📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers are going to work near the area of the former concentration camp Ravensbrück, which was established in 1939 by the SS and became the largest concentration camp for women during the time of fascism. During the 6 years until its liberation in April 1945 about 132.000 women and 20.000 men were brought into this camp to work. Thousands of them lost their lives here. Today this place is a memorial. The memorial is close to the small town Fürstenberg/Havel, situated in the north of the federal state Brandenburg, about 80 km north of Berlin. You check this site to inform yourself: http://www.ravensbrueck.de/mgr/neu/.
💼 What the programme involves
work:
In this year the project in Ravensbrück will continue to connect practical work and study with youth meetings.
It is planned that the group will work on the area of the women's concentration camp. There are many different tasks to be done: cleaning the area of wild growing vegetation, environmental work and investigation work.
Your help will be needed to clean sculptures, to prepare a working site and to do other works outside.
Study part:
In the memorial, there are many possibilities to read about the history of the women’s concentration camp and about the background of fascism. Volunteers can use materials from the library and the archives in different languages. A main topic for the study part will be the special camp, where the participants work.
A dance / Hip Hop workshop is planned (just for one day).
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will live in a youth hostel near the Ravensbrück memorial. The rooms are very comfortable; a maximum of 4 persons will live in one room. Shower and toilets are next to the rooms. Bed linen will be provided.
📍 About the location
The small town Fürstenberg/Havel is located in a very beautiful area with lakes and rivers, so volunteers will have the possibility to go swimming. But - of course - it depends on the weather. Similar to previous years, a canoe-trip could be organised and/or meetings with German youths. Please consider that the free time planning will mostly depend on your ideas and wishes.
⚠️ Requirements
For this Workcamp it is necessary to have (very) good English skills! German skills are beneficial.
ℹ️ Additional information
For this Workcamp it is necessary to have (very) good English skills! German skills are beneficial.