📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The former women concentration camp of Ravensbrueck was established in 1939 near the small city of Fuerstenberg/Havel. Until the liberation in April 1945, more than 120.000 women and children, 20.000 men and 1.000 young minor women of the so called “Uckermark Youth Protective Custody Camp” were incarcerated there. The prisoners came from more than 30 nations. They had to do forced labour in different sectors, e.g. for SS-factories or the company of Siemens. Their daily life was characterised by hunger, mistreatments and bad hygienic conditions. Tens of thousands of prisoners were killed.
Today, Ravensbrueck Memorial Museum keeps traces and records, enhances remembrance and research, and creates a place of active learning and get-togethers. The workcamp is organized every year
💼 What the programme involves
- Indexing and translation of documents in the archives of the Memorial
- Outdoor work in the Memorial
- One day work in the youth hostel
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the international youth hostel of Ravensbrueck on the Memorial site. Full catering is included
📍 About the location
Berlin, the capital of Germany is a 1 hour train ride away and offers a lot of free time activities as well as sightseeing points for everyone. Ravensbrueck itself is idyllically situated amidst many lakes and next to a National Park.
ℹ️ Additional information
Excursions to the lakes in the surrounding area, to Berlin or the Baltic Sea are possible. You can find further information about Ravensbrueck on their [website](http://www.ravensbrueck.de)