TRAILER TRANSFORMATION BERNBURG

Name: TRAILER TRANSFORMATION BERNBURG
Start: 2019-08-07
End: 2019-08-28
Location: Bernburg, Germany

Germany Renovation Manual work Renovation Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The municipality of Bernburg invites an international workcamp for the 21st time In cooperation with a local youth club all former camps have been running very successfully - due to experienced and motivated people, lots of leisure activities and good contact to locals.

💼 What the programme involves

This year s workcamp consists of two projects: Firstly, you will transform a trailer at the kindergarten into a workshop for children, this will include working with wood, concrete and painting. Secondly, and in case of bad weather, you will be building raised garden beds for kindergartens and elementary school, which consists mostly of wood working. The kindergarten is about 15km from your place of accommodation, but transportation will be provided.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation will be on the first floor of a youth club, with all facilities needed, such as: kitchen, a shower and a bathroom. Participants will sleep on sport mats. The volunteers will interact regularly with the local youth who visit the club often.

📍 About the location

Bernburg is a town with a history of more than 1000 years and is situated in the eastern part of Germany. Overlooking the valley formed by the Saale River, there is a medieval castle. There are plenty of possibilities for leisure activities, such as visiting the town, having a drink in a local pub, taking an excursion to cities like Leipzig or Magdeburg, canoeing on the river, hiking, or simply making conversation with the locals.