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Camps sorted by Date

• extra fees can be paid in cash on arrival or you find the bank details in the info sheet

• Teenagecamps are marked in green

Nr. Campcode Place Campname engl. State Start End No. of

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CANC 01236 Grömitz Spring cleaning close to the beautiful Baltic Sea beach

SH 03.04. 17.04. 22 0 16 26 RENO, CONS

Postponed to autumn

CANC 21329 Ingelheim I #Nature-#Forest-#Rhine - Tree Planting

Event 2021 RP 17.04. 01.05. 9 0 18 26 ENVI Camp is cancelled

CANC 01221 Hamburg-

Hoeltigbaum Conservation work with sheep and cattle

HH 12.06. 26.06. 12 0 16 26 ENVI Camp is cancelled

CANC 01220 Hamburg-

Moorwerder Conservation Work Around the Outskirts of the City

HH 26.06. 10.07. 12 50 16 26 ENVI Camp is cancelled

1 71121 Stolpe II Dance & Performance in an emerging

art space BB 03.07. 18.07. 10 300 16 17 TEEN, ART,

ENVI,CONS

CANC 21337 Ostbevern Help out with holiday fun for children in

Ostbevern NRW 03.07. 24.07. 10 50 18 26 KIDS Camp is cancelled

2 71110 Märkische

Schweiz I Habitats for People and Animals I BB 03.07. 24.07. 15 50 16 26 ENVI, RENO weatherproof

working clothes

3 71117 Potsdam Spend your summer sans souci BB 03.07. 25.07. 14 50 16 26 ENVI, HIST

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CANC 21324 Solingen

(Hephata I) Experience Diversity – Your Summer Full of New Encounters

NRW 05.07. 26.07. 12 50 18 26 SOCI Camp is cancelled

4 01216 Hildesheim-

Nordstadt Colour and Fun for a dark Alley NDS 10.07. 31.07. 12 50 16 26 RENO,

CONST, MANU

physically fitness work is outdoor with kids from the district

5 01234 Flensburg My own TV program – Flensburg SH 10.07. 24.07. 15 350 16 26 STUDI, ART Willingness to walk

longer distances on foot

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71103 Reinickendorf Remembering for Peace BE 10.07. 01.08. 15 300 18 26 LANG, HIST, RENO

300 € for the language course and public transport

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01225 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg

“And …action!” in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg

HH 17.07. 31.07. 15 395 16 26 STUDI, ART, SOCI

good English language skills interest in filming, technology and editing

CANC 01237 Kremperheide Conservation and welfare - Work in

nature and community SH 17.07. 31.07. 15 50 16 26 ENVI,RENO,

CONST Camp is cancelled

8 01230 Sandhagen Out into the countryside! - Building

activities on the Adventure and Culture farm

MV 17.07. 31.07. 14 50 16 26 RENO, CONST

fitness

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71120 Senftenberg Holiday fun for children and Upcycling – Building Furniture

BB 17.07. 06.08. 15 300 16 26 KIDS, RENO, LANG, ART

intensive German language course (1st week afternoons)

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21344 Weimar (Lahn)

“Zeiteninsel” open-air museum – Interested in archaeology?

HE 17.07. 07.08. 12 50 16 26 ARCH, CONS, RENO

Physically fitness Interest in Archaelogy/Hirstoy

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FFM) Big city lights - Holiday camp for children

HE 17.07. 07.08. 15 50 16 26 KIDS Pedagogical Experience, german as an advantage

12 71111 Gahlen I Your summer in a green oasis BB 17.07. 07.08. 14 50 16 26 ENVI, CONS For nature lovers

13 21326 Ingelheim II #Nature-#Forest-#Rhine RP 17.07. 14.08. 14 50 18 26 ENVI For nature lovers

14 01242 Süderlügum Living and working in the heart of the

forest in Northern Germany SH 24.07. 07.08. 20 50 16 26 ENVI Able to ride a bike

fittness

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15 71124 Stolpe III Theater & performance in an emerging

art space BB 24.07. 08.08. 10 395 14 17 TEEN, ART,

CONS,ENVI

CANC 21333 Bielefeld Building a dream playground NRW 24.07. 15.08. 15 50 16 26 CONS Camp is cancelled

16 01203 Hötensleben Overcoming borders - Commitment to

peace & democracy SAH 30.07. 22.08. 9 50 18 26 STUDY,

RENO extensive study component, able to ride a bike

CANC 01201 Heckenbeck Something given - Theaterworkshop NDS 31.07. 15.08. 15 350 16 26 ART, STUDY Camp is cancelled

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01213 Wangerooge Sunshine, Beach Time and Waves - Enjoy Nature Preservation on the Island of Wangerooge

NDS 31.07. 14.08. 16 50 16 26 ENVI

18 21302 Freising At one with nature and on the right

path... towards the Alps BY 31.07. 27.08. 9 50 16 26 ENVI For nature lovers,

4 weeks camp

19 71123 Märkische

Schweiz II Habitats for People and Animals II BB 01.08. 21.08. 15 50 16 26 ENVI, RENO weatherproof

working clothes

20 71102 Berlin

Schöneweide Behind the scene - discover industrial heritage in Berlin

B 07.08. 22.08. 15 100 18 26 STUD,CONS, MANU

50 € is for Berlin public Transport ticket

CANC 21334 Linz am Rhein Historical Gardening on the River Rhine RP 03.08. 17.08. 12 50 16 26 ENVI, RENO Camp is cancelled

21 01226 Bremen II Circus & Youth Center: Life & Work for

kids & youth B 07.08. 21.08. 12 50 16 26 RENO,

CONS, KIDS, SPORT, ART

22 01215 Wildemann Ecology and Sustainability in the Forest NDS 07.08. 28.08. 14 50 16 26 ENVI 7,5 h / week, Friday

free, fitness

23 21310 Schneizelreuth Hut experiences in a mountain forest BY 07.08. 21.08. 14 50 16 26 ENVI For nature lovers

24 01204 Hildesheim We’re rescuing the field hamster! NDS 08.08. 21.08. 12 50 16 26 ENVI Able to ride a bike

25 01206 Hildesheim On Air with Radio Tonkuhle NDS 08.08. 21.08. 12 395 16 26 STUDI, ART Good level of English

26 71114 Gahlen II Your summer in a green oasis II BB 08.08. 29.08. 14 50 16 26 ENVI, CONS For nature lovers

27 01222 Bremen My own film! - Film Workshop in the

heart of Bremen HB 14.08. 28.08. 12 350 16 26 ART, STUDY Good english level,

interest in filming

28 71125 Sachsenforst Become active for nature conservation

and biodiversity SN 14.08. 29.08. 10 50 16 26 ENVI

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CANC 01212 Schwaförden Aktiv für Naturschutz und Artenvielfalt NDS 15.08. 28.08 23 395 14 17 STUD,

TEEN,ENVI Camp is cancelled

29 71116 Spremberg Building encounters – Spremberg is

calling! BB 15.08. 04.09. 15 50 16 26 CONS,

RENO, KIDS, ART

CANC 01214 Wolfsburg Help out in the Wolfsburg City Forest NDS 21.08. 04.09. 12 50 16 26 ENVI Camp is cancelled

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21305 Raubling Climate Protection in the Bavarian Moorlands

BY 21.08. 05.09. 16 50 18 26 ENVI For nature lovers

31 01211 Neuenkirchen Art Installation in the Lüneburg Heath NDS 28.08. 11.09. 12 50 16 26 ART,

CONSTR Able to ride a bike

32 71118 Lößnitz Diverse Encounters and Creativity in the

Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) SN 28.08. 11.09. 10 50 16 26 RENO, ENVI

33 21343 Trassem Leave old ways behind and start some

new adventures! RP 04.09. 25.09. 15 50 16 26 ENVI

34 01236 Grömitz Autumn winter preparations close to

the beautiful Baltic Sea beach SH 04.09. 18.09. 22 50 16 26 RENO,

CONS Able to ride a bike firness

35 21327 Heidenrod Help with planting trees and forest

work! HE 06.09. 18.09. 9 50 18 26 ENVI It changed from Age

16 to 18

36 01233 Geltinger Birk Conservation work on the beautiful

coast of the Baltic Sea SH 25.09. 09.10. 16 50 16 26 ENVI Able to ride a bike

firness

37 01229 Syke Sheep, bees, moor and forest - Pure

nature conservation! NDS 25.09. 09.10. 15 50 16 26 ENVI

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Workcamps 2021 detailed description - Sorted by Number -

IMPORTANT NOTE: • Camps are usually for volunteers aged between 16/18 and 26 (no exceptions for older or

younger volunteers)! • Volunteers need to reach the age at the beginning of the camp, due to insurance reasons.

Should the requested age not be reached at the beginning of the camp, we will have to reject the volunteer (even after confirmation) → Please check before sending the application!

• Volunteers who need a visa have to send their passport number with their application! Please check before sending the application!

• We need an emergency contact from ALL volunteers, but especially minors! → Please check before sending the application!

• This year all our camps are multinational (no tri - / bilateral camps)

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01203 Workcamp Title: Overcoming borders – commitment to peace and democracy Location: Hötensleben When: 30.7.-22.8.2021 Where: Saxony-Anhalt; 20km from Helmstedt, 60km from Magdeburg, 60km from Braunschweig Who: 9 participants from around the world, aged 18 - 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will be staying in 3 bedrooms in a village community centre, with a communal kitchen, a large living area and use of the garden with its barbecue. Nearest Train Station: Helmstedt Nearest Airport: Hanover or Berlin Special Requirements: - This work camp has an extensive study component which deals with current German history and the topic of "German division" - You need to be able to ride a bike - Basic knowledge of German is an advantage, but not a requirement for participation Project In this workcamp you will be looking intensively at the division of Germany and the issues of peace, democracy and international understanding. The small town of Hötensleben in Saxony-Anhalt was located within the 2km exclusion zone that was set up along the 1,400km-long border to West Germany by the GDR after the Second World War. Due to the constant state surveillance and the various armed forces, life there was even more restricted than it already was in the GDR. The border, which was made of walls, barbed-wire fences and watchtowers, was monitored by border guards and dogs. Mines and self-shot systems were designed to prevent people from the GDR from escaping to the West. After the fall of

