We r´ Green
Austria
Environment
People with disabilities
Festival
Environment
People with disabilities
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
We r´ Green
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Grenzenlos is an Austrian NGO based in Vienna. It is independent of religions and political bodies. Grenzenlos is a non-profit association. Its main purpose is to promote world peace and respect between people through intercultural non-formal education programmes abroad which combine cultural integration with engagement at non-profit initiatives worldwide.
The German word „Grenzenlos“ means „no boundaries“ and also „no limits“. The word explains the basic mission of Grenzenlos: to promote the personal development of individuals (no limits!) and inter-cultural understanding through international encounters, trainings, inter-cultural living and work experience (no boundaries!).
💼 What the programme involves
Participants will work together with the “LEiV“ (Verein Lebende Erde), a landscape protector group in the European NATURA2000-site “Teile des Südoststeirischen Hügellandes“. They will work on the meadows to make hay, and in the woodlands to clean them from neophytes. The core idea is to assist the Organisation with the traditional-art of work that aims to preserve the area and its wildlife.
Also, they will help at the European-Roller festival
(A protected bird from the region). Moreover, participants will also have excursions to the wonderful protected species living on the side and visit the Mur-river for swimming.
Please bear in mind that we are going to be working with our hands under the sun and that some hard-work is expected! Also be aware that the work will take place outdoor all the time, different weather conditions should not be a big problem for you (you should like to be outdoor most of the time).
As integration with the community is a key element, participants will have cultural interactions with the people in Straden and in the surrounding.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The participants will be hosted in a school in Straden.
Participants cook for themselves. (Please inform us whether you require a special diet). Your accommodation and food are covered.
📍 About the location
Straden is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria, where you can enjoy your free time in the nature. It´s also not far away from Graz, where participants can visit museums or do a city tour.
⚠️ Requirements
1.Grenzenlos will follow the national regulations and organise the camps in a way that they are as safe as possible. Therefore we can only accept volunteers who are either fully vaccinated (2 to 3 shots of one of the following vaccines: BioNtech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson, Novavax) or recovered (date of infection must be max 180 days old) .
2. We ask all volunteers to book refundable tickets and buy covid-19 insurance.
ℹ️ Additional information
We recommend participants to bring some pocket money: the currency used in Austria is Euros. Furthermore, we invite you to bring typical food, spices, drinks, games and music from your country (for an intercultural evening) – and a lot of motivation!
You need to bring with you a sleeping bag (we have mats in the house), working clothes, working shoes, raincoat, swimming suit, sun protection. If you require any medications (e.g. because of an allergy), don’t forget to bring them with you.
We’ll work in nature and the natural habitat of ticks. There’s a small risk of tick-borne encephalitis. Make sure you protect yourself with repellent or a vaccination.
During the international camp we will only have insurance for accidents. Nevertheless, you need a full insurance (medical) and Covid-19 for your travel and the time in Austria; don’t forget to arrange your insurance prior to your departure!
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
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26/07/2022 → 09/08/2022
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
30.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
8345 Straden, Austria
Austria
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
German