festival site that does not provide much comfort, but a very unique charm. You will all sleep in a big room at the brewery, usually used for concerts, and sleep on camp beds. Bear in mind that there will usually be a lot of people walking around and making noise from early in the morning to have everything ready for the festival! The final ceremony afterwards for all the helpers of the festival will also take place there. During the festival food will be provided by the food stands throughout the day.

Location and leisure

Pegnitz is a small town in Franconia, Bavaria, near Nuremberg. You can find medieval and historic buildings and churches in the centre of the city. The city is known for its beers: it has a long tradition in brewery and the locals are very proud of it. The Bavarian region, in which Pegnitz is located, is called “Little Switzerland” due to its beautiful surrounding that invites extended adventures and hiking trips in the region. There are all kinds of trails and possibilities to experience the unique nature.

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The local association Waldstock e.V. (https://waldstock.de/) promotes local youth activities in the small town of Pegnitz. Its members are very motivated and involved in organizing projects like concerts, film festivals or soccer cups. For more than 20 years, they have been coordinating the “Waldstock” festival, a so called “Umsonst und Draussen” - festival (“outside & free of charge”), which has become an important part of the cultural life in the town of Pegnitz and the region. Since 2013 the festival is supported by a small group of international Workcamp volunteers, who can enjoy the truly unique experience of becoming a part of the busy festival team. Here you can find a sneak peek on last years’ festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gst3Wuj6is4 .

Directions to meeting point

From Nuremberg main station there is a regional train (RE) to Bayreuth. It takes 37 minutes to get to Pegnitz. From Pegnitz train station it is an only about 1km walk to the accommodation: https://goo.gl/maps/GVscNqPkSMGtjt2V6

Requirements

We ask for a motivation letter to be sent with the application!

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Cities and Communities
Germany Germany: Moments of hope – Theaterworkshop (ijgd 14001)

Dates

13/07/2024   -   28/07/2024

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USD 821 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 395 is to be paid after acceptance.

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
13
Still room for
2 Male + 2 Female
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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In times of more and more wars, climate change and other disasters, many people find it increasingly difficult to be hopeful and confident. Hope is one of the strongest factors for our well-being. It is based on the belief that the future will be better than the present. And on the fact that we ourselves, together with other people, friends or in social networks, can do something to shape our future. Hope can help to make the world a better place.
Under the guidance of an experienced theatre teacher, you will develop scenes around the theme of "hope" using role play, character work, interaction and improvisation. What gives you hope? What has helped you or others to find a way and change situations? How do you stay hopeful? Does hope need big visions or do you find hope in small everyday moments? Let's find out together. Over the course of the two weeks, your own creative ideas will be turned into a theatre play, which you will perform in front of an audience as the grand finale of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Sleeping rooms, kitchen and a common room in the cultural centre. You can use the big garden. There is a big theatre hall with a stage for rehearsals and your performance at the end of the project. You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering. Heckenbeck is in a very remote location.

Location and leisure

There will be bicycles available for trips (and for shopping). The town of Bad Gandersheim is 4km away. You can reach Alfeld (with its Faguswerk heritage site), Hildesheim, Hanover and Göttingen by train. We also recommend a trip to the Harz region, with the world heritage site Goslar Rammelsberg (a mining museum) and hiking paths.

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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 hall. Every year, the local population look forward to an international theatre project and will happily host the international group if this workcamp for 2 weeks. www.weltbuehne.info
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€!!

Requirements

Extra Fee of 395 € for theater workshop, You should have a good knowledge of English for the theatre workshop and be able to ride a bike.
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: An artistic way towards peace Datteln (ICJA2403)

