📝 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
The town of Ostbevern is located in the middle of the Münster region. The Children and Youth Association are looking forward to receiving your help with summer holiday activities for around 150 children aged between 8 and 12. Together with the supervisors on-site, you will be organising sports, games and craft activities with the children. After a communal introduction during the first few days, you will be working directly with the children for 2 weeks, doing different kinds of activities. Please bring some ideas for games, sports and crafts with you. We will be very happy to make use of your ideas and skills which you can try out with the children.
You will be working with the children for 8 hours a day, with a communal lunch break.
🏠 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 rooms provided by the town of Ostbevern
📍 About the location
There are numerous free time activities in Ostbevern: a skate park, a BMX park, a swimming pool, a pool table in the youth centre, table football and many other games. You could also visit the beautiful towns of Münster and Osnabrück, or even take a day trip to the Netherlands.
⚠️ Requirements
Covid Rules: 2G+: Vaccinated and recovered persons must arrive with an official negative rapid test (max. 24h old) or PCR test (max. 48h old), 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 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
Pedagogical skills, as well as an interest and desire to work with children are all absolute requirements for this camp. Creative, artistic and technical skills, as well as a sporty disposition, would also be useful.
