GERMANY YAP GERMANY   Code CPD01 CPD02

Name Rodenbach

Dates 28.06. – 17.07.2010

Type FEST/RENO/KIDS

Vols 14

Gossberg

03.07. - 17.07.10

ENVI CONS

12

Neu Isenburg Elben Elben Mutlangen Riesa Mittweida Eilenburg

03.07. – 18.07.10 06.07. – 22.07.2010 10.08. – 26.08.2010 11.7. - 1.08.10 12.07. - 23.07.10 16.07. - 31.07.10 24.07. - 07.08.10

RENO MANU RENO, CONS, TEEN RENO, CONS, TEEN RENO, STUDY, PEACE RENO MANU, ENVI MANU

16 12 12 10 10 10 15

Rohlsdorf

25.07. – 8.08.10

ENVI

12

Sievershausen

01.08. - 15.08.10

RENO, STUDY, PEACE

20

CPD10 CPD11 CPD13 CPD14 CPD15 CPD16

Dachau Wagshurst Elben Spangenberg Rödinghausen Giessen

STUDY / RENO RENO, ENVI RENO, CONS, TEEN RENO, FESTIVAL RENO, SOCI SOCI, REFUGEE

12/90 12 12 10 12 12

CPD17

Ebersbach

KIDS FEST

3

CPD18 CPD19 CPD20

Prenzlau Bedheim Bedheim

31.07. - 13.08.10 31.07. – 14.08.10 10.08. – 26.08.2010 11.08. – 02.09.10 14.08. – 28.08.10 14.08. - 28.08.2010 19.08.-05.09.10 (10.09.10) 03.08. - 14.08.10 05.09. – 19.09. 10 03.10. – 17.10. 10

ENVI, KIDS ENVI, RENO, DISA ENVI, RENO, DISA

15 16 12

CPD03 CPD04 CPD13 CPD13 CPD06 CPD07 CPD08 CPD09 CPD12

CPD01 Rodenbach 28.06. – 17.07.2010 FEST/RENO/KIDS Vol:14 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: Rodenbach is a city with approximately 11 000 inhabitants. It is located in the vicinity of Hanau, about 20 km east of the city of Frankfurt. The city consists of two parts. The lower part is Niederrodenbach. The upper part is known as Oberrodenbach. Both parts make up a section of the Hessen Spessart Nature Park. In November 2009, the Youth Development department of the community of Rodenbach decided to create a project where young people and elderly citizens of the community can organize and work together on different activities. Some activities planned are: the renovation of the local youth clubs Cassiopeia, and the renovation of the band rehearsal room at the community centre. Other such activities are: a hip-hop and rock festival with live acts, public viewing of the World Cup and the opening entertainment program. The festival then closes with the holiday camp and a two-week summer program for about 150 children aged 6 to 13 years. Many helpers are needed at all stages of the project so that the participants of the International work camps can have a well rounded programme.

The work: The work aspect of the project is consisting of various renovations. Some renovations planned are: painting, floor work, wood work, and cleaning activities. In order to prepare for open-air festivals, a stage must be built and the lighting and sound equipment must be set up. Support assistance is also needed at the festival. For example; the serving of food and beverages, as well as all other things that needs to be done during the festival. During the second or third week, the international participants are given a chance to offer their ideas and activities to the children of the community of Rodenbach during their holiday games. The most requested activities are: music, arts and crafts, games, etc. The Venue: The municipality of Rodenbach is a central location in the Rhein-Main area and that makes it possible to visit the cosmopolitan city of Frankfurt and other interesting places. The Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated at the Mansion Niederrodenbach, please bring your sleeping bag and camping mat. Terminal: Rodenbach, Next airport: Frankfurt / Main

CPD02 Gossberg 03.07. - 17.07.10 ENVI CONS Vol: 12 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: The project will take place in a famous river-, hill- and cultural landscape in the middle of Saxony at the foot of the Erzgebirge mountains, 35 km from Dresden in the county of the monastery ruin of the Cistercians Altzella. The "University in the Farmhouse" is a centre of education for nature, culture, youth and sustainability. The aim of this project is to show several ways of cultivation. Different types of gardens including a “permanent culture” already exist. The work: The ecosystem with its trees, plants, animals and nature- and environmental educational stations will be extended with new elements. We need also your help to add new facilities and decorative things in the area of the old farm.For this project we would like to find 12 committed young people, who are keen to do manual labour, advance their knowledge of all kinds of skills and do landscape design. 5 The Study-part: How do you create a productive garden which mingles plants and animals in a way that only a minimum input of energy and resources are required to achieve maximum sustainability to the environment? Education for sustainable developement - theory and projects of best practice, for example nature people's and tribes' lifestyle. Accommodation: The participants stay in the romantic farmhouse-room. Please bring bed linen, sheets or sleeping bags and ISO mat, house-shoes, work clothes. You are very welcome, if you can offer ecological information from your own country. The leisure time: The afternoons and evenings as well as weekends are mostly free. We will try to offer you various activities for your spare time such as sport, excursions, swimming etc. There will be excursions in the region, especially to the picturesce town Freiberg, to the “Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz”, and to a very nice piece of land called „Rote Baumwiese“. Terminal: Freiberg, near Dresden, Next airports: Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig

CPD03 Neu Isenburg 03.07. – 18.07.10 RENO MANU Vol:16 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: Neu-Isenburg is a small town nearby Frankfurt with about 36.000 residents. The City of Neu-Isenburg was created on 24 July 1699 as exile for the Huguenots, French Protestants, who had to flee after the abolition of the tolerance edict of Nantes from France. Her new local lord, count Johann Philipp of Isenburg in Offenbach assured protection, free use of the French language and freedom of religion to them. After a short time, the settlers have been very successful while working in their original profession and put so the foundation-stone for the economic development of Neu-Isenburg. The project is located in a school in the city of Neu Isenburg. The work: Workcamp participants will do creative and manual work by renovating the school yard.

The Study Part: If you like, we will show you at the weekends some interesting aspects of German culture and living. The accommodation: Accommodation will be provided in the school itself. Please bring your sleeping bag. The group will prepare the meals for itself. If you like, please bring some popular music from your native country or some of your favourite music! Terminal: Neu Isenburg, next Airport Frankfurt CPD04 Elben 06.07. - 22/07/2010 RENO, CONS, TEEN Vol: 12 CPD13 Elben 10.08. - 26/08/2010 RENO, CONS, TEEN Vol: 12 Age 16-25 Language: English, German The project: This work camp will be one of a series of camps, to comply with the gradual establishment of the Youth Center Elben, called “Eulenbergscher Hof”. Young people learn at a blend of familiar and Summer Holiday sustainable, value-creating work, making new friends, organize joint tourism ventures and explore the beauty of the rural area, its towns and villages. The building is heritage protected and need to be renovated. The project is suited in the nature and rural location, which is ideal for youth and active leisure. Here young people have the opportunity to discover the love of work and to bring their devotion to the appreciation and preservation of old buildings. 6 Elben is a village in the Mansfeld region, about 25 km from Halle, with a population of around 50 citizens. It is a very peaceful setting in a small valley surrounded by meadows, fields and isolated canyons. Elben is belonging to one of the villages, where people try to live in a closer relationship to nature and life in the country. Elben is worth seeing in addition to the carefully renovated church and an artfully converted into a residential water-especially the Eulenbergsche yard. Each visitor will admire the carefully made unsown sandstone walls of residential buildings, barns and stables, this stately courtyard. As participants we are are looking for interested girls and boys, who want to join the interesting and meaningful leisure-added activity. Who are fond of travelling, likes to wander in nature, have the courage for new and strange, and can live with alternative solutions. You should be not younger than 16 years and have not exceeded 25 years. The work: work may be done in the following areas: Continuation of the interior construction, work on brickwork, Completion of the arcade with the elements through creative woodworking, Maintenance of the green area.The work is guided and accompanied by social workers and craftsmen. The leisure time: Various leisure times are possible. It is organized and partially funded by the institution, which are partly as a variable offer for the group. - Hike in the surrounding area, daily bike ride (bikes provided) to know, learn the nature of area, karst hike - Field trip to a town in the Mansfeld region, contact with citizens and associations of the landscape, you learn about the life and history of the area - “Bergfest”, Farewell party - Swimming - Tour to Wettelrode in the reed shaft - Tour to Halle / Saale, "the city of Handel and the salt boilers, including a visit to the salt museum, Handel House, Beatles Museum and a youth recreational facility, possibly Disco - Tour to Magdeburg and Hundertwasser House, the Cathedral and Memorial to Victims Stasi The Accommodation: The participants are generally involved in the design of cohabitaton at the camp. We are preparing the meals together. This begins with planning and includes the purchase and preparation, and the subsequent washing. The participants have an experienced young carer at their side. We sleep on straw mattresses and blankets or tents. Each participant should bring sleeping bag and a sheet. In exceptional cases, a sleeping bag can be held. Remarks: Many leisure activities are carried on a bicycle. The bikes are provided. Participants should therefore already have ridden a bike and practice and persistence can be achieved with us. Important are sturdy shoes and outdoor clothes for hiking and biking and a backpack. Terminal: Halle, next airports Berlin, Frankfurt 7

