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Renovating
and landscaping green areas by the Saale river Volunteer project: The Naumburg Youth Hostel lies in a quiet area just outside of the city. Together with volunteers from all over the world, you will be helping to completely re-do a part of the outside grounds. Much of the work will be handy work: leveling surfaces, moving old trees, and rotating the dirt. Afterwards, you will be planting the renovated ground. You will be led and assisted by local personnel throughout the project. Leisure time: The city of Naumburg boasts a historic city center with a cathedral, and is also known as Friedrich Nietzsche’s city, as he grew up here. You can take bike rides through the region and its fortresses and vineyards or to the nearby nature protection area, or go for a canoe ride along the Saale. On the hostel grounds you can play sports, try out your climbing skills at the nearby climbing park. Naumburg is centrally located, making trips to cities such as Leipzig, Halle, and Weimar possible; each city has its own charm for you to discover! Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying in a youth hostel. Location: Saxony-Anhalt; Weimar 50 km, Leipzig 65 km Train station: Naumburg (Saale) Airport: Leipzig or Berlin
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
The hiking path leads through meadows and forests around Altforweiler. The work will include clearing vegetation, transporting materials such as gravel and stones, laying steps and installing handrails and benches. The work will be physically hard. Language: English Accommodation: In a former school and in the room of the local bikers club. Location: Ueberherrn offers a lot of attractions and the local community is very welcoming. Volunteers will have a close contact to locals and should be open for this! Ueberherrn is close to the fortified city of Saarlouis and not far from Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Metz (France) and other interesting sights. Train station: Saarlouis Airport: Saarbrücken (35 km), Frankfurt-Hahn (90 km)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Restoration
of a heritage building for the needs of handicapped people Special requirements: Must be willing to live in an alternative community.
Language: English Accommodation: You will be sleeping in tents in the hayloft of a traditionally restored homestead. The environmentally safe, technical, and sanitary facility calls for mutual cooperation and simple lifestyle. Location: Brandenburg; 70 km northwest of Berlin. Train station: Neustadt (Dosse) or Neuruppin Airport: Berlin
Age range: 18 - 26 years old
Revive
history in
the Hessian Brick Museum Volunteer project: The Hessian Brick Museum (Ziegeleimuseum) needs your help! Here, where roofing tiles and stones were made for over 100 years, you will be helping to build an area where others can experience the history behind this old factory. First, the room with the factory’s large, powerful oven needs to be completely renovated. A dark pathway, a barefoot path, and a sound/music area are just a few of the 40 stations which will make up the museum’s latest exhibit, called the “Sinnesgänge”. This will be both inside and around the oven. In order to make this happen, the oven room needs to be washed and the window cleaned and repanned. The stones around the oven are full of soot and misshapen; these need to come out, be cleaned and fixed, then put back in again. This project is for those who enjoy experiencing alternate lifestyles and manual work. Special requirements: Work may become physically challenging at times. You must be ready to live in simple conditions. Leisure time: Excursions to Kassel, Frankfurt, and Hannover are possible. The museum is located right in the Kaufung Forest and is therefore surrounded by a gorgeous landscape. In nearby Helsa, you will find a pool, and on the museum grounds you can have bonfires. There will be a “Sensory Experience” themed workshop as well. Language: English Accommodation: You will be sleeping in tents on the museum grounds; this means abstaining from certain comforts Location: Hesse; 10 km from Kassel, 50 km from Gottingen, 100 km from Fulda. Train station: Oberkaufungen Airport: Frankfurt
Age range: 18 - 26 years old
Organizing a summer camp
program for children in Berlin Volunteer project: Your team along with the educators from the Schöneberg District Association will be helping plan and execute a summer camp program, "Sommerfrische im Kleistpark", for children from the north end of Schöneberg (a district of Berlin). On weekdays various activities will be offered, such as painting, building, art, collections, observing, documenting, games, sports, tournaments, movement, etc. You will be helping with daily organization, with the various activities, and run a small ‘canteen’ for the kids. Through this you will get pedagogic experience and get a peek at district work in Berlin. For the kids that do not get to travel much, this camp is a way to have a fun outdoor vacation without ever having to leave the city. You will be led and supported by local youth who also do volunteer work in the city; they can also help with suggestions of what to do in your free time. Leisure time: Berlin offers a rich day and night life and lots of possibilities for your free time. In order to better get to know the city, you will be provided with a public transportation ticket for you to use through the whole city. Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying at the PalasT Youth Center and sleep on mattresses. Location: Berlin Train station: Berlin Airport: Berlin Age range: 18 - 26 years old
