ALEMANIA IBG 2008

IBG 01 Muehlhausen (Thuringia) 07.04.–25.04. ENVI 10 vols
Project: The local host is a charity organisation running workshops and schools for disabled. They have been hosting workcamps for many years now. Former workcamps got a very warm welcome and were a big success – it always meant a great experience for all volunteers and inhabitants of the place. 
Work: Around a new residence for disabled people the garden has to be arranged and the workcamp will help with it. At the moment there is just a field, but there is a concept to transform it into a nice garden to enjoy it in summertime. The project means working in all weathers. There will be heavy and easy tasks to do, so every volunteer should find suitable work. Professionals will supervise the work and explain it.
Accommodation: The group will be living in a cosy, yellow house on the property of the charity organisation next to the buildings of the workshops. Kitchen, sleeping rooms and sanitary facilities are available – and much more. There is a big garden around the house with meadow, trees, a pond and a barbecue grill. Next to the workshops you can also find a soccer field. On the roof of the house there is balcony from where you have a great sight on the landscape around. Muehlhausen provides a lot of shopping possibilities and is easily reachable on foot or by bike.
Location: Muehlhausen is a very old German town with about 50.000 inhabitants. Visiting the city centre and looking at the old houses you can still imagine how Germany must have been in former times. Muehlhausen is situated in the beautiful forest of Thuringia. Nearby are many interesting places like the city of Weimar (home of the poets Schiller and Goethe) or the Wartburg where Martin Luther translated the new testament of the bible. There are also many other nice places to go for an excursion.
Next airport: Leipzig
Next train station: Muehlhausen (Thueringen)

IBG 02 Fellbach/Wertingen (Ba-Wu/Bavaria) 18.05.–02.06. RENO/ENVI 10 vols          
Project: For one week the city of Fellbach invites especially nature loving volunteers to help with a special project around an openair stage in the forest – the “Waldbuehne”. After this week, the group will be moving about 150km to the town of Wertingen, where other environmental projects have to be done. This camp offers opportunity to experience two different parts of Germany!
Work week 1: The group will work on the renovation and reparation of the city´s openair stage “Waldbühne” in the forest. Work will be done with different tools and includes different technical tasks. Volunteers should be prepared to work outside even in bad weather. The group will be supported by rangers and professional workers of the city.
Work week 2: In the second project volunteers will help with environmental tasks in a forest, basically removing alien species around younger trees and secondly and there is gardening work around a school to do.
Accommodation week 1: Around 1,5 km away from the working place lies the house of the association of nature friends. The workcamp group will live in the beautiful house with different sleeping rooms, all sanitary facilities, a big kitchen and barbecue place outside the house that lies amidst the nature.
Accommodation week 2: to be confirmed.
Location week 1: Fellbach is a neighbour city of Stuttgart and is situated in the mountainous and diverse region of the “Swabian Alb”. Fellbach is known for its historical roots and architectural style as well as for its wines and cultural events. The group will have the chance to discover both the landscape of the region and the Swabian culture and sights of the cities Fellbach and Stuttgart (TV-tower, zoo “Wilhelma”, festivals…) before travelling further on to the bavarian city of Wertingen.
Location week 2: Wertingen is a nice town in Bavaria with 9.000 inhabitants and a history dating back over 800 years. Old churches, impressive town houses, a castle, but also nice pubs can be visited. Volunteers can taste typical Swabian meals or visit the beer museum!
Next airport (arrival): Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Ryan-Air)
Next train station (arrival): Stuttgart
Next airport (departure): Munich
Next train station (departure): Augsburg

IBG 03 Singen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 15.06.–28.06. CONS/RENO 15 vols
Project: After two successful workcamps in the last years, the municipal council of Singen again asks for an international workcamp to help with renovation and construction works on local playgrounds.
Work: There are different tasks to be done such as painting parts of the playground tools, clearing the vegetation, levelling the ground, etc. The work will be supervised by professional workers who will explain the tasks and who are looking forward getting to know international helpers.
Accommodation: The building of the fire brigade will be the accommodation. Volunteers will sleep in a big class room where new fire fighters usually have their lessons. A kitchen and sanitary facilities are available in the same building. Be aware that it can happen that there is a case of emergency for the fire fighters during the night and you will wake up because of the alarm bell, which is on top of the fire station. The building is located in the city centre and you will have plenty of shopping facilities and leisure time possibilities there.
Location: Singen is located in the very south of Germany, close to the border to Switzerland and the Lake Constance and offers many nice excursions and hiking tours. There is also a great amount of sportive and cultural possibilities (museums, theatres,…).
Next airport: Zuerich (CH) and Stuttgart
Next train station: Singen

IBG 04 Elsenfeld (Bavaria) 22.06.–05.07. CONS 10 vols
Project: In Elsenfeld a special school offers education for pupils with special needs. The pupils have chance to spend the whole day at school, which is not usual in Germany. The school is linked to an old monastery, one of many historic traces that can be found in the town.
Work: Together with pupils the international volunteers will help with construction work on the school yard. This includes tasks such as putting up wooden play scheme equipments, plastering the ground, putting up seats and benches and carrying out general improvements. The working project will be supervised by professionals.
Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a sports hall or in another building in the school. Mats will be provided as well as a kitchen and sanitary facilities. For lunch, volunteers have chance to eat in the pupils canteen.
Location: Elsenfeld has about 7.000 inhabitants and is situated in Northern Bavaria. The region is famous for Roman history. Excursions to the cities of Aschaffenburg, Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Heidelberg are possible.
Next airport: Frankfurt (Main)
Next train station: Obernburg-Elsenfeld

IBG 05 Eltville (Hesse) 23.06.–13.07. CONS/ENVI 12 vols
Project: Eltville is located at the banks of the famous Rhine River and it is worldwide known for its white wines (Riesling and Silvaner) as well as its sparkling wines (Henkell is just a few km away, Vaux and MM have their seats in Eltville) and roses. Following the success of last year’s project, the municipality again invites an international workcamp.
Work: The work will be divided in two parts: the main part will be the construction of a nature trail at the banks of the river Rhine. Besides, renovation tasks on local playgrounds are waiting for the group. Volunteers should be prepared to work in all weather conditions. 
Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in the first floor of a youth centre. All facilities are provided; showers will be in walking distance in a sports hall nearby.
Location: Eltville consists of about 17000 inhabitants and it is first mentioned in 1058. The name, despite ending on “ville”, is not French, but stems from “Alta Villa”. It is a charming historical town with a tranquil feeling to it. Some of the most famous German wine yards are located here and the region attracts many tourists. The next larger city is Wiesbaden, about 15 km to the east, which is the capital of the state of Hesse.
Next airport: Frankfurt (Main), approx. 40km
Next train station: Eltville am Rhein

