📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Protestant Emmaus-congregation is a world-open congregation on the outskirts of the City of Herford. In one part of our congregation i called North-town , people are living in multistory buildings i most of them with migration- background. Just there we have got an area, which can be prepared as an international garden . Volunteers are invited to help us to establish this area as a nice place where different families may plant vegetables and flowers and to promote the idea of an international community garden. We would like to lay in new paths between the garden beds, because at the moment the grass is overgrowing everything. Just beside the area, there is a kindergarden, full of kids which are very curious about international volunteers arriving soon.
💼 What the programme involves
We will prepare new paths by laying stones in the garden using construction machinery and tools. There will be some gardening work, too. Together will organize an international evening to promote our project in the neighborhood.Study-part: Live with one another - learn from each other international background of the workcamp is corresponding with the international background of its neighborhood There will be offered a training in nonviolent conflict-resolution as study part. We are planning to make an excursion to the Welthaus in Bielefeld to learn about their work. Welthaus is a well-known NGO which is committed to a globally equitable and ecologically sustainable development. Beside this there will be the opportunity to meet local inhabitants, for example in the youth center of Herford.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the congregation-center there are nice rooms to stay and a full equipped kitchen. Sleeping bag and isolation sheet are necessary; a shower can be found in the neighboring house. WiFi is available.Remarks: It is not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in our house.
📍 About the location
There is big common room equipped with kickers and billiard and sofas ready to spend a nice evening together. We will have trips into the historical old part of town, to the next large town Bielefeld, to a swimming pool and to other goals according to desires of the group.
⚠️ Requirements
Please bring sleeping bag and isolation sheet. It is not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in our house.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please bring sleeping bag and isolation sheet. It is not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in our house.