Extra fee: 35 Euro
Support
the preparation and running of an open air festival near Berlin Volunteer project: Subtival is a small, anti-fascist open air music/political festival on the edge of Berlin. There is live music (punk, ska, hip hop, reggae, hardcore), theater, a graffiti contest, children’s area, information sessions, sports, and much more. The fifth annual festival begins on July 17th and the Horte Festival will be taking place at the same time. The Horte is an alternative youth project, which presents itself as a leftist project. The international volunteer group will be helping with the preparation, execution, and cleanup of the festival. You will be supporting also the construction of another project in Strausberg. Leisure time: Strausberg lies on the edge of Berlin. The city center is reached in less than an hour. There is a large lake five minutes from your accommodation, and a climbing park is also nearby. You can also enjoy nature and go for a hike in nearby nature parks. Language: English Accommodation: Volunteers will sleep in tents or in cots in a youth center. Location: Strausberg, Brandenburg; 40 km east of Berlin. Train station: Strausberg Stadt Airport: Berlin Age range: 18 - 26 years old
Extra fee: 30 Euro
Playground renovation and organizing a summer festival in Brandenburg
Volunteer project: At a local elementary school and youth center
in Altdöbern, the volunteer team will
be building and repairing playground equipment so that it can be used by
the local children again. Working with various tools, you can show off Leisure time: In your free time, you can travel throughout the area, and help organize a summer festival. Feel free to play games, go for a swim, or visit the nearby castle. On weekends you can travel to Berlin or discover Dresden. Language: English Accommodation: You will be sleeping on mattresses in a youth house. Location: Brandenburg; 125 km south of Berlin. Train station: Calau Airport: Berlin
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Renovating
a school yard and a youth club
in a Bavarian village
In detail, the work will be divided in two
parts. On the school yard some seating (benches, etc.) needs to be
renovated and canopied. Beside that, a climbing wall will be put up to
make the school breaks and leisure activities of the pupils more varied.
Language: English Accommodation: In two rooms at the school. Mats or beds, as well as showers will be at hand in the accommodation. Location: Roettenbach is a small community with around 4500 inhabitants, situated close to the city of Erlangen in Bavaria. It's a pretty Bavarian commune with a beautiful landscape around! There are quite some activities to do after work. Of course, first of all there are the local people and youth who are awaiting the volunteers. You will experience life in a Bavarian village. Of course you can visit different cities nearby such as Erlangen and Nuernberg. Train station: Erlangen Airport: Nuernberg (20 km), Frankfurt, Stuttgart or Munich (ca. 100 km or more)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Restoration of war victims' graves
and studying German in Berlin
Volunteer project: During the first week,
you will have intensive language instruction, which along with the use of German
during the rest of the day will teach you quite a bit of German. The instructors
are experienced and are also part of your team. Leisure time: Berlin offers countless leisure time activities, both day and night. You will be provided with a ticket for the public transportation, so you can get to know Berlin better. Special requirements: A basic knowledge of German is required. Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying in a trailer in Berlin-Steglitz. Location: Berlin, Federal State of Brandenburg. Train station: Berlin Airport: Berlin Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Extra fee: 300 Euro
Mountain
experience in Chiemgau Volunteer project: Have you ever wanted to know what alpine farmers do and what dairy farmers live from June till September? A big goal is to maintain the typical landscape of the Alps by planting fields with typical plants and encouraging typical animals to live here. You will be taking wood that groups cut last year and burning it. You will then be taking small trees and bushes and pinching them off. If time remains, you will help build a system to provide water to the animals. The Alps serve as a home for cattle and other plants and animals, and the goal is to maintain this habitat and their lifestyle here. You will be spending eight days on the Baireralm and then go to the Steinbergalm for another eight days. The work may become physically challenging at times. Special note: This is a project for nature lovers! You will be living in alpine huts at 1000 m and 1200 meters in the middle of the mountains, a one to two hour walk into the Tal. There is no electricity, however you may use candles.