IBG 06 Saarbrücken (Saarland) 28.06.–21.07. KIDS 20 vols
Projekt: Willkommen in „Mini-Saarland“! Bis zu 1000 Kinder zwischen 8 und 15 Jahren sind jeden Tag eingeladen, um ihre eigene Stadt nachzuspielen und verschiedene Berufe ausüben wie z.B. Friseur, Postbote, Kameramann, Detektiv, Polizist, Koch, Fotograf, Buergermeister, Feuerwehrmann,.... – wie die Erwachsenen auch. Für die Eltern ist der Zutritt verboten, denn die Stadt gehört ganz den Kindern. Es ist ein besonderes Projekt und entsteht durch viele Sponsoren und viele Leute, die dies seit langer Zeit vorbereiten. Die Kinderspielstadt findet auf dem Messegelände statt und es gibt viel Platz.
Arbeit: Das Workcamp wird bei der Kinderspielstadt mithelfen und in den verschiedenen Betrieben den Kindern helfen, zusammen mit vielen einheimischen Helfern. Die Arbeitszeiten sind von 9.30 Uhr  bis etwa 17.30 Uhr und es kann manchmal anstrengend werden. Gearbeitet wird meist von Dienstag bis Samstag. Zu Beginn wird es eine Einführung für alle Teilnehmenden geben, so dass die auf ihre Aufgaben gut vorbereitet sind.
Alle Freiwilligen sollten viel Spaß daran haben, mit Kindern zu arbeiten. Handwerkliche oder künstlerische Fähigkeiten sind von Vorteil. Die Campsprache ist Deutsch.
Ort: Saarbrücken ist die Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates Saarland nahe der französischen Grenze. Es war Teil des Heiligen Römischen Reiches und viele geschichtliche Spuren finden sich in der ganzen Stadt. Die Teilnehmer können entweder das Stadtleben geniessen oder sich in Schwimmbad oder der Natur Erholung von der anstrengenden Arbeit finden.
Unterkunft: Die Unterkunft wird in einem Gebäude sein. 
Nächster Flughafen: Saarbrücken, Frankfurt-Hahn (70 km), Frankfurt (130 km)
Nächster Bahnhof: Saarbrücken
Besonderheit: Alle Teilnehmer sollen Deutschkenntnisse mitbringen und ein Motivationsschreiben schicken, warum sie gerne mit Kindern arbeiten und was sie beitragen können.

Just for internal information:
Project: Welcome to „Mini-Saarland“! Up to 1000 children aged 8-15 are invited to create their own town and become hairdresser, postman, cameraman, detective, policeman, cook, photographer, mayor, fire man,…. – similar to the adult world! Adults are not allowed to enter the area as “Mini-Saarland” belongs to the children. The play scheme takes place at the usual exhibition area and there is lots of space.
Work: Volunteers will support to run the play scheme. Together with local volunteers they will support the children. Working times are from early in the morning till the late afternoon, so days can be hard sometimes. In the beginning there will be an introduction in tasks and responsibilities of all volunteers.
All volunteers should be very motivated to work with kids and bring German language skills.
Location: Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland near the French border. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire and lots of historical traces can be found. There are plenty of leisure activities for the volunteers – either enjoying the city life or relaxing in the nearby nature after hard working days.
Accommodation: will be in a building.
Next airport: Saarbrücken, Frankfurt-Hahn (70 km), Frankfurt (130 km)
Next train station: Saarbrücken
Requirements: Volunteers should bring German language skills and send a motivation letter in German showing their interest in working with kids.

IBG 07 Kleinwachau (Saxony) 30.06.–09.07. CONS 10 vols
Project: The local host is a big charity organisation running homes, workshops and schools for disabled and a hospital for people with epilepsy. For the sixth time the centre invites a workcamp. So far, for all participants the stay in the centre has been very impressive, one result of the close and friendly contact to the disabled inhabitants and the beautiful surrounding in the forest.
Work: This special working project will be a “demolition camp”: working task will not be construction, but important deconstruction work! The old green house cannot be used for botanical plants and vegetables anymore, so it has to be removed to make space for a new building. This means to destroy the glass windows, to remove the walls, to dispose the material and to clean up the area, so that a new building can be built. The second part will be to help with the preparation of the big summer festival of the centre.
Accommodation: The group will live in a small hut on the area of the charity organisation. It is a renovated, modernized little house with showers and all other sanitary facilities. Beds are available. The group will eat meals in a canteen (no self catering!).
Location: The centre is located in a rural area in the forest. Nice excursions to Dresden, an old and famous baroque town and to “Saxon Switzerland”, which is famous for hiking, are possible. Leisure activities are based on group organized activities, as there is no “town and club”-life around, but the centre lies in idyllic surroundings which allow good recreation.
Next airport: Dresden
Next train station: Radeberg (Sachsen)

IBG 08 Langenenslingen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 06.07.–19.07. RENO 15 vols
Project: Due to the commitment of members of the famous Swabian Stauffenberg family historical traces in and around the town of Langenenslingen can be found. Important examples are an old castle and an old house from the baroque era, where a famous writer used to live. For the first time the municipality invites an international workcamp to help with different working projects.
Work: Firstly, the workcamp will help with the renovation of the baroque house. Basically the facade has to be renewed. Secondly, volunteers will plaster a footpath near a church, which was barred the last five years. Third task will be to uncover the ruins of a castle.
Working places are located in different parts and volunteers should be able to ride a bike, as this might be the way of transportation.
Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a Christian community house in Billafingen, a small part of Langenenslingen. A kitchen, sanitary facilities and beds are available. 
Location: Langenenslingen is situated in the South of Baden-Wurttemberg and has about 3.600 inhabitants. The Swabian Albs are nearby, which is a popular mountain range and recreation area. Lots of leisure activities are possible, but basically volunteers will have chance to experience typical German rural life in friendly and nice surroundings.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Riedlingen

IBG 09 Walheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) 06.07.–19.07. RENO 16-17y.o. 12 vols
Teenagercamp for volunteers 16-17 years old
Project: The Youth Club of Walheim is located in an interesting building called „Dschunke“ (=junk). This name was given because the shape of the building is similar to an old Chinese boat. It was built within three years in cooperation with professionals and young volunteers.
Work: The construction of the youth club is finished, but still there are lots of smaller renovation tasks to do. Renovation tasks have to be done inside and outside. For example rooms inside has to be painted and the facade outside needs new wooden panels, which have to be painted as well. Maybe volunteers will also help with the building of a barbecue place. The work will be in cooperation with local volunteers and professionals. 
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in the “Dschunke”. Kitchen, toilets and camping beds are provided. Showers are in walking distance in another building. Volunteers will cook themselves. Local youth are looking forward to meet international volunteers.
Location: Walheim is a small town with approximately 3.000 inhabitants at the border of the Neckar river. It is surrounded by vineyards and has several important Roman sites and a museum about the Roman period. Nice excursions are possible such as canoeing on the Neckar or visiting cities such as Heidelberg or Stuttgart.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Walheim (Wuertt)
Special remark: there is an extra – fee of 100,-€, paid in advance or at arrival

IBG 10 Augsburg (Bavaria) 06.07.–20.07. RENO/CONS 12 vols
Project: The youth club “Lehmbau” is located in the outskirts of the city of Augsburg next to a big swimming lake. It is a meeting point for children and youth from the neighbourhood and offers lots of leisure activities such as beach volleyball, climbing, canoeing, handcrafting or take care and have fun with the animals (donkey, sheep, goats, rabbits,….).
Work: In and around the youth club plenty of renovation tasks are to do. The successful camp last year did working projects consisting of the (re)construction and cleaning of some buildings and the big garden such as clearing out an old boathouse, levelling the ground around the ping pong table, setting up a barbecue place including new benches, painting of playground equipment, building a new stable for the animals and so on. This year’s tasks will be similar.
Accommodation: will be in a big tent on the yard of the youth centre. Camping beds are provided; sanitary facilities and kitchen are inside the youth centre. Warm sleeping bags are necessary because nights might get cold (even in German summertime). Local youth will be around – volunteers have chance to get in contact with them!
Location: Ever since its founding by Caesar Augustus - after whom it was named, the town of Augsburg has stood at the intersection of some of the most important trade and travel routes on the continent. Nowadays it is the capital and the largest city of the Swabia administrative region of Bavaria. The population is about 280.000 and the face of Augsburg has been shaped by its 2000-year history. The town offers plenty of possibilities for spending leisure time. The youth club can be easily reached from the inner city by a 20 minute walk. Around 200m next to the youth club, volunteers can get new energy in a swimming lake.
The workcamp is invited and supported by the municipality of Augsburg and the municipal volunteer service. 
Next airport: Munich
Next train station: Augsburg