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the Berlin Wall in 1989, dedicated citizens of Hötensleben democratically campaigned for the preservation of a 350m-long section of the border complex, which is now a listed building. The facilities are open to the public and visitors can find out more and book guided tours at the Hötensleben Border Memorial Association. The association's educational work also includes inviting young people from all over the world to an international workcamp which takes place every year and strives for peace, democracy and international understanding. This year you can be part of this workcamp and, together with your fellow participants, support the Border Memorial Association with maintenance and repair work on the border facilities, as well as with the maintenance of the site (cutting the grass, weeding and clearing the surrounding areas). Study Component Alongside the practical activities on the grounds, there is an extensive study component to the camp. This includes a 2-day history workshop in the „Gedenkstätte Deutsche Teilung Helmstedt Marienborn“ (Helmstedt Marienborn Memorial of German Division), a visit to the Bundestag in Berlin and various historical and regional tours in the surrounding areas. Free Time Hötensleben is a small place with around 2,500 inhabitants. The village community is looking forward to the workcamp and to the international exchange that will take place. There will be many activities organised by local clubs available to you, such as the volunteer fire service and the sports club. During the camp, excursions will be planned for you – you will visit a middle-aged town (Quedlinburg or Goslar) and the Schöningen Research Museum. Besides this, you will be taken on a guided bike tour through the open-cast mining area of the former lignite mine. A highlight around this time of year is the “Rock am Rathaus” festival, which takes place right by your front door. The swimming baths in Schönigen, the outdoors swimming pool in the Wackersleben district and the sports facilities belonging to the sports club are all open to you free of charge. There will be bikes available for you to use to go on trips to nearby areas. Grenzdenkmalverein Hötensleben (Hötensleben Border Memorial Assocation): https://www.grenzdenkmal.com/seite/5118/startseite.html Dorfgemeinschaftshaus (Village Community Centre): http://www.hoetensleben.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=113609 Gedenkstätte Deutsche Teilung Helmstedt Marienborn (Helmstedt Marienborn Memorial of German Division): https://gedenkstaette-marienborn.sachsen-anhalt.de/startseite/ https://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/lang/english/sachsen-anhalt/succinctly/ Forschungsmuseum Schöningen (Schöningen Research Museum): https://zeitorte.de/entdecken/ur-steinzeit/forschungsmuseum-schoeningen/

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WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01204 Workcamp-Title: We’re rescuing the field hamster! Location: Hildesheim When: 08.08.-21.08.2021 Where: Lower Saxony; 30km from Hannover Who: 12 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Type: ENVI Meals: Full catering Accommodation: You will be staying in comfortable shared rooms in the sports academy at KreisSportBunds Hildesheim e.V. You will be sharing the large communal area with another ijgd workcamp which will be taking place at the same time as yours. Nearest Train Station: Hildesheim Nearest Airport: Hannover Special Requirements: You need to be able to ride a bike – it’s about a 5km journey from your accommodation to the various work sites. Project: An endangered animal species has found its last safe haven in the meadows around Hildesheim – the field hamster.The German Wildlife Foundation has committed to protecting this species through a nationwide project. You will be working together with the Regional Co-ordinator of Lower Saxony in order to learn about the field hamster and get to know its habitat. Your contribution to the project will help to provide important data on how this rare species spreads. You will be going into the countryside, directly to the harvested stubble-field. Here you will search for hamster burrows and measure them using the GPS device and the iNaturalist app. Besides this, you will be collecting hair samples for genetic analysis. You will enter into a dialogue with various local farmers, where you can learn about their farming methods and cutting-edge species protection methods in the agricultural sector. You can find more information at www.feldhamster.de Free Time: Hildesheim is an old, historical town with 100,000 inhabitants. The cathedral and St. Michael’s Church are both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is a large, free arts and culture scene with every type of music, theatre, exhibitions and parties. Besides this, there is an outdoor swimming pool. The marketplace is transformed into a city beach during the summer – a popular meeting point with events in the middle of town. Hanover, the capital city of the Lower Saxony region, is only 30 minutes away by train. https://www.hildesheim.de/tourismus/english-information.html www.hannover.de https://www.hannover.de/en WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01206 Workcamp-Title: On Air with Radio Tonkuhle

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Location: Hildesheim When: 08.08.-21.08.2020 Where: Lower Saxony; 30km from Hannover Who: 12 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Type: Study Meals: Full catering Accommodation: You will be staying in comfortable shared rooms in the sports academy at KreisSportBunds Hildesheim e.V. You will be sharing the large communal with another ijgd workcamp which will be taking place at the same time as yours. Nearest Train Station: Hildesheim Nearest Airport: Hannover Notes: There is an extra fee of 395 € for this camp. Bus tickets for travelling around Hildesheim will be provided. Special Requirements: You will need a good level of English for the radio workshop. If possible, please bring a laptop and some headphones with you. Project: Radio Tonkuhle is the local radio station in Hildesheim and the surrounding area – radio for everyone to join in! Anyone that wants to can share their own interests; this is how a diverse, colourful, 24-hour schedule is created. A number of a music programmes are devoted to styles beyond the charts. As part of the workcamp, you will be helping to design the radio schedule and will be able to get a strong insight into the goings on behind the scenes. You will learn how to use a reportage device, how to develop questioning techniques in interviews and how the studio technology works. Besides this, you get a taste of what it’s like to moderate a radio show, since you’ll be planning, designing and moderating your own radio shows. The workshop will be led by a professional radio editor. More information about Radio Tonkuhle can be found here: www.tonkuhle.de Free Time: Hildesheim is an old, historical town with 100,000 inhabitants. The cathedral and St. Michael’s Church are both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is a large, free arts and culture scene with every type of music, theatre, exhibitions and parties. Besides this, there is an outdoor swimming pool. The marketplace is transformed into a city beach during the summer – a popular meeting point with events in the middle of town. Hanover, the capital city of the Lower Saxony region, is only 30 minutes away by train. https://www.hildesheim.de/tourismus/english-information.html www.hannover.de https://www.hannover.de/en WorkcampNr: ijgd 01211 Workcamp Title: Art Installation in the Lüneburg Heath

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Location: Neuenkirchen When: 28.8. – 11.9.2021 Where: Lower Saxony; 85km from Hamburg, 90km from Hanover, 15km from Soltau Who: 12 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will stay in three holiday flats. Together with your group you will cook and prepare the meals. There will be a communal area with cooking facilities, a communal room and a big outside area with barbecue facilities. Nearest Train Station: Soltau Nearest Airport: Hamburg and Hanover Special Requirements: The working sites are at different places in the surroundings. You will go there by bike. Project: The Springhornhof foundation in the Lüneburg Heath is one of the most pathbreaking landscape art projects of Europe. Since the 1970s, famous international artists from all over the word have been building an artistic landscape with over 40 installations. During the camp, your group will be helping with the maintenance of these art installations. You will also develop your own art project together with the artist Rupprecht Matthies. Rupprecht Matthies, who is often working with teams and enjoys doing it, collects ambiguous words and terms and uses them to develop different sized lettering sculptures, which are installed outdoors. In place, they appear to be amusing, profound, or irritating comments on the situation which change the perception of the landscape and stimulate thought and consideration. www.springhornhof.de Free Time: Neuenkirchen has 5.500 residents and is located in the center of the nature park Lüneburg Heath, a unique cultural landscape and one of the most popular destinations for trips in Germany. There is an outdoor swimming pool, an ice cream parlour and you will have the opportunity to go horseback riding or visiting a sheep farm. Apart from that, you will have bikes provided, which you can use for trips into the Heath. Bigger cities like Hamburg, Hannover and Bremen can be easily reached by train and on top of that you are close to the adventure park Heidepark Soltau, a kart track, the Serengetipark (Animal Park), a bird park and a climbing park. www.springhornhof.de; /www.gemeinde-neuenkirchen.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=9&topmenu=9 www.lueneburger-heide.de; www.lueneburger-heide.de/en

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01213 Workcamp Title: Sunshine, Beach Time and Waves - Enjoy Nature Preservation on the Island of Wangerooge Location: Wangerooge When: 31.07.-14.08.2021 Where: Lower Saxony; Island in the North Sea Who: 16 participants from all over the world; 16-26 years old

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Catering: Full catering in your accommodation; you will have to help out in the kitchen. Accommodation: You will be staying in shared rooms in the youth meeting centre of the „Oldenburgischen Jugenderholungswerk“ (OJE). You will have your own seminar room, a barbecue area, as well as games and sports facilities on the premises. www.oje-wangerooge.de (only available in German) Train station: From the main station in Bremen or Hanover you will have to go to Sande (Oldb.); then you will take a bus to Harlesiel and from there the ferry to the island. Airport: Bremen or Hanover Special requirements: The work can be physically demanding. You should be able to ride a bike Project: Explore the unique landscape and habitat of the mud flats and contribute to the preservation of the native flora and fauna. Starting from 2010, every year there has been an ijgd group to contribute to the nature conservation works in the coastal heathland and this year is no exception. With spades and hoes, you can help with the cultivation of smaller freshwater biotopes and protect the native vegetation against the displacement by non-native plants to grow very fast. Through your work you will learn a lot about the nature on the island and the world heritage sights of the mud flats. You will be instructed and guided by competent nature conservationists. Free Time: Wangerooge is part of the national park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer (Lower Saxony Mudflats) and has an amazing and unique flora and fauna. Cars are forbidden, so life on the island will be quiet and ecological. In your free time you can go swimming, explore the island by bike, go on a mudflat hiking tour or just enjoy the summer feeling in the small island town. www.wangerooge.de (only available in German) www.waddensea-worldheritage.org

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01215 Workcamp Title: Ecology and Sustainability in the Forest Location: Wildemann When: 7.8.-28.8.2021 Where: Lower Saxony, 100km from Hanover Who: 14 participants from around the world, aged 16 - 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will be staying in shared rooms in a youth hostel. Nearest Train Station: Goslar Nearest Airport: Hannover Notes: You will be working 7.5 hours for 4 days of the week, with Fridays free! You should be fit enough for the physically demanding work involved in this project.

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Project: The forest areas in the Upper Harz region are not only nature reserves, they are also recreational spaces. As large, connected planes of trees and forests, they are very important for protecting the climate. In this camp, you will be helping with nature and environmental protection tasks and thereby contributing to the conservation of habitats for (rare) plants and animals and restoring the balance of nature. Your group’s tasks will include taking care of young deciduous trees, constructing ‘natural’ water ecosystems, repairing park benches, huts and hiking signs, and building hunting facilities. You will work in alternating small groups which will allow you to get an insight into the ecological, economic and social duties of forestry. Free Time: The Harz region - with its mountains, stalactite caves, mining museums and forests - is a popular holiday destination and recreational area. During the camp, the foresters working with your group will organize a hiking trip to the legendary 'Brocken' (the tallest mountain in the region) for you. Wildemann itself is a small mountain community of around 1,000 residents, surrounded by various hiking trails. Wildemann has an outdoor swimming pool, a glow-golf facility and a mini-gold course. The 19-Lachter-Stollen, a discontinued mine, is also worth a visit. For more information: https://en.harzinfo.de/ https://www.harzinfo.de/urlaubsorte/wildemann www.brocken-harz.de

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01216

Workcamp Title: Colour and Fun for a dark Alley

Location: Hildesheim - North Town

When: 10.07. - 31.07.2021

Where: Lower Saxony; 25km from Hannover, 150 km from Bremen, 180 km from

Hamburg, 200 km from Berlin

Who: 12 participants from around the world; aged 16 - 26

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

Accommodation:

You will sleep on air beds in two empty apartments in the parish hall of the Martin

Luther Church, there is a large communal kitchen and a large outdoor area with

barbecue.