Leisure time: Here you have the
perfect chance to experience a life away from civilization. Feel free to
go for hikes through the Alps, where you can rest your feet by dipping
them in streams. During the evenings you can sit around a campfire and
gaze at the stars. On weekends you can travel to Chiemsee, Salzburg, or
Munich. The farmers will help you with providing food and transport to
and from the mountain. There is a path for the transport, so you won’t
have to haul your luggage up the mountains. Steinbergalm is only
accessible by four wheel drive vehicles. Language: English
Accommodation: Baireralm: You will be staying in alp huts with a kichen
and living area on the ground floor and an area with mattresses on the second
floor, and there might eventually be a tent there. There is a modern outhouse,
and there is no electricity for cell phones or laptops, or light at night. There
is no shower, just a fountain with fresh, cold water that you can warm on the
stove. There is the possibility of not having cell phone reception here. Location: Bavaria; 60 km west of Salzburg, 100 km southeast of Munich.
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Help
convert a former mine site into
a recreation area The volunteers will help to clear vegetation in different places of the former mine area called “Erdekaut” and will help to dig out an excavator/digger which was used while the mine was still active. Last years' group started to free the machine, but more has to be done to make it visible again. The working tasks offer a great opportunity to learn about plants and nature in general. It is the perfect project for people who love nature and to work outside and with their hands. Language: English Accommodation: The group will live in a well-equipped building of a sports association close to the working place (about 500 meters) complete with a sleeping room, showers, toilets and a kitchen. Mattresses or beds will be in place. Around the house you can find a sports field (soccer etc.) and a barbecue place which helps to relax after work. Location: With its around 10.000 inhabitants the town itself has lots to offer. Volunteers will have the chance to discover the traditions and ways of living of the region as well as enjoying the surrounding by hiking. Eisenberg lies close to bigger cities like Mannheim or Kaiserslautern. Train station: Eisenberg (Pfalz) Airport: Frankfurt (Main), Frankfurt (Hahn)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Summer
camp for children
in
Weissach
Specific working tasks are to attend and
look after the kids and youngsters throughout different activities like
excursions, games and bonfires… - a typical summer camp! Special requirements: German skills are helpful but not necessary. We ask for a strong motivation and a written motivation letter with the application. Language: English and German Accommodation: All leaders and kids will stay in tents on the camp site. All facilities will be available. Location: Weissach is a village with around 7000 inhabitants, very active and committed. It lies close to Stuttgart but also has a lot of nature to experience and enjoy after work or at the weekends. The international group will have the chance to meet local people and exchange cultural aspects. Train station: Stuttgart, Leonberg Airport: Stuttgart (30 km)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Playground
renovation project in Singen There are different tasks to be done such as clearing the vegetation, preparing and leveling the ground, constructing playground tools and painting parts of them, etc. The work will be supervised by professional workers who will explain the tasks and who are looking forward to getting to know the international helpers. Language: English Accommodation: The building of the fire brigade will be the accommodation. Volunteers will sleep in a big classroom where new fire fighters are educated. A kitchen and sanitary facilities are available in the same building. The building is located in the city centre and you will have plenty of shopping facilities and leisure time possibilities there. Location: Singen has about 44.000 inhabitants and is a city in the very south of Baden-Wurttemberg in southern Germany. It lies close to the border to Switzerland and near the Lake Constance, which offers lots of nice excursions and hiking trips. Train station: Singen Airport: Zuerich (CH) and Stuttgart
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Restoration
of
dry-stone walls in
Gaeufelden
