From Forced Labor to a Sustainable Future: A Walk through the History and Present of Exploitation

CODE: ijgd 26345ESC

Work:

How do we want to live together in the future? In an increasingly complex world, democracy is the foundation for freedom, mutual respect, and genuine participation. Our camp invites you to reflect on these issues together with young people from different countries and to exchange ideas in workshops. We have also planned an excursion. You will visit the Adlerwerke historical site in Frankfurt: this place commemorates forced labor in Frankfurt am Main during the Nazi era and the “Katzbach” concentration camp, which was located at the Adlerwerke from August 1944 onwards. Due to current political developments, it is important to us to visit this memorial site with you as a place of exploitation.
The second excursion will be to. In addition to the intensive exchange and excursions, there will be plenty of time during the weekend to go on trips or explore Frankfurt in the evenings during the week.

This project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps of the European Commission.

Accomodation and food

Self-catering house of the Naturefriends in Egelsbach, in the middle of nature with very good S-Bahn connections
You cook together. You will be provided with money for shopping. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Location and leisure

Camp location: Egelsbach, Hesse; Frankfurt 20 km, Heidelberg 70 km
You'll be staying in the beautiful countryside in Egelsbach in the “Naturfreundehaus”, yet just outside the metropolis of Frankfurt. Egelsbach is very well connected to Frankfurt by S-Bahn. Frankfurt has a lot to offer, culture, going out, shopping, events. You can visit other cities such as Heidelberg and Cologne. In Langen there is a beautiful natural outdoor pool where you can chill out and swim.

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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.
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Directions to meeting point

Meeting point and time: Directly at the accommodation at the latest 18h
From Frankfurt Airport Regional Train station (IMPORTANT! Please don´t use Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof) please take any train in the direction of Frankfurt Main station. Change there in into the S6 in the direction of “Darmstadt” and get off in “Egelsbach”. From there you will be able to walk.

Additional comments

Active participation in the workshops is required. This is an ESC project, more precisely a volunteering team, which is supported by the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Commission. There are some significant financial and administrative differences compared to the usual workcamp: PLEASE NOTE: 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 be reimbursed your pocket money (7€/day) for common leisure activities as well as travel expenses. The maximum amount of financial support for your travel expenses depends on the distance traveled and the presentation of original tickets. - Volunteers must complete a participation report, which is submitted online via the ESC portal.
This project is funded by the European Solidarity Corps of the European Commission