CPD05 Mutlangen 11.7. - 1.8.10 RENO, STUDY, PEACE Vol: 10 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: The Pressehütte Mutlangen („press cabin“) is a centre for active non-violence in South Germany (Baden-Württemberg). In the 80es Mutlangen was a symbol of the non-violence protests against the atomic missiles Pershing II. The Pressehütte Mutlangen was the starting point for several blockade actions. As the missiles were removed, the time of the civil disobedience and the lawsuits was then over. The historic Pressehütte became a small convention place. Solar cells on the roof are producing electricity. There are trainings to topics such as conflict management and violence prevention and there are still activities regarding the peace movement. Mostly young people use the Pressehütte for seminars. The work: In the first days we will get to know each other and the historical place we are staying. Then we will prepare our four-days-long “peace bike tour” and decorate our bikes to peace bikes. The tour will be along the rivers “Rems and Neckar” to Stuttgart. On our way we will stop in several cities where we will meet with local people. You don’t have to be a professional biker it is enough if you like cycling and enjoying the nature. We pedal not more than 80 km a day. After coming back to Mutlangen and relaxing we will do some work in the garden and the hut. As a second projects we will develop our own street theater, design costumes and play it in different cities in the last week. We will also have another study part and end our workcamp with a summer party. TheStudy Part: We will learn about the history of the place we are staying and talking about the question: „What can I as an adolescent, do for peace?” The focus will be on the topic of nuclear disarmament and the European Youth Network for Atomic Disarmament (BANg). But also topics such as intercultural intertwining and peaceful actions in harmony with nature will also be discussed. The accommodation: You will be sleeping in sleeping bags in rooms for three people. The press hut is the living and working space for the group. The meals will be cooked by the volunteers. The food is vegetarian. Remarks: Please bring sleeping bags, clothes for warm, cold and wet weather, work clothes and sturdy shoes, swim suits and if you like music instruments! The bicycles will be rented for you. Good knowledge of English is very important! The leisure time: There are lots of activities you can do in your spare time: hiking, swimming, getting to know the people of the region, concerts, trips to Stuttgart or Nördlingen (medieval town). Terminal: Schwäbisch-Gmünd station Next airport: Stuttgart 8

CPD06 Riesa 12.07. - 23.07.10 RENO Vol: 10 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: Riesa is located on the river Elbe in eastern Germany between Leipzig and Dresden. The city is famous as a venue for international sport events, for instance, the organisation of a world Sumo wrestling championship. The youth section of the sport club of Riesa actively organises workcamps since 2003. The sport club of Riesa is a big and society-oriented union. It offers almost 30 kinds of sport activities. The club trains professional athletes at international level but also offers public facilities for older people, children and youth of the city. The youth section of the club is always glad to welcome you as an international guest and to build international contacts and friendships. The work: The youth of the club will renovate the buildings and sport facilities of the Sport club with you. You will be doing manual work, so, please bring work clothes and raingear. In this work camp the work starts very early in the morning. For this reason the afternoons are free and in the evenings you will have a number of activities. The accommodation: The international volunteers will live in the house of the Sport club. You will need sleeping bag and Isolation sheet. The organisation offers lunch for the volunteers. The participants will prepare their own breakfast and dinner in their kitchen. Accommodation and food is free for the volunteers.

Free time: There will be excursions together with the youth of the sport club to Dresden, or Leipzig, or Berlin. In addition the participants can do lot’s of other activities such as swimming, bowling, canoeing, etc. Terminal: Riesa, closest Airports: Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin

CPD07 Mittweida 16.07. - 31.07.10 MANU, ENVI Vol: 10 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: The camp takes place at the “Muellerhof”, which is a reconstructed traditional halftimbered X farmhouse near the cities of Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig. It runs a socio-cultural centre for the local population and has constructed a so-called “garden of senses” which consists of a small wood, a play area, trees for climbing and a natural stage for events with an old circus-wagon. It also contains an area with herbs and berries. The work: Your help is needed in the renovation of a cultural center of the municipality. And you are welcome to cook traditional meals from their particular countries for all participants and the daily guests of the social center. You will also be able to work with people from different generations. We will work on the cultivation of the “garden of senses”; especially on further building playground apparatuses and benches using natural resources. Furthermore we will help to harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs and learn how to manufacture jam, teas and different kinds of oil, etc. 9 The leisure time: Since the Muellerhof offers different seminars to the local inhabitants, the participants are welcome to join these for free (e.g. pottery, crafts, etc.). The University of Applied Sciences, town hall, museum and church of Mittweida can be looked at. International Cuisine can be enjoyed at the “Hort Sonnenschein”. The project will also offer outdoor activities and guided hikingtours in the area (e.g. a hike to the dam, the fortress Kriebstein or the Rochlitzer Porphyrberg). It is also possible to visit the cities nearby (Dresden, Leipzig or Chemnitz). The accommodation: The participants will sleep in the big loft of the Muellerhof (80m²) which includes a shower and toilets. Remarks: Don´t forget to take work clothes, swim trunks/swim suits and a sleeping bag with you, traditional recipes to fix a tasty dinner, and do not forget where you come from but pass it on to everybody else, for instance by bringing typical things from your country, because we would like to get to know about your home and way of life. Terminal: Mittweida near Dresden, closest Airports: Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin

CPD08 Eilenburg 24.07. - 07.08.10 MANU Vol: 15 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: Eilenburg is a small town on the border of the „Dübener Heide“, which is approximately 25km from the exhibition city Leipzig. Eilenburg’s rich history of over a thousand years, makes it easy to call it one of the cradles of Saxony. The continuous rule of the Wettins-dynasty beginning with the Earl of Ilburg in the 11th century was carried on until 1918. Part of their territory is the state of Saxony today. In medieval times Eilenburg’s main business was brewery. Martin Luther was a common guest in the prosperous city. In the following centuries the small village Eilenburg emerged as a city dominated by industry. In April 1945, Eilenburg was almost completely destroyed. The „Sorbenturm“ is the only remaining part of the Ilburg. It was assumedly built at the highest part of the 220m x 150m plateau. A loop road outside the castle wall connects the „Sorbenturm“ with the „Amtshaus”(deanery), the former county court. Part of this road is aimed to be renewed with the help of the volunteers. The work: The participants carry out simple manual work like the enclosure of the loop road with pavement, the anchorage with renal gravel and the construction of a safety rail. Therefore it is necessary to bring work clothes, raingear and sturdy shoes. The leisure time: The program for leisure time will be organised with the help of the local Eilenburg youth groups and clubs. The focus lies here on the encounter and the exchange with local adolescents.

Also there are sports activities such as soccer, volleyball, swimming and bowling. In addition there will 10 be a cultural program. A trip to Leipzig is scheduled. You can get to know the rich history of Eilenburg through guided tours in the museum. The accommodation: The volunteers will live in the local youth centre „House IV“. The group can cook for itself in a modern kitchen. Sleeping bags and camping mats should be brought by you. Terminal: Riesa, closest Airports: Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin

CPD09 Rohlsdorf 25.07. – 8.08.10 ENVI Vol: 12 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: The small village Rohlsdorf is located 100 km north of Berlin. Here is the sphere of activity from „Hoffbauers county barn“. On the one hand we are an ecological project. We maintain a small organic agriculture, keep threatened animals and run a school farm. On the other hand we are a social project. People who have not been able to find employment for a long time work here, as well as young people. We try to offer orientation and to help young people who haven’t finished high school, who are unemployed or who have social problems. Older people find something useful to do and are able to feel that we need them. Our newest addition is the school farm. Children between 6 and 12 are now also welcome to join us. We will show them the cycle of life in nature. The work: You can work in different places and do different things depending on your interests. The main activities include the following: To build an “outdoor bath tube” included with oven for the heating. Once completed, you will be able to take a bath under the nightsky full with stars... To build small houses for rabbits, constructed appropriate to the species. You will support us in other activities in the farm: agriculture, conserving fruits and crops, feeding the animals, cooking for the kids, workers and yourself. The study part: This program includes various topics on different levels. By visiting our project first of all you will be able to gain knowledge about ecological agriculture and the social integration of disadvantaged people. Secondly you will have the possibility to be part of an international group, to learn basic principles of communication and teamwork; and you will get acquainted with a variety of languages etc. The accommodation: There are two big rooms where volunteers will be allocated. There will be a big room available for meetings, discussions and games. Please bring your sleeping bag. Anyone interested can sleep outside. The food will be offered by the staff of the project (not only). For us the food is very important. We try to offer healthy and balanced meals, however, this doesn’t mean that we don’t like grilled sausages on the campfire. The leisure time: In the afternoons and evenings as well as on weekends students usually have free time. We will try to offer you various activities such as: sport activities, swimming, games, walking excursions to the forests and a trip to Potsdam and Berlin. If you enjoy outdoors and nature and you want to know more about us, we are happy to welcome you. Terminal: Pritzwalk, near Wittenberge. Next airport: Berlin 11

CPD10 Dachau 31.07. - 13.08.10 STUDY / RENO Vol: 12 / 90 Language: English Age: 16-26 years Participation fee: 120 euro This is not a normal work camp, it is instead an international youth movement with the theme: “National Socialism and Racism”: The project: The International Youth Meeting is a place for young people from all over the world to discuss issues concerning the past, the present and the future. Young people will look at the history of the concentration camp at Dachau, National Socialism and present forms of exclusion, racism and discrimination. The principles of exchanging ideas, experiencing different cultures, as well as Holocaust education are the core ideas of the International Youth Meeting. It is primarily organized by

a team of volunteers. Many survivors of the National Socialist regime will talk about their personal experiences of persecution, whether in the concentration or labour camps or working in the resistance. Background: In March 1933 one of the first Nazi concentration camps was established in the town of Dachau, near Munich. The Dachau concentration camp became a model for other concentration camps and also a place to train the Nazi SS. Over 200.000 people from different countries were imprisoned in Dachau between 1933 and 1945. Prisoners died from terror and the consequences of inhuman practises, disease, exhaustion and hunger. The Program: The program consists of different workshops, discussions with eye-witnesses and Holocaust survivors, guided tours through the Memorial Site, tours in Dachau and Munich, day trips. There is also time for personal conversation, sports, parties and the chance to experience the Modern Germany. Accommodation: Accommodation is at the Dachau Youth Guest House in rooms for four people. The participation fee includes: full board and lodging, together with the cost incurred by the program. Remarks: You should have a working knowledge of English and/or German to communicate without any difficulties. Age: 16-26 years. You should be interested in various subjects and in taking part in workshops. Participation fee: 120,-Euro What else to bring: Clothes which suit the work and the weather, musical instruments, games, songbooks or whatever you want for the leisure time... Materials for the study part of the camp, a map of your country, photos and things that help you to describe your country to the other participants of the work camp. The leisure time: There will be free time for fun and games, day-trips, entertainment, getting to know the people, going to cafés, etc. Terminal: Dachau, next airport Munich 12

