📝 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.
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💼 What the programme involves
Homberg (Efze) is a wonderful, historical, fairy-tale factory town and an important Reformation town. High above the rooftops of the town lies the “Hohenburg“, the ruins of a castle from the Middle Ages, with a great view over the town and a castle restaurant. This year you will carry out various nature conservation work and renew the rest area on the castle hill. You will create new premium hiking trails in the great landscape, for this you will cut the paths free, work on the routing, and set up benches and tables.
You will work together with your friendly instructors, who will explain the work to you in more detail. The local community is looking forward to meeting you and working with you
🏠 Accommodation on site
You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering. You will be staying in a wonderful new youth centre.
📍 About the location
Homberg (Efze) is a very lovely historical town with cafes, pubs and restaurants. When the weather is nice you can use the local outdoor swimming pool for free. You will receive a tour of the town and there are also several local events taking place during your stay, including a wine festival on the first weekend of August which you could visit. Nature lovers can visit a nearby wildlife park or go hiking. The larger cities of Kassel, Marburg and Frankfurt are not too far away – you could take a day-trip to visit them at the weekends
⚠️ Requirements
Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): 2G+: Only vaccinated and recovered persons can register for the work camp. All participants must arrive with an official negative rapid test (not older than 24 hours) or PCR test (not older than 48 hours). On arrival, this and a vaccination or recovery certificate must be presented, and a self-rapid test must be carried out. Thereafter, the entire group must perform a rapid self-test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp period! Subject 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.
ℹ️ Additional information
work can be physically demanding