IBG 11 Nuertingen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 07.07.-20.07. RENO/CONS 10 vols
Project: Next to the train station of Nuertingen you will find the “Alte Seegrasspinnerei”. This name is related to the origin of the place: it is a former factory (spinning mill), nowadays under historical preservation protection. In just three years and with a lot of motivated and enthusiastic volunteer workers it has become a social, cultural and ecological centre. Now you will find a kindergarten, a youth club, handcrafting workshops, a canteen serving mainly biological food, studios for artists, theatre and music groups and many cultural and artistic activities more. The last of the old buildings is still in the process of renovation in an innovative procedure with ecological materials and regenerative technologies.
Work: Volunteers will be involved in the reconstruction process and work on different parts of the area, inside and outside. Tasks are varying depending on the needs and materials. For sure ecological materials such as clay will be used for facing the walls. Work will be supervised by professionals.
Accommodation: will be in a building, usually used by the children for sport activities. All facilities are provided.
Location: Nuertingen was firstly named about 1000 years ago and many historical traces can be found in the town, for example timbered houses or houses built in the baroque era. About 40.000 inhabitants are living in Nuertingen and the Neckar River is running through the town. The nearby Swabian Alb invites for nice hiking trips. The town is in 40 km distance to Stuttgart and can easily be reached by train.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Nuertingen

IBG 12 Nagold (Baden-Wurttemberg) 06.07.–23.07. ART/ENVI 13 vols
Project: Following the success of the last years’ projects, the youth centre of Nagold again invites an international workcamp. All previous workcamps have been great experiences for all participants. The youth centre, located in the inner city of Nagold, is a meeting point for young people aged 14-20. Beside many other possibilities to spend time in the youth centre you will find rooms and equipment to play music, to dance and make videos and plenty of other things to spend your leisure time.
Work: This workcamp needs participants who are interested in the shooting of a video in front and behind the camera. The result of their job as directors, actors and cutters will be a video about the great idea of workcamps! This should be a nice souvenir for all volunteers, but basically information for “newcomers” to get attracted by the idea of voluntary work. In the beginning a workshop will introduce the techniques how to produce a video and all volunteers are requested to bring creative ideas. The process will be supported by a professional filmmaker who joined lots of workcamps himself!
Besides, there are two other tasks to fulfil: firstly some environmental protection tasks are to do and secondly volunteers help with the preparation and running of a two days children festival. Both tasks will be accompanied with the camera, of course!
Accommodation: The group will stay in the youth centre with basic conditions. Two sleeping rooms with beds are provided and participants have to bring a sleeping bag. Showers are available at the swimming pool, about 400 meters away.
Location: Nagold is a nice little town with about 22.000 inhabitants. It is about 50km away from Stuttgart and situated in the beautiful “Black Forest”. Trips to Stuttgart and Tuebingen, hiking in the Black forest, horse riding, swimming and playing beach volleyball are only some of the many possible activities. All the time local youth will be around so participants can look forward to get in close contact with them – be open for this and look forward!
Next airport: Stuttgart (50 km)
Next train station: Nagold
Volunteers are requested to write a short motivation letter showing their interest or even experience in making videos.

IBG 13 Ueberherrn (Saarland) 06.07.–26.07. RENO/CONS 20 vols
Project: Berus is an old fortified small city on a mountain crest which now belongs to the community of Ueberherrn. Berus is still dominated by the beautiful old medieval buildings (castle, church…).
Work: Volunteers will restore an old footpath along the city wall. The path meanders along old terraced gardens planted with fruit trees. The hill is very steep. The work will include clearing vegetation, transporting materials such as gravel and stones, laying steps and installing handrails. The work will be physically hard (but the beautiful view compensates for this).
Accommodation will be in a sports hall (to be confirmed).
Location: Ueberherrn is a very active community directly at the French-German border. Ueberherrn owns many sights (castles, monuments…) and offers a lot of activities for inhabitants and tourists (swimming pool, barbecue areas…). Our partner for this project is the local municipality. The local community is very welcoming. Volunteers will have a close contact to the locals and should be open for this!
Next train station: Saarlouis
Next airport: Saarbruecken (35 km), Frankfurt-Hahn (90 km)

IBG 14 Herrenberg (Baden-Wurttemberg) 20.07.-01.08. FEST 10 vols
Project: The local host is the youth club of Herrenberg. Each year they organise a “48 hours music festival” (from the 25th till the 27th of July). More than 1000 guests are expected. Different bands are performing, playing mainly music like Ska, Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, etc.
Work: Once again international volunteers are invited to help to set up and run the 48 hours music festival and clean up the area afterwards. That work will be done together with local youth. In detail this means the participants will help building up the stage and the fences, collecting entrance fees, collecting the rubbish, selling drinks and food, etc. During the festival weekend volunteers will work the whole weekend, even during nights. It can be very stressful, so everybody should be flexible and open for all kinds of work since a festival can never be planned in detail. The organizers are very busy, so volunteers cannot expect perfectly organized work.
Accommodation: The participants will stay in tents near the youth club and should not mind to sleep in noisy conditions. All sanitary facilities are provided. The work will be done together with many local young people so that there will be close contact to locals, who will sleep there as well. You will have all meals altogether (no cooking done by the volunteers).
Location: Herrenberg is located 30 km away from Stuttgart. Excursions to other nearby cities like Tuebingen or hiking trips in the Black Forest or the “Swabian alb” are a possible alternative to the stressful work during the festival.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Herrenberg
Special requirements: Volunteers with German skills are preferred!

IBG 15 Stuttgart (Baden-Wurttemberg) 20.07.–03.08. RENO/SOC 10 vols
Project: The “Generationenhaus” (house of generations) in Stuttgart invites a workcamp for the second time. The multifunctual facility is used by different groups of people of different ages: Children, young people, adults, parents, disabled people, senior citizens and different cultures live and meet at the “Generationenhaus”. The aim is to integrate different kinds of people in a common social everyday life so that they can communicate and learn from each other. The workcamp group will always be invited to participate in summer events/festivals of the house.
Work: The workcamp will help to renovate the garden which is divided in different levels. This year the working task will focus on the development and construction of a playground, the building of a wall of clay and different smaller works. For the idea of the house it is really important that the volunteers are interested and motivated to participate and integrate in shared activities. There will be common excursions with inhabitants of the house and the workcamp group.
Accommodation: The group will live in a room in the “Generationenhaus”, sleeping on mattresses. There is a small kitchen to prepare breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be served in the family center in the house. Sanitary facilities are provided; showers can be used at the swimming pool nearby.
Location: Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg with about 590.000 inhabitants. The city offers a lot of sights to see and events to participate in (TV-Tower, Zoo “Wilhelma”, Mercedes Benz Museum, festivals etc.). Besides, the region around Stuttgart provides many spectacular places of interest (mountain chain “Swabian Alb”).
Next airport: Stuttgart, Frankfurt Hahn (Ryan-Air), Karlsruhe-Baden Baden (Ryan-Air)
Next train station: Stuttgart
Special requirements: Volunteers are requested to write a short motivation letter showing their interest in the integrative idea of the house. 