CPD11 Wagshurst 31.07. – 14.08.10 RENO, ENVI Vol:12 Language: English, German Age: 18-26 The project: A few years ago the association „Integration Schollenhof“ started to rebuild a very old and empty farm, the “Schollenhof”, in order to make it useful for the children of an integrative Montessori- school. The emotional history of this deserted homestead goes way back to the Middle Ages. The first documented record of it was made in 1319. Lots of its rooms are still in the oldfashioned style of the old farm houses of the region. For this reason it was used as a historic set for a television series about the 20s. Today the “Schollenhof“is a meeting place for handicapped and nonhandicapped people. Later it will become a place for them to live. The Location: Wagshurst is located in the Upper-Rhine lowlands between the Black Forest (“Schwarzwald”) and the bordering territory with France. From the yard one can see the forest starting right behind it and the panorama of the Schwarzwald. The area is very famous for its beautiful scenery and cherry tree flowers in the spring. The work: A garden, a pottery with a furnace, stables for horses, goats, sheep and geese as well as an oven to bake bread have already been created. However there is still much to do in renovation of the house and the facilities of the farm. Study / Leisure: In your free time you can ride a bike to the nearby lake. There will be visits organised to picturesque places in the Black Forest and to the French city Strasbourg. Furthermore, you will learn a lot about integrative Montessori-pedagogy practices. The accommodation: The accommodation will be very simple, in two rooms with mattresses. You may sleep in the hay, if you want to. Remarks: Please bring a sleeping bag, work clothes and a warm sweater. Terminal: Achern / Baden, Next airports: Strassburg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt

CPD12 Sievershausen 01.08. - 15.08.10 RENO, STUDY, PEACE Vol: 20 Language: English, German Age: 18- 26

The project: More than 40 years ago, when the Vietnam War escalated, we started to promote peace in Sievershausen. In an old barn, sleeping and seminar-rooms were established. The „Antikriegswerkstatt” became the basis of the Peace Centre “Antikriegshaus Sievershausen”. Expansions and further renovations followed. Now there are several 13 buildings, surrounded by a nice park, including a guest house and a museum with an assembly hall. The Antikriegshaus is at the verge of a village with about 2500 inhabitants. Sievershausen is located about 30 kilometers from the Lower Saxony provincial capital Hanover at the freeway to Berlin. The work: Volunteers will build a “Window of Peace” within the village, a wall for posters and other artworks, also for announcements concerning our work for peace. This means carpentry, painting and crafts. Volunteers with a talent for designing are also welcome. There is a nice garden around the buildings of the centre. We will do some garden work as well as we will renovate parts of the building. The study-part: We will visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Bergen Belsen, the memorial of the division of Germany at the former border between the two Germanys and have lessons on both subjects of the former division of Europe and the peaceful revolution which marked its end. The accommodation: The participants will be accommodated in rooms with 4 beds. Lodging and board are free. No sleeping bags are required. Terminal: Hämelerwald (from Hannover in direction Braunschweig , next airports: Hannover, Berlin

CPD13 Elben 10.08. - 26/08/2010 RENO, CONS, TEEN Vol: 12 Please see description CPD04 Elben

CPD14 Spangenberg 11.08. – 02.09.10 RENO, FESTIVAL Vol: 10 Language: English, German Age: 18-- 26 The project: In Spangenberg, a small village in the south of Kassel, in the middle of Germany, there is the „Himmelsfels“ (Heavensrock), a rock with an area of 8 hectares attached to it. Placed on this area there are so called embassies of different countries - caravans that have been modified artistically. In the summer there are several events concerning art, culture, gospel and encounter. This year the „Himmelsfels“ will be the venue of an christian festival called „Landesjugendfest“. Hundreds of young people will come and spend some days enjoying a rich program with a wide range of activities: arts, sports, singing, theater, praying and singing gospels, etc. With the help of an international team we want to enrich this festivity and attach an international flair to it. The “Himmelsfels” foundation is a Christian organization which aims to developing spaces for intercultural and ecumenical exploration, as well as to motivating people for a life characterized by equality and common values. The project is especially directed to young people who support and are eager to join the community of Christian spirituality. The work: Most of the work will be done with kids and young people from Spangenberg and the nearby communities. Workcamp participants will present the countries they come from, just like 14 ambassadors do. For this, they will work together with the young people in small groups. The teenagers will get to know the country of their ambassador and show him their city in return. Therefore it would be helpful if the volunteers prepare their workshop artistically, musically or athletically at home and bring lots of ideas. In addition the volunteers will have the chance to introduce their country on an open evening. You should gather ideas at home and bring material for creating this evening. You should also be prepared to do regular manual work. The Study part: The study part of this workcamp will be dominated mostly by the question after the life between past and future, tradition and modernity, small-town-life and global correlations. Working on the “Himmelsfels“ should encourage encounters between people from different cultures. The accommodation: There will be basic accommodation. You will be sleeping in caravans or tents. Please bring a sleeping bag. As some summer nights can get cold in Germany, please bring some warm clothes and raingear! Terminal: Melsungen train station Next airport: Frankfurt/Main

CPD15 Rödinghausen 14.08. – 28.08.10 RENO, SOCI Vols:12 Language: English, German Age: 18 - 26 The project: “Familienbildungsstätte Alte Flachsfabrik” is a Family Education Centre which offers room for education, trainings and exchange to pedagogues, parents, foster parents, teachers and for all who are interested. The program includes workshops, lectures, seminars and discussions dealing with pedagogical themes. In this context the association FAS-OWL wants to create awareness about the Fetal Alcohol Syndrom, which is caused by the maternal consume of alcohol during pregnancy. Beside education and trainings, “Familienbildungsstätte Alte Flachsfabrik” will offer a joyful time for foster parents and their foster children to relax and rest. Therefore there is a large amount of leisure time facilities. Our service includes holiday camps for families (childcare is available) and children as well as a lot of creative and practical workshops. In the future the Animal Assisted Therapy for difficult children will be a part of our work. The project wants to improve the pedagogic skills of the adults and support the development of children. The work: The idea of the Familienbildungsstätte Alte Flachsfabrik is realized in the dwelling of an old flax manufactory. To rebuild it into a boarding house we now have to renovate the rooms (painting/fettling, tiling, building walls,…). We also need help in gardening and landscaping (fencing wickers and building an open barn for sheeps and alpacas, laying out the garden/beds and ways, …). The study-part: All participants have the chance to gain experience in technical skills as well as in the contact with children in pedagogical work. They can learn about pedagogical opportunities in and with nature. This includes outdoor activities such as climbing. You will participate in the construction of a charitable Family Education Centre. In addition you will get to know the surrounding of Rödinghausen (Bielefeld, Herford, Köln,…) doing different activities and excursions. The accomodation: The Family Education Centre Alte Flachsfabrik is placed in a climatic health resort and a countryside which is surrounded by the large forest/hill “Wiehengebirge”. It is situated on the edge of the village, next to the nature protection area. The participants will live in renovated guestrooms of the centre. Besides the recreation room and the kitchen there are several renovated showers and restrooms. Bedcovers will be provided. 15 Remarkes: Participants should be ready for physical work and be interested in pedagogical and ecological themes. Non-smokers and Non-alcoholics are especially welcome. Terminal: Bieren, Rödinghausen Next airports: Hanover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg

CPD16 Giessen 14.08. - 28.08.2010 SOCI, REFUGEE Vols:12 Age: 18-26 Language English/German The project: The central Asylum Centre for asylum seekers in Hessen is located in the city of Giessen. There are currently about 150 Asylum- seekers in Giessen who came to seeking asylum in Germany out of various reasons, e.g. political, ethnic, religious, persecution or poverty. Usually they stay at the facility for months until a decision has been made about their asylum application. Sometimes they are sent to other centres or to other so called- “safe countries” where they entered the European Union, or to their countries of origin. Most of the people living in the Asylum Centre in Giessen are from Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Eritrea and Balkan: Young man, women, children and older people. The asylum seekers live under simple conditions and are not allowed to work or leave the district in which they live. Their permission to stay in Germany is often quite limited and so is their contact with the locals living in the city. The international volunteers are invited to the Asylum centre for two weeks to take part in the daily life of the refugees. In the study part of the camp, we want to discuss the situation of refugees in Germany and Europe, as well as the current developments in the area of Asylum-policies. We want to get in contact with the residents of the Asylum Centre so that we can learn about their stories, difficulties and perspectives. The work: Together with the refugees we want to organise common activities, where the women and children are taken into consideration. In addition, our goal is to get in contact with the young members of the local protestant church to raise greater awareness for the refugees and to break the isolation of the refugees. Ee will prepare contact with students of the university that are willing to take care of the

medical issues of the refugees and to pursue the legal issues of the asylum law. We will also get in contact with students of the University who medicate peoples without legal status. We especially invite volunteers to participate, who are able to speak Turkish, Arabic or Farsi. Besides organising common activities with the refugees we want to work together in the reception centre to maintain the playground and to renovate the café. Surrounding area and accommodation: Giessen, a city populated mostly by students, it is located in the mid-west of Germany. Giessen is easy to reach via the Airports in Frankfurt and Frankfurt Hahn. There are plenty of possibilities for leisure time activities like playing soccer or canoeing as well as possibilities to visit some other cities. (e.g. Marburg, Frankfurt or Heidelberg). The work camp will be hosted by a local protestant church which is already involved in working with the refugees. The premises of the church are plentiful and for that we will have a lot of space for sleeping, cooking, dining, relaxing, indoor and outdoor activities. What to bring: Sleeping bag, camping mat, work clothes, bathing suit, sunscreen, music, your talents, something typical from your country Terminal: Giessen, Next airports: Frankfurt, Frankfurt Hahn, Hannover 16