Nearest Train Station: Hildesheim

Nearest Airport: Hannover and Berlin

Special Requirements:

- The work can be physically demanding

- The work takes place outside/outdoor, in cooperation with young people from the

district

Project

In Hildesheim's “Nordstadt” (North Town), a dark and uninviting path next to the

elementary school is to be transformed into a colorful area with play and sports

elements for all everyday groups, especially children and teens. You will help prepare

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the area, make the path wider, more open, brighter, more colorful and fun. You will

work as a team with young people from the neighborhood. The focus is on

cooperation, communication and manual work. The instruction for the construction of

the pedagogical and motoric-sportive offers is taken over by a specialized company.

Through the cooperation with a Theater education center you will create a daily video

blog about the project and your experiences. You will get to know young people from

the neighborhood and make friends from Hildesheim and all over the world.

Free Time

Hildesheim has about 100,000 inhabitants, the Nordstadt, the district in which the

project takes place, about 11,000. In the surrounding there is a lot of beautiful nature

(e.g. a nature reserve) and agriculture to see.

A cultural center is nearby (www.kufa.info), as well as a historical museum

(http://www.rpmuseum.de). The cathedral and St. Michael's Church are UNESCO

World Heritage Sites. There is a great arts and culture scene with lots of music,

theater, exhibitions and parties. There is also an outdoor pool with a swimming lake.

In summer, the market square becomes the “Citybeach” - a popular meeting place

with certain events in the middle of the city. In addition, two universities ensure that

the city is livened up by students. The much larger city of Hannover can be reached

in half an hour by train.

https://www.hildesheim.de/tourismus/english-information.html

https://www.hannover.de/en

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01222 Workcamp Title: My own film! - Film Workshop in the heart of Bremen

Location: Bremen

When: 14/08 – 28/08/2021

Where: Bremen; 120 km west of Hamburg Who: 12 participants from all over the world; 16 – 26 years old

Accommodation and Meals: You will sleep on air mattresses in a cosy and comfortable youth centre You will cook together. By Train: Bremen main station airport: Bremen, Hamburg

Project: Making your own films! - You can try it out in this international media camp. „Learning by doing“ is the slogan! You can collect ideas and experiment in small groups and after a little introduction into the technical site of things, you will develop your own storyline and sooner than you think, it will be time to start filming. Short film with yourselves as actors and actresses or documentary – you can choose which story you tell. Let your imagination run free! You will not only learn about film technic, but also how to edit a film with the computer and add sound to it. No prior knowledge is needed, but appreciated. You will be supported by two experienced media educators.

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The film workshop takes place from Monday 16/08 until Friday 20/08 and from Monday 23/08 until Friday 27/08 approx. between 9am and 5pm each day. If you want to have a look at films produced in the last years, please follow these links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1xBVom-lk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5vcVpV2I4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZQaPuy4L-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIN6k_QkKVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGHE-Z2kZGc

Free Time: Your accommodation is located in a trendy neighborhood in the city centre. From here you can walk through the 1.200 year old Hanseatic city of Bremen (www.bremen.de) with its many sights, cultural offers, a vivid nightlife and many shopping opportunities. On the weekend you can take trips to the North Sea Coast, to Hamburg and other cities.

Remarks: 350,-€ additional fee (has to be paid in cash on the campsite).

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

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01225 Workcamp Title: “And …action!” in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg – Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg

Date: 17/07 – 31/07/2021

Location: Hamburg

Participants:

15 participants from all over the world, 16 - 26 years

Accommodation:

You will sleep on air mattresses in a modern youth centre. The youth center is also your

place of work.

Catering:

You cook together

Place of the Camp:

Hamburg

Closest train station:

Hamburg Main station – Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg

Closest International Airport:

Hamburg

Remarks:

395 € additional fee (has to be paid in cash on the campsite)

Smoking and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited in the youth centre.

Special Requirements:

You have to have good language skills in English, be interested in filming, technology and

editing. Please bring along three topics that you would like to make a film about. No previous

cinematic experience necessary.

Project:

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Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg is the biggest riverine island in Europe and a vivid multicultural neighbourhood, where people from 192 countries live. Projects and events, like IBA, Dockville/Artville or 48h Wilhelmsburg, have been influencing various places, people and themes in the neighbourhood. The housing and integration of a high number of refugees also concerns the people in Wilhelmsburg. Your job is to catch on film, what is special about Wilhelmsburg, in particular how people, who live and work here, cope with the sociocultural changes and challenges in Wilhelmsburg. Experienced media educators will support you in developing your ideas in three groups of 4 to 5 people each, learning how to handle camera technology and editing scenes. Towards the end of the project you will show your contributions in your own show, which will be broadcasted in Hamburg's citizen television TIDE (www.tidenet.de). To prepare for the work camp, please take a look at the following websites and develop three ideas, which projects and events or socio-cultural and social topics of the Wilhelmsburg district you would like to depict on film. http://www.hamburg.com/explore/districts/wilhelmsburg/ (English) http://www.hamburg.de/wilhelmsburg/ (German) http://www.hamburg.de/sehenswertes-wilhelmsburg/ (German) http://www.iba-hamburg.de/en/iba-in-english.html http://en.msdockville.de/ https://www.mvde.de/48h-wilhelmsburg (German) Please send your ideas by 27th of June to the camp leaders, who contact you about 4 weeks before the start of the camp. We would like you to show different angles to the story and make and effort to give a voice to

people who are rarely listened to.

If you want to get a glimpse of what it's like, you can take a look at the films produced in

previous workshops:

2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCV-WQgTxjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYmfdxnNEd8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdwIzS-27Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKVTVHH_RkQ 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs98yuA8BFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJlYtoK3ns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHLTVTrxAA 2017 http://www.tidenet.de/tv/sendungen/schnappfisch?id=6224 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_zY31vIPZ0 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gBpuW0Zrlk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_kriaczSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt26UuAUXPI 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD47uvOcyyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXWwMGEYIt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akDtj8iZ37I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3_iTZ5q-y0 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bul3KwhhtBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F156S75j1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Y2jAy6z8Q

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Free Time: You live and work in the Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg. From here you can

easily reach most tourist attractions and sights of Germany's second biggest city. The

weekend is great for taking a trip to the North Sea or the Baltic Sea.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01226 Workcamp-Title: Circus & Youth Center: Life & Work for kids & youth Location: Bremen II When: 07.-21.08.2021 Where: Bremen, 120km west of Hamburg Who: 12 young people from around the world, aged 16 - 26 Typ: RENO, CONS, KIDS, SPOR, ART Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together Accommodation: In the first week you will sleep in tents or containers on camp beds on the grounds of a circus and in the second week in the youth centre on air beds. Nearest Train Station: Bremen Main Station Nearest Airport: Bremen, Hamburg Notes: The workcamp will take place in two locations in Bremen, so the group will move in the middle on 14.8. Special Requirements:

Project Have you always wanted to work in a circus, do handicrafts and gardening in a youth centre and offer sports and exercise activities for children and young people? Then this workcamp in Bremen is just right for you. In the first week you will be guests of a circus. The circus is a children's and youth project with a big circus tent, a beautiful outdoor area, circus wagons and containers. To beautify the space, you will build pallet furniture and do masonry and woodwork. There will also be gardening and minor repairs. Furthemore you will have enough time to learn something in the circus itself. On two days there will be a parallel children's circus programme. https://www.circusjokes.de/ (unfortunately only in German) In the second week your group will be guests at the Gröpelingen youth centre. There you will work in the small garden (e.g. building raised beds) and help with painting inside and outside. You are also welcome to be creative. In addition, the large outdoor area offers plenty of space for sports and games. Here you will design activities for children and young people. https://jungestadt.de/freizeitheim-groepelingen (unfortunately only in German)

Free Time The 1,200 year old Hanseatic city (www.bremen.de) offers many sights, cultural activities, a diverse nightlife scene, various shopping possibilities, but also nearby parks and lakes to relax. On your days off you can go on trips to the North Sea coast, to Hamburg or to other cities.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01229 Workcamp Title: Sheep, bees, moor and forest - Pure nature conservation! Location: Syke

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When: 25.09. – 09.10.2021 Where: Syke, 20 km south of Bremen, 120 km west of Hamburg Who: 12 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Typ: ENVI Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Money is made available for this purpose. Accommodation: You will stay in 3 and 4-bed rooms in a shared accommodation in Syke. Nearest Train Station: Bremen-Hauptbahnhof (main station) – Bahnhof (Station) Syke Nearest Airport: Bremen, Hamburg Notes: Smoking is absolutely prohibited in the accommodation. Special Requirements: Fitness for physically demanding work; weatherproof work clothes; sturdy footwear (waterproof shoes, rubber boots if available) Project You want to create habitats for bees and sheep and save a moor? This is the right workcamp for you! This project will give you an insight into practical nature conservation work, especially the various maintenance measures that are required in different habitats. Together with your group, you will care for and protect a small moor and the typical moor plants that grow there, such as sundew and European cranberry, and thus make an important contribution to their preservation. After decades of work, the moor has been cleared of large birch trees. Now, among other things, young birch trees that are growing back have to be removed and poplars etc. have to be cleared at the edges. Furthermore you will clear shrubs and other unwanted plants in a former sand mining area to preserve this habitat for its typical inhabitants. NABU Syke und Umland e.V. also uses sheeps to maintain its areas. For their welfare, you will build a new sheep shelter and repair fences. Here you will also uncover soil for wild bees. Your group will also support the Syke district forester's office in building fences and tending young growth in already established plantations. In addition, you will improve the living conditions for heat-loving animal and plant species through biotope maintenance on dry sites and by clearing and exposing sandy areas. You will also actively help with other forestry work, such as clearing and keeping open hiking and driving trails or maintaining and caring for recreational facilities. In addition to the practical work, you will learn a lot about nature conservation, environmental protection and animal welfare from the NABU staff and the district forester. You will learn a lot about the local flora and fauna and about the protection of endangered habitats. Free Time The varied landscape invites you to go on excursions and hikes. In addition, your accommodation is 20 km and a 20-minute train ride from the centre of Bremen. The 1,200-year-old Hanseatic city of Bremen (www.bremen.de) offers many sights and cultural attractions. At the weekend you can go on excursions to the North Sea coast (e.g. Bremerhaven), to Hamburg or other cities WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01230 Workcamp Title: Out into the countryside! - Building activities on the Adventure and Culture farm Location: Sandhagen When: 17.-31.7.2021 Where: Galenbeck, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 120 km north of Berlin, 50 km to the Baltic Sea

