📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This summer the community of Berglen welcomes its seventh group of international volunteers already In the hills of south-western Germany, the workcamp team will help renovate and improve playgrounds and picnic sites for barbecuing within the Berglen area. Such works will improve the experience of the local community in outdoor communal spaces (UN SDG 11).
💼 What the programme involves
You will help renovate and renew playgrounds for children as well as local picnic sites for barbecuing. Together with the Bauhof (builders yard) team you will mainly be working on the renovation and maintenance of communal outdoor areas. This will include removing old parts and replacing them with new ones, working with wood, painting and clearing the spaces off overgrown plants. For most tasks, some creativity and motivation for handy-work will be highly appreciated
🏠 Accommodation on site
The workcamp group will be staying at the local sports hall. The building is equipped with a kitchen and all necessary sanitary facilities. Please bring your own sleeping bag
📍 About the location
Berglen is a small community with around 6,100 inhabitants located 30 km from Stuttgart, the capital of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Surrounded by orchards, forests, fields and meadows, the community of Berglen consists of many small villages and farms. The idyllic countryside and location have become a popular recreation area. The cities of Stuttgart, Heidelberg or Tuebingen can be visited on a weekend trip from here.