CPD17 Ebersbach 19.08.-05.09.10 (10.09.10) KIDS FEST Vols:3 International / 380 Nationally Language German !! Age: 18-26 The project: Rainbow City, is a game city for 260 children where each year it is rebuilt with tents. Over 120 young carers aged 14 to 27 years (the majority are 14 to 16 years) ensure that children can understand the life in their own town playful. In the game city, the children have their own money, lots of shops, a bank, a garbage disposal and a television studio. Everything is just like in real life! Every two days the children go to the Job Centre and search for a new job. At the end of the day, children gather together in the sports hall for the final show of the day in Rainbow City. The work: The three international volunteers will participate with 120 other young volunteers in the orientation of Rainbow City. They are integrated in the helper team and receive personal support from an experienced assistant and a youth from the organization team during the entire length of the project. There are four distinct phases: 1. The first week: building the game city 2. 9 days caring for 260 children between the ages of 9-13 years 3. 3 days: Reducing Game City 4. There is the possibility from 06.09. - 10.09 to go on an End trip in the neighbouring land. The contribution for this trip is 60, - Euro. Remarks: During the setting up and dismantling of the city, the child taker is expected to work approximately 10 hours per day. Also work on Saturdays and Sundays, there's no day off. In our camp there is no Internet. For all participants, the accommodation and food is free. However recreational activities, requires money. Requirements: At least 18 years old, German language skills Arrival and departure dates: Arrival date: 19.08.10 Meeting 18:00 in Göppingen near Stuttgart Railway Station Departure date without participating in the 4-day final trip: 05.09.10 Departure with participation in the 4-day final trip: 10.09.10 Please bring: Bathing suit, sleeping bag, rain gear, waterproof shoes, warm clothes, work clothes, proper attire for a gala dinner, music, recipes and typical items from their own country for an international evening, for participants for the “Final Trip”, please bring your air mattress or sleeping bag. The accommodation: With other volunteers in a room in a school (sleeping facilities are available). The location: Ebersbach is a town near the Swabian Alb "and is located about 30 km east of Stuttgart. Terminal: Göppingen, Next Airports: Stuttgart, Frankfurt

CPD18 Prenzlau 03.08. - 14.08.10 ENVI, KIDS Vol:15 Language: English, German Age: 18- 26 The project: The City of Prenzlau is preparing for 2013, the Garden Show and has celebrated its 775year-old foundation anniversary in 2009. It has applyied for the national competition „Entente florale“ and will be hosting the national horticultural show in 2013. Prenzlau is the capital of the biggest county in Germany. The town is located approximately 100km north of the national capital Berlin, 50km from Stettin in Poland and 80 km from the 17 Baltic Sea. The work: The work will mostly consist of doing horticultural work for the embellishment of the town for its anniversary. Also there will be encounters with children in children facilities (playing and cooking together). The study part will be focused on exploring the nature of the „Uckermark“, the cultural and urban infrastructure and the cooperation with the polish neighbours. The Study part of the project will focus on learning the nature in the Uckermark, cultural and urban infrastructure, and focus on cooperation with the Polish neighbours. The accomodation: You will live in the youth club „Puzzle“ close to an international youth-and guesthouse. So you will have the chance to meet and get to know the local youth. Downtown with all its attractions and the lake are in close reach. Terminal:Prenzlau, next airport: Berlin

CPD19 Bedheim 05.09. – 19.09. 10 ENVI, RENO, DISA Vols:16 CPD20 Bedheim 03.10. – 17.10. 10 ENVI, RENO, DISA Vols:12 Age: 18-26 Language: English, German The project: The Bedheim castle is located in the west of Thuringia, close to the Bavarian border. The next bigger town is Coburg (28km away). Bedheim is surrounded by the extraordinary beautiful Franconian landscape. The castle, which slowly rotted at the time of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), is now being renovated by the community of heirs of Ruehle von Lilienstern. A non-profit association is supporting the renovation work. Since 1992 this association has been organising workcamps with yap-cfd. In 1994 a biological-dynamic, social therapeutic recognized nursery was added. The association is running an organic market garden. Since 2007 the castle also runs a garden café. A shared house for senior citizens, a pension as well as a small castle museum are also planned. At the moment we build a place for disabled people to live and work together. Besides training courses and cultural activities are offered. Aim of this whole project is to create an atmosphere where people with or without disabilities may come, live and work together without any prejudice against handicap, nationality or religion. The work: Volunteers will work 5 hours daily, either in the organic-dynamic market garden (“Demeter”) or in the castle (intensive renovating work). It’s important for you to know that in our market garden work sporadically disabled people. Since the castle was neglected during the east-west conflict (DDR) it is in a bad condition and that’s why we need to put effort and hard work in it. During the first workcamp we will prepare and run the “Day of the Open Monument” (on Sunday, the 13th of September). The study part: Volunteers may learn more about the following topics: natural beauty in the environment, excursions to places of cultural and historical interest (e.g. Weimar, the city of Goethe), discussions and lectures about German history, society, culture and politics (the German East-West border was only 9 km away from Bedheim), encounter with young people of the region, getting to know more about living in the countries volunteers come from. 18 The accommodation: Simple group accommodation. Meals will be prepared by the volunteers (less meat but a lot of very good vegetables and fruits from the nursery). Please bring a sleeping bag, slippers, towels and warm pullovers. Remarks: Some basic knowledge of German or English is desired. Please bring rain and working clothes (rubber boots) as well as swim suits. You can also bring a map, pictures or special food from your country.

Terminal: Bedheim is 8km from the train station of Hilburghausen and 15km from the train station of Bad Rodach Next airports: Leipzig, Frankfurt/Main, Nürnberg. 19

IBG WORKCAMPS 2010

Code

Name

Region

Dates

IBG 01

Hoetensleben

Saxony – A.

IBG 02

Nagold

Ba-Wu

IBG 03

Karlstadt

Bavaria

IBG 04

Roettenbach

Bavaria

IBG 05

Lauterbach

Ba-Wu

IBG 06

Mainz

Rhineland P.

IBG 07

Heilsbronn

Bavaria

09.07. 31.07. 11.07. 28.07. 17.07. 28.07. 17.07. 31.07. 17.07. 07.08. 18.07. 07.08. 18.07. 31.07.

IBG 08

Trier

18.07 - 07.08.

IBG 09

Eisenberg

IBG 10

Weissach

Ba-Wu

IBG 11

Muehlhausen

Thuringia

IBG 12

Schenkenzell

Ba-Wu

Rhineland P. Rhineland P-

IBG 13

Neuburg

Bavaria

IBG 14

Singen

Ba-Wu

IBG 15

Betzenstein

Bavaria

IBG 16

Gaeufelden

Ba-Wu

IBG 17

OberhausenRh.

Ba-Wu

IBG 18

Haiterbach

Ba-Wu

IBG 19

Schwanfeld

Bavaria

IBG 20

Eppelheim

Ba-Wu

IBG 21

Kappelrodeck

Ba-Wu

25.07. 13.08. 25.07. 14.08. 31.07. 14.08. 31.07. 14.08. 31.07. 15.08. 31.07. 15.08. 31.07. 21.08. 01.08. 21.08. 08.08. 22.08. 15.08. 28.08. 15.08. 28.08. 15.08. 28.08. 22.08. 04.09.

Type

Vols

RENO/HIST

12

ENVI

13

FEST

15

RENO/CONS

15

ENVI/CONS

10

RENO

12

CONS/RENO/E NVI

13

RENO/ENVI

12

ENVI/RENO

12

KIDS

15

RENO

15

ENVI

15

Remarks

Basic conditions – motivation letter!

Basic conditions – technology-free camp!

motivation letter!

German skills & motivation letter (to be confirmed!)

KIDS

15

RENO

14

CONS/ENVI

14

CONS/RENO

12

Physical work!

TEEN/RENO

14

16-17 y.o. Extra fee!

RENO

15

RENO/ENVI/HI ST

12

CONS

15

CONS

12

IBG 22

Schorndorf

Ba-Wu

IBG 23

Wangen

Ba-Wu

IBG 24

Kehl

Ba-Wu

IBG 25

Mariaberg

Ba-Wu

IBG 26

Augsburg

Bavaria

IBG 4M

Kirchzarten

Ba-Wu

23.08. 12.09. 28.08. 11.09. 18.09. 09.10. 02.10. 16.10. 12.07. 26.07 14.08. 28.08.