IBG 16 Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) 20.07.–09.08. RENO 12 vols
Project: The „Alte Ziegelei“ is a former brickyard founded in 1900 to produce bricks in industrial manners with big ovens and technical machines. Per day more than 30.000 bricks were produced. The factory was closed in 1972 and it gives a good example for European Industrial culture.
An association was founded to prevent the area to get destroyed and keep the former character for non profit reasons: now the former industrial place is under heritage protection and used as a centre for social, cultural and artistic activities. More than 50 refugees found home in former factory buildings and different actions are well established such as a school for actors, an ecology group, a kindergarten, a historical museum about the production of bricks, ateliers for artists and educational institutions. The place can be used for festivals, theatres, having barbecues and celebrating birthday parties. 
Work: The volunteers will help with the renovation of two buildings. Basically they will clean and plaster the outside walls. Therefore volunteers will work on a stage up to 4 meters and the work will be outside in all weathers and might be hard sometimes. 
Location: Mainz is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate with over 2000 years of history. It was an important seat under the Holy Roman Empire and previously it was a Roman fort city. It is located at the Rhine River.
Next airport: Frankfurt International Airport
Next train station: Mainz

IBG 17 Steisslingen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 21.07.–03.08. ENVI/CONS 15 vols
Project: For the first time the municipality of Steisslingen invites an international workcamp to take part in constructing hiking trails in the beautiful surrounding of the village.
Work: The group will work on hiking trails. The aim of the work is to link two already existing trails with each other (building wooden stairs, constructing a new trail). There are also some seats and benches in the surrounding of those trails that need to be fixed. Working tools will be shovel, pick axe for the constructing of the trail as well as saw and hammer for the building of the wooden stairs and a mower. The work might be hard at times!
Accommodation: The workcamp participants will stay in the gym hall of the new built school in the village. All sanitary facilities are available, as well as a big school kitchen. The first week of the workcamp is also the last one for the pupils of the school before holidays start. Therefore there will be close contact to local pupils. They are already looking forward to meet the international group!
Location: Steisslingen is situated in the southern part of Germany close to the great Lake Constance and the city of Singen. With its hilly and diverse nature it is a very beautiful part of the country. Historical attractions are the different castles in the area.
Next airport: Friedrichshafen, Basel (CH), Zuerich (CH), Stuttgart
Next train station: Singen (Hohentwiel), Radolfzell

IBG 18 Hoetensleben (Saxony-Anhaltine) 25.07.–16.08. RENO/HIST 14 vols
Project: The main project will be to maintain the site of an open-air-museum and memorial of the Iron Curtain. Hoetensleben is a village which was situated directly on the east of the German-German border when Germany was divided during the period of the cold war. The inhabitants maintained four hundred meters of the former frontier protections system as a kind of open-air-museum. You can still experience the four different walls and electric fences, the watchtowers and iron barriers and you feel the violence of this monument.
Work: The concrete tasks might be to clear the former path used by border guards to patrol the border from plants, paint the lorry barriers, and restore the wall and fences. The work will be physically hard in parts and volunteers will work outside under all weather conditions (even if it rains). The workcamp includes a small study-part on this period of the German history with several excursions. On Aug 13th there will be the National Memorial day for the victims of the “Iron Curtain”. All volunteers are invited to join the different events on this day.
Accommodation: in the former village hall.
Location: Hoetensleben is a nice village with approx. 2.500 inhabitants. The local inhabitants are looking forward to welcome the volunteers and many activities will be done together with local associations e.g. the voluntary fire brigade of Hoetensleben. The workcamp will start with a big rock concert next to the memorial. You should be interested in a close contact to the German population.
Next airports: Hanover, Berlin
Next train station: Helmstedt

IBG 19 Ebhausen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 26.07.–09.08. ENVI 15 vols       
Project: This workcamp is situated in the municipality of Ebhausen and revolves around the caretaking and cultivating of a biotope outside of the small town. It is the first time for the town to invite an international group to help with such arrangements. Inhabitants of Ebhausen are looking forward to meet the group!
Work: Cultivating a biotope means amongst other things to cut plants and bushes that grow exuberantly and endanger the diversity of plants. The group will also help building a path that leads through the biotope. These tasks can be physically demanding. The group will be led and supported by professional workers of the building yard department of town. 
Accommodation: The group will live in a gym hall in the centre of town. All sanitary facilities and kitchen are available. Due to the central location of the accommodation contact to the local population can be ensured. To enhance exchanges with locals the international group is invited to help out at the local festival for children and youngsters that runs during their summer holidays. This festival is an opportunity to sing, dance and play together and share cultural habits with each other!
Location: Ebhausen - a village with around 3000 habitants is located close to the Black Forest. There are many opportunities to discover the beautiful sights of nature the south of Germany has to offer - by hiking along different trails in the surrounding of town or even using bike trails. Due to the size and their position in the village the volunteers will get the chance to have an insight in specific cultural habits of the region and local population.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Herrenberg

IBG 20 Philippsburg (Baden-Wurttemberg) 26.07.–09.08. RENO/ENVI 11 vols
Project: The surroundings of Philippsburg are famous for its beautiful nature reserves close to the famous Rhine River with rare animals, birds and fish. The working places are located in the middle of one of these nature protection areas and are related to water.
Work: There are two big projects to do: first project is the renovation of an old building used for pumping water. These water pumps were established in 1926 and are very unique and a leftover of former pumping techniques. The pumps itself and the surrounded room have to get cleaned and painted. The renovation is necessary to keep the place as a kind of museum for people interested in historic systems of protection against high water.
Secondly, there are environmental tasks to do. One task will be the protection of a small stream by building barriers at the banks to avoid their erosion. Secondly, the space between young trees has to be cut and mowed away, so that the trees do not get overgrown by surrounding wild plants. Also bigger trees have to be cut as a method for healthy growing. Tools for these works will be scythes and saws.
Volunteers will work deep in the forest and they have the chance to learn a lot about this ecologically interesting area. The transport to the working place might be arranged with bicycles.
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in the rooms of the youth centre in a big public building. Beds, kitchen and bathrooms are provided. The local youths are looking forward to meeting the international volunteers!
Location: Philippsburg is a little town consisting of several small parts. Nice lakes around the town offer swimming opportunities if the weather is good. During weekends excursions to nearby towns such as Mannheim or Heidelberg are possible.
Next airport: Frankfurt (Main), Stuttgart
Next train station: Philippsburg

IBG 21 Heilsbronn (Bavaria) 26.07.–13.08. ENVI/CONS 12 vols       
Project: It is the first time for the Bavarian city of Heilsbronn to invite a workcamp to help with different forestry and construction tasks around town. The support of the group is urgently needed so the population of the city is looking forward to welcome the international group excitedly. They are already making plans for the entertainment of their guests.
Work: Different working tasks throughout the weeks are planned. Firstly, the focus lies on the construction of a new hiking trail as well as the reparation and maintenance of already existing ones. Furthermore, the group will care for different playgrounds and soccer fields of the city. The third task will be to help to rearrange a schoolyard. Volunteers will work together with official employees of the building yard department of the city.
Accommodation: Home of the workcamp will be the very comfortable and luxurious youth centre of Heilsbronn. A couple of rooms are provided as the living and sleeping rooms for the group. Beside that a kitchen and all sanitary facilities are provided.
Location: The city of Heilsbronn is located in the idyllic Bavarian region called „Franken“. Typical for the small town with its 9300 inhabitants are the old carcass houses. Heilsbronn also has some unique sights to offer, for example the monastery and the cathedral. Nature friends can find several hiking trails in the beautiful landscape around the city. Remarkable above all is that “the Way to St. James” also known as “Camino de Santiago” leads through Heilsbronn. For this reason the region is adorned by many old churches.
Next airport: Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Munich
Next train station: Heilsbronn

