📝 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.Follow us onInstagram ijgd_workcampsFacebook @ijgd.workcamps
💼 What the programme involves
The youth exchange called "Food for Thought" is all about consumption and food. Our daily consumption choices affect not only our own lives and well-being, but also the people and world around us. In many countries, the market for ethically and sustainably produced food has grown, and these issues have also become more prominent in the clothing industry. However, not all people are equally involved in these developments. For example, women, people with higher levels of education and people living in urban areas are more likely to be vegetarians. Our gender and social class affect our consumption choices and influence both our personal health and our ecological footprint - both important concerns in a world with growing problems such as climate change.Your days will be divided into two parts. In the morning you will participate in workshops and in the afternoon you will work together on a project. You will prepare the "Neon Night", a big neon festival that will take place around the youth centre. For this, preparations have to be made in the forest and some neon figures have to be created. The work will be supported by experts who have been running the festival in Kastellaun for several years and who will encourage your creativity.https://www.waldabenteuer.de/neonnacht
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will cook breakfast and dinner together. Lunch will be prepared by a cook.Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
📍 About the location
Kastellaun is a castle town in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate. You will have the opportunity to take part in 4 excursions during the youth exchange: A picnic at the Geierlay, with 360m length the second longest suspension bridge in Germany, a visit to Cologne, a visit to the medieval castle in the centre of Kastellaun and an afternoon at the climbing park Waldabenteuer, close to your accommodation.
ℹ️ Additional information
This is a youth exchange supported by the Erasmusplus Youth programme of the European Union. You do not have to pay any fees to participate in the project.Covid Rules: 3G: Vaccinated and recovered persons must arrive with an official negative rapid test or PCR test, take a self-rapid test on arrival and then a self-rapid test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp periodSubject 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.