ENVI/RENO

13

KIDS

10

ENVI

10

RENO/SOCI

15

RENO/SOCI/FE ST

12

4-MotorsYouth-Project

15

German skills & motivation letter

motivation letter! CGC required! Only for special partners! Participants from Catalunya, Lombardia and RhôneAlpes

IBG 01 Hoetensleben (Saxony-Anhaltine) 09.07. - 31.07. RENO/HIST 12 vols Project: The main project will be to maintain the site of an open-air-museum and memorial of the Iron Curtain. Hoetensleben is a village which was situated directly on the eastern of the German-German border when Germany was divided during the period of the cold war. An association was founded called “Grenzdenkmalverein” was founded after the fall of the Iron Curtain which maintained four hundred meters of the former frontier protections system as a kind of open-air-museum. Visitors can still experience the different walls and electric fences, the watchtowers and iron barriers and get a feel for the violence of this monument. Work: Volunteers will work on the upkeep of this monument. The concrete tasks might include clearing the former path used by border guards to patrol the border from vegetation, painting the lorry barriers, and restore the wall and fences. The workcamp includes several study-parts on this period of the German history with several excursions and activities together with local people. Accommodation: in the former village hall, different sleeping rooms Location: Hoetensleben is a little village with approx. 2.500 inhabitants. International workcamps have been invited for some 13 years, so local inhabitants are looking forward to welcome the volunteers and many activities will be done together with local associations e.g. the voluntary fire brigade of Hoetensleben. Volunteers should be interested in a close contact with the German population and in German history. Therefore, volunteers should add a short motivation letter describing their interest in this special project. Volunteers need to be able to ride a bike! Next airport: Hanover, Berlin Next trainstation: Helmstedt

IBG 02 Nagold (Baden-Wurttemberg) 11.07. - 28.07. ENVI 13 vols Project: Following the success of 15 years of projects, the youth centre of Nagold again invites an international workcamp. All previous workcamps have been a great experience for all participants and local workers. The youth centre, located in the inner city of Nagold, is a meeting point for young people in the age of 14 to 20. In the youth centre you will find rooms and equipment to play music, to dance and make videos and plenty of other things to spend your leisure activities. Work: There are different tasks to be done in the green surrounding and the forest around Nagold such as clearing walking paths and building new ones, constructing different signs for visitors of the path way. Work will be physical, but the volunteers will have a great opportunity to enjoy work in the nature and the charm of the Black Forest.

Accommodation: The group will be staying in the youth centre with basic conditions. Two sleeping rooms with beds, big kitchen are provided. Showers are available at the swimming pool nearby. Location: Nagold is a nice little town with about 22.000 inhabitants. It is about 50km away from Stuttgart and situated in the beautiful “Black Forest”. Trips to Stuttgart and Tuebingen, hiking in the Black Forest, horse and camel riding, swimming and playing beach volleyball are only some possible activities. Local youth will be around at all times so participants can look forward to establish a close contact with them! Next airport: Stuttgart (50 km) Next train station: Nagold

IBG 03 Karlstadt (Bavaria) 17.07. - 28.07. FEST 15 vols Project: During summer some communities in Germany host music festivals for young people. One of those festivals – called “Umsonst & Draußen” (free of charge & outdoors) – will be set outside the town of Karlstadt and run three days from the 23th-25th of July. The towns young people have been organising festivals for a long time now, this year will be the second time to invite a workcamp to help with the exciting but also demanding tasks of setting up the festival in July. Around 35 bands are invited; 12000-15000 visitors are expected. Work: The international group will work together with many helpers from Karlstadt. The main tasks will be setting up of the stage and campground on the site of the festival as well as the disassembly at the end. While the festival is running the volunteers will assist in different areas: bar, stage, organisation, catering etc. Volunteers should be flexible enough to work long and unusual hours – and enjoy music! Speaking or understanding basic German will be a plus! Accommodation & Food: The group will be lodged in tents on the site of the festival where all helpers will also stay. Food will be served in the festival canteen throughout the day. Sanitary facilities are given, but be aware of festival standards. Basic conditions! Location: Karlstadt is situated in the Bavarian region called “Franken”. The town holds around 7000 inhabitants and has a historical touch to it. If you are interested in architecture you will find lots of nice sights in the centre of town. Also the region with its vineyards and hills provide an opportunity for some calm and relaxing outdoor activities as an alternative to the hectic life of the festival. Next airport: Frankfurt, Nuernberg Next train station: Karlstadt Special requirements: We ask for a motivation letter to be sent with the application!

IBG 04 Roettenbach (Bavaria) 17.07. - 31.07. RENO/CONS 15 vols Project: The community of Roettenbach has a special project planned for their young people and pupils this year. It is the first time for the community to invite a workcamp and they are excited and happy to receive some support in renovating a local school yard and youth club. Work: 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 school´s pupils more varied. The second part of work will be for and at the local youth club. Here the entrance needs to be painted and the outside section of the house paved. It will be physical work that is very much appreciated by local young people. You´ll have the chance to get to know them while working with and for them. Accommodation: will be in two rooms at the school. Mats or beds, showers and toilets will be at hand in the accommodation. Also a kitchen is in place, so the volunteers will cook and prepare food for themselves. 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 workcamp. You will experience life in a Bavarian village. Of course you can visit different nearby cities such as Erlangen and Nuernberg. Next airport: Nuernberg (20km), Frankfurt, Stuttgart or Munich (ca. 100 km or more) Next trainstation: Erlangen

IBG 05 Lauterbach (Baden-Wurttemberg) 17.07. - 07.08. ENVI/CONS 10 vols Project: Adventurous… technology-free nature workcamp! A few years back the community of Lauterbach invited a workcamp for the first time. Most of all, the ranger in Lauterbach is very happy to be supported by a workcamp at different environmental and construction tasks in a nature protection area! Work: There will be different tasks waiting for you to help with: First of all so-called “neophytes” (invasive non-native vegetation) need to be removed in the nature protection area. You will cut and clear those plants. On different hiking trails benches, signs and view points will be renovated. Further more, cleaning and clearing of vegetation needs to be done in biotopes like ponds and tarns. The work will be physical. Due to working in damp and steep areas (ponds), rubber boots and/or sturdy shoes are necessary for working effectively! Accommodation: Outside of the community in the middle of the forest lies a very cosy and basic blockhouse which will be the groups´ accommodation for two weeks. There will be a kitchen, living room and two sleeping rooms (sleeping bags and mats have to be brought!). Toilets are at hand and there is a tube with cold water. Showers can be used at a public swimming pool to which each of the participants gets free entry – bathing clothes will come in handy. You will have to be flexible and like this kind of adventure - living outside the community this way. Due to the position of the house we remind you that there will not be access to internet and no coverage for mobile phones. Just be prepared to spend three wonderful, adventurous weeks away from your busy and usual everyday life! Location: Lauterbach is situated in the heart of the Black Forest nature park close to the cities of Schramberg and Rottweil approx. 100 km south of Stuttgart, close to the Swabian Albs (not Alps!!) and the Black Forest – in Southern Germany. That means there will be a lot of possibilities to hike and experience nature first hand. Just step out of the door and find yourself surrounded by beautiful nature! It will be possible to see some surrounding places of interests and towns/cities you might be curious to get to know. Towns like Rottweil have a long history, astounding architecture and other cultural highlights to discover. Be aware that you´ll live idyllically yet isolated in a wooden blockhouse outside the community! Next airport: Stuttgart Next bus/trainstation: Lauterbach, Schramberg

IBG 06 Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) 18.07. – 07.08. RENO 12 vols Project: The „Alte Ziegelei“ is a former brickyard founded in 1900 to produce bricks in industrial manners with big ovens and technical machines. The factory was closed in 1972 and it provides a good insight into European Industrial culture. An association was founded to prevent the destruction of the area and to ensure the maintenance of its character for non profit reasons: now the former industrial place is under heritage protection and used as a centre for social, cultural and artistic activities. More than 50 refugees found home in former factory buildings and different actions are well established such as a school for actors, an ecology group, a kindergarten, a historical museum about the production of bricks, ateliers for artists and educational institutions. The place can be used by the general public for festivals, theatres, having barbecues and celebrating parties. Work: Volunteers will help with the renovation of the roofs of several smaller buildings. Apart from the stall for the chickens, the roof of an outside baking oven needs to get renewed as well as the roof of another small building. Professional supervisors will explain the tasks and take care of security.