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Who: 14 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Typ: CONS, MANU, RENO Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Money is made available for this purpose. Accommodation: You live and work on the Blankenhorn farm, an adventure and culture farm. In the associated guesthouse, you will stay in double rooms and have access to a kitchen, a large dining room and a huge terrace to eat together. Nearest Train Station: Berlin – (Neustrelitz) – Neubrandenburg – Friedland OR Berlin – Ferdinandshof – Friedland Nearest Airport: Berlin Notes: -. Special Requirements: Enjoy manual work, be able to ride a bicycle Project Since 2019, a handful of people have been building the Blankenhorn Adventure & Culture Farm (hoblaho) on the edge of the Mecklenburg Lake District. A place with cultural, educational, agricultural and holiday accommodation offers is being created. During your workcamp you will support the farm in developing this alternative community concept between people, nature and animals. Among other things, the construction of a wind shelter in Sandhagen, a village with 150 inhabitants, and the interior work of a creative workshop on the farm are planned. After completion, pottery and painting activities for young and old will be offered there all year round. If the creative workshop project cannot be completed according to plan, several smaller projects are in the pipeline: Building fences and paths for the horses, goats and alpacas, creating a horse trail with various obstacles, improving and beautifying the archery range, converting a transport container into a Tiny House and repairing stables or buildings/rooms. The involved parties of the Adventure & Culture Farm are happy about everyone who not only helps them with the practical work, but also creatively shapes this place and joyfully contributes his/her skills. Information about the Blankenhorn Adventure & Culture Farm can be found at www.hoblaho.com (unfortunately only in German). Free Time In your free time, you can go to the Baltic Sea or Berlin for a long weekend. Or you can simply enjoy the great activities on the farm and in the surrounding area. There is a campfire site, volleyball net and archery range on the farm, or you can take care of the animals, milk goats and make cheese. You can also make trips by or to the narrow-gauge railway in the neighbouring village.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01233 Workcamp Title: Conservation work on the beautiful coast of the Baltic Sea Location: Geltinger Birk When: 25.09.2019 -09.10.2021 Where: Schleswig-Holstein, Nieby/Pommerby; 60 km from Flensburg Who: 16 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Typ: ENVI Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together

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Accommodation: You will sleep in tents and will stay in a simple, empty house. There are also two large sanitary containers with toilets and showers. You will live in the middle of nature, but you are only 800m away from the beach. Nearest Train Station: Hamburg- Hbf. – Kiel – Süderbrarup – Kappeln - Pommerby Nearest Airport: Hamburg Notes: You will need to bring the following items with you: a warm sleeping bag, warm clothes, clothes for working in, waterproof shoes (ideally wellington boots) and a good torch. Special Requirements: You should have a good level of fitness as some of the work could be physically demanding. You should also be able to ride a bike

Project This workcamp takes place in the far north of Germany, direct on the Baltic coast where you will be living and working far away from civilisation. You will work in beautiful nature reserves and will be able to learn about various ecosystems. Your tasks will include removing young woody plants from the Langballigau valley as well as various maintenance work (such as removing roses) in the Geltinger Birk nature reserves, which consists of dunes, swamps, heaths, moors and sparse forests. The maintenance and improvement of small breeding islands for Common Terns is also planned. Through your dedication to the cause, you will be contributing to the preservation of these diverse habitats. Throughout the project, there will be dedicated and experienced wildlife experts from the project partner (Geltinger Birk Intergrated Station), as well as their associates from the field of conservation, who are on-hand to help with the work. This workcamp is for real nature lovers, since you will be sleeping in very basic accommodation in the middle of nature, but you will only be 800m from the beautiful sandy beach of the Baltic Sea. More information on the Geltinger Birk nature reserve (only available in German) https://schleswig-holstein.nabu.de/natur-und-landschaft/naturzentren-naturstationen-infos/geltinger-birk/index.html Information about the project partner - Geltinger Birk Integrated Station (only available in German) http://geltinger-birk.de/

Free Time You will be living and working in the beautiful Geltinger Birk nature serve with its unique landscapes and beautiful, kilometre-long sandy beaches. You will be in a place where many people from Germany go on holiday. Away from the stress, noise and daily chaos of the city, you will be able to go on bike rides on long walks after finishing work for the day or sit outside with (new) friends and simply enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. At the weekend you could go to the nearest big city, Flensburg, or take a trip to the metropolis of Hamburg.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01234 WorkcampNr.: My own TV program – Flensburg Date: 10/07 – 24/07/2021 Where: Flensburg Place of the Camp: Schleswig-Holstein; right at the Baltic Sea, 10 km to Denmark

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Accommodation: You will stay in a simple but cosy youth centre with a large outside area. You will share a room and a shower. Catering: You cook together. closest train station: Flensburg Closest International Airport: Hamburg Participants: 15 participants from all over the world, 16 - 26 years Remarks: 350€ additional fee (has to be paid in cash on the campsite) Special Requirements: Willingness to walk longer distances on foot, because you have to walk every morning 2,5km (30min) to the TV studio (and back in the evening); Interest in filming, engineering and editing; Previous knowledge is not required, but welcome Project: Television – Do it yourself! - That's what you can try out in this international media camp. After an introduction to the technology, you will design your own storyline and soon enough shoulder the camera for shooting your very own film! Followed by editing your own material in the studio. In the end you will present your film to the public in a live-show! Technology and rooms for this project are kindly provided by the Offene Kanal Flensburg (Flensburg TV), a public, local TV station (www.oksh.de/fl/ – only in German). You will be instructed by experiences media educators and have the great opportunity to learn a lot about media work with video and television. No prior knowledge is needed, but appreciated. The Flensburger Jugendring is the host of the youth centre DIE EXXE (www.flensburger-jugendring.de – only in German) and will try to invite one to three Flensburg youths to participate in your project. You can watch the movies from last camp here: https://youtu.be/oIgAezpxh7M Free Time: Flensburg is Germany's northernmost city and has a lot to offer, such as tourist attractions, a rich cultural program, places for shopping and of course a whole lot of water. The weekends are perfect for trips to the beaches of the Northern Sea and the Baltic Sea, some islands or even to Denmark. http://www.flensburger-foerde.de (German) http://www.flensburger-foerde.de/en/ (English)

Workcamp No.: ijgd 01236 Workcamp Title: Autumn winter preparation close to the beautiful Baltic Sea beach Location: Grömitz When: 04.09.-18.09.2021 Where: Grömitz, Directly at the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein; 100km away from Hamburg and 50km away from Lübeck

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Who: 12 to 22 participants from all over the world; 16 – 26 years old Typ: MANU, CONS, RENO Meals: During working days you will be catered (vegan is not possible). On days off you

supply yourself. Money for food is provided. Accommodation: You will be sleeping in 2 to 4-bed in the main building of a child and youth camping site. Nearest Train Station: Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof – Lübeck/Scharbeutz - Neustadt (Holstein) - Grömitz Nearest Airport: Hamburg Note: Special Requirements: You should be fit enough for physically demanding work and you should be able to ride a bike.

Project Would you like to help ensure that children and young people can continue to enjoy great holidays on a youth tent site in the future by surviving the winter undamaged? And you also would like to enjoy the wonderful Baltic Sea beach? Then help us with the autumn winter preparations on the children's and youth campground of the city of Braunschweig on Lenster Strand in Grömitz. You and your group support the employees of the campsite with various work at the end of the season on the entire site Together you will dismantle playgrounds and sports fields as well as barbecue and campfire sites and make them winterproof, do painting and cleaning work, do various site maintenance work (gardening and earthworks), repair bicycles and dismantle tents and store them winterproof. You will be living in basic 2 to 4-bed rooms in the main building of the campsite, which is located just a few metres away from the sandy beach. For more information about the campsite (unfortunately only available in German), go to www.zeltplatz-lenste.de

Leisure The children and youth campsite is just a few metres away from the beautiful Baltic Sea beach. You can spend your free time at the beach and swim in the Baltic Sea or make beautiful bike tours along the Baltic Sea coast. On the huge area of the campsite you have a variety of leisure activities at your disposal (before the respective dismantling ☺): several soccer fields, a beach volleyball, beach soccer and beach handball court, a street basketball court, a huge jumping cushion, a cable car, several table tennis tables and floor chess. In the evening you can end the day at the campfire sites. On the one or two days off, a trip to Hamburg (100km) or Lübeck (50km) is worthwhile.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 01242 Workcamp Title: Living and working in the heart of the forest in Northern Germany Location: Süderlügum When: 24.07.-07.08.2021 Where: Schleswig-Holstein, Süderlügum, right at the border to Denmark, 40km from Flensburg. Who: 12 to 20 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together Accommodation: You will stay in shared rooms with 2 – 6 beds in the forest youth hostel in the middle of the forest.

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Train/Bus: Hamburg Main Station - Elmshorn - Niebüll - Süderlügum Airport: Hamburg Special Requirements: You should have a good level of fitness as some of the work could be physically demanding. You should also be able to ride a bike

Project: Forest preservation and habitat care in a beautiful environment and relaxing

at the beach! That's what you get in this camp in the North of Germany close to the

border to Danemark. You will work in the forest and nature reservation surrounding

the hostel where you stay, together with volunteers from all over the world.

You will cut and remove grass and unwanted plants (in reforested windmill areas),

eradicate erosion damage, maintain biotopes, clean out water ditches, remove the

harmful bird cherry from the forest areas, build path demarcation, free hiking paths

from overgrown plants and attach information boards.

Through all this, you will learn a lot about forest protection and protecting rare

habitats, in theory and practice. You will also get to know, how nature conservation

areas can be made accessible for tourism without damaging them, in order to enable

people to use the beautiful nature in an informed and more careful manner.

Additional information (unfortunately, only in German so far) about the forest youth

hostel Süderlügum can be found here: https://www.forst-

sh.de/abenteuer/jugendwaldheim-suederluegum/?L=0

Free Time: The forest youth hostel Süderlügum is in the middle of the forest and

surrounded by beautiful landscape. The outside area has a volleyball field, a

barbecue hut and a DiscGolf Parcour. There is also a big communal area, table

tennis and table soccer. You will have bikes at your disposal, so you can explore the

surrounding area. On the weekends, you can take trips to the North Sea island close

by (Sylt, Föhr, Amrum).

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21302

Workcamp Title: At one with nature and on the right path... towards the Alps Location: Freising When: 31.07.21 - 27.08.21 Where: Bavaria; 35km from Munich, 100km from Regensburg Who: 9 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26. Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together Accommodation: You will be staying in rooms with 2-4 beds in the youth hostel St.Anna in Thalshausen, which is a former castle close to the city of Freising Address: Jugendhaus St. Anna, Holnsteinallee 20, 85402 Thalhausen Nearest Train Station: Freising (train); Thalhausen (FS) - Schloßstraße (bus) Nearest Airport: Munich Special Requirements: The camp lasts 4 weeks. You must be able to ride a bike. Ankle-high hiking boots/wellingtons and warm, waterproof clothing are necessary both for working outside and going on hikes!