Dates

13/07/2024   -   27/07/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
10
Still room for
2 Male + 2 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Duesseldorf (Dusseldorf) (QDU)
Nearest bus/train station
Castrop-Rauxel, (near Dortmund train station)
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In the last workcamps with the help of the local artist Ms. Ulrike Speckmann, volunteers created colorful messages of peace, which were shown in public places. For example, they designed „benches of encounter“, a “table of peace and reconciliation” also a big mural in the local kindergarden. And again, the artist is happy to help you to get in a creative process of painting and designing. For information about the artist, please visit http://ulrike-speckmann.de/.This year there will be offered a graphic art project in the first week. It will be based on the short story "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch" (English title "Rats Sleep at Night") by Wolfgang Borchert, written in 1947 right after Second World War. It is considered as "Rubble literature" and shows how a future perspective can emerge for the traumatised boy in the midst of a destroyed environment when two strangers meet. and talk together. Volunteers are to translate the short story into picture ideas, which can then be graphically designed using the linocut technique. The result will be a graphic novel in book form, which we can be printed in a small edition.
In the second week, volunteers will work to maintain and beautify the outdoor facilities of the "Johanneswerk". This mainly means gardening work. The Johanneswerk is an institution for adults with mental disabilities. Some of you will be curious to get in touch with the participants.
Members of the parish will be happy if volunteers are ready to contact the different social groups of the town, especially the children and the older generation.

Accomodation and food

The participants will be accommodated in the modern community center of Datteln „Etienne-Bach-Haus“. Please bring with you a sleeping bag. Camp beds and pillows will be provided.

Location and leisure

Excursions to local places of interest, like crossing 4 channels and other sites.

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Commemorating as a way towards peace! The Evangelical parish of Datteln is the origin of a Christian Peace Movement, which builds up a European network for international encounters and voluntary service as a contribution to peace. The Parish of Datteln aims to remember a historical event, which took place after World War I during the French occupation of the Ruhr area. It happened on Good Friday in 1923 in Lutherhaus (former parish center): the French lieutenant Etienne Bach and the German official Karl Wille found the strength for reconciliation. Following their example, representatives of many nations, which could see each other only as enemies for generations, found a good way to communicate. The root of the movement “Youth Action for Peace, YAP“ lies in this international encounter that took place more than 90 years ago. Lots of volunteers have learned that reconciliation is possible, even if contradictions seem to be unbridgeable.

Additional comments

Volunteers with interest in creative arts and social work are very welcome. After confirmation of placement in this camp, you will have to sign a self-commitment statement in terms of legal protection for children and vulnerable persons. Please bring a sleeping bag.

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Quality Education
Germany Germany: Never Forget: Sachsenhausen 1 (VJF24 2.3)

Dates

14/07/2024   -   03/08/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
13
Still room for
3
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
Train stop (S-Bahn) Oranienburg
Wi-Fi
Yes
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Project: "Comic Workshop"

Together we will discuss how we remember internationally and how we want to commemorate today. You will learn to draw your own comics under the guidance of an artist and thus express your perspective.

You will creatively explore the role of music and languages in the concentration camp. Together with the other participants, you will go in search of songs, voices and sounds - in the historical concentration camp and in today's memorial site. Under the guidance of an artist, you will develop your own sound snippets, record voices and sounds, and write song lyrics and music. Together you will discuss how history should be remembered today. In a joint performance you will present your international perspectives on commemoration.

Study part:
The history of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Soviet Special Camp are the focus of this part of the study. You will learn about the life stories of former prisoners who were interned here from all over Europe. Why were they persecuted? What was their daily life in the camp like and how did they try to survive? Visits to exhibitions, memorials and museums in Oranienburg and Berlin as well as discussions with experts are also part of the program.

Work part:
Participants will perform maintenance and gardening work on the memorial grounds. No special skills are required for the simple physical work.

Accomodation and food

Accomodation:
You will be accommodated in a youth hostel. The building is on the grounds of historical
Sachsenhausen concentration camp complex and was built in 1938 as the official residence
of the Concentration Camp Inspector, 2 km away from the memorial centre.
It is not necessary to bring a sleeping bag. Bed sheets and linen will be provided. You will sleep
in shared rooms with a lot of space. It is possible to use the washing machine and the dryer for
a small fee.
More information: https://www.jugendherbergen-berlin-brandenburg.de/en/youth-hostels/sachsenhausen-686/portrait/

Food:
In the hostel there is a big kitchen for the group. Please be prepared not only to cook
there, but also to clean up afterwards ;) This will be done by the kitchen team of your group.
Volunteers have to cook the meals for themselves. Please bring easy recipes from your home country.

