Transeurope 1 - Two cutural weeks in Bremen

Name: Transeurope 1 - Two cutural weeks in Bremen
Start: 2022-06-13
End: 2022-06-26
Location: Bremen, Germany

Germany Festival Culture Manual work Festival Culture +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is funded by the European Solidarity Corps of the Europe Commission. Jugendfreizeitheim Gröpelingen (Youth Leisure Centre Gröpelingen) The Gröpelingen youth centre is open to all young people between the ages of 10 and 25. The overriding goal is to arouse interest in meaningful activities among the adolescents and to offer them a safe place. In doing so, they should experience themselves as a creative part of a community, develop self-confidence and, of course, have fun. The youth centre is part of the Ohlenhof campus. The primary school on Halmerweg, the secondary school Ohlenhof, the playhouse "Wilder Westen" and the youth centre work together in the immediate vicinity. The common campus area was planned together with children and young people from all four institutions. It will soon be completed with attractive recreation and exercise areas. In recent years, there have also been joint activities such as summer parties, and rooms as well as outdoor and sports areas are used cooperatively. https://jungestadt.de/freizeitheim-groepelingen (only in German) Kultur vor Ort (Culture on site) Kultur Vor Ort e.V. is a non-profit association of committed local residents who founded the cultural initiative more than 20 years ago. Today, schools, institutions, businesses and many committed individuals are members of Kultur Vor Ort e.V. The projects and programmes serve as a platform for everyone in the district to break down boundaries, develop curiosity and get into conversation with each other.They are not only inventive location marketing, but also ensure the building of a lively democratic and solidary society. https://www.kultur-vor-ort.com/ 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

Did you always wanted to work at a small festival? If yes, this workcamp in Bremen is the right place for you. In the first week of the workcamp, you will help with the programme design, preparation, set-up, implementation and dismantling of a micro-festival as part of the project "Europa Zentral" (federal programme "UTOPOLIS - Socioculture in the Neighbourhood"), which will take place on Saturday 18.6.. You will be involved artistically and creatively in the festival programme and decoration from Wednesday 15.6. to Sunday 19.6. www.europazentral.de (only in German) After that you will have two days off (Monday 20.6. and Tuesday 21.6.) for recreation and excursions. In the second week you will work from Wednesday 22.6. to Saturday 25.6. around your accommodation, the Youth Centre Gröpelingen. The youth centre is part of the Ohlenhof campus. The primary school on Halmerweg, the secondary school Ohlenhof, the playhouse "Wilder Westen" and the youth centre work together in the immediate vicinity. The common campus area was planned together with children and young people from all four institutions. It will soon be completed with attractive recreation and exercise areas. In recent years, there have also been joint activities such as summer parties, and rooms as well as outdoor and sports areas are used cooperatively. To enhance the campus area for children, painting work is planned in the primary school area on 22 and 23 June 2022. The pergola with its many columns, which provides a roof for part of the schoolyard, needs a new coat of paint. In addition, markings for games are to be placed in the schoolyard to encourage movement during recess. On Friday 24.6, there will be a jam session at the youth centre, which you will accompany. Teenagers and young adults from different countries regularly rehearse in our music basement, alone or as a band. On this evening, after the many restrictions imposed by Corona, they should get the chance to show themselves on stage, to exchange ideas with other musicians and to make music together. You can actively participate in the music programme and will also help to provide food, drinks and a good atmosphere during the evening. The following day we will clean up with you in the morning. In the afternoon, you can offer activities for our visitors in the house and on the grounds as part of a weekend opening of the youth centre. https://jungestadt.de/freizeitheim-groepelingen (only in German)

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will sleep in a simple and large youth centre on air beds. There are two rooms for sleeping, a kitchen with a dining table for cooking and eating, several other rooms for meetings and leisure activities, toilets and a large outdoor area. You can take a shower at the school sports hall right next door at set times. Bicycles will be provided free of charge for the entire period by the cooperation partner WaBeQ GmbH. You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.

📍 About the location

As your accommodation is a leisure centre, it offers many opportunities indoor and outdoor like playig games, doing sports, making music, dancing and singing or just relaxing. The 1,200-year-old Hanseatic city of Bremen (https://www.bremen.eu/) offers many sights and cultural attractions as well as a diverse nightlife scene. On the days off, excursions to the North Sea coast, Hamburg or other cities are possible.

⚠️ Requirements

Covid Rules (may change depending on the course of the pandemic): 2G+: Only vaccinated and recovered persons can register for the work camp. All participants must arrive with an official negative rapid test (not older than 24 hours) or PCR test (not older than 48 hours). On arrival, this and a vaccination or recovery certificate must be presented and a self-rapid test must be carried out. Thereafter, the entire group must perform a rapid self-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

This is an ESC project, more precisely a Volunteer Team supported by the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Commission. Compared to the usual workcamp, some main financial and administrative differences must be underlined. ATTENTION PLEASE: This project is open to 18-30 year old participants from Germany and other ESC partner countries - You do not have to pay any (participation) fees to participate in the project - You must be present for the entire duration of the camp in order to get your pocket money (5€/day) for common leisure activities and travel expenses. The maximum amount of financial support for your travel expenses depends on the travel distance as well as the presentation of original tickets. - Volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the ESC portal.

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