community The municipality invites an international volunteer team again to do the dry stone walling. Volunteers will be supervised by a worker, who will teach them the best techniques. Work might be hard sometimes. Language: English Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a building, used as a youth centre. It includes kitchen and sanitary facilities. Location: Gaeufelden is a village in the county of Boeblingen and in about 30 km distance to the city of Stuttgart. Hiking trips in the nearby Black Forest are possible as well as excursions to bigger cities. The small size of the village gives the chance to come in close contact to the local inhabitants. Train station: Gaeufelden Airport: Stuttgart
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
"Sea
World" holiday program for children
Volunteer project: The Youth Office of Bad
Oeynhausen is once again putting on a two week summer break program for 130
children aged 6-13. The children will be learning about the world under the sea
following this year’s motto “On the water-in the water-under water”. Through
stories, games, and crafts, the kids will learn a great deal about mermaids and
other fables from the world under the sea. Special requirements: Good knowledge of German and an interest in pedagogy are required. Leisure time: Bad Oeynhausen offers a rich cultural scene, architecture dating back to the 1800s, and inviting cafes. With these, and a local pool, you will be able to find plenty to do. Excursions to Bielefeld, Hannover, or Hamburg are also possible. The youth center is open for you to use, and includes, billiards, ping pong, foosball, and internet. Language: English and German Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a youth center near the city center. Location: North Rhine-Westphalia; Bielefeld - 30 km, Hannover - 80 km. Train station: Bad Oeynhausen Airport: Hannover
Age range: 18 - 26 years old
Leading
play and sports activities in a holiday program for children
Special requirements: You must be
able to understand and speak some German. Language: English and German Accommodation: You will be staying in the youth center. Location: North Rhine-Westphalia; 20 km north-east of Bochum, 90 km north-east of Cologne. Train station: Dortmund Airport: Dortmund
Age range: 17 - 26 years old
Preparing an exhibition of Linear Pottery culture in the oldest
village in Germany
Volunteer project: The community of Schwanfeld is supposedly the oldest village in Germany. Some years back, proof of a former settlement outside of the present village from presumably 5500 B.C. was found. Schwanfeld is happy to show their treasures of the olden days to international volunteers and invites a group to get to know more about the south of Germany. This is the second time a volunteer project will take place in Schwanfeld – and everybody will be very welcoming and excited to meet the new volunteers after the success of last year.
Due to Schwanfeld being the “oldest village in
Germany”, they plan to open up an exhibition of “Linear Pottery”
found in the area of Schwanfeld (the oldest rural culture in the
Middle of Europe) in October or November this year. Some work has to
be done before the opening and the international volunteers are
invited to help with these while getting to know more about the
history of the village. Language: English Accommodation: The group will live in the local gym hall next to the school. Location: Schwanfeld is situated in Bavaria, close to the city of Wuerzburg. Around 2000 people live in the community. The very motivated and active mayor of the village is looking forward to show the volunteers around and inform them about the historical and regional specifics of Schwanfeld. Aside from the village's own sights and events (museum, church, local annual fair which was the highlight of last year's project), there is the surrounding nature and close bigger cities like Wuerzburg and Frankfurt to discover.
Train station: Waigolshausen
Renovation
of a kindergarten playground
in
Haiterbach In detail, the group will firstly work on the playground equipment. Those, as well as the fence, need to be improved and renovated. Furthermore, there will be the reparation of seating-steps and the designing of a wall on the volunteers' list of tasks! Some tasks (painting works) can be done together with the children. Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in a newly renovated
historical building called “Zehntscheuer”. In the Middle Ages it was used by
farmers for storing corns and crops. After a recent renovation this historic
building was transformed into a modern community house including a big courtyard
used for cultural events and rooms for a kindergarten and different activities
for young and old people.