Accommodation: in a building on the area. Several rooms including all facilities are provided. Lots of other people will be around on the area, so volunteers should be open for contact with local people! Location: Mainz is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate with over 2000 years of history. It was an important domicile under the Holy Roman Empire and previously it was a Roman fort city. It is located on the banks of the Rhine River. Mainz is a very beautiful and interesting city with lots of places of interest within its own boundaries as well as in its vicinity. Next airport: Frankfurt International Airport Next train station: Mainz

IBG 07 Heilsbronn (Bavaria) 18.07. - 31.07. CONS/RENO/ENVI 13 vols Project: After the success of the projects in the last two years the town of Heilsbronn is anxious to host another workcamp this year. There will be different renovation and environmental goals to be achieved by the workcamp group around the beautiful town in Bavaria. Work: The responsible person in charge of the workcamp in the town hall is a big fan of workcamps and international groups. He and his colleagues are very happy to have another group supporting them in tasks like remodeling a part of a school yard into a rest area where students can relax and recover from a busy day in school. That means building a small fountain and seating-accommodations. Apart from that there are several tasks that need to be done outside of Heilsbronn on a hiking trail. Accommodation: In the local youth club with all necessary facilities. The local youth who normally occupy the club will be welcoming towards you and are looking forward to get to know the group. Location: The town of Heilsbronn is located in the idyllic Bavarian region called „Franken“. Typical for the small town with its 9300 inhabitants are the old half-timbered houses. Heilsbronn also has some unique sights to offer, for example the monastery and the cathedral. Nature friends can find several hiking trails in the beautiful landscape around the city. Remarkable above all is that “the Way to St. James” also known as “Camino de Santiago” leads through Heilsbronn. For this reason the region is adorned by many old churches and frequently visited by tourists as well as pilgrims. Next train station: Heilsbronn Next airport: Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Munich

IBG 08 Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate) 18.07. - 07.08. RENO/ENVI 12 vols Project: The historical rose garden on a hill above the city centre is a protected cultural heritage. The site needs to be restored to regain its old historical character. An international workcamp started with this task last year. This year the project will continue and should be completed. Work: The paths passing the rose garden will be renewed, so that visitors can better circuit the site. Work will include transporting materials such as gravel and stones, laying steps and installing handrails and benches. The metal entrance gates and the wooden arches and columns for the plants will also need some care. Beside of this you will work to improve the yard of the accommodation (a non-profit youth and culture association) to make it greener and friendlier. The project will take place in co-operation with the department for public green areas in Trier. Work will be supervised by professionals. Attention: Work can be physically hard in parts and the intensity of the work will be high (long working hours!). Please be prepared for this. Accommodation: will be in a youth and culture club next to the river Moselle and a public swimming pool. The inner city of Trier is at 20 min walking distance. Two sleeping rooms and showers are at the disposal of the camp, the kitchen and the living room might be used by other people as well from time to time. As also other people will use the club during the camp period, there will be a chance to get to know young people from Trier very easily. Location: Trier is the oldest German city located very close to the border of Luxembourg. It has approx. 100.000 inhabitants and many famous sites as the Porta Nigra. It is also the birthplace of Karl

Marx. You will have plenty of opportunities for sight-seeing, and there is lots to see and do. The surroundings are dominated by the valley of the river Moselle with its very steep vineyards. Many excursions in the area are possible (city of Luxembourg, hiking trips,...). Next airports: Luxembourg (30 km), Frankfurt-Hahn (60 km) Next trainstation: Trier

IBG 09 Eisenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate) 25.07. - 13.08. ENVI/RENO 12 vols Project: Eisenberg is a small community situated in the beautiful south-western region of Germany called “Pfalz”. Eisenberg used to be a busy community heavily involved in underground mining. After closing the mine at the end of the 1980´s nature has recaptured most of the area and created a unique landscape with small ponds, forest and marshland. Already last year an international workcamp assigned to make the landscape accessible for people of Eisenberg and neighbouring communities. Many visitors are enjoying the area on the weekends. It is a popular place for children most of all. Work: The volunteers will help to clear vegetation in different places of the former mine area called “Erdekaut”, help to dig out an excavator/digger which was used while the mine was still active. Last years´ workcamp 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 workcamp for people who love nature and to work outside and with their hands. Accommodation: The group will live in a well-equipped building of a sports association close to the working place (about 500 meters) complete with one 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 habitants 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 Next airport: Frankfurt (Main), Frankfurt (Hahn) Next trainstation: Eisenberg (Pfalz)

IBG 10 Weissach (Baden-Wurttemberg) 25.07. - 14.08. KIDS 15 vols Project: Weissach is a small community close to Stuttgart in the south of Germany. The municipality invited a workcamp last year already and made the group feel very welcome. This year they have planned something special: Every year during the school holidays the community organises a summer camp for children in the age 6-13. This year though, the 30 leaders of the summer camp are supposed to be 15 German and 15 international volunteers. Work: 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! On the 30th of July all leaders will help build up the camp site and plan the activities together. Two leaders (one international, one German) will be in charge of a group of 15 kids. The centre of the camp will be a big circus tent which will host different activities. So, if you like spending time with an international group and children, if you like to be asked a lot of (German) questions and love to provide an outlet of the curiosity of children – you are the perfect participant in this camp! Welcome to Weissach! Working hours will be long but very rewarding! Some knowledge of the German language would be helpful but isn´t obligatory! Activities: In the beginning between the 26th -29th of July the group will get an introduction in the project and also have the chance to experience some major group building activities so that all leaders can smoothly work together and make the stay worthwhile. Accommodation & Food: All leaders and kids will stay in tents on the camp site. All facilities will be available. Food will be served.

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. Next airport: Stuttgart (30 km) Next train station: Stuttgart, Leonberg Special remarks: German skills are helpful but not necessary. We ask for a strong motivation and a written motivation letter with the application!

IBG 11 Muehlhausen (Thuringia) 31.07. - 14.08. RENO 15 vols Project: The local host is a charity organisation running workshops and schools for disabled. They have been hosting workcamps for many, many years now. Former workcamps experienced a very warm welcome – especially successful camps benefit from a proper exchange between employees/workers at the workshop and the international group. Work: The charity organisation has its own farm (horses and more) for children, restaurant, and holiday place called “Alter Bahnhof” outside of town. The surrounding of the farm for kids needs to be worked on and renovated. In addition to that there will be various painting and gardening jobs around the workshops and the school of the charity organisation. The project mostly focuses on the exchange between international volunteers and the local people who work in or with the charity. Bring ideas and be open towards this exchange since it needs your motivation and open heart! Accommodation: The group will be living in a cosy, yellow house on the property of the charity organisation next to the buildings of the workshops. Kitchen, sleeping rooms and sanitary facilities are on-site – and much more. There is a big garden around the house with meadow, trees, a pond and a barbecue grill. Next to the workshop buildings you can also find a soccer field. On the roof of the house there is a balcony from where you have a great view on the landscape around. Muehlhausen provides a lot of shopping possibilities and is easily reachable on foot or by bike. Location: Muehlhausen is a very old German town with about 50.000 inhabitants. By visiting the city centre and looking at the old houses you can still imagine how Germany must have looked like in former times. Muehlhausen is situated in the beautiful forest of Thuringia. Nearby are many interesting places like the city of Weimar (home of the poets Schiller and Goethe) or the Wartburg where Martin Luther translated the new testament of the bible. There are also many other interesting and historical places to go for an excursion. Next airport: Leipzig Next train station: Muehlhausen (Thueringen)

IBG 12 Schenkenzell (Baden-Wurttemberg) 31.07. - 14.08. ENVI 15 vols Project: In the middle of the Black Forest you can find a small and pretty community called “Schenkenzell”, which is about 750 years old and was mainly busy in mining and agriculture and known for its monastery and floating tree stems. Today Schenkenzell is more of a residential municipality and a destination for tourists – since the region is plastered with hiking trails and a wellknown brewery is to be found in the next town. Even though agriculture and farming has almost died out completely, Schenkenzell is still surrounded by meadows and land. Around 10 km outside of the community you can find a biotope, formerly used as meadows for animals. Work: Since the meadows were not used frequently anymore the creek that runs through has totally overgrown. The consequence was that the water couldn´t run properly anymore, instead transformed the meadows into marsh land. Eventually it could not be used at all anymore. You as a workcamp group will have the task to clear out the creek so that it can run smoothly again. That means you have to dig out soil, clear out plants, thereby protecting this cultured nature. It will be physical work and since the land is quite moist you should bring water proof shoes with you – ideally rubber boots!

Accommodation: You will live in the centre of the village in the gym hall which is a suitable place since it has beds, showers and kitchen to offer. The hall is also normally used for different kind of activities, partys and events. All necessary things can be found in Schenkenzell itself (bakery, pharmacy and the like). For proper shopping there are bigger supermarkets around 5 km away. Region: Schenkenzell is a quite small community, has a lot to offer nonetheless. It is a perfect starting point for excursions and hiking trips into the surrounding Black Forest. You can visit the brewery or close bigger cities like Freiburg and Strasbourg. Anyway, it may be most entertaining and interesting to get to know the local population throughout the weeks. You will have the chance to experience a local and funny festival / party of the sports association on the first weekend where you will get to know many young (and probably older) people in Schenkenzell. Next train station: Schenkenzell Next airport: Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) for Ryan Air flights, Stuttgart or Basel-Mulhouse.

