📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education
Follow us on
Instagram ijgd_workcamps
Facebook @ijgd.workcamps
💼 What the programme involves
The municipality of Trassem is located within the border triangle of France, Germany and Luxembourg, and therefore in the heart of Europe itself. With your help, we will continue building on the various components of our natural history station “Walderlebniszentrum Trassem" (Trassem's forest experience centre). A central task in this project is the construction of dry-stone walls with natural stones, for example. You can also expect to work together with young people on the forest experience path and on the attractive free-ride/mountain bike trails. As well as this, there will be various other tasks in the surrounding forests and orchards. Not only will you be able to experience many things to do with forests and nature and a wide spectrum of nature-related activities, but you can also be strongly involved with the organisation and design processes within this project.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying in the town hall in the Trassem municipality. The group will prepare and cook meals together. Money for the food shopping is provided to you. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering.
📍 About the location
Trassem is close to the wonderful wine town of Saarburg, with its historical castle ruins and picturesque old town, complete with a waterfall. As well as interesting sights, there are also numerous free time opportunities in Saarburg, such as the street cafés, an outdoor swimming pool and a park for birds of prey. You also have the opportunity to canoe along the Saar river and to climb the steep cliffs of Saartal. Besides this, you could take a trip to the nearby cities of Trier or Saarbrucken, or even to Luxembourg or France.
⚠️ Requirements
Covid Rules: 2G+: Vaccinated and recovered persons must arrive with an official negative rapid test (max. 24h old) or PCR test (max. 48h old), take a self-rapid test on arrival and then a self-rapid test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp period!
Subject to changes! You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration and at least 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
