📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The voluntary center Augsburg is an advice organisation for all interested volunteers from youth to older people. The aim is to bring tem in a matching voluntary work. We also advice organisations, to organize volunteering in their organisation. Also we make a lot of projects for every age. Till today we are a member of the Union of CARITAS (german wide association of CARITAS voluntary centers) and member of the BAGFA (german wide association for all voluntary centers). Since 2016 we are a member of IAVE (international association for volunteer effort) and since 2002 we are cooperating and sending organisation of EVS.
💼 What the programme involves
The issue to be addressed is the need for a greater understanding of the importance of water and waterways (canals, rivers, harbours, aqueducts) for European Cultural heritage and the re-purposing and celebration of water-related infrastructure. The activities foreseen are those necessary to clean and restore waterways and their surroundings in the chosen locations and to contribute to actions that will recognise and celebrate the importance of water and waterways for cultural heritage. This can include: clearing unwanted plants and weeds; collecting rubbish; painting and restoration of stone, brick and or wooden structures, preparation of information actions with the local community using non-formal techniques. By restoring the waterways in this way the cultural heritage of Europe is protected and greater awareness raised amongst the volunteers and citizens about the ways in which cultural heritage connected to water and waterways in Europe is part of a shared history.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be hosted in Families and/or Youth-Hostels with dormitory-rooms.
🎒 Leisure activities
We will provide trainings and workshops concerning active civic participation, environmental and water protection. The participants will get known to the UNESCO World Herritage Watersystem of Augsburg and learn a lot about the meaning of it these days.They will help cleaning and restoring the old fishmarket-place and visit world campionships of canoe slalom as volunteer helpers, taking place from 26.-31.07.2022 in Augsburg.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for young people who are willing to communicate in English and are able to demonstrate an interest in, and basic knowledge about, waterways heritage, climate change, culture, history and be interested and motivated to share that with other young people and citizens from across Europe. There are no specific requirements for formal qualifications, education, specific language, skills and competencies. Priority will be given to young people with fewer opportunities, facing different obstacles such as economic, geographical, social etc.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/07/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.