Location and leisure

Area:
Sachsenhausen is a part of Oranienburg, ca. 33 km to the north of Berlin. Sachsenhausen was
one of the earliest concentration camps in Germany, built in 1936. For example, German
people who were in opposition to Nazi policy, homosexuals, so-called asocials, criminals,
Jews, and during the war especially people from occupied countries were imprisoned, forced
to work and a lot of them were murdered. Between 1945 and 1950 a part of this area was used
as a so-called Special Camp of the Soviet Secret Service

Leisure:
Volunteers have to be able to ride a bike, as several shorter and longer bike rides are planned. Bicycles are provided, but helmets are not required. In the free time it's possible to go to Berlin or Potsdam. The volunteers will find many forests and lakes to walk, cycle or just relax. However, the free time activities will mainly depend on participants' ideas.

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The Sachsenhausen Memorial was one of the largest concentration camps in Germany and was built in 1936 near Berlin. More than 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned here by the Nazi SS. The prisoners were forced to perform inhumane labor, and thousands died or were murdered. After the liberation in 1945, the Soviet secret service established Special Camp No.7/No.1 on the site for the internment of former Nazi functionaries and political opponents. Today the memorial is a place of remembrance, learning and research.

More information: www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/en/

Requirements

Studypart:

  • You should bring an interest in the history of Germany and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s and commemoration.
  • You should have a desire to discuss these topics in an international group.

Project related:

  • Enjoyment of making music and/or experimenting with sounds and a willingness to participate in the performance are important.
  • Please bring a sound, music or object that you associate with the theme of history and remembrance.

In general:

  • You should be able to perform simple physical tasks.
  • A good knowledge of English is a prerequisite for participation.
  • Since many shorter and longer bike rides are planned, volunteers should also be able to ride a bike.

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).

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: Never Forget: Sachsenhausen 2 (VJF/ESC24 2.4)

Dates

16/07/2024   -   05/08/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
13
Still room for
6
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
Train stop (S-Bahn) Oranienburg
Wi-Fi
Yes
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Project: "Relics and Storage"

This is an ESC teams project.

You will develop a tool for visitors that normally use the guestbook when visiting the memorial. You will discuss alternative options how visitors can be included in the experience they make and express their thoughts instead of the guest book.


Study part:
The history of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Soviet Special Camp are the focus of this part of the study. You will learn about the life stories of former prisoners who were interned here from all over Europe. Why were they persecuted? What was their daily life in the camp like and how did they try to survive? Visits to exhibitions, memorials and museums in Oranienburg and Berlin as well as discussions with experts are also part of the program.

Work part:
Participants will perform maintenance and gardening work on the memorial grounds. No special skills are required for the simple physical work.

Accomodation and food

Accomodation:
You will be accommodated in a youth hostel. The building is on the grounds of historical
Sachsenhausen concentration camp complex and was built in 1938 as the official residence
of the Concentration Camp Inspector, 2 km away from the memorial centre.
It is not necessary to bring a sleeping bag. Bed sheets and linen will be provided. You will sleep
in shared rooms with a lot of space. It is possible to use the washing machine and the dryer for
a small fee.
More information: https://www.jugendherbergen-berlin-brandenburg.de/en/youth-hostels/sachsenhausen-686/portrait/

Food:
In the hostel there is a big kitchen for the group. Please be prepared not only to cook
there, but also to clean up afterwards ;) This will be done by the kitchen team of your group.
Volunteers have to cook the meals for themselves. Please bring easy recipes from your home country.

Location and leisure

Area:
Sachsenhausen is a part of Oranienburg, ca. 33 km to the north of Berlin. Sachsenhausen was
one of the earliest concentration camps in Germany, built in 1936. For example, German
people who were in opposition to Nazi policy, homosexuals, so-called asocials, criminals,
Jews, and during the war especially people from occupied countries were imprisoned, forced
to work and a lot of them were murdered. Between 1945 and 1950 a part of this area was used
as a so-called Special Camp of the Soviet Secret Service

Leisure:
Volunteers have to be able to ride a bike, as several shorter and longer bike rides are planned. Bicycles are provided, but helmets are not required. In the free time it's possible to go to Berlin or Potsdam. The volunteers will find many forests and lakes to walk, cycle or just relax. However, the free time activities will mainly depend on participants' ideas.

Project hosted by

The Sachsenhausen Memorial was one of the largest concentration camps in Germany and was built in 1936 near Berlin. More than 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned here by the Nazi SS. The prisoners were forced to perform inhumane labor, and thousands died or were murdered. After the liberation in 1945, the Soviet secret service established Special Camp No.7/No.1 on the site for the internment of former Nazi functionaries and political opponents. Today the memorial is a place of remembrance, learning and research.

