📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Every year, the youth centre in Eislingen organizes a Dirt Bike Contest with participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For the sixth time now, they will get the help of an international workcamp during preparations and also while running of the event. During the project you will be in close contact with local youngsters. We ask you to come with an open mind and bring some ideas how to spend the time together with them. By volunteering in this project, you are supporting infrastructures for local teenagers (UN SDG 9 and 11).
💼 What the programme involves
The community of Eislingen counts on your help to prepare everything for a Dirt Bike Contest for young people, which will take place on July 23rd. They will also need your support during the event. In addition, you will help with renovation works in the local youth house in Eislingen.
Your main tasks will be:
• Working on the reconstruction and renovation of the trail as well as the removal of greenery. This work will involve a lot of shovelling and treading down soil to form the trail.
• On the day of the event, you will set up the stalls, sell drinks etc.
• On rainy days, you will help with improvement works in the youth houses (e.g.: painting works). The local youth will give you a hand!
Apart from these main tasks, you will be able to spend some time with the local youngsters. Please, bring some ideas for activities with you! Keep in mind that these young people are teens who haven't had many possibilities to travel and meet new people from abroad yet. Communication in English might be difficult sometimes. However, they are looking forward to meeting you and making new friends around the world!
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in the youth centre, directly in the centre of Eislingen. The building is equipped with a kitchen, sanitary facilities, a football table, a pool table, and other games. You will sleep on camping beds in large rooms; please bring your own sleeping bag with you! Your group of volunteers will be responsible for grocery shopping and cooking together. The food will be bought with the camp budget and everybody will take turns for cooking, washing the dishes and cleaning. In order to reduce our carbon footprint on the planet, we encourage volunteers to reduce meat and try more sustainable dishes.
📍 About the location
Eislingen is a city of roughly 20,000 inhabitants, located in the southwest of Germany. The region, with its diverse landscapes, invites for hiking trips or other outdoor activities. On the weekends, you might visit other German cities close-by. For instance, you could visit Stuttgart, the regional capital which offers many possibilities, Ulm, a beautiful old German city with a famous cathedral or Esslingen, a nice town with typical half-timbered houses and vineyards. All three are easily accessible with public transportation. Your group will commonly decide on how you would like to use your free time.
⚠️ 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).
ℹ️ Additional information
You need to know how to ride a bike!
