Build a Bakehouse in Mariaberg
Germany
Construction
People with disabilities
Construction
People with disabilities
Fixed dates
About the project
Build a Bakehouse in Mariaberg
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Following the successful history of work camps in Mariaberg, IBG and international volunteers are again invited to come to Mariaberg / Gammertingen to realize a small but important construction project. Mariaberg, a quarter of Gammertingen, is not only a village, but also a supporting organisation of the “Behindertenhilfe“, an institution offering homes, workshops and education (kindergarten and schools) for young people with learning difficulties, disabilities or illnesses. A diverse range of people – young and old – come together to live here, learn and work. Mariaberg as an institution was founded in 1847 and is now one of the biggest employers in the area, with several schools for caring professions and a psychiatry clinic for children and youth. We ask you to come with an open heart and mind, as you will be in close contact with the people and become part of the diverse community in Mariaberg! By volunteering in this project, you are contributing to a sustainable and inclusive community (UN SDG 11).
💼 What the programme involves
We invite 12 volunteers to come to Mariaberg and build a bakehouse together with students with disabilities. The bakehouse will serve as an outside pizza oven for visitors of Mariaberg, as well as for training baker apprentices.
Mariaberg is a complex where people with and without disabilities work and live together. Part of the complex is also an ecological farm where cattle, a few pigs, geese and therapeutic sheep are raised and different grains are cultivated. Students with disabilities from local schools regularly come working on the farm, which is located a bit outside of Mariaberg\'s centre.
Your job will be to build a small bakehouse on the farm, which you will be doing with and for these people. In 2020 the foundation was already prepared and concreted, so now you can start building! That includes:
• bricklaying of the oven
• inserting the baking chamber and the ash pan
• erecting the roof with wooden rafters and roof tiles.
The work will be led by a professional instructor, so no previous experience is needed. During the work you will be joined from time to time by some local people with disabilities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in a gym hall in the centre of Mariaberg. You will sleep in one big room on safety sports mats. Please bring a sleeping bag! In the gym hall you will sanitary facilities with hot showers and toilets. Right in front of the gym hall, you will find space to sit, a park, a playground and barbecue place. In the gym hall there is Wifi access. In Mariaberg, there is a laundry service where your group can bring the clothes that need to be washed.
You will not prepare meals for yourselves since there is no kitchen close to your accommodation. Instead, you will eat breakfast and lunch at the local Café and restaurant of the “village” everyday! They offer a big buffet with a large choice of food, suitable for vegetarians or vegans as well. For dinner you can order food from the restaurant and eat it in the communication centre. You will also have the possibility of doing some barbecues.
📍 About the location
Mariaberg is a part of Gammertingen, which is situated 80 km south of Stuttgart, nestled in the Swabian Alb (not Alpes!)– a beautiful mountain chain with spectacular nature. An old monastery overlooks the village from atop the surrounding hills and lush forests of the Swabian Alb. Without doubt, you will find enough to do in Mariaberg itself (barbecue, gym halls, bowling, restaurants and cafés!) but the region also offers its nature, typical Swabian villages and small towns as worthy day-trips. The locals are looking forward to the cultural exchange with you and will be happy to organise trips to Lake Constance, to the Hohenzollern Castle or to the University city of Tübingen with you.
⚠️ Requirements
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all volunteers need to be either fully vaccinated (2 to 3 shots of one of the following vaccines: BioNtech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson) or recovered (date of infection must be at least 28 days old and max 90 days old).
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IBG 08
09/07/2022 → 23/07/2022
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
72501 Hettingen, Germany
Germany
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🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
German