📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
At the place „Schlosspark Altdöbern“, in the south of the German state Brandenburg, the organization „Internationalen Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste“ carries on the EVS together with a partner organization “Brandenburgische Schlösser gGmbH “. The volunteering service concentrates on cultural heritage preservation, especially on historical gardens. The program that runs the project is called the "Internationale Jugendbauhütte Gartendenkmalpflege". The park of Altdöbern belongs to the municipality, who supports the project and hosts the European Volunteers friendly and always helpfully. The four EVS volunteers are living and working together with four other young volunteers from Germany. The volunteers commit to restore and take care of an historical Park. Main matter of the project is that young people from several countries work and live together, take actively part to the life in the village and commit for the development of this rural area.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All the volunteers live together in a house in Altöbern and organize their everyday life autonomously. Every volunteer get a furnished room and shares kitchen and bathroom. Living and working together in an international group bring them to face the question of diversity in terms of origins, nations, religions and cultures. The young people can develop the following competences: communicating, conflict management, working in team, autonomy, organization and empathy. Of course, language skills and intercultural competences can be deepened.
🎒 Leisure activities
All the volunteers work in an international team under the supervision of a landscape engineer and with the pedagogical support of the tutor. Because they restore a very beautiful and precious garden heritage, the volunteers will mostly work outside. While doing this, their awareness for their joint European heritage will expand and also their understanding for conservation. The tutor and mentor of the project support the volunteers in this process via visits, interviews, workshops and seminars.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The volunteers commit to restore and take care of an historical Park. Because they restore a very beautiful and precious garden heritage, the volunteers will mostly work outside. Main matter of the project is that young people from several countries work and live together, take actively part to the life in the village and commit for the development of this rural area. Via these activities, volunteers can develop the feeling to be part of the European community. Proven basic knowledge (A1 level) of German are obligatory. Of course, language skills and intercultural competences can be deepened.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.