📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Schwarzerden is a small village with 430 inhabitants and already experienced in welcoming international volunteers. After four successful international IBG workcamps they again invite a group of volunteers to support them to improve the local infrastructure and to enrich the village festival on July 7th to 9th. The previous camps have always been a big fun for the volunteers and the locals.
💼 What the programme involves
You will support the local community in different tasks: 1. You will renovate a wooden hut used as shelter for hikers. Work will be demanding in parts and volunteers with experience in manual work or work with wood are especially welcome. 2. You will improve the surrounding of your accommodation. This will include landscape gardening and renovation work. Some other smaller tasks to improve the community infrastructure will be added. The group of volunteers will be split up in the two different tasks every day. You might be asked to support the local festival team.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation provided is the former centre of the sports club of Schwarzerden. It is now in public use for bigger events in this village. All necessary facilities are provided but there is no public internet. Attention: This place is quite isolated; the village of Schwarzerden is 1km away. Next to the accommodation you can find the sports ground, you can use it whenever you want. You will have a beautiful view over the valley; you will be surrounded by forests and meadows. Just make a campfire and enjoy nature.
📍 About the location
The workcamp will take place in Schwarzerden, which belongs to the local community of Freisen, together 7 other villages. Freisen is situated in the north of Saarland in a rural area. You can find many interesting places in Freisen: a historical railway, cultural and natural sights, a small zoo, a spa bath (but only few of them in Schwarzerden). The local villagers are already looking forward to getting to know you and to welcoming you at the local village festival. Some excursions will be organised (to the famous sights of Trier and to Idar-Oberstein, the German centre of gemstones). The project is perfect for volunteers who enjoy being outside and in nature. Please make sure to arrive in St. Wendel before 20.25 p.m. to reach the last bus of the day to Schwarzerden.