Location: Haiterbach is a town with about
5.800 inhabitants consisting of five districts. It is situated in the eastern
Black Forest, 20 km northeast of Freudenstadt and 30 km west of Tuebingen. About
1000 years ago it was firstly mentioned and historical traces can be found in
the town. Train station: Nagold Airport: Stuttgart
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Help
create a
community park for the people
of Eppelheim The international volunteers involved in this project will help with the planting tasks and setting up of different constructions for the playground. Since there is a lot to do everyone can play a part in this project according to his or her own interests and skills. Some of the works will already be done until the group arrives since the opening of the park is supposed to happen this year and all works should be done by the end of summer. Support the community in this process – they are happy to receive your energy and strength! Language: English Accommodation: In rooms of the fire brigade! Bring your sleeping bags. All other facilities are at hand! Location: Eppelheim is a cosy small town close to the beautiful city Heidelberg, with inhabitants summing up to around 14.500. Not only is there a lot to see and do in the town itself since you'll be able to meet a lot of people interested in exchanging but also the region around Eppelheim is very attractive. For cultural highlights it's only a short hop to Heidelberg experiencing history and city life. Nevertheless the nature around Eppelheim is stunning and diverse with its hills and forests. Train station: Heidelberg, Eppelheim Airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) or Frankfurt / Frankfurt (Hahn)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Maintenance
of biotopes and green spaces around an old
Benedictine monastery Volunteer project: The old Benedictine monastery of Ensdorf lies on the river Vils in the Upper Palatinate between Regensburg and Amberg. In 1920, the order of Don Giovanni Bosco, an Italian saint, moved to Ensdorf, and following the interests of its founder, the order serves to support young people find their way in life, and helps them realise the possibility of building a worthwhile future. Commitment and involvement go hand in hand with the search to make sense of this life, the issues concerning the future of society, and the questions surrounding how to best live one’s own life and our place in the natural world.
The project's motto is “Creation Experience at
Ensdorf Cloister”, which is geared toward school groups, youth, children, and
families. Orchards, a garden, and a pond are the biotopes that were created here
in the last few years. However, these environments along with the forest, grass
fields, and marsh areas need to be maintained. This will be on your itinerary as
well as some small construction and Leisure time: The old cloister lies in the Oberpfalz region between Regensburg and Amberg. One of the attractions to this project are the many activities to do on the cloister grounds. There is a beach volleyball court, water fun park area, green chapel, bell house, ropes course, musical instruments, bikes, canoes, and many indoor games such as foosball, ping pong, and billiards. Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying on the cloister grounds, sharing rooms in the “Haus der Begegnung" , a conference center. Location: Bavaria; Regensburg - 50 km, Nuremberg - 75 km. Train station: Amberg (Oberpfalz) Airport: Nuremberg
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Renovating
playgrounds for the children in Braunfels Volunteer project: Braunfels, and its medieval center and castles that look like from a fairytale, needs your help. You and your team will be helping to clean and renovate various playgrounds, so that the area can be used by the local kids again. The equipment will be improved, the grounds redone, and you will be adding new equipment. Leisure time: You will go on a city tour, in order to get to know Braunfels and its history better. You can bike and go for hikes; there is also a pool and a park. In the nearby area there are even more activities, such as canoeing, museums, and the Weilburg castle. You can also take trips to nearby cities such as Frankfurt, Koblenz, Marburg, and Giessen. Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying at the Braunfels Church. Location: Hesse, 60 km to Frankfurt a.M., 60 km to Marburg, 30 km to Giessen. Train station: Wetzlar Airport: Frankfurt
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Preserving
habitats of endangered plant and animal species in the Bavarian moors
Volunteer project: 99% of Germany’s
original moors have been destroyed. The nature preservation project “LIFE- Natur
Rosenheimer Stammbeckenmoore”, sponsored by the EU, has been given the task of
bringing those that remain back to life. You will be supporting the project by
protecting the original habitats of endangered plant and animal species that
call the moor home. Your assistance is especially needed for flood and climate
protection measures. Additionally, you will be making information points in
order to make the area and the preservation work accessible for all.