More information: www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/en/

Additional comments

We have a total of three projects at the Sachsenhausen Memorial, with a different additional project:
– VJF 2.3 Sachsenhausen #1: Comic Workshop (14. July. - 3. August 2024)
– VJF 2.4 Sachsenhausen #2: Relics and storage (16.07.24 – 05.08.24)
– VJF 2.5 Sachsenhausen #3: Development of tool for visitors (12.08.24 – 01.09.24)

Requirements

Studypart:

  • You should bring an interest in the history of Germany and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s and commemoration.
  • You should have a desire to discuss these topics in an international group.

Project related:

  • You should be interested in drawing comics.

In general:

  • You should be able to perform simple physical tasks.
  • A good knowledge of English is a prerequisite for participation.
  • Since many shorter and longer bike rides are planned, volunteers should also be able to ride a bike.

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).

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: Together for sustainability and diversity - Future project Lamspringe (ijgd 14004)

Dates

20/07/2024   -   03/08/2024

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Age
16 - 26
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
1
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Hannover (HAJ)
Nearest bus/train station
nearest train station: Alfeld 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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Sustainable - inclusive - integrative - diverse and colourful - an intact environment, a strong social community and solid economic structures should ensure that future generations will also find a world worth living in Lamspringe. The municipality is a recognised globally sustainable community and has been awarded the title of Fairtrade Town for its promotion of fair trade. The 17 sustainability goals of Agenda 2030 are to be implemented here in many individual steps. Encounters, intercultural learning, international understanding and integration are important components of everyday life. People from over 18 countries are living peacefully together in this small town of around 6,000 inhabitants. Your camp will help to create a sustainability trail in the monastery park. Some of the 17 sustainability goals will be explained on information boards so that everyone can see them. Together with local young people and the community work coordinator, you will design and set up the boards. You will also be helping to set up an international garden in the monastery park. The third project in which you can lend a hand is the reconstruction of the educational vegetable garden on the grounds of the primary school.

Accomodation and food

You are sleeping on thick air beds in two classrooms in the primary school. School kitchen, recreation room, outdoor area with barbecue, showers in the neighbouring public swimming pool.
You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Monastery park with basketball court, boules court and mini golf course. Public swimming pool with giant slide. Youth room with table tennis, pool table, table football, darts and board games, video and DVD. There is an extensive network of cycling and hiking trails in the surrounding area through a marvellous natural landscape. The youth organisation “Netzwerk Jugend” has an internet room and is planning a number of events for the summer, such as a party in the monastery's Kreuzkeller. At the weekend, a trip to Bad Gandersheim (park of the State Garden Show), Alfeld (UNESCO World Heritage Site Faguswerk) or to the UNESCO World Heritage City of Hildesheim is well worthwhile.

Project hosted by

  • Gemeinde Lamspringe
    - 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

transfer from the railway station in Alfeld to the accommodation at 16:11 and 18:11.

Additional comments

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

Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Action Sustainable Cities and Communities
Germany Germany: Filming and designing: Art and building in the heart of Bremen (ijgd 14022)

Dates

20/07/2024   -   03/08/2024

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USD 608 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 195 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
11
Still room for
2
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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Shoot a short film together and beautify a circus space with art and crafts! - You can try this out at this international art camp. "Learning by doing" is the order of the day, so you can collect ideas and try things out in small groups.

In the first week, you will show off your craft and artistic skills and improve the site 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 craft and gardening activities to beautify the circus site. For example, as you can see in the photos, you will build a roof construction between two containers and pave new paths on our circus site. In between, there will also be some juggling, acrobatics or aerial artistry.
More information about Jokes Die Circusschule (Jokes – The circus school) can be found here: https://www.circusjokes.de/ (unfortunately only in German)

In the second week, you will learn how to create short films - from the initial idea to completion. After an introduction to the technology, you will develop a storyline and start filming. Whether it's a short feature film with you as the actors or a short documentary film - you can tell your own little story. There are no limits to your imagination. In addition to the many different filming techniques, you will also learn how to edit and add sound to your films (probably using the freely available video editing programme CapCut). Previous knowledge is not required, but would be appreciated. You will be guided by an experienced film and photo journalist. The film workshop will take place from Monday 29 July to Friday 2 August from approx. 9am to 5pm.
You can find some films from the last camps here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1xBVom-lk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5vcVpV2I4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZQaPuy4L-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIN6k_QkKVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGHE-Z2kZGc

