📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Grenzenlos is an Austrian NGO based in Vienna. It is independent of religions and political bodies. Grenzenlos is a non-profit association. Its main purpose is to promote world peace and respect between people through intercultural non-formal education programmes abroad which combine cultural integration with engagement at non-profit initiatives worldwide.
The German word „Grenzenlos“ means „no boundaries“ and also „no limits“. The word explains the basic mission of Grenzenlos: to promote the personal development of individuals (no limits!) and inter-cultural understanding through international encounters, trainings, inter-cultural living and work experience (no boundaries!).
💼 What the programme involves
Participants will mostly work with the Vienna gardeners in the green areas of this famous public park called “Augarten“.They will as well do some cleaning, renovation and some painting work of the facilities, walls and benches. The Augarten is located in the centre of Vienna (2nd district).
The work will start on Monday 4th of July. Participants will work five days a week, six hours with a lunch break of an hour, from 9:00-15:00.
Moreover, we strive to include 3 local participants with fewer opportunities either in the work or in free time activities. We want to offer them the possibility to get to know people from all over the world. At the end of the international camp we will organize a farewell barbecue/get together.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Participants will cook for themselves, mostly vegetarian. (Please inform us whether you require a special diet). Your accommodation and food are covered.
Accommodation: Information follows.
📍 About the location
1. Vienna is the capital city of Austria, there are many places (museums, Danube island etc.) where the participants can spend their free time.
2.The Augarten is a public park situated in the Leopoldstadt, the second district of Vienna, Austria. It contains the city's oldest Baroque park. Participants can have a nice free time there.
⚠️ Requirements
1.This camp is part of the new Team Volunteering Program of the European Solidarity Corps. We will have 10 funded international places and 5 local participants. For the moment we only accept international participants from neighbouring countries accepted by the Austrian Government.
2.Grenzenlos will follow the national regulations and organise the camps in a way that they are as safe as possible. Therefore we can only accept volunteers who are either fully vaccinated (2 to 3 shots of one of the following vaccines: BioNtech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson, Novavax) or recovered (date of infection must be max 180 days old) .
3. We ask all volunteers to book refundable tickets and buy covid-19 insurance.
ℹ️ Additional information
During the international camp we will only have insurance for accidents. Nevertheless, you need a full insurance (medical) and Covid-19 insurance for your travel and the time in Austria; don’t forget to arrange your insurance prior to your departure!
You need to bring with you a sleeping bag and mats (we will sleep on the floor), working clothes, working shoes, raincoat, swimming suit, sun protection. If you require any medications (e.g. because of an allergy), don’t forget to bring them with you.