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Notes: Some of the work during this project could be physically demanding. Project: You'll be helping the surrounding communities with mowing fields and collecting hay. Sometimes, the fields are on a slope and are difficult to reach with machines. In nearby orchards, you'll be repairing fences and protecting trees from being gnawed away by sheep. You'll take care of rough grazing land, in order to conserve the habitats of endangered plants and animals. You'll also be pulling out small tree saplings from the meadow in order to prevent them spreading in this particular habitat – therefore learning a lot about conservation in the process. ** An absolute highlight for nature lovers! Bring your hiking boots with you! They should be strong, study and ankle high. ** Free Time: You can reach Freising by bike along the river Isar. From there, the S-Bahn train travels to Munich. In Munich you have the opportunity to visit many museums, the English Garden or the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus. In the area surrounding Munich and in the Alps, you can go hiking and enjoy nature. Due to the close proximity to Hallertau, the largest hop-growing region in the world, there are many typical beer gardens.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21305 Workcamp Title: Climate Protection in the Bavarian Moorlands Location: Raubling When: 21.08. – 05.09.2021 Where: Bavaria; 8km from Rosenheim, 60km from Munich, 80km from Salzburg Who: 16 participants from around the world, aged 18 – 26. Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together Accommodation: You will be sleeping on gym mats in the sports hall in Raubling. Address: Sporthalle am Sportplatz Raubling, Rosenheimer Str. 2, 83064 Raubling Nearest Train Station: Raubling Nearest Airport: Munich Special Requirements: You must be able to ride a bike, since you will be cycling around 5km each day from your accommodation to the work site. You will also need to bring strong sturdy shoes with you, along with swimwear and waterproof clothing. Notes: The work in this project will sometimes be physically demanding. Wi-Fi is available during the camp. Project: Over 200 years ago, people began to use peat as an energy source due to increasing energy requirements and a shortage of wood. Across Germany, almost 97% of the original moorland has been destroyed by drainage and peat extraction. From 2005 to 2012, one of the largest upland bog restoration projects in Central Europe took place in the "Rosenheimer Stammbeckenmooren" near Raubling. In order to keep the rainwater in the bogs of the former peat mining areas, drainage ditches were closed and peat walls were poured in. As a result, plant growth and biodiversity are now rapidly increasing in these rewetted areas, which also serves to protect against flooding and climate change (through the reduction of greenhouse gases). In this workcamp, you will have the opportunity to make the original nature of the bogs, along with the natural conversation work taking place there, ecologically compatible and accessible. You will be building hiking trails out of wood, slate material and bark mulch, clearing bushes, building wooden benches and wooden tables, creating an adventure station for insects and building a wooden shed, and all this with a fantastic view of the Bavarian Alps. The camp is funded by the municipality of Raubling and the Environmental, Cultural and Social Foundation in the Rosenheim district.

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Free Time: You will be able to experience one of the most beautiful natural landscapes (and holiday destinations!) in Bavaria. You can go swimming, take a tour through the mountains, go on a trip to Munich and/or Salzburg, or even travel to the Chiemsee lake.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21310

Workcamp Title: Hut experiences in a mountain forest

Location: Schneizlreuth

When: 07.08.- 21.08.2021

Where: Bavaria; 35km from Salzburg, 125km from Munich

Who: 14 participants from around the world, aged 16-26.

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

Accommodation: You will be staying in basic huts in the mountains with mattresses,

an outhouse toilet and fountains WITHOUT electricity, WITHOUT showers and warm

running water.

Address of the accommodation: Your accommodation is in the Rastnock Huts on

the north edge of the Reiteralpe mountain massif, around 855m above sea level. It's

located around 15km south west of Bad Reichenhall and is easily reachable through

a steep forest road by car.

Nearest Train Station: Bad Reichenhall

Nearest Airport: Munich/Salzburg

Special Requirements: This is a camp for nature lovers. You will be living far away

from civilisation in the middle of the forest. The work will be physically demanding

and will take place on slopes.

Category: ENVI

Project:

You will be helping to maintain the mountain forests at the edge of the Alps. You'll be

planting small trees, in order to keep the forest youthful and to establish a mix of

different tree species which keeps climate change at bay. This allows the mountain

forest to continue to enact its various protective measures in the future. In addition to

planting young seedlings, there will be many other tasks during the camp for you to

complete in order to support of the forest. These include, for example, mowing trees,

building and making crates, and building pasture fences. Pasture fences help the

ranger to keep an eye on the wildlife in the area. You'll be working amongst the

beautiful nature and will therefore experience the background of the mountain forest.

Since the weather in the Alps can change very suddenly, you will need to bring the

following clothes: strong ankle-high mountain boots with a firm sole are absolutely

necessary, as well as waterproof clothing and sun protection! During the first week

you'll be working for 5 hours every day, during the second week you’ll have one extra

day off, so you’ll be working for 6.5 hours on the other days. The journey from your

accommodation to the place of work is 30 – 45 minute with a minibus. Your

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accommodation is in the Rastnock Huts on the north edge of the Retieralpe mountain

massif, around 855m above sea level. It's located around 15km south west of Bad

Reichenhall and is easily reachable through a steep forest road by car. You therefore

don't need to carry your luggage all the way up the mountain. There is a large room

on the ground floor with tables, chairs, benches, a wood oven, gas lighting, a gas

cooker and crockery and cutlery. On the floor above there is another room with

mattresses. You should bring your own sleeping bags, bed sheets and pillows with

you. The toilet cabin (dry toilet/outhouse) is located outside of the huts. Water is also

only available outside of the huts from a fountain or a trough. The quality of the water

is not officially supervised, so you should first boil the water before drinking it. There

is only warm water if you warm it up yourself using the oven, or if you build a solar

shower. Please bring biodegradable soap with you. There is a meadow outside the

huts on which you can play and look at the stars.

More information about the mountain forest campaign can be found here: www.aelf-

ts.bayern.de/forstwirtschaft/wald/124635/index.php (unfortunately only in German,

but you could use an online translator in order to read the information in English or

your own language).

Free Time:

You'll be staying in the middle of the mountains and therefore have ideal conditions

to experience nature and to go on hikes away from civilisation. In the evenings you

can enjoy the peacefulness and the starry sky. There is a road leading to the huts

and you'll have two vehicles available during the camp. You can therefore visit the

Berchtesgaden salt mine or the House of Mountains, the Königsee lake in the

Berchtesgaden national park and the Obersalzberg Center of Documentation. In Bad

Reichenhall there is an outdoor swimming pool (with showers :-) and from there there

is a train to Salzburg.

Information about the Berchtesgaden national park: www.nationalpark-

berchtesgaden.bayern.de (English: www.nationalpark-

berchtesgaden.bayern.de/00_englisch/index.htm), the House of Mountains:

www.haus-der-berge.bayern.de, the Berchtesgaden salt mine www.salzzeitreise.de

(English: www.salzzeitreise.de/?L=1) and the Obersalzberg Center of

Documentation: www.obersalzberg.de (English:

https://www.obersalzberg.de/en/home/)

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21326 Workcamp Title: #Nature-#Forest-#Rhine – Ingelheim II Location: city forest Ingelheim When: 17.7.-14.8.2021 Where: City forest Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate; Koblenz 45km, Mainz 60km Who: 14 international participants, Age: 18 – 26 Next train station: Bingen-HBF

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Next airport: Frankfurt-Hahn (HNN) / Frankfurt am Main (FRA) Meals: Some of your meals will be prepared for you by the accommodation team. You will cook your evening meals together as a group. Accomodation You will be living in the leisure centre, which is located in the middle of the forest. Description of work: Are you a nature lover? Then this is the perfect workcamp for you! Here you will have the opportunity to spend 2 weeks working and living in the forest. Your main task will be to plant trees as part of an active contribution to conservation! You will also be helping out with several other conservation tasks, such as forest maintenance, constructing and repairing protective fences, and preserving the biotopes in the area. By working on these activities, you will also learn a lot about the ecosystem of a forest! Description of location and leisure: You will be living in a beautiful accommodation building in the middle of the forest, where you can barbecue together in the evening and sit around the campfire. There will be a minibus available for your group, so that you can get to know the beautiful surroundings and drive to local attractions such as the swimming pool, the animal park or the climbing area. You will also be able to take trips to the river Rhine, to Koblenz, to Mainz or to Frankfurt during the camp. The nearest town to your accommodation is Bingen, which also offers several different sights and attractions.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21327

Workcamp Title: Help to plant trees and do forestry work!

When: 6 September – 18 September 2021 Where: Heidenrod, Hesse: Limburg an der Lahn 28 km, Mainz 40 km; Frankfurt 70 km Who: 9 participants from all over the world, 18-26 years old Train: Wiesbaden Airport: Frankfurt Accommodation: in a super nice residential house for our own use in the Hilgenroth district. Possibly we will also set up one or two tents in the garden, please be prepared for that! Project: You are interested in a varied camp in nature conservation? Then this is the right place for you! In the municipality of Heidenrod your help is needed for many different nature conservation tasks: Together with the foresters you will plant different tree species for example. In addition the planting areas must be prepared with brushwood piles. The newly planted Douglas firs (tree species) have to be protected from deer, for this you have to control, repair and renew the protection fences. You will also repair existing fencing. Unfortunately, there are also many dead spruces (tree species), you will have to remove them and from the remaining wood and brushwood you will build brushwood piles, which are very important for the protection of birds and small animals. Along the edges of the forest of Mehrbach, you will remove the remains of barbed wire for the protection of animals and the environment. Free time: This is really a camp for people who like to be in nature, you will love to live and work in this beautiful camp. You will be accommodated in a very rural setting in the nature and will be able to have campfires as a group and enjoy time together. We will also provide you with some outdoor materials. There are excursion possibilities, but you will have to plan together as a group (but with the provided minibus) what you want to do during the weekend. You can visit together the cities of Mainz, Koblenz, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt or make a trip to the Rhine. Type : ENVI

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WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21328