IBG 13 Neuburg (Bavaria) 31.07. - 15.08. KIDS 15 vols To be confirmed! Projekt: In Neuburg steigt dieses Jahr ein großes Fest – das Kinderferienprogramm! In den letzten Jahren wurden diese Aktivitaeten nur mit lokalen Helfern gemeistert, dieses Jahr wird mehr Hilfe benoetigt. Die internationalen Freiwilligen des Workcamps werden bei den SommerferienAktivitaeten für Kinder helfen. Das bedeutet laengere Arbeitszeiten, aber auch jede Menge Spaß! Arbeit: In erster Linie wird die internationale Gruppe helfen, die Sommerferien für die Kinder so spannend und vielseitig wie moeglich zu machen. Kreative Ideen sind sehr herzlich willkommen und koennen auch schon vor Projektbeginn abgesprochen und vorbereitet werden! Geplant ist ein „Zirkusprojekt“ durchzufuehren und die Kinder dabei zu unterstuetzen. Aber auch andere Spielideen, Ausfluege und Freizeitaktivitaeten sind geplant. Vieles kommt darauf an, was die internationalen Freiwilligen mitbringen – Platz für Kreativitaet ist genuegend vorhanden! Unterkunft: muss noch bestaetigt werden! Umgebung: Neuburg liegt direkt an der Donau in Oberbayern. Die Stadt hat ueber 28000 Einwohner und viel zu bieten: Museen, Kirchen, Theater, Bibliotheken etc. An Kultur mangelt es nicht. Auch Geschichte gibt es zu entdecken – darunter zum Beispiel die Altstadt und eine hochmittelalterliche Burg ausserhalb von Neuburg. Zur Entspannung nach den arbeitsreichen Stunden mit den Kindern gibt es viel Ablenkung in der schönen Stadtmitte und auch ausserhalb Neuburgs in der oberbayrischen Natur! Naechster Flughafen: Nuernberg, Muenchen, Stuttgart Naechster Bahnhof: Neuburg Besonderheit: Alle Freiwilligen sollen Deutschkenntnisse mitbringen und ein Motivationsschreiben ueber ihr Interesse an der Arbeit mit Kindern schicken. Just for internal information: Project: A big event is planned for the kids of Neuburg this year – an entertainment program during their holidays. The last years this could be done by local helpers but this year an international workcamp is invited to support the kids and make their summer holidays more attractive and fun. The project definitely means long working hours, but the time spent with the kids will be rewarding! Work: The volunteers are invited to bring in their own ideas about how to spend their time with the kids. Some projects like games, excursions and a special circus project are already planned. Anyway, there will be enough space to fill with the creativity, energy and intercultural ideas of the workcamp group. Accommodation & Food: needs to be confirmed! Location: Neuburg is situated at the River Donau in upper Bavaria. The city has over 28000 inhabitants and a lot to offer when it comes to leisure time. Cultural aspects might be the old churches, museums, theatres… Of course some historical sights are to be discovered as well such as the old city

centre and the old castle from the medieval ages outside of Neuburg. To relax after the energy-driven days with the kids you can find a lot of distraction in the city and of course outside in the bavarian nature! Next airport: Munich, Nuernberg, Stuttgart Next train station: Neuburg Special requirements: Camp language is German. German motivation letter is required.

IBG 14 Singen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 31.07. - 15.08. RENO 14 vols Project: After four successful workcamps in the last years the municipal council of Singen invites international volunteers yet another time to help with the renovation of a local playground. Work: There are different tasks to be done such as clearing the vegetation, preparing and levelling 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 getting to know international helpers. Accommodation: The building of the fire brigade will be the accommodation. Volunteers will sleep in a big class room 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. Next airport: Zuerich (CH) and Stuttgart Next train station: Singen

IBG 15 Betzenstein (Bavaria) 31.07. - 21.08. CONS/ENVI 14 vols Project: “Creative hiking fans – welcome to Little Switzerland!“ In the little town Betzenstein in socalled “Franconian Switzerland” in Bavaria an association was founded supporting playgrounds for children in town. It is mostly led and supported by committed mothers. They are very happy to be supported by a workcamp in their next big project: an adventure playground in centre of the town. Local people connected to the workcamp are looking forward to show you around in town and help you to get to know the lifestyle and special, beautiful surrounding. Work: Your working tasks will be divided in different parts. The first week will be focussed on the building and construction of the adventure playground. Several tasks are already planned: Among others you will put up different playground equipments, build a small house, put up a ropeway and plant different things. The week will be a part of the holiday entertainment for kids, so you will work together with them while you do something FOR them. The exchange and contact with locals will be very high especially in this week. The second and third week will mainly focus on construction and environmental tasks on hiking trails and biotopes around Betzenstein. You will be supported by an association that protects the local heritage. Main tasks will be to clear already existing paths and trails, build benches and reconstruct stairs. There will be other creative tasks as well such as painting a wall of the school. Be ready for exciting and diverse three weeks! Accommodation: You will live in a gym hall right next to the construction site of the playground. Toilets, showers, mats are at hand. Also, a kitchen is to be found in the school building next door.

Since the gym hall lies quite central you will have all necessary places available: pharmacy, bakery, butcher… For bigger shopping you will find supermarkets in the next village. Location: The Bavarian region in which Betzenstein is placed is called “Little Switzerland” – for a reason: Its beautiful surrounding invites to extended adventures and hiking trips in the region. There are all kinds of trails and possibilities to experience the unique nature. In the weekends there will be busses running to cities nearby like Nuernberg (Nuremberg) or Pegnitz. Your hosts are happy to show you around and to get to know you throughout the three weeks! A lot of fun and very interested people await you! Next airport: Nuernberg (30 km), Munich (150km), Stuttgart (200km) Next trainstation: Pegnitz IBG 16 Gaeufelden (Baden-Wurttemberg) 01.08. - 21.08. CONS/RENO 12 vols Project: In the 1970s three previously independent villages merged to create the community of Gaeufelden. The population is around 9000 inhabitants. On the community ground many dry-stone walls are used as field boundaries and can be seen as a biosphere for particular animals and plants. A dry-stone wall is a wall that is constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. The wall is held up only by the interlocking stones, which must be carefully selected by their shape. Work: The municipality invites an international workcamp again to do the dry stone walling. Volunteers will be supervised by a worker, who will teach them the best techniques. Work will be hard and volunteers should bring old clothes and sturdy boots! Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a living container, used as a youth centre. It includes kitchen, sanitary facilities and is situated in a smaller part of Gaeufelden. 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 – volunteers should be looking forward to it. Next airport: Stuttgart Next train station: Gaeufelden.

IBG 17 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 08.08. - 22.08. TEEN/RENO 14 vols For teenagers 16-17years old Project / Work: For the fourth time the municipality of Oberhausen-Rheinhausen invites an international workcamp to help with renovation tasks on different playgrounds and the school yard. Volunteers will be painting the installations for children and replacing the old playground equipment to put up new installations. International volunteers should get in contact with local youth. The working hours will be about 4-5 hours for 5 days a week and the weekend invites to go for excursions. Accommodation: The accommodation will be in a primary school. The gymnasium will be used as sleeping room and sanitary and cooking facilities are provided as well. Volunteers will cook their own meals. Location: Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is a small community located on the banks of the Rhine river. It is located in the south of Germany, about 160 km from Frankfurt and about 100 km north of Stuttgart. The Erlichsee (one of a popular lake resorts in the region) is nearby which offers spending nice leisure activities. On arrival the volunteers will be picked up from the closest train station by one of the campleaders. Next airport: Frankfurt am Main (100km) or Stuttgart (120km) Next train station: Waghaeusel (5km) Extra Fee: Extra fee of € 100 to be paid on arrival.

IBG 18 Haiterbach (Baden-Wurttemberg) 15.08. - 28.08. RENO 15 vols Project: For the second time the municipality of Haiterbach invites an international workcamp. This year will be a project for the young ones of the village. The outer area of the kindergarten is supposed to be improved so that the children can have a better time enjoying there kindergarten after the summer break. To enjoy the childrens happy faces in the end a small party to induct the new playground is planned for the last day - together with the kids! Work: 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. 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. Kitchen and sanitary facilities are available. Mats will be provided as well, but volunteers should bring sleeping bags. The accommodation is situated in the middle of the town, so volunteers will have the chance to get in close contact to the neighbours. Probably there are cultural events in the courtyard. 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. The Black Forest is a famous forest mountain range. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1.490 meters. There are numerous paths suitable for hiking. Next airport: Stuttgart Next train station: Nagold

IBG 19 Schwanfeld (Bavaria) 15.08. - 28.08. RENO/ENVI/HIST 12 vols 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 invite a group to get to know more about the south of Germany. This is the second time a workcamp will take place in Schwanfeld – and everybody will be very welcoming and excited to meet the new volunteers after the success of last year. Work: 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. Apart from that different tasks could use the energy and help of the workcamp group: Hiking trails in the surrounding nature of Schwanfeld need renovation (signs, benches and the like) but also tasks in the area of landscape protection and preservation are awaiting. There will be a diverse list of works. Accommodation: The group will live in the local gym hall next to the school. Toilets and showers can be found there. A kitchen can be used in the nearby community centre. Location: Schwanfeld is situated in Bavaria, close to the city of Wuerzburg. Around 2.000 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 villages own sights and events (museum, church, local annual fair which was the highlight of last year´s workcamp) there is the surrounding nature and close bigger cities like Wuerzburg and Frankfurt to discover. Next airport: Frankfurt (Main), Nuernberg Next train station: Waigolshausen

IBG 20 Eppelheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) 15.08. - 28.08. CONS 15 vols Project: The small town “Eppelheim” offers a special project. It is the first time to invite a workcamp to help with such a big project, it therefore will be a unique experience for everyone involved in the project. In the centre of town there is wasteland that is supposed to be transformed into a communal park for the inhabitants of Eppelheim. It holds enough space for a (water) playground and sports ground, a beautiful rose garden and herbal garden and a square – so that one should be reminded of a typical Italian “plaza”. Work: 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 due to his or her own interests and skills. Some of the works will already be done until the workcamp 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! Accommodation: will be 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. Next airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) or Frankfurt / Frankfurt (Hahn) Next trainstation:. Heidelberg, Eppelheim

IBG 21 Kappelrodeck (Baden-Wurttemberg) 22.08. - 04.09. CONS 12 vols Project: After the great experience of the first workcamp two years ago the municipality of Kappelrodeck invites one again. This year the group will create something new: It´s the towns wish to create a so called “barefoot path” which consists of different natural materials that are supposed to be sensed and experienced through the feet by walking barefoot on it. Materials like sand, stones, bark mulch and wood will be used for different parts of the path. This path is very exciting for children, but anyone will have fun and some relaxing time using it! Work: The volunteers will work on constructing this new barefoot path. They will help develop parts of the trail. Work contains mostly of collecting material, digging and levelling the ground for the path and fill in the parts with the respective material. Work will be supervised by professionals. Accommodation: will be in a school in the village of Waldulm, a part of Kappelrodeck. Two sleeping rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided. The showers you will find in the gym-hall nearby. 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. Next airport: Strasbourg (France), Karlsruhe Next train station: Kappelrodeck