Leisure time: You will be living in one of the most beautiful Bavarian areas around and in your free time can go on tours through the mountains or take trips to Munich or Salzburg Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying in the gymnasium of a school. Location: Bavaria; 15 km from Rosenheim, 100 km from Munich. Train station: Raubling Airport: Munich
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Experience
Country life in Rhineland Volunteer project: Would you like to spend your vacation on a forest estate? Waldgut Schirmau lies right in the middle of the Vulkan Eifel region of Germany. Here one can see many kinds of animals, such as goats, horses, dogs, and cats. The area is surrounded by meadows, fields, and forests. This is a project for true nature lovers, since the next city is far away. Here you will tend to the goats and help make goat cheese. You will also do repair work, such as redoing the hiking trail network, adding signs along the paths. You will also do various maintenance works such as caring for juniper plants, cutting lookout points free, building benches and bird houses, and maintaining biotopes. Leisure time: The area is great for (geological) hiking and the Eifel is full of interesting things. Take a ride in a covered wagon, visit nearby fortresses, or swim in the lake. Trips to the Rhine or Mosel rivers, or to Koblenz and Bonn are possible Language: English Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a farm house. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate; 50 km from Bonn, 50 km from Koblenz, 20 km from Remagen. Train station: Remagen Airport: Cologne
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Construction
of a barefoot path in the Black Forest The volunteers will work on constructing this new barefoot path. They will help develop parts of the trail. Work contains mostly collecting material, digging and leveling the ground for the path and filling in the parts with the respective material. Work will be supervised by professionals. Language: English Accommodation: In a school in the village of Waldulm, a part of Kappelrodeck. Two sleeping rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided. Location: Kappelrodeck is a small community situated in the popular “Black Forest” and has around 5700 inhabitants in total. The region attracts many tourists who find recreation in the beautiful landscapes. Besides, the area is famous for its delicious red wine. The local people are interested to get in contact with you and show the beauty of this area. Hiking in the nearby nature as well as excursions to cities like Strasbourg or Freiburg are possible. Train station: Kappelrodeck Airport: Strasbourg (France), Karlsruhe
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Environmental
work and reconstruction of walking trails in the
Frauenberg
mountain The small mountain “Frauenberg” is about 350 m high. The walking paths have to be reconstructed which means you will work physically and have to be ready to walk uphill to your working site. Your main task will be to lay a new foundation for the paths and also clear the paths where it has overgrown. Work alone will be a good way to meet local people, but there is more… Language: English Accommodation: In a house of the German Red Cross in a suburb of Schorndorf. The house offers beds/mats, sanitary facilities and a kitchen. It is not directly located in the centre of Schorndorf but easily reached by S-Bahn (suburban train) which also links Schorndorf to Stuttgart. In the neighbourhood of your accommodation you can find a “natural swimming pool” with waterslides and the like – a relaxing place to hang out after work. Different other associations have houses next door so you will likely be able to make contact easily. Location: Schorndorf is situated close to Stuttgart – at about 30 km distance. It's an old city with pretty old half-timbered houses in the typical southern German style and a special charm and history. In your free time enjoy and discover Schorndorf and the surrounding nature. Due to a very good local train connection to Stuttgart, you will have possibilities to see the capital of Baden-Wurttemberg. Plus: events with locals are already in the making! Train station: Stuttgart Airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Renovation
of recreation areas on the Baltic Sea Volunteer project: With shovels, hoes, and rakes in hand, the team of international volunteers will be helping to improve the Kahlenberg youth center grounds. When the weather is warm, you can jump straight into the ocean to cool off. Along with this, there is also a more creative task for your team: creating small recreation points on the grounds. A few smaller jobs need to be done at another location right on the Brahmsee. Transportation there will be taken care of. There you will find swimming areas and can canoe. Leisure time: You will be living and working on the outskirts of Kiel, about 13 km from the center. The city and its 200,000 residents offer a wide range of free time activities: bars, movie theaters, museums, shopping, etc. On the weekends you can take trips to Hamburg or to other cities on the coast; or simply spend your time on the beach right outside your front door! Language: English Accommodation: You will be housed at the Kahlenberg Youth Center, right on the Baltic Sea. Location: Kieler Förde, Schleswig-Holstein; Kiel is the capital of this Federal State, Hamburg – 95 km, Flensburg – 80 km Train station: Kiel Airport: Hamburg
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Support
the organizing of
a summer festival, a farm holiday and a
forest kindergarten for children and youth
The participants of the project will help
taking care of the kids at several different activities at the play
scheme in the first week. They are generally helping the children enjoy
their summer holiday. The activities of the festivals are running from 8
am until 3 pm each day so the group should be prepared to work long
hours – which can be stressful but also fun and very rewarding. Special requirements: Project language is German. Motivation letter in German is required. Language: German Accommodation: In the first week the group will stay in a well equipped self-catering house belonging to a monastery close to the city centre. The monks (neighbours) are very welcoming. The group will move to the eco-farm in the second week and live there with a group of young people from Wangen.
Location: Wangen is a beautiful city
situated in the southern German region called “Allgaeu”, close to the borders of
Austria and Switzerland. The region lies close to the Alps and is therefore
provided with a diverse nature of mountains, meadows, waterfalls and the like.
