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ESC: Discover the Inclusive Pavilion (Meinweg 1)

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About the project

ESC: Discover the Inclusive Pavilion (Meinweg 1)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

SIW Internationale Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIW International Volunteer Projects) is a Dutch non-governmental, non-profit voluntary service organisation that was founded in 1953. Every year, SIW sends approximately 112 volunteers to foreign sister-organisations in Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America and Africa; in total about 120 organisations in more than 70 countries. These volunteers can choose between voluntary workcamp projects (2 to 3 weeks) in international groups, Mid-Long Term Volunteering (MLTV) projects that last 3 weeks to 12 months and European Voluntary Service (EVS) that last between 6 – 12 months. Besides that, SIW organises around 5-7 international work camps in the Netherlands every year. Most of these take place in summer and last for two weeks. We organise these work camps in cooperation with Dutch social organisations like the Dutch State Forestry, Emmaus (internationalcharitable movement to combat poverty and homelessness) and cultural or festival organisations. In the past years SIW has welcomed up to 100 volunteers from all over the world.

💼 What the programme involves

National Park Meinweg is a stunning natural reserve located in the easternmost part of Central Limburg. Six Dutch villages and eight German villages surround the park. The park holds significant geological value due to its terraced landscape, shaped by erosion from the Rhine and Meuse rivers, and shifts in the earth’s crust. Volunteers will work together on a variety of tasks aimed at preserving this unique natural environment. Activities mostly include environmental conservation work within the park, restoration efforts at the environmental protection station Haus Wildenrath, but also promotional efforts to raise awareness about the park’s significance. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work across borders, promoting the national Meinweg and Grenspark to both local communities and international visitors. This project offers a great opportunity to contribute to nature preservation while learning about cross-border environmental cooperation.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accomodation is a stone building, located in the forest. It has separate dormitories for male/female including sanitation facilities. The bedrooms have airbeds. You need to bring your own sleeping bag. A kitchen is available with all facilities, including a washing machine. Outside there are many places for outdoor activities or a bbq. There is a separate building for indoor activities. 

🍲 Food

Volunteers as a group have to organise their food and drinks. Cooking the meal from your homecountry is recommendable.

🎒 Leisure activities

Optional free time activities:
A visit to the city of Maastricht (The Netherlands) of Mönchengladbach or Aachen (Germany) is less than 60 minutes by car.
With good weather, we may be able to swim in the local small lakes or the Maasplassen. or visit a local festival.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Participants must enjoy nature and be interested in the geografical and historical details of the project. It is also important that you enjoy working together in teams and that you are interested in making international contacts.
Deadline: 18/06/2025 07:00

ℹ️ Additional information

SIW offers an online training module

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

DE46524

28/06/2025 at 00:00 → 14/07/2025 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 18/06/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Naturparkweg 2, 41844 Wegberg, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:40 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German