Workcamp Title: Big city lights - Holiday camp for children Location: Langen - near Frankfurt When: Saturday, 17.07. to Saturday, 07.08.2021 Where: Hesse; Frankfurt 20 km, Heidelberg 78 km, Mannheim 72 km Who: max. 15 participants from all over the world, 16-26 years old Catering: You cook together. Accommodation: In a youth center. The youth center is also open for the local youth during this period. info: www.juz-langen.de Train: Frankfurt, Airport: Frankfurt international Special requirements: Pedagogical experience, a desire and interest to work with children are all absolutely necessary for this camp. A basic knowledge of the German language, along with a passion for artistic, creative, technical or sport activities will be an advantage. Please bring fairy tales and stories from your home countries with you. Description of work In Langen near Frankfurt, your support is needed for the implementation of the playground weeks for children between 6-14 years during their summer vacations. Together with the supervisors on site, you will carry out sports-game-building activities with the children. After an introduction and a common preparation on Sunday, you will then work directly with the children for three weeks in the different areas. Please bring ideas for games, sports and handicrafts. We are happy if you have skills and abilities that you can try out with the children. The theme this year is "We are here! Langen, Hessen and the World." The themes for 2021 are nature and the future. How do we want to live? What is important to us? This includes environmental protection and nature conservation, upcycling, a look into the distance, other countries and the universe. We will explore their neighbourhood together with the children and deal with cultures of other countries. Please bring any games from your home countries to play outside with lots of kids. During the vacation action you will work in two groups from 13-19h on the playgrounds. (13-18 and 14-19h). Description of location and leisure Langen is located in close proximity to Frankfurt and there are numerous leisure activities in Langen: Skate park, outdoor swimming pool In the youth center you can find billiards, table football, basketball and volleyball areal. A large swimming lake is only 6 km away. You can visit the cities of Frankfurt, Mannheim, Koblenz, and Heidelberg. By train, they can all be reached from Langen in 0.5-2 hours.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21343 Workcamp Title: Leave old ways behind and start some new adventures! Location: Trassem When: 4.9.-25.9.2021 Where: Rhineland-Palatinate; 4 km from Saarburg, 30 km from Trier, 40 km from Luxembourg City, 20 km from Frankreich Who: 15 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26. Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will be staying in the town hall in the Trassem municipality. Nearest Train Station: Saarburg (or Trier) Nearest Airport: Saarbrücken / Luxembourg / Frankfurt-Hahn

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Project: The municipality of Trassem is located within the border triangle of France, Germany and Luxembourg, and therefore in the heart of Europe itself. With your help, we will continue building on the various components of our natural history station “Walderlebniszentrum Trassem" (Trassem's forest experience centre). A central task in this project is the construction of dry-stone walls with natural stones, for example. You can also expect to work together with young people on the forest experience path and on the attractive free-ride/mountain bike trails. As well as this, there will be various other tasks in the surrounding forests and orchards. Not only will you be able to experience many things to do with forests and nature and a wide spectrum of nature-related activities, but you can also be strongly involved with the organisation and design processes within this project. Free Time: Trassem is close to the wonderful wine town of Saarburg, with its historical castle ruins and picturesque old town, complete with a waterfall. As well as interesting sights, there are also numerous free time opportunities in Saarburg, such as the street cafés, an outdoor swimming pool and a park for birds of prey. You also have the opportunity to canoe along the Saar river and to climb the steep cliffs of Saartal. Besides this, you could take a trip to the nearby cities of Trier or Saarbrucken, or even to Luxembourg or France. WorkcampNr.: ijgd 21344 Workcamp Title: “Zeiteninsel” open-air museum – Interested in archaeology? - Weimar (Lahn) When: 17.7.-7.8.2021 Where: Hessen; 7km from Marburg, 90km from Frankfurt Who: 12 participants from around the world, aged 16 - 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will be staying in a local youth centre in Wolfshausen. Nearest Train Station: Weimar/Lahn Nearest Airport: Frankfurt International Special Requirements: The work involved could sometimes be physically demanding. This camp is designed for participants who are interested in archaeology and historical craftsmanship. Project: Are you interested in archaeology and historical craftsmanship? Then this is the camp for you. You can participate in setting up the archaeological open-air museum “Zeiteninsel” (Times Island). Numerous settlement remains from all prehistoric cultural periods have been discovered in the Lahn valley near to the Niederweimar and Argenstein areas. The extensive archaeological evidence proves that there has been a constant settlement in the region for millennia. The first archaeological open-air museum on the history of settlements in the region of Hessen is being set up here in order to display the rich archaeological discoveries. There will be 5 stations on the grounds of the museum, each dedicated to a certain cultural time period with the associated buildings, farmland and natural vegetation. You will be involved in the completion of a residential stable from the late Bronze Age (around 1000 BC). In such a house, almost 20 m long and around 6-8 m wide, a large family or clan together with their animals probably lived. Under professional guidance from a team on-site, you will learn how the house walls are built from wickerwork and clay. You may also

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have the opportunity to try out ancient techniques such as grinding grain/corn, lighting a fire (without a lighter), archery, or bronze casting. Free Time: You will be staying in Wolfhausen, a district of Weimar (Lahn). It is very rural, but there is a train station in Niederweimar from which you can reach the university town of Marburg, with its numerous attractions, in just 7 minutes. Besides this, major cities such as Frankfurt and Kassel are also very easily reachable by train. If you haven't had your fill of archaeology after working, you could also visit the “Römerkastell Saalburg” archaeological open-air museum near to Frankfurt.

Camp number: ijgd 71102 Title: Behind the scene - discover industrial heritage Location: Berlin When: 07.08.-22.08.2021 Where: Berlin Who: 15 participants aged 18-26 years old Meals: You will cook together. The ijgd will provide you with food. Accommodation: in shared rooms in bungalows on the grounds of the FEZ Berlin Train: S-Bahn station Wuhlheide (Berlin) Airport: BER Extra fee: 50€ City-Ticket subsidy Categories: STUD, CONS, MANU

Project:

The "Study and Work" camp offers a mixture of exciting input on (industrial) history, work in a restoration workshop and in museums. You will take a look behind the scenes: how are museum objects restored, what stories do the objects tell and how is an exhibition actually created? We will show you Berlin from an unusual perspective. Industrialization changed people's lives from the ground up. Berlin overtook cities like Paris or London almost overnight and became the most modern metropolis on the European continent. You will go on a search for traces at various locations in the city: What does industrial history have to do with us and our lives today? You live in the southeast of the city in the district of Oberschöneweide. At the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin), restorers will show you how technical cultural assets can be preserved. In small exercises, you can try your hand under supervision, ,like at gluing glass for example. At the German Museum of Technology, you can look behind the scenes of museum work and get an insight into the work of museum educators. An important part of industrial history is the topic of forced labor. At the Documentation Center Nazi Forced Labor Berlin, you will learn about the biographies of men, women, and children who kept production in the factories running as forced laborers under the Nazi regime. Here you will work with objects, research, write and present your objects to the team in the exhibition. On a second day, a work assignment is planned here. You will help with the cleaning of a historical accommodation barrack. Other excursions, such as a visit to the International Jugendbauhütte (JBH Berlin), round off the program.

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Together with a graphic designer you will have the opportunity to creatively implement your knowledge and experiences from the camp. The goal is that you together arrange a small exhibition at the end of the camp. This camp is a "Study and Work Camp" in cooperation with the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin), the Berlin Center for Industrial Culture (bzi) and the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH). HTW: https://krg.htw-berlin.de bzi: https://industriekultur.berlin ERIH: https://www.erih.net Free time:

Berlin offers an enormous cultural diversity and you have endless possibilities to spend your free time in an exciting way. In order to be able to pursue the diverse interests of your team, you will be provided with a city ticket for the duration of the camp, with which you can use public transportation throughout the city. We reserve the right to make changes to the program if the current pandemic situation makes it impossible to implement the program at individual locations as planned WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71103 Workcamp Title: “Remembrance for Peace” Location: Berlin - Reinickendorf When: 10.07. – 01.08.21 Where: Berlin Who: 15 participants from all around the world, aged between 18 – 26. Type: HIST, LANG, RENO Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: Your accommodation will be a guest house with a large garden in the Alt-Tempelhof district in Berlin. Nearest Train Station: U- Bahn (=Subway) Station “Alt-Tempelhof” Nearest Airport: BER Berlin airport Note: Extra fee of 300 € for the language course and public transport ticket Project: In this workcamp you will not only be learning more about the German language, but you will also be learning about German history – and all of this in one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world! In the first week of the camp there will be an intensive German language course (2 x 90 min. per day) in order for you to learn conversational German used in everyday situations as well as develop a better idea about the German language in general. Your group will be divided into a beginner´s and an advanced group, so every level of German is welcome. Your language teachers are professionally trained to teach German as a foreign language. During the first week, they will also be a part of your group. In the second and third weeks you'll be helping with the restoration of war casualties' graves in Reinickendorf, in the north of Berlin. This particular war graves cemetery was established for the burial of both German and non-German soldiers and civilians. You and the other members of your group will be helping with tasks such as mowing and renewing lawns, and cleaning gravestones and concrete frames.

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Berlin offers a wide range of culturally diverse leisure activities, so there are endless possible ways to enjoy your free time. In order to accommodate the many different interests of your team, you’ll receive a Cityticket which can be used for all public transport across Berlin, valid for the duration of the camp. Please transfer the 300 € for the public transport ticket to the following bank account: Name of Account Holder: ijgd Berlin Name of Bank: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Berlin BIC: BFSWDE33BER IBAN: DE94 1002 0500 0003 1175 00 Reason for Payment: Extra fee 71103, your first and last name Under exceptional circumstances for those who are unable to complete a bank transfer, this money can also be paid to the ijgd office after the start of the camp!

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71110

Workcamp Title: Habitats for People and Animals I

When: 03.07. - 24.07.2021

Where: Brandenburg, around 40km east of Berlin

Who: 15 participants from around the world, aged 16-26.

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

Accommodation: You will be staying in shared rooms in the “Drei Eichen” (Three

Oaks) environmental education centre, which is located in the middle of a forest,

around 4km away from Buckow (www.dreichen.de).

Nearest Airport: Berlin

Nearest Train Station: DB Müncheberg (Dahmsdorf)

Extra Fee: 50 €

Special Requirements: Please bring weatherproof working clothes (with long

sleeves and full-length trousers) with you, since you’ll be working outdoors.

Category: ENVI, RENO

Project:

If you are enthusiastic about nature and protecting the environment, the come to the

Märkische Schweiz Nature Park: 40km to the east of Berlin, the park not only offers

unique natural landscapes, but also the backdrop to our project. By working together

with the park’s administration team and the Drei Eichen environmental education

centre, you will not only get to know the park and its surroundings, but you will also

play an active role in shaping it. There will also be young people from the local area

on-site.

People and pets live on the grounds of the Environmental Education Center “Three

Oaks” - and often many guests: children, families, seminar groups. Together with you

we want to build some roofs as rain protection - for the summer kitchen in the tipi

village and for the storage of wood and construction material. For activities in

between “Three Oaks “ (Drei Eichen) with its terrain offers many opportunities to

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learn about plants and animals, nature conservation and alternative ways of life and

to actively participate.

In different nature areas in the nature park Märkische Schweiz we will carry out

landscape conservation work together on several days. In doing so, we will ensure

the protection of the native plants that grow there. Historically, these sites were

created and maintained by a lot of manual labor - mowing adapted to the season and

grazing by sheep and goats. In our workcamp, we help with that. We also renew

sections of hiking trails.

All work will take place outdoors.