IBG 22 Gaeufelden (Baden-Wurttemberg) 27.07.–16.08. CONS/RENO 15 vols           
Project: In the 1970s three previously independent villages merged to create the community of Gaeufelden. The population is around 9000 inhabitants. On the community ground many dry-stone walls are used as field boundaries and can be seen as a biosphere for particular animals and plants. A dry-stone wall is a wall that is constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. The wall is held up only by the interlocking stones, which must be carefully selected by their shape.
Work: Following the success of last year the municipality invites an international workcamp again to do the dry stone walling. Volunteers will be supervised by a professional, who will teach them the best techniques. Work might be hard sometimes and volunteers should bring old clothes and sturdy boots!
Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a building, used as a youth centre. It includes kitchen, sanitary facilities and is situated in a smaller part of Gaeufelden.
Location: Gaeufelden is a village in the county of Boeblingen and in about 30 km distance to the city of Stuttgart. Hiking trips in the nearby Black Forest are possible as well as excursions to bigger cities. The small size of the village gives the chance to come in close contact to the local inhabitants – volunteers should be looking forward to it.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Gaeufelden.

IBG 23 Bietigheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) 28.07.–17.08. KIDS 16 vols
Projekt: Alle zwei Jahre veranstaltet das Jugendzentrum in Bietigheim in den Sommerferien die Kinderspielstadt „Sun Bibisco“. Etwa 200 Kinder im Alter von 6-12 Jahren spielen von morgens bis abends ihre eigene Stadt nach: wie bei den Erwachsenen auch gibt es Parlament, Baeckerei, Friseurladen, Restaurant, Bank, Feuerwehr und vieles mehr. Die Kinder „arbeiten“ in den Betrieben und verdienen Geld, was sie dann in anderen Betrieben wieder ausgeben koennen.
Arbeit: Das Workcamp wird in der ersten Woche bei den Vorbereitungen zur Spielstadt mithelfen, in der zweiten und dritten Woche bei der Betreuung der Kinder. Jeder Freiwillige wird in einem Betrieb eingesetzt und wird dort den Kindern helfen. Die Arbeitszeit ist von morgens früh bis abends und es wird manchmal anstrengend und laut. Alle Freiwilligen sollten viel Freude an der Arbeit mit Kindern mitbringen. Handwerkliche oder künstlerische Fähigkeiten sind von Vorteil und die Campsprache ist Deutsch.
Ort: Bietigheim-Bissingen ist eine Stadt mit 42.000 Einwohnern, etwa 25 km entfernt von Stuttgart. Es liegt am Fluss Enz und sehenswert sind einige historisch wichtige Bauten.
Unterkunft: Die Unterkunft wird in einem leerstehenden Gebäude neben dem Jugendzentrum sein. Toiletten und Duschen sind vorhanden.
Nächster Bahnhof: Bietigheim
Nächster Flughafen: Stuttgart
Besonderheit: Alle Teilnehmer sollen gut deutsch sprechen können und in einem Motivationsschreiben erklären, warum sie gerne mit Kindern arbeiten. Eigene Ideen und Spiele sind besonders willkommen.

Just for internal information:
Project: Every two years the youth centre of Bietigheim organises a big play scheme for more than 200 children who will set up their own town. In this town there will be an own parliament and institutions like a bakery, a hairdresser, a restaurant, a bank, etc. – all run by children aged 6 – 12 years old. Of course they have their own currency and have to earn their money by „working“ in one of the institutions.
Work: The camp will help to run this big playground. Because of the presence of 200 children work can be quite hard sometimes and lasts longer than just six hours per day. Volunteers must have a keen interest in working with children. It will be an advantage if volunteers have creative or technical skills. Camp language will be German. IBG asks for a motivation letter which shows the interest of the volunteer in the camp and which kind of skills they can offer to enrich the camp.
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in an empty building next to the youth club. Sanitary facilities will be available. 
Next train station: Bietigheim
Next airport: Stuttgart
Requirements: Volunteers must speak German fluently and send a German motivation letter showing their interest in working with children. Volunteers who bring ideas for activities to run with the children are particularly welcome.

IBG 24 Wernstein (Bavaria) 02.08.-23.08.2008 CONS 12 vols
Project: In the village of Wernstein a non-profit charity association invites a workcamp to support their aim which is the improvement and renovation of old and historical buildings of the village. Their work is done on an ecological basis and includes for example renovation of playgrounds or a home for elderly people including a shop selling natural food.
Work: The group will help the members of the association with different renovation works in the village, e.g. the home for elderly people. Depending on the weather the work can be flexibly done in- and outdoors, for instance growing and harvesting in the gardens and fields. Since the association is working on different projects at the moment tasks can vary throughout the workcamp.
Accommodation: The participants’ friendly home for the three weeks will be in a kindergarden where they will have different sleeping rooms, a kitchen, all sanitary facilities and a living room.
Location: Wernstein is a small village integrated in the community of Mainleus with all in all 6715 inhabitants situated in the Bavarian region “Oberfranken”. Not only the sights of nature are impressive, the region is also adorned by many old castles and historical places of interest. Wernstein is situated in a very beautiful rural environment inviting nature lovers to enjoy hiking trips. Interesting towns near to Wernstein are for example Bayreuth and Hof.
Next airport: Dresden, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Muenchen
Next train station: Kulmbach

IBG 25 Rottenburg am Neckar (Baden-Wurttemberg) 10.08.–23.08. Four-Motors-Youth-Project 15 vols       
This project is for volunteers from Catalunya, Lombardia and Rhone-Alpes.
Project: This year´s “Four Motors Youth Project” will take place in the surrounding environment of the old Swabian town of Rottenburg am Neckar. Young people from four different countries come together to meet and exchange. They are invited by different environmental initiatives and the municipality of Rottenburg am Neckar.
Work: The idea for this project evolved from the need to get active in environmental tasks around the town. Three environmental citizen´s initiatives developed tasks that need to be done: Firstly the group will help to clear a hiking path in an old park. Secondly, in a district next to Rottenburg an old dry stone wall – home for reptiles, animals and birds - needs to be cleaned and rebuilt. The third task will be done on a hill next to an old chapel called “Wurmlinger Kapelle”. Bushes need to be cut down to make the meadows available for sheep again.
Accommodation: The volunteers will live together in a pupil´s nursery located in the city centre that contains sleeping dormitories, living room, kitchen and sanitary facilities. Around the house a garden with terrace and a barbecue invite to spend nice evenings. There are a lot of opportunities to get in contact with local youth and population.
Location: The history of Rottenburg am Neckar is dated back to the year 98, when it was founded as a Roman town. It is situated around the river Neckar and is popular for its old carcass houses and architectural style of southern Germany. Rottenburg am Neckar  is surrounded by a diverse landscape with lots of natural habitat like streams, grasslands, meadows with scattered fruit trees, old dry stone walls and forests. But not only the town of Rottenburg am Neckar and the surrounding landscape have a lot to offer. The volunteers can join many cultural events in nearby cities as Tuebingen and Stuttgart.
The project is organised and supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the State of Baden-Wurttemberg.
Next train station: Rottenburg am Neckar
Next airport: Stuttgart