IBG 22 Schorndorf (Baden-Wurttemberg) 23.08. - 12.09. ENVI/RENO 13 vols Project: Close to Stuttgart lies a town called Schorndorf which invites a workcamp for the first time to help with environmental and clearing tasks on the „Frauenberg“ – a small mountain. Locals are awaiting you with many ideas! This project is not only about the working task but also about the exchange between (young) people from Schorndorf and the international group. Work: 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… Accommodation: will be in a house of the german Red Cross in a suburb of Schorndorf. The house offers beds/mats, toilets, showers 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 charme and history. In your freetime 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! Next airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) for Ryan Air flights Next trainstation: Stuttgart

IBG 23 Wangen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 28.08. - 11.09. KIDS 12 vols Project: It is the second time that the municipality of Wangen invites a workcamp to help out at the local summer festivals and activities for children. In the course of two weeks a play scheme called “Mini-Wangen” (31.08.-04.09.) and a farm holiday for local youngsters will run. Plus, the group is invited to help out at the local “forest kindergarten”. Children at the age of 7-10 years are invited to participate in the play scheme. Around 120 children are expected to attend the activities, so there will be all kinds of action and adventure. More adventure and “natural sights” are offered in the second week of the program. The group will move to an eco-farm near Wangen to plan and take care of a group of young people who will spend their holidays on the farm. Half of the group will help out at the forest kindergarten and will be involved in taking care of kids. Work: The participants of the workcamp will help and support to take 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. As mentioned the group who will spend their second week on a farm. One part of the group will be there all day to attend the activities planned with and for the young people who are taking part in this vacation. There will be trips, games and other activities planned to keep everybody entertained. Own ideas and strong motivation are very welcome. The other part of the group will of course live on the farm as well but spend their days helping out at the very special day care called “forest kindergarten”. In the afternoons and evenings the group will be together and live with the young people from Wangen. Accommodation & Food: In the first week the group will stay in a well equipped self-catering house belonging to a monastery close to the city centre. All sanitary facilities and kitchen are available – and the monks (neighbours) are very welcoming. The group will prepare meals for themselves.

The group will move to the eco-farm in the second week and live there with a group of young people from Wangen. Everybody will cook, prepare meals and eat together at the farm. 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. Due to moving to the eco-farm in the second week the group will have the unique chance to get an insight in ecological farming and living on a farm in southern Germany. The region is stunning and offers a great lot of natural sights and activities… plus, the exchange with local young people will be extra high due to living arrangements on the farm. Definitely two exciting, adventurous and diverse weeks! Next airport: Munich, Stuttgart. Next train station: Wangen. Special requirements: Camp language is German. German motivation letter is required.

IBG 24 Kehl (Baden-Wurttemberg) 18.09. - 09.10. ENVI 10 vols Project: For the past eight years the municipality of Kehl has asked international workcamps to help with environmental protection in their town. There are two tasks to fulfill, explained by professional supervisors. Work: 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. Secondly, the banks of a small river need to get cleared from rubbish, grass and bushes to prevent flooding the town. In former times the river was redirected to run in concrete tunnels and it was biologically dead. The municipality has removed all the concrete, allowing the small river to flow through the town once again over a length of 3 km. There are now many plants and animals living in and by the river. Volunteers will clear the banks of the river and cut the grass and bushes. They will work with machines and it may be physically hard and muddy. This is a good project to learn about nature protection and conservation. 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 workcamp! Location: Kehl is a medium sized town at 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 minutes’ walk from the inner city of Kehl. Other interesting outings can be the Black Forest and the nature of the southern area in general. Next airport: Strasbourg (10km), Frankfurt (Main) (150km) Next train station: Kehl

IBG 25 Mariaberg (Baden-Wurttemberg) 02.10. - 16.10. RENO/SOCI 15 vols Project: Shortly before arriving to Gammertingen you will find an impressive building on top of the hill to your right – an old monastery towering over the surrounding hills and forests of the Swabian Albes. This old monastery is the centrepiece of a quarter of Gammertingen called Mariaberg! It is a beautiful place where a diverse range of people – young and old ones – come together, live, learn and work. Not only does it hold kindergartens, schools and working places for disabled but also provides a

daily life with market square, swimming pool, restaurants and gym halls like a small town. We ask you to come with an open heart and mind! Work: 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. Accommodation & Food: Accommodation will be in a gym hall in the centre of Mariaberg close to all needed facilities like shower, toilets. You will certainly have access to the swimming pool of the quarter and have the opportunity to use different other facilities. You will not prepare meals for yourself since there is no kitchen close to your accommodation. Hence, you will be served in the local Café and restaurant of the “village”. 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 Alpes!!) 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. Next airport: Stuttgart, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) for Ryan Air flights Next trainstation: Gammertingen

IBG 26 Augsburg (Bavaria) July RENO/SOCI/FEST 12 vols Project & Work: The city of Augsburg has a long history of workcamps to look back on. This year the international group will once again be involved in different tasks and events that directly involve them in the everyday life of the city. It´s very helpful to bring an open heart and a flexible mind as well as to be keen on renovating and gardening work. The volunteers are invited to spend a part of the workcamp time in a kindergarten – not only working on renovation and gardening but spending time with the kids and being involved in their daily life. The group will also have the chance to be in contact with a meeting point for all generations – probably be included in ideas and events that will be planned there in summer. Augsburg is a big city so that major events during summer are a daily occurrence. This year the women world soccer championships (U20) will partly take place in Augsburg on 16th of July. The help of the workcamp in this festival-like event will be much appreciated! Accommodation: The youth club “Lehmbau” is located in the outskirts of the city of Augsburg next to a big swimming lake. It is a meeting point for children and youth from the neighbourhood and offers lots of leisure activities such as beach volleyball, climbing, canoeing, handcrafting or take care of and have fun with the animals (donkey, sheep, goats, rabbits,…). You will be accommodated either in a big tent in the yard of the youth centre or in the inside rooms. Camping beds are provided; sanitary facilities and kitchen are inside the youth centre. Warm sleeping bags are necessary, because nights might get cold (even in German summertime). Local kids and youth will be around – volunteers have chance to get in contact with them and should be open for it! Location: Ever since its founding by Caesar Augustus - after whom it was named, the city of Augsburg has stood at the intersection of some of the most important trade and travel routes on the continent. Nowadays the population is about 280.000 and the face of Augsburg has been shaped by its 2000-year history. The city offers plenty of possibilities for spending leisure time. The youth club can be reached from the inner city by bus in 20 minutes or by bike, therefore volunteers need to be able to ride a bike! In 200m distance to the youth club there is a nice lake in which one can swim. Next airport: Munich Next train station: Augsburg

Volunteers should also be able to ride a bike and be quite flexible since working tasks are diverse!! We ask for a motivation letter about the willingness engage socially and being open-mind towards the diversity of the local people the group will work with. IBG 4M Kirchzarten (Baden-Wurttemberg) 14.08. - 28.08. RENO/CONS 15 vols 4-Motors-Youth-Project!! For special partners only! Project: Following the success of last years’ projects, Baden-Wurttemberg again invites young people from the Four Motors regions Baden-Württemberg, Catalunya, Lombardia, Rhône-Alpes for a Youth Project. The fundamental aim is to allow young people to meet and exchange. That way they contribute to intensifying the Four Motors partnership. Due to close contact to the local population the idea of the Four Motors is passed on to the population of the town hosting the project. This year’s project will be about discovering the Black Forest and its people in the beautiful community of Kirchzarten. Work: Firstly, the group will support some renovation works in a “pupils house”, where pupils spend time during and after school. Around the house a small garden house will be built as well as a climbing wall for increasing the fun of the pupils in their breaks. Parents and pupils will be with the group and are looking forward to get to know the international participants. Secondly, the “Schluchsee” is waiting for the group: this beautiful lake is in some kilometers distance to Kirchzarten. Near the lake, a youth association has built up a nature reserve including school for sailing and lots of leisure time activities. The group will support with some construction works (laying foundation for a house) in the nature camp and there is a chance to spend some nights there. Nature and surrounding is incredible at the lake and provides all kinds of activities – such as sailing, hiking… There will be lots of contact with local people and everybody is looking forward welcoming the international group! Accommodation & Food: The group will live in a gymnasium in the community with all necessary utilities (toilets, showers and the like). Mats will be provided as well. The group will prepare meals. A little “adventure trip” is also planned: the international volunteers can spend part of the project in the area of the beautiful Schluchsee (Lake Schluch). The group will live in a small house and prepare food on their own. Location: Kirchzarten is situated in the beautiful Black Forest. The town lies in the region called “Dreisamtal” and has about 9.500 inhabitants. It is near the highest mountains of the Black Forest (the “Feldberg” with about 1.400m and the “Schauinsland” with about 1.200m). The region is visited by many tourists and offers great leisure activities such as hiking, climbing and nice excursion. Due to the fact that volunteers will work and live closely together with pupils, teachers and parents of the community they have the opportunity to get to know local traditions and ways of life. Volunteers should bring information, pictures or recipes from their regions and be ready to make a presentation. Next airport: Basel-Mulhouse, Karlsruhe (Baden-Baden) for Ryan Air flights, Stuttgart Next trainstation: Kirchzarten