Besides this, there will be a diverse programme of environmental educational

activities for you to take part in!

http://www.dreichen.de/ Free Time: Educational Activities: You could take a GPS tour of the nature park, go on a guided walking tour on the topic of “biological diversity”, visit the bat museum, go swimming in the various nearby lakes, visit local cinemas and bars. In Buckow, there is a campfire place where you can sit around at night, a climbing wall and also a canoe-rental in the nearby area.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71111

Workcamp Title: Your summer in a green oasis I

When: 17.07. – 07.08.2021

Where: Gahlen, 32km from Cottbus, Brandenburg

Who: 14 participants from around the world, aged 16-26.

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

Accommodation: You will be staying in small bungalows.

Nearest Airport: Berlin or Leipzig

Nearest Train Station: Calau

Extra Fee: 50 €

Special Requirements: There is an additional administration fee of 50 € for

participants who are not from Germany. This camp is particularly aimed at nature

lovers.

Category: ENVI, CONS

Project:

If you want to spend your summer in a very special place surrounded by greenery,

then come to the Old Brickworks Gahlen: There you will find the integrative

environmental education institution Interforum e.V. It is a meeting place and action

space for various target groups. Your task will be to take care of this special place.

There will be a variety of tasks depending on your needs and interests. It is possible

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to work on construction projects to beautify the area in the field of garden and

landscape art = LandArt or renovation work, but also nature-related work such as the

care and harvest of the many gardens.

Free Time: You'll spend your workcamp right in the middle of nature on the paradise that is the old brickworks and its grounds. You're invited to try out every kind of outdoor activity available to you: swimming in the lake or small pool, cycling, playing football and table tennis, and - during the evenings - sitting around the campfire to watch the stars. There's a lake for swimming nearby that's easily reachable by bike. Besides this, there are also dogs, cats and sheep in the area who might be ready to go for a walk with you! And of course, you could cycle into the nearby small towns of Calau or Gahlen in the evenings, or even travel to Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Poland or the Czech Republic at the weekend.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71114

Workcamp Title: Your summer in a green oasis II

When: 08.08. – 29.08.2021

Where: Gahlen, 32km from Cottbus, Brandenburg

Who: 14 participants from around the world, aged 16-26.

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

Accommodation: You will be staying in small bungalows.

Nearest Airport: Berlin or Leipzig

Nearest Train Station: Calau

Extra Fee: 50 €

Special Requirements: There is an additional administration fee of 50 € for

participants who are not from Germany. This camp is particularly aimed at nature

lovers.

Category: ENVI, CONS

Project:

If you want to spend your summer in a very special place surrounded by greenery,

then come to the Old Brickworks Gahlen: There you will find the integrative

environmental education institution Interforum e.V. It is a meeting place and action

space for various target groups. Your task will be to take care of this special place.

There will be a variety of tasks depending on your needs and interests. It is possible

to work on construction projects to beautify the area in the field of garden and

landscape art = LandArt or renovation work, but also nature-related work such as the

care and harvest of the many gardens.

Free Time: You'll spend your workcamp right in the middle of nature on the paradise that is the old brickworks and its grounds. You're invited to try out every kind of outdoor activity available to you: swimming in the lake or small pool, cycling, playing football and

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table tennis, and - during the evenings - sitting around the campfire to watch the stars. There's a lake for swimming nearby that's easily reachable by bike. Besides this, there are also dogs, cats and sheep in the area who might be ready to go for a walk with you! And of course, you could cycle into the nearby small towns of Calau or Gahlen in the evenings, or even travel to Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Poland or the Czech Republic at the weekend..

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71116

Title: Building encounters – Spremberg calling!

Location: Spremberg

When: 15.08.-04.09.2021

Where: Brandenburg; 120 km South-East from Berlin

Who: 15 participants from around the world, aged 16 – 26

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together

Accomodation: wooden bungalows in a fenced area in the middle of the forest

Nearest Train Station: Spremberg

Nearest Airport: Berlin

Extra Fee: 50 €

Special Requirements: None

Category: CONS, RENO, KIDS, ART

Project: Variety is guaranteed in this camp in the lovely Spremberg! The “Camp Bohsdorf” at the lake Felixsee is a youth center in the middle of the forest. Your main task is to further build and decorate the outdoor area of this center (for example fixing paths, design, painting, planting etc.). The concrete tasks can only be defined once you are there depending on the current state of the renovations. In the city of Spremberg you will have the opportunity to get to know a bit about integrative work with the refugee families in the shared accommodation, and you will be able to enrich this work with your own ideas to keep the children entertained. If the covid-situation allows it, you will be able to take part and contribute to public events in Spremberg, like for example public movie nights. As well as all of this, you will also have the opportunity to be creative and artistically

engaged throughout the camp, for example doing crafts with soapstones.

This year will be the 19th time that an international Workcamp takes place in Spremberg. It is possible that changes to the project could be made as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. More info about the project (in German): https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/84404-erlebnisflaechen-im-camp-bohsdorf-am-felixsee www.spremberg.stiftung-spi.de Free Time: You can swim in the lake Felixsee which is right next to your accommodation. Beachvolleyball, Beachfootball and table tennis are other possible fun activities. . There is also a barbecue area and wifi available.

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In Spremberg itself there is an outdoor pool, a cinema, a skate park, and various other tourist attractions. It is also possible to go on trips as a group to the nearby regions. The unique Spreewald region is a paradise for boat tours and canoeing. Spremberg is in the region of Brandenburg, around 120km away from Berlin and 20km away from Cottbus (both reachable by train). There are buses that run within Spremberg itself. Upon your arrival at Spremberg train station, you will be picked up with a shuttle bus which will take you directly to your accommodation.

Campcode: ijgd 71117 Workcamp Title: Spend your summer sans souci – Potsdam

Location: Potsdam When: 03.-25.07.2021 Where: Brandenburg, southwest of Berlin Who: 14 international participants, 16-26 years Catering: you cook together Accommodation: in the project house Potsdam-Babelsberg https://www.syndikat.org/de/projekte/projekthaus_potsdam/ Train: nearest train station S-Bahnhof Griebnitzsee Airport: BER Extra fee/incoming fee: 50 € Special requirements: none Categories: ENVI, HIST

Project: Would you like to help preserve a historic park? Then come to Potsdam! There are many historic palaces and parks there. Especially famous are the Sanssouci Palace and Park, which are maintained by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation. In cooperation with this foundation you will do gardening work in Sanssouci Park and can get a strong insight into this diverse field of work but also in the Park. In the Charlottenhof Park, which dates back to 1883, you will help to maintain paths, flower beds and lawns, thus ensuring the preservation of this garden. You will learn about the diversity and beauty of these gardens and parks at your various work locations in the park.

Description of location and leisure Since you’ll be so close to the region’s capitals, Potsdam and Berlin, you’ll have many opportunities during your free time to visit the numerous tourist and natural hotspots, such as the many lakes and forests around. For the duration of the camp you will receive a travel ticket which is valid for all public transport around Potsdam. The accomodation has a campfire site, a barbecue area, and a bread/pizza oven. In addition, the "Griebnitzsee" (a huge lake) is within walking distance and the Babelsberg film studios are also in the immediate vicinity. WorkcampNr : 71118 Workcamp Title: Diverse Encounters and Creativity in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) When: 28.08. - 11.09.2021 Where: Lößnitz, West Saxony, Erzgebirge, around 30 km South West of Chemnitz Who: 10 participants from around the world, aged 16 - 26 Accommodation: You will be staying in the “OASE” youth meeting centre

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Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Nearest Train Station: Aue/Sachsen or Lößnitz (lower station), Nearest Airport: Halle-Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin Special Requirements: It would be useful if you had a driving licence, but it is not an absolute requirement to take part in this project. Extra Free: no extra fee! Category: RENO, ENVI Project: Would you like to use your creativity and openness to get involved with a historical mountain town in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains)? Then Lößnitz is the right place for you! Surrounded by forested mountain ranges, you will be dedicating your time and energy to the town of Lößnitz. There are numerous tasks to be completed around town, depending on the weather conditions. You will also have the opportunity to share your ideas about what can be done around the town and how best to go about each task. Potential activities, for example, are renovation work on street furniture around the town - such as benches, bus stops and market stalls - or designing green areas. Enjoy a 360-degree impression of Lößnitz here: https://tour.360grad-team.com/de/vt/biSqP9YPOS/d/23365/siv/1 Free Time: Your accommodation is an open youth centre, where you will have many opportunities to meet local children and young people. You could play sports and games together, or even just get to know each other by having a chat In your accommodation building you can play football, table tennis, darts, pool, or even tennis. The local area also has much to offer: excursions to the Ore Mountains right in the middle of nature, mountains, castles, mines and much more. If you would like to explore a little further, you could also take a trip to the beautiful cities of Dresden and Leipzig, or even go as far as Prague in the Czech Republic.

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71120 Workcamp Title: Holiday fun for children and Upcycling – Building Furniture Location: Senftenberg When: 17.07.-06.08.2021 Where: Brandenburg; around 100km south of Berlin Who: 15 participants from around the world, aged 16 - 26 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will be staying inside the Pegasus culture and leisure centre on mattresses or camp beds. There is a large outdoor area with a sports pitch, basketball hoops and a play area on the grounds of the accommodation. Nearest Train Station: Senftenberg Nearest Airport: Dresden, BER Berlin Category: KIDS, RENO, LANG, ART Notes: For international participants there is an extra fee of 300€; there is no extra fee for people who can already speak German fluently. Project: Diversity and fun are guaranteed in this camp! The Pegasus culture and leisure centre is located in the middle of the small town of Senftenberg and is the biggest centre for children and young people in town. During the summer holidays in

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Brandenburg, week-long theatre and media camps for children aged 7 to 12 are arranged every year: it will be your task to support these camps with your creativity, fantasy and a little hand for children. Your ideas and ingenuity are required for the content, method and design implementation of the respective workshops. In the second part of the camp you will be able to further develop your manual and creative skills, since you will be working according to the sustainable principle of upcycling. This means that you will build something new out of old wooden pallets, in this case nice furniture for the outdoor area of the leisure centre. You can find ideas on how to create something like this on the following website: https://netzflutr.de/10-geniale-upcycling-ideen-aus-europaletten/. You will also be helping to renew a graffiti wall. In the first week of the camp there will be an intensive German language course in the afternoons (2 x 90 min. per day) in order for you to learn conversational German used in everyday situations as well as develop a better idea about the German language in general. There will be both beginners and advanced courses, which means that all language levels are welcome. If German is your first language, you will not have to pay the 300 € extra fee for the language course, and during the first week you will be supporting the international members of your group by acting as a German Language Mentor! Free Time: The grounds of the leisure centre offer the chance to play various sports and games e.g. there is a sports pitch with basketball hoops. Besides this, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden and even Prague are easily reachable via train and are good destinations for a weekend trip. Please transfer the 300 € fee to the following bank account: Name of Account Holder: ijgd Berlin Name of Bank: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Berlin BIC: BFSWDE33BER IBAN: DE94 1002 0500 0003 1175 00 Reason for Payment: Extra fee 71120, your first and last name Under exceptional circumstances for those who are unable to complete a bank transfer, this money can also be paid to the ijgd office after the start of the camp!