IBG 26 Bernburg (Saxony–Anhaltine) 10.08.–30.08. RENO 11 vols
Project: The municipality of Bernburg invites an international workcamp for the 12th 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.
Work: Working tasks will be on different playgrounds in the town: playground equipment such as swings and roundabouts have to be cleaned and newly painted, new footpaths and steps have to be built, sitting areas constructed, a bike trail should be established and sand in sandpits needs to be cleaned and refilled.    
Accommodation: The first floor of a youth club with all facilities like kitchen, one shower and bathroom. Participants will sleep on sport mats. They will have close contact to the local youth who visit the club regularly.
Location: Bernburg itself is a town with a history of more than 1000 years and is situated in the eastern part of Germany. There is a castle on the top of the valley of the river Saale which can be seen from far away. There are plenty of possibilities for leisure activities such as visiting the town, going to pubs and bars, making excursions to cities like Leipzig or Magdeburg, canoeing on the river, hiking, etc.
Next airport: Leipzig or Berlin
Next train station: Bernburg

IBG 27 Eisenheim (Bavaria) 10.08.–30.08. ENVI 15 vols 
Project: Eisenheim is a small and beautiful Bavarian community containing the two parts Unter- and Obereisenheim with all in all 1300 inhabitants. It is the first time the municipality invites a workcamp for a very special project in the forest around Eisenheim. It is the warmest forest in Bavaria which causes problems for the many winegrowers of the community and is the reason this workcamp will be held.  Work: Due to the fact that in the Middle Ages the forest was only cropped with oaks, the leafy canopy that oaks can provide is not dense enough so that too much sunlight hits the ground. Furthermore the oaks are afflicted by bugs. Solution is that beech trees needs to be planted to enhance diversity. The workcamp group will therefore help to care for the young trees, to cut the older beech trees in the right way and plant new ones in a part of the forest. A very committed forest ranger will be with the group and teach the volunteers why and how to plant beech trees. So in addition to the practical work there will be interesting and informative study parts.
Accommodation: The group will stay in a sports club house in Untereisenheim where they can use the well equipped kitchen and all sanitary facilities. Around the sports club there is a soccer field, a beach volley field and the possibility to play boule to enjoy free time. Due to the size of the village closer contact with the habitants of the village can be guaranteed.
Location: Eisenheim is situated near to the river Main and the city of Wuerzburg and beautifully surrounded by vineyards. Growing vine is the occupation of most inhabitants of the village. The volunteers will get the chance to experience two of the popular wine festivals where they can get to know the wine as well as the culture of the village. Trips to the bigger cities like Schweinfurt and Wuerzburg can be planned. But Eisenheim itself has also interesting sights like the a house designed by the artist F. Hundertwasser on a vineyard and old churches to offer.
Next airport: Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Ryan-Air), Frankfurt-Hahn (Ryan-Air), Munich
Next train station: Seligenstadt, Wurzburg

IBG 28 Schoenau (Baden-Wurttemberg) 12.08.–31.08. ENVI 15 vols
Project: The “Landheim Lessingschule” is an environmental educational centre for the pupils of a school in Heidelberg. The house is beautifully located at the edge of the forest approx. 1,5 km out of Schoenau. About 2,5ha are belonging to the house including a forest, sports ground, a barbecue place and there is a small stream running next to it. Participants can join the opportunity of amazing nature walks in the neighbourhood.
Work: The area around the Landschulheim needs to be cleared of woodland which has been neglected over recent years. This includes removing alien species, cutting trees and bushes or cleaning a small pond. Besides, the two sports grounds need to be taken care of. There will be various tasks to do around the house and you will be sometimes supervised by teachers of the school or work together with pupils.
Accommodation: The Landschulheim offers very comfortable conditions and has sleeping rooms between 4 and 8 beds. 
There is a nice couple taking care of the house and preparing the meals, so you do not have to cook yourselves. You are asked to help in the kitchen by setting and clearing the table and tidying the dining room after meals. You will also experience the traditional German schedule for meals (for example breakfast at 8.00, lunch at 12.00 and dinner at 18.00). So please be ready for this intercultural experience.
Location: Schoenau is a small town approximately 15 km from Heidelberg situated in the Odenwald hills. The present settlement of Schoenau grew up round a monastery, which gives example of historical movements.
The area is very beautiful and nature based and many tourists are visiting this region very year.
Next train station: Heidelberg, Neckarsteinach
Next airports: Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe 

IBG 29 Pluederhausen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 16.08.–04.09. ENVI 15 vols
Project: Following the success of last years the municipality of Pluederhausen has invited a group to undertake environmental work on their grounds: A small stream is running through the territory of Pluederhausen. Usually there is not much water inside, but after rainfall the water surface is raising and neighboured land gets damaged.
Work: Volunteers will help to keep the stream’s water under control and the water level low.  This means the building of “stoppers” and natural steps in the stream and around it, for example with stoned or wooden palisades. Tools used for this are picks and scoops. Effects of the palisades are possibilities for insects and small animals to find a shelter.
Next to the stream a biotope died of the lack of water. After the construction of a new water source it should get back to life. Therefore bushes and trees around have to be cut.
Professional workers will support, instruct and guide the participants at work. Volunteers should be prepared to work in all weathers and work may be hard sometimes.
Accommodation: The group will live in a school. There is a big kitchen included and outside there is a place for barbecuing. The participants can use the gym hall where they find showers. Beds are provided.
Location: Pluederhausen is a small town with approximately 9.500 inhabitants. It is situated approximately 50 km northwest of Stuttgart. The workcamp will have the chance to experience a nature park by hiking or enjoy swimming in the lake. More sporting activities like beach volleyball, tennis or miniature golf will be organised by the municipality. There are also a few bigger cities to visit like Stuttgart or Heilbronn.
Some workcamps haven already taken place in the town so the locals are experienced in hosting workcamps and are looking forward to welcome you. As the projects are organised very carefully and might be hard in parts, all participants should be very motivated. 
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Pluederhausen

IBG 30 Marbach (Baden-Wurttemberg) 17.08.–06.09. KIDS 10 vols
Projekt: Das Jugend-Kultur-Haus „planet-x“ in Marbach am Neckar veranstaltet  in den Sommerferien ein innovatives Kinderferienprogramm mit dem Namen „Verfluchte Ferien!“
Zwei Wochen lang werden 120 -150 Kinder zwischen sechs bis zwölf Jahren tägliche Mitmach-Abenteuer in einem traurigen Königreich erleben. In der ersten Woche werden das große Spielgelände und das gesamte Jugendhaus vorbereitet und gestaltet. In der zweiten und dritten Woche werden montags bis freitags die Kinder in verschiedenen Workshops und Mitmachbereichen betreut.
Arbeit: Die Volunteers werden die Kinder betreuen und verschiedene Workshops anbieten – dazu sind schauspielerische, kreative oder handwerkliche Fähigkeiten gesucht. Die Arbeitszeit ist von Montag bis Freitag von morgens bis in den späten Nachmittag.
Unterkunft: Die Unterbringung erfolgt privat in Familien oder die Gruppe wird gemeinsam in einem Gebäude untergebracht werden.
Ort: Marbach ist als pittoresker Geburtsort des Dichters Friedrich Schiller weltberühmt, Standort des Deutschen Literaturarchivs der Moderne und des Schillernationalmuseums. Die historische Altstadt liegt im wunderschönen Neckartal circa 20 Kilometer nördlich von Stuttgart.
Nächster Flughafen: Stuttgart
Nächster Bahnhof: Marbach am Neckar
Besonderheit: Alle Teilnehmer sollen deutsch sprechen können und in einem Motivationsschreiben ihr Interesse an der Arbeit mit Kindern aufzeigen. Kreative Ideen und Spiele sind willkommen!

