📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The village of Friedland became the place of the largest German refugee camp after WWII. In March 1946, the first Workcamp of SCI Germany took place there in cooperation with the British SCI branch IVSP. Out of this engagement, local volunteers founded SCI Germany. 70 years later, many refugees, mainly from the Arab world, pass through the camp. The local Museum Friedland now reflects on the different refugee movements and reactions to this at different times. We will work in a community garden with locals and refugees and receive an introduction into the history of past and present forced migration through the Friedland Museum.
💼 What the programme involves
The work will take place in the community garden at the outside of Friedland. We will do maintenance work in the garden and prepare it for future use by creating spaces of exchange for visitors. We will also construct fences and beds for the plants and harvest fruits. The garden shall be a platform of interaction for refugees, locals and volunteers. Our group will therefore invite refugees and other interested local people to join us and connect the garden with other international garden projects in Göttingen. At the end, we will have a summer celebration in the garden with villagers and other interested people.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will be staying in the centre of the local sports club in Friedland with one big room for the group to sleep in and a community room including table soccer and a projector. WiFi is provided; Showers can be divided by genders, the dormitory room functions for all volunteers
📍 About the location
[Friedland](https://goo.gl/maps/iSPvGku4z9p) is a village of about 3000 inhabitants in the centre of Germany. It is located 8 minutes by train from Göttingen, an old university town and centre of culture.
⚠️ Requirements
Interest in manual work in a garden; Intercultural competencies since you will interact with refugees. Your own initiative and ideas to shape the garden
Immediately after receiving your application from your sending organisation, the coordinators will arrange a short skype interview with you. Previous experience will not be very important for that, but your motivation!
ℹ️ Additional information
If you apply, the skype talk will take place shortly afterwards. Then, you’ll get notified whether you’re accepted to the camp. So the chances to be accepted will be higher the earlier you apply as places will get filled up. Once all places are distributed, the recruitment will be closed. Otherwise, the final deadline of applications is June 31st.
To get an idea about the project check out this [page](https://friedlandgarten.de/)!