📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education.
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💼 What the programme involves
With your help, a playground in Bielefeld will be cleaned and renovated, so that it\'s once again attractive and appealing for children in the local area. You\'ll be working on the old playground equipment, repairing the sand boxes and other broken parts, renewing the floor with the heavily demanded playing surface, laying don paths and setting up new safety precautions to protect the children. Alongside this, we also ask you to bring your creativity as you\'ll be able to redesign the playground with your paintbrushes and imagination. At the end of the camp, you will organise an official opening of the new playground for the children and their parents in the local area.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying in a hay warehouse surrounded by beautiful grounds. You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
📍 About the location
Bielefeld, a town with 300,000 inhabitants, lies of the edge of the Teutoburg forest. The town offers many free-time and cultural opportunities, such as music and theatre attractions, cinemas, pubs etc. The Teutoburg forest is a great place to go walking. It is also possible to take a day trip to the towns of Hanover, Osnabrück or Münster.
⚠️ Requirements
Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): 2G+: Only vaccinated and recovered persons can register for the work camp. All participants must arrive with an official negative rapid test (not older than 24 hours) or PCR test (not older than 48 hours). On arrival, this and a vaccination or recovery certificate must be presented, and a self-rapid test must be carried out. Thereafter, the entire group must perform a rapid self-test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp period! Subject to changes! You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration and at least 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
Some of the work in this camp will be physically demanding. This camp is not suitable for participants with a hay allergy. Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