Just for internal information:
Project: The youth club in Marbach organises a play scheme for children during the summer holidays. Different workshops and activities will be offered for 150 children between 6 and 12 years of age.
Work: Volunteers will take care of the children during the play scheme and they will offer own workshops and activities – this means volunteers should bring creative and handcrafting skills. Working hours will be Mon to Fri, start in the morning till late the afternoon.
Accommodation: The accommodation will either be home stays in families in town or the group will be accommodated all together in a building of the community. Information need to be confirmed. 
Location: Marbach is known as the birth place of the classical poet Friedrich Schiller. The Schiller National Museum and the German Literature Archive are popular destinations. The town has a picturesque centre with several churches and many historical houses. 
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Marbach am Neckar
Requirements: Volunteers are asked to send a German motivation letter showing their interest in working with kids.

IBG 31 Hohenems (Austria) 09.08.- 24.08. ENVI 12 vols       
Project: This project takes place in cooperation with the Austrian municipality of Hohenems. It is the first time the city invites an international workcamp - especially nature and mountain lovers - to help with forestry works in the mountainous region around Hohenems. 
Work: The workcamp group helps the rangers of the municipality with different forestry and agricultural tasks, for example constructing a hiking trail, cutting trees and burning wood, collecting stones from the Alpes... The volunteers must be prepared to work on steep grounds and in high altitudes. Each volunteer has to bring sturdy boots!
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in a typical cosy, simple mountain cabin provided by the “Alpes Association”. In this isolated but idyllic location the workcamp group will have a large sleeping room heated by a wood stove as well as a large kitchen including a dining room. All sanitary facilities are provided. The cabin is situated on the mountain above Hohenems with a fantastic view over the surrounding nature and the Lake Constance. Working tasks will be done in the area around the accommodation.
Location: The beautiful city of Hohenems is located in the Austrian province called “Vorarlberg”. It lies close to the Lake Constance which connects Austria with the countries Switzerland and Germany. The city is surrounded by mountains and provides a lot of different activities in the nature like hiking and climbing. Besides, the region offers many cultural events and sights for example different cities and the beautiful Constance Lake…
Next airport: Stuttgart, Munich
Next train station: Hohenems
Special requirements: Attention to volunteers who need visa: This workcamp will take place in Austria so IBG cannot provide any visa.

IBG 32 Haiterbach (Baden-Wurttemberg) 18.08.–30.08. CONS 15 vols
Project: For the first time the municipality of Haiterbach invites an international workcamp to help with the construction of a leisure park. This park should become a meeting place for local youth, children and adults. The idea is to set up a bike trail, a playground and a beach volleyball-court.
Work: Volunteers will help to set up parts of the leisure park. This means for example to help with the construction of the play scheme or the beach volleyball-court. According to the needs there are different tasks to do and volunteers will be supervised by professionals. Work might be hard sometimes and will be outside, so volunteers should be prepared to work in all weathers.
Location: Haiterbach is a town with about 5.800 inhabitants consisting of five districts. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest, 20 km northeast of Freudenstadt and 30 km west of Tuebingen.  About 1000 years ago it was firstly mentioned and historical traces can be found in the town.
The Black Forest is a famous wooded mountain range. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1.490 meters. There are numerous paths suitable for day walks.
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in a newly renovated historical building called “Zehntscheuer”. In the Middle Ages it was used by farmers for storing corns and crops. After a recent renovation this historic building was transformed into a modern community house including a big courtyard used for cultural events and rooms for a kindergarten and different activities for young and old people.
Kitchen and sanitary facilities are available. Mats will be provided as well, but volunteers should bring sleeping bags. The accommodation is situated in the middle of the town, so volunteers will have the chance to get in close contact to the neighbours and probably there are cultural events in the courtyard.
Next train station: Nagold
Next airport: Stuttgart

IBG 33 Sindelfingen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 23.08.–06.09. DISA 6 vols
Only for volunteers experienced and interested in work with disabled people!
Project: The local host is a charity organization taking care of mentally and physically disabled persons who live in families.  For the fourth time they offer two weeks of holidays for the disabled and the workcamp will help to run it. It will take place in and around a house in the forest and there will be lots of different workshops and excursions during the daytime. The disabled will be picked up in the morning at 9.00h and be brought home in the evening at 17.00h.
Work: Volunteers and disabled people will spend their time together to be creative, have fun, do handicrafts, go on excursions, playing games, do sports,.... In total, there will be around 20 disabled and non-disabled children, youth and adults, which will be divided into groups according to the needs and abilities (the group with severely handicapped will for example be offered quieter activities).
An introduction seminar for all volunteers will take place on the first Sunday to explain the rules, responsibilities and tasks.
Local volunteers will work together with the workcamp and they will have lunch altogether. The weekends will be free and you can either spend leisure time in the families you live together with or with the group.
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in families, which means an experience of “real German culture”. 
Location: Sindelfingen has about 60.000 residents and is about 15km south west of Stuttgart. It has an economy growing mostly by the automobile industry and the weaving industry. Nice excursions in the Black Forest for nice hiking tours are possible as well as sightseeing trips to cities like Stuttgart or Heidelberg.
Next airport: Stuttgart
Next train station: Sindelfingen – Goldberg
Requirements: Camp language will be German and English! Please add a motivation letter to show your interest and experience in working with disabled people (What kind of experience do you have? Do you have experiences in taking care of disabled persons including sanitary aspects?). 

IBG 34 Wangen (Baden-Wurttemberg) 23.08.–06.09. KIDS 12 vols                 
Projekt: Zum ersten Mal lädt die Stadt Wangen ein Workcamp ein, das bei den örtlichen Ferienspielen für Kinder der Stadt helfen soll. Im Laufe von zwei Wochen finden die Spielstadt „Mini-Wangen“ (25.-30.08.) gefolgt von dem Festival „Mittelalter anno 1408“ (01.-05.09) statt. Eingeladen sind Kinder im Alter von 7-10 Jahren. Ungefähr 120 Kinder werden zu diesen Aktivitäten erwartet.
Arbeit: Die Teilnehmer des Workcamps helfen dabei, die Kinder bei verschiedenen Aktivitäten der Feste zu unterstützen – in den Bereichen Sport, Spiel und Handwerk. Die Freiwilligen arbeiten gemeinsam mit lokalen Betreuern zusammen, um das Programm innerhalb und im Außenbereich des Jugendhauses und in der Stadt zu beaufsichtigen. Das Programm der Feste läuft täglich von 8 Uhr bis 15 Uhr. Die Freiwilligen müssen mit langen Arbeitstagen rechnen, die aber sehr lohnend und spannend gestaltet sind. Die Aufgabenbereiche sind abwechslungsreich und jeden Tag verschieden.
Unterkunft: Die Gruppe lebt in einem  gut ausgestatteten Selbstversorgerhaus (Küche und Sanitäranlagen sind vorhanden) auf dem Grundstück des „Franziskanerkloesterles“ – einem kleinen, schönen Kloster nahe des Stadtzentrums. Zu dem Kloster gehört ein großer Garten, in dem man sich nach den aufregenden Arbeitsstunden in Ruhe entspannen kann. Die Mönche wohnen im Kloster neben dem Selbstversorgerhaus und freuen sich darauf, ihren Lebensstil und –alltag vorzustellen und zu teilen. 
Umgebung: Wangen ist eine schöne, alte Stadt in der Region, die sich „Allgaeu“ nennt. Sie liegt nahe der Alpen und der Länder Schweiz und Österreich. Die Umgebung ist vielseitig und lädt zu vielen Naturerlebnissen (zum Beispiel Bodensee und Alpen) ein. Doch auch die Stadt Wangen selbst hat mit seinen Fachwerkhäusern und der langen Geschichte, die bis ins Jahr 815 zurückgeht, viel an Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten zu bieten.
Nächster Flughafen: Stuttgart, Munchen
Nächster Bahnhof: Wangen
Besonderheit: Alle Freiwilligen sollen Deutschkenntnisse mitbringen und ein Motivationsschreiben schicken über ihr Interesse an der Arbeit mit Kindern.

