📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
For many years now, the City Hall of Prenzlau is hosting successful workcamps. Prenzlau is the capital of one of the biggest counties in Germany. The historical name of this region is Uckermark. The town is located approximately 100 km north of the national capital Berlin, 50 km from Stettin in Poland and 80 km from the Baltic Sea. The area is surrounded by natural parks (for example Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide-Chorin) and large lakes. Founded as a settlement in 1234, Prenzlau still offers some historical sites where you can experience its changeful history. In last decade, Prenzlau changed its appearance a lot: Thanks to green areas, a promenade along the lake and newly renovated historical buildings, visitors feel like entering a lakeside resort. On the shore of the lake Unteruckersee , you can find the public (swimming) pool Seebad Prenzlau. It offers a beautiful recreation area with all the necessary facilities for swimming, sun-bathing and spending free time. Volunteers will help build a new area in this resort, where kids can enjoy playing with water and sand.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers are asked to build a structure with mud and water featuring games for children in the Seebad Prenzlau. It can be used as a playground to experience paddling and splashing with water and sand. Certainly, the kids will have a lot of fun using their creativity to make runnels for the streaming water This project is a co-operation of the town council of Prenzlau and the local LAFP e.V., offering employment schemes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be offered in the facilities of the Uckerstadion nearby. Toilets and showers, sleeping rooms and cooking area can be used there. Camp beds will be provided, volunteers need to bring a sleeping bag. WiFi is available.
📍 About the location
In your free time, you can use the facilities of a nature discovery park ( Naturerlebnispark) nearby. You can go swimming, also excursions to local destinations will be offered. The group can also decide to make a tour with cans or bicycles. If requested, encounters with German groups of youngsters can be arranged in a youth club. In the weekend, the group can decide to make a trip to Berlin, or to Stettin in Poland, or to the Baltic See.
ℹ️ Additional information
For trained swimmers only Solid footwear is required for all outdoor work in grounds. Volunteers should bring some warm clothing, as night time temperatures in August may drop to 12 degrees Celsius. Sleeping bag is needed.