📝 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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external project partner: Forestry Office Seesen
💼 What the programme involves
ijgd celebrates 75 years of international workcamps and together with the State Forest of Lower Saxony we are celebrating 75 years of cooperation. Of course we will also celebrate with you! For more than 30 years, our work camp groups have been supporting the Lautenthal forestry district in maintenance measures and ecological tasks in the forest areas in the Upper Harz. As large, contiguous forest areas, they are important for climate protection. You will help with nature conservation and environmental protection work and, through your efforts, contribute to preserving habitats for (rare) plants and animals and to restoring the balance in nature. The care of young deciduous trees, the nature-oriented design of waters, the repair of benches, shelters and hiking signs, but also the construction of hunting facilities, are among the tasks of your group.
You will work in changing small groups and get an insight into the ecological, economic and social tasks of a forestry office.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Wanderheim Wildemann, youth hostel with shared rooms, kitchen, outdoor nature trail and campfire area.
You cook together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering. Since there is only a small store in Wildemann itself, you have the possibility to have groceries delivered. The forester will gladly take your shopping list. Deliveries are made twice a week.
📍 About the location
the Harz Mountains with its mountains, dripstone caves, mining museums and forests is a popular excursion and recreation area. The forester organizes a hike for the group to the Brocken, the legendary highest mountain in the region. Wildemann itself is a small mountain town with just under 1000 inhabitants. The town has an outdoor swimming pool, a glowgolf course and minigolf. Wildemann is surrounded by a variety of hiking trails and you can visit the former mine, the "19-Lachter-Stollen". On weekends, a trip to Goslar is worthwhile. The historic old town and the visitor mine in Rammelsberg are Unesco World Heritage Sites.
⚠️ Requirements
Working time 7.5 hrs four days a week. Fridays will be free. You need fitness for physically demanding work. German language skills are also required.
You need fitness for physically demanding work.
Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note: International participants which are under 18 have to pay an andditional teenage fee of 150€
You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration with the specific info sheet for your camp.