Just for internal information:

Project: It is the first time that the municipality of Wangen invites a workcamp to help out at the local summer festivals for children. In the course of two weeks a play scheme called “Mini-Wangen” (25.-30.08.) followed by a “medieval festival in the year 1408” (1.-5.09.) will take place in the city. Children at the age of 7-10 years are invited to participate. Around 120 children are expected to attend the activities.
Work: The participants of the workcamp will help and support to take care of the kids at several different activities at both festivals. The volunteers will support the staff in supervising a set programme of indoor and outdoor activities such as sports, games and crafts. They are generally helping the children enjoy their summer holiday. The activities of the festivals are running from 8 am until 3 pm each day so the group should be prepared to work long hours, but it is very rewarding. Working tasks will be different due to the topics of the festivals.
Accommodation: The group will stay in a beautiful and well equipped self-catering house belonging to the “Franziskanerklösterle” (little monastery) close to the city centre. Around the house there is a big garden belonging to the monastery. In the monastery itself there are monks living separately but there is always the chance to get in contact and to get to know each others lifestyle. All sanitary facilities and kitchen are available.
Location: Wangen is a beautiful city situated in the southern german region called “Allgau”, close to the borders of Austria and Switzerland. The region lies close to the Alpes and therefore provided with a diverse nature of mountains, meadows, waterfalls and the like. There is a lot to discover in terms of history and nature. Old castles, mountain trails, the Lake Constance. But also Wangen itself has much to offer. The history of the city dates back to the year 815. The charm of Wangen lies within its historical buildings and southern german architectural style.
Next airport: Munich, Stuttgart.
Next train station: Wangen.
Special requirements: Camp language is german. German motivation letter is required.

IBG 35 Kappelrodeck (Baden-Wurttemberg) 24.08.–06.09. ENVI 10 vols
Project: In the town of Kappelrodeck the inhabitants can relax in the beautiful spa garden including a pond, nice foot paths, a children’s playground and lots of benches inviting to take a rest and observe the nature’s life around. The municipality of Kappelrodeck invites an international workcamp to help with the maintenance and renewing of this park.
Work: According to plans of a landscape architect there are different tasks to undertake in the park: new footpaths have to get installed, old footpaths have to be cleared, alien species have to be removed, trees and bushes have to be cut, new trees have to get planted, dry stone walls have to get surveyed and reconstructed and different tasks more.
If the groups work faster than expected, putting a fence around a sports ground will be another task.
Accommodation: will be in a school in the village of Waldulm, a part of Kappelrodeck. Two sleeping rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided.
Location: Kappelrodeck is a small community situated in the popular “Black Forest” and has around 5700 inhabitants in total. The region attracts many tourists who find recreation in the beautiful landscapes. Besides, the area is famous for its delicious red wine. Hiking in the nearby nature as well as excursions to cities like Strasbourg or Stuttgart are possible.
Next airport: Strasbourg (France), Karlsruhe
Next train station: Kappelrodeck

IBG 36  Buchen     (Baden-Wurrtemberg)                      31.08.-10.09.        CONS        7 vols
Project: It is the second time the town of Buchen invites an international workcamp. After the success of the last year the group will work on a special UNESCO cultural heritage in the region around Buchen. On request of the nature park association the workcamp´s task is to rebuild the foundation walls of an old Roman watchtower belonging to the “Limes” (=a border defence of Ancient Rome).
Work: The group will work on the rebuilding of a stone wall of the watchtower. In detail that means stones have to be arranged, concrete has to be mixed before setting the wall back in place. The working place is located in the middle of the forest. The group will be supported by professional workers of the building yard department of Buchen.
Accommodation: The participants will stay on a family campsite area called “Eckbuckel” which was rearranged by the workcamp last year. This campsite lies idyllic and isolated outside of Buchen in a cosy village – surrounded by meadows and forests. Beside the cabins that are used as sleeping rooms a separate building with a kitchen and sanitary facilities is available. There is also a place for barbecuing. For more leisure activities the participants are free to use the big sports ground as well as ping-pong tables at the centre. Around 2 km lays a private lake for swimming…
Location: Buchen is a small town located in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg in the forest “Odenwald” with around 18900 inhabitants. Volunteers can enjoy the landscape by hiking or experience the wonders of a stalactite cave. In Buchen you can also find a forest swimming pool and more opportunities for sporting activities. Bigger cities like Stuttgart or Heilbronn are also worth visiting.
Next airport:           Stuttgart
Next train station:     Buchen

IBG 37 Kehl (Baden–Wurttemberg) 08.09.–26.09. ENVI 10 vols
Project: For the sixth time the municipality of Kehl asks an international group to help with environmental protection in their town: There is a small river running through Kehl. In former times the river was redirected to run in concrete tunnels and it was biologically dead. The municipality has removed all the concrete, allowing the small river to flow through the town once again. There are now many plants and animals living in and by the river. However, since the river is in the middle of the town, rubbish and grass must be cleared from the banks regularly to prevent flooding in the town.
Work: Volunteers will clear the banks of the river and cut the grass and bushes. They will work with machines and it may be physically hard and muddy. This is a good project to learn about nature prevention and conservation.
Accommodation: The group will live in a youth centre close to the river where all facilities are provided. There is a big kitchen and different rooms to stay and spend time in. Outside you can find a place for barbecuing, a lake and trick fountains to enjoy. The area around the youth centre is rather spacious and provides many activities and things to experience. Volunteers should be prepared and open to get in contact with the local youth since they are their hosts and neighbours throughout the workcamp!
Location: Kehl is a medium sized town at the boards of the river Rhine facing the French-German border. The Alsatian town of Strasbourg is situated on the other side of the river Rhine. It will be interesting to visit the beautiful town of Strasbourg, crossing the border to France. The youth centre is only a five minutes walk from the inner city of Kehl. Other interesting sightings can be the Black Forest and the nature of the southern area in general.
Next airport: Strasbourg (10km), Frankfurt (150km)
Next train station: Kehl

IBG 38 Willstaett (Baden-Wurttemberg) 27.09.–11.10. ENVI 15 vols
Project: For the first time the municipality of Willstaett invites a workcamp to help with the arrangement of biotopes which are situated in the surrounding of the town.
Work: The workcamp group will create new biotopes as well as cultivate already existing biotopes. They will work with different kinds of tools. The work can be physically demanding – especially in any kind of weather. Volunteers should be prepared to work hard and bring waterproof and warm clothes as well as sturdy boots/shoes.
Accommodation: The group will stay in a building of the fire department where they will have one sleeping rooms, a living room with couches and games, all sanitary facilities and a kitchen. The house is situated next to the building yard department from where the group will leave to the biotopes each morning together with the professionals with whom they will work during the weeks.
Location: The community of Willstaett contains several villages with all in all around 9000 inhabitants. It is situated in the beautiful southern part of Germany close to the border to France. It is characterised by its beautiful architectural style of carcass houses. There is also a lot to see and discover in the landscape close to the black forest with its spectacular sights (waterfalls, castles…). Close bigger cities like Freiburg or Strasbourg offer a wide range of cultural events.
Next airport: Strasbourg, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Ryan-Air), Stuttgart.