There is a lot to discover in terms of history and nature. Old castles, mountain
trails, the Lake Constance. But also Wangen itself has much to offer. The
history of the city dates back to the year 815. The charm of Wangen lies within
its historical buildings and southern German architectural style. Train station: Wangen Airport: Munich, Stuttgart
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Preserving
the bats in
Mecklenburg Volunteer project: During this project, you can get involved in helping endangered bats and at the same time learn about species protection and Mecklenburg’s forests. Together with the onsite foresters, you will look for adequate nesting places, and build and install bat houses. The hiking paths also need to be improved. In this project, you will improve your knowledge about nature and make an important contribution to species diversity. Leisure time: With forests, lakes, and pathways, this is a workcamp for those who want to get their last taste of fall. If the weather holds, you can spend time on the grounds of the hostel, play sports, sit around the fire, or go for a swim in the lake. Activities in the area are easily reached by public transportation. On the weekends, feel free to take trips to the Baltic Sea, to Rostock, or to Schwerin. Language: English Accommodation: You will be staying in a school youth hostel. Location: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; 70 km from Schwerin, 85 km from Rostock, 150 km from Berlin. Train station: Malchow Airport: Berlin, Hamburg, Lübeck
Age range: 16 - 26 years old
Rebuilding
a nature trail and cleaning the banks
of a recently restored river in Kehl
The first task will be the rebuilding and
renovation of a nature trail. Definitely volunteers will learn a lot
about typical vegetation and its ecological richness. Language: English Accommodation: The group will live in a youth centre where all facilities are provided. There is a kitchen and different rooms to stay and spend time in. It might happen that volunteers will sleep in big tents in the garden (in case of cold nights they can move into the house). You should be prepared for this and bring a warm sleeping bag! Be open to get in contact with the local youth since they are your hosts and neighbours throughout the project! Location: Kehl is a medium sized town on the bank of the river Rhine facing the French-German border. The Alsatian town of Strasbourg is situated on the other side of the river Rhine. It will be interesting to visit the beautiful town of Strasbourg, crossing the border to France. The youth centre is only a five minute walk from the inner city of Kehl. Other interesting outings can be the Black Forest and the nature of the southern area in general. Train station: Kehl Airport: Strasbourg (10 km), Frankfurt (150 km)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
Environmental
and renovation
activities
in the
Swabian Albes Together with the gardener of the initiative, you will work on the renovation of a part of a walking path around Mariaberg. More precisely you will help clearing a field where a serpentine path will be set up and support environmental and renovation work around the old mill that is situated outside of the village. Language: English Accommodation: Accommodation will be in a gym hall in the centre of Mariaberg close to all needed facilities like shower, etc. You will certainly have access to the swimming pool of the quarter and have the opportunity to use different other facilities. Location: As mentioned, Mariaberg is a part of the town of Gammertingen situated on top of a hill around an old monastery. Gammertingen is situated 80 km south of Stuttgart, amidst the Swabian Albes (not Alps!!) within spectacular nature – a beautiful mountain chain. Without a doubt you will find enough to do in Mariaberg itself (swimming pool, barbecue, gym halls, bowling, restaurants and café!) but the region with its nature, typical Swabian villages and small towns is really inviting as well. Train station: Gammertingen Airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden)
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
(exceptions for volunteers over 30 can be made)
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Maintenance
of hiking paths in Saarland
Leisure
time: On the facility grounds there is a swimming hole, and bikes
will be provided for you to explore the area with. Berlin is easily
reached by train. The project dates are set so you can get to know some
of the local youth before they take off for summer vacation.
Volunteer project:
Summer=Summer vacation! Your team will be helping the youth center with a summer
program for children and youth aged 4 to 18. Various activities will be offered
at the youth center and on its 12,000 square meter grounds. These include a
youth café with billiards, foosball, and internet, a fitness room, bike
workshop, hut building area, water and mud pit, fire pit, work area, and a
sporting field. After an introduction during the first few days, you will work
at the various stations, supervising athletic and other activities the kids are
participating in. Your help will also be needed to renovate a section of the
grounds. 
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