Accomodation and food

You sleep on air beds in two rooms of a container school right next to the circus square where you work. Toilets are available both at the school and at the circus site. The kitchen, shower and table and chairs for eating and discussing are located on the circus field. There is also a nearby youth space where you can eat and stay.
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 close to Bremen's city centre in a lively district. From there you can explore the 1,200-year-old Hanseatic city of Bremen (www.bremen.de) on foot or by bus, with its many sights, cultural offerings, nightlife scene and many shopping opportunities. On the days off, excursions to the North Sea coast (e.g. Bremerhaven), to Hamburg or other cities are possible.

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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 6pm on Saturday 20-07-2024
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/

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.

Additional comments

There is 195,-€ additional fee for the media study part 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

good English knowledge; Interest in filming, technology and editing; please bring along three topics you would like to make a film about; no previous film experience is necessary

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education
Germany Germany: Bridging past, present and future in Neuendorf im Sande. (ICJA2407)

Dates

20/07/2024   -   03/08/2024

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Age
18 - 26
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
1 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Berlin (BER)
Nearest bus/train station
Train station "Fürstenwalde",
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Work

Your support is needed to improve facilities of the community: The estate is to become a place where people can discuss, learn and spend time together all year round. Up to now, the art, culture and political education events have mainly taken place in summer and outside - also because there is not yet a heatable roofed room for them. Together with the work camp, a room in a former stable building is to be renovated so that meetings and events are also possible in the colder months.
Secondly, we would like the group to help in the build up of the actual highlight: From July 26 to July 28 there will be an international festival. We will offer a number of workshops on the topics of promoting democracy, combating anti-Semitism and racism. The festival will address current issues in the region relating to anti-democratic structures, as well as the current situation in Israel and Gaza. It is all about exchange and networking.The study part is about the history of the estate, a history of Jewish self-organisation under the pressure of National Socialist persecution. How can culture of remembrance function in rural areas? What is the significance of remembering the past at all for our societies today? What are the challenges? Theoretical aspects of democracy and the possibilities of developing a place for meeting and learning in orphaned rural areas are the focus. If desired, excursions to other sites can also be organised.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation is in tents on the farm and some rooms. The tents are provided by the project. There are indoor and outdoor cooking facilities.

Location and leisure

In Fürstenwalde there are shopping facilities, a swimming pool, cultural and leisure activities. There is a public bathing area at Lake Trebus about 15 minutes away by bike. From Fürstenwalde train station it takes about 30 minutes by train to the centre of Berlin. Bicycles are provided by the project. The Neuendorf im Sande estate is run by a collective of people from a wide variety of backgrounds who organise cultural, art and educational events or work the estate's land agriculturally. There are often evenings together around the campfire and a lot of desire to meet and exchange with international guests. Visits to other, similar community projects in the region can also be offered.

Project hosted by

In the project "Gutshof Neuendorf im Sande", the history of the site is documented and made accessible to the public. In the 1930s, the estate was a hachshara site, an agricultural training estate where the increasingly persecuted Jews were to be enabled to leave Nazi Germany through agricultural training. From 1941, the estate became a forced labour camp, and in April 1943 the last Jewish residents were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where many were killed. In GDR times, the farm was a state-owned property. The project offers workshops on history and political topics, organises concerts, readings, film evenings and theatre performances and wants to become a meeting place for the region. We see the project as a place where a shared vision of a solidary and democratic society without racist exclusion can be developed. For more info, please visit: https://www.zusane.org/ and https://geschichte-hat-zukunft.org/

Additional comments

An interest in Jewish history and remembrance work, a willingness to do light manual work indoors and outdoors and a desire to get to know the project and its people are desirable. Motivation letter is needed. You should be able to ride a bike so that the group is mobile in the countryside.

Requirements

An interest in Jewish history and remembrance work, a willingness to do light manual work indoors and outdoors and a desire to get to know the project and its people are desirable. Motivation letter is needed. You should be able to ride a bike so that the group is mobile in the countryside.

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Quality Education