Get ready for Life (Berge)

Name: Get ready for Life (Berge)
Start: 2019-08-19
End: 2019-09-06
Location: Berge, Germany

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Germany Farming Manual work Study Farming Manual work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Brandenburg Youth Centre is a development facility for underprivileged young people from 13 years onwards, some of whom refuse to go to school, were in trouble with authorities or suffer from psychological problems. The project offers them the opportunity to (re)integrate into society. They live in family-like structures and are being prepared for jobs through development programmes on ecological farming, ecological construction, kitchen work and in a wood workshop. Therefore the Youth Centre includes an ecological farm with grain farming, meadows , a constructed wetland, a wind power station and various biotopes that need taking care of. A seminar house for environmental education, a multipurpose hall and various sports facilities are also part of the project. Besides some horses, tra

💼 What the programme involves

In small groups, in the stables and the garden, kitchen work, wood work and harvesting, together with the young people from the project. You will work for 8 hours per day on 4 days a week, no work on Fridays and the weekends!

🏠 Accommodation on site

In two rooms in the seminar-house of the project on camp-beds Meals are provided by the youth centre on the 4 work days, self-catering in the evenings and on the free days.

📍 About the location

Berge is located close to Berlin, the capital of Germany. There are a lot of free-time activities in and around the city. Berlin is definitely worth a visit, considering its important function during the Second World War and during the time of the Berlin wall.

⚠️ Requirements

Interest in contact and common free-time activities with the youth! Knowledge of German is useful but not necessary.

ℹ️ Additional information

Alcohol and drugs are forbidden in the project! Many free time facilities: swimming, horseback riding, tours by bike, football, basketball, trips to Berlin and Potsdam are possible. Further information here.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

DE-SCI 7.21

19/08/2019 → 06/09/2019

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

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

📍 Location

49626 Berge, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:10 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German