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71121TEEN

Workcamp Title: Dance & Performance in an emerging Art Space Location: Angermünde / OT Stolpe When: 03.07. – 18.07. Where: Brandenburg, 90km North East of Berlin, on the Polish border in the Oder Valley nature area Who: 10 participants, age 16 – 17. Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will sleep in separate beds in shared rooms in a freshly renovated building on the grounds of the concrete factory. Nearest Train Station: Angermünde Station Nearest Airport: BER Berlin Brandenburg Extra Fee: 300 € for workshops and teenagecamp Special Requirements:

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You don’t need to have previous experience with dance, just come with a curious mind to learn more about movement and performance. Category: TEEN, ART, CONS, ENVI Project: Are you interested in spending two weeks in an international and artistic environment exploring your creative potential? Then come to Stolpe, where a former cement factory is turning into a new and exciting art space! In this work and dance camp you will experience creativity together with your host, the Ponderosa Artists’ Association: you will take part in daily workshops on dance, design and body movement. The workshops will be led by renowned teachers and artists from all over the world who are professionals in the world of stage, movement, performance and improvisation. Alongside these workshops you will contribute your workpower to this art space and the wonderful nature surrounding the area. We invite you to bring in your youthful spirit and ideas in order to take care of this exciting space. Possible tasks could include improving the canal beach, planting an urban agricultural forest plot and working in the garden, building seating along the grounds, as well as setting-up and decorating a bar and party room for festivities.

Everything will be taking place in dance studios inside the former cement factory. The cement factory is a new space for art, culture, education and sustainable enterprise that supports innovate and ecological values. This piece is the newest development of the Ponderosa Artists’ Association, which has been established and active in the local area for 20 years.

https://www.kulturparkstolpe.de/ https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/offspring/ Free Time: There will be bikes available for you to use so that you can move around through the wonderful landscapes in the Oder Valley nature area. There are many opportunities to go swimming in the nearby Brandenburg with its many lakes. At the weekend you could go on an excursion to the dazzling metropolis of Berlin or even plan a trip to Poland. Please transfer the extra fee of 300 € to the following account: Name of Recipient: ijgd Berlin Name of Bank: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Berlin BIC: BFSWDE33BER IBAN: DE94 1002 0500 0003 1175 00 Reason for Transfer: Extra fee 71121, your first and last name In exceptional circumstances, participants who live outside the SEPA transfer zone can also pay the extra fee in cash directly to the ijgd office after the camp has started!

WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71123 Märkische Schweiz II

Workcamp Title: Habitats for People and Animals II

When: 01.08. - 21.08.2021

Where: Brandenburg, around 40km east of Berlin

Who: 15 participants from around the world, aged 16-26.

Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together.

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Accommodation: You will be staying in shared rooms in the “Drei Eichen” (Three

Oaks) environmental education centre, which is located in the middle of a forest,

around 4km away from Buckow (www.dreichen.de).

Nearest Airport: Berlin

Nearest Train Station: DB Müncheberg (Dahmsdorf)

Extra Fee: 50 €

Special Requirements: Please bring weatherproof working clothes (with long

sleeves and full-length trousers) with you, since you’ll be working outdoors.

Category: ENVI, RENO

Project:

If you are enthusiastic about nature and protecting the environment, the come to the

Märkische Schweiz Nature Park: 40km to the east of Berlin, the park not only offers

unique natural landscapes, but also the backdrop to our project. By working together

with the park’s administration team and the Drei Eichen environmental education

centre, you will not only get to know the park and its surroundings, but you will also

play an active role in shaping it. There will also be young people from the local area

on-site.

People and pets live on the grounds of the Environmental Education Center “Three

Oaks” - and often many guests: children, families, seminar groups. Together with you

we want to renew the fence of the goat shed and redesign the area around the pond

and the footbridge.

For activities in between “Three Oaks “ (Drei Eichen) with its terrain offers many

opportunities to learn about plants and animals, nature conservation and alternative

ways of life and to actively participate.

In different nature areas in the nature park Märkische Schweiz we will carry out

landscape conservation work together on several days. In doing so, we will ensure

the protection of the native plants that grow there. Historically, these sites were

created and maintained by a lot of manual labor - mowing adapted to the season and

grazing by sheep and goats. In our workcamp, we help with that. We also renew

sections of hiking trails.

All work will take place outdoors.

Besides this, there will be a diverse programme of environmental educational

activities for you to take part in!

http://www.dreichen.de/ Free Time: Educational Activities: You could take a GPS tour of the nature park, go on a guided walking tour on the topic of “biological diversity”, visit the bat museum, go swimming in the various nearby lakes, visit local cinemas and bars. In Buckow, there is a campfire where you can sit around at night, a climbing wall and also a canoe hire in the nearby area.

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WorkcampNr.: ijgd 71124TEEN

Workcamp Title: Theatre & Performance in an emerging art space Location: Angermünde / OT Stolpe When: 24.07.-08.08. Where: Brandenburg, 90km North East of Berlin, on the Polish border in the Oder Valley nature area Who: 10 participants, age 14 – 17 Meals: The group will prepare and cook meals together. Accommodation: You will sleep in separate beds in shared rooms in a freshly renovated building on the grounds of the concrete factory. Nearest Train Station: Angermünde Station Nearest Airport: BER Berlin Brandenburg Extra Fee: 395 € for workshops and teenagers Special Requirements: You don’t need to have previous experience with theatre, just come with a curious mind to learn more about movement and performance. Category: TEEN, ART, CONS. ENVI Project: Are you interested in spending two weeks in an international and artistic environment exploring your creative potential? Then come to Stolpe, where a former cement factory is turning into a new and exciting art space! In this work and performance camp you will experience creativity together with your host, the Ponderosa Artists’ Association: you will take part in daily workshops on theatre, design and body movement. The workshops will be led by renowned teachers and artists from all over the world who are professionals in the world of stage, movement, performance and improvisation. Alongside these workshops you will contribute your workpower to this art space and the wonderful nature surrounding the area. We invite you to bring in your youthful spirit and ideas in order to take care of this exciting space. Possible tasks could include improving the canal beach, planting an urban agricultural forest plot and working in the garden, building seating along the grounds, as well as setting-up and decorating a bar and party room for festivities.

Everything will be taking place in dance studios inside the former cement factory. The cement factory is a new space for art, culture, education and sustainable enterprise that supports innovate and ecological values. This piece is the newest development of the Ponderosa Artists’ Association, which has been established and active in the local area for 20 years.

https://www.kulturparkstolpe.de/ https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/offspring/ Free Time: There will be bikes available for you to use so that you can move around through the wonderful landscapes in the Oder Valley nature area. There are many opportunities to go swimming in the nearby Brandenburg with its many lakes. At the weekend you could go on an excursion to the dazzling metropolis of Berlin or even plan a trip to Poland. Please transfer the extra fee of 395€ to the following account: Name of Recipient: ijgd Berlin Name of Bank: Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Berlin BIC: BFSWDE33BER

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IBAN: DE94 1002 0500 0003 1175 00 Reason for Transfer: Extra fee 71124, your first and last name In exceptional circumstances, participants who live outside the SEPA transfer zone can also pay the extra fee in cash directly to the ijgd office after the camp has started!

Campnumber: ijgd 71125

Title: Become active for nature conservation and biodiversity

Location: Schöneck

When: 14 August -29 August 2021

Where: State Forestry Department Sachsenforst, forest district Adorf

Who: 10 participants, 16-26 years old

Food: you cook together

Accommodation: Mattress camp in a lodge, the German Alpine Club (DAV) Vogtland-Hütte, 08261 Schöneck/Vogtland

Train: The nearest train station is Schöneck/Vogtland. From there it is about 2.5 km to the DAV Vogtland-Hütte.

Airport: Leipzig/Halle (approx. 3 hours by bus/train to Schöneck) and

Dresden (approx. 4 hrs. by bus/train to Schöneck)

Extra fee: none for German participants, 50 euros for international participants

Special requirements:

Desire to work in nature and do something for conservation of species and the environment, physical resilience and a good pair of rugged shoes

Categories: ENVI

Project:

Much more should be done for climate protection and against the rising extinction of species!

It takes you too long to see real progress in these areas?

If you could, like you wanted to, then ... you're in the right place!

In our forest district, with just under 18,000 hectar of state forest, we don't just take care of timber harvesting. On a total of 30 different sized areas, nature conservation projects have priority. Of course keeping so many projects create a lot of work. That's why we can use a lot of motivated hardworking hands.

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You will be out in the fresh air using simple tools such as small hand saws, pruning shears, hoes, scythes, rakes and pitchforks to help the biotopes retain their special character worthy of protection. For example, small spruce trees must be removed so that special plants can continue to grow in the areas, which in turn are the habitat of many rare animal species. There is also a raised moor in our forest district. And as you may know, moors are particularly important because they can store a lot of CO2.

Wait a minute: if there are raised moors, are there also low moors? And if so, what's the difference? And how many meters per year does a raised or low moor actually "grow"?

Well, that's a bit too much to explain here but during the two-week camp, our foresters and forest managers will be happy to answer these and other questions and get you up to date about the subject of forests and nature (conservation).

In any case, we are looking forward to you and your commitment.

https://www.sbs.sachsen.de/naturschutz-im-forstbezirk-adorf-28304.html

Free Time:

In Mühlleithen the summer toboggan run is waiting for you.

In the Bike World in Schöneck you can speed down the mountain.

And if you haven't had enough of the forest yet, you will also find a climbing forest there.

Of course you can also go hiking in the area. Unfortunately the two weeks will not be enough for you to walk along every signposted trail though.

The IFA vacation park in Schöneck offers an adventure swimming pool, including sauna and steam bath, as well as other wellness treatments. So don't forget your towel and swim trunks/swimsuit!

The dams Muldenberg, Werda, Pöhl and Pirk are also worth a trip.

Just like the zoo Klingenthal and the zoo Falkenstein.

You can experience a flight into space in the German Space Exhibition in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz.

You are more the musical type?

Then you need to visit the museum of musical instruments in Markneukirchen.

In the visitor mine "Grube Tannenberg" in Tannenbergsthal/Schneckenstein with its extensive mineral exhibition you will get an insight into the underground of the Vogtland.

And if you are already here in the area, you should also have a close look at the ski jump of the Vogtland-Arena in Klingenthal.

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Or, you can simply enjoy your free time on the grounds of the DAV hut. At the latest when you get together around the campfire (keyword: wood, forest, nature) you will see again why your commitment to this project is so important.

Oh yes, in case the cooking in the group didn't work out so well, there is also a solution in Schöneck. With everything and spicy

ENJOY THE SEASON!