Let’s start a Volunteer-Camp Archive

CODE: DE-SCI 1.5

Work:

The practical work of this Volunteer & Study Camp builds on the efforts of previous international volunteer camps and supports the work of the memorial, for example by cleaning information boards and memorials or carrying out gardening work on the grounds.

The building currently used to accommodate the volunteer camp will be converted into a seminar house in the future. The main task will be to begin sorting materials that will no longer be needed and to collect items that will become part of a Volunteer Camp archive. Overall, the programme will combine manual work with educational study sessions.

Accommodation and food

The volunteers will stay at the memorial site. You’ll sleep in a building on bunk- or field beds or in tents, so please bring a sleeping bag and sleeping mat. There are showers, toilets, a kitchen, a common room and WiFi available.

The building in which you will stay was used for administration during the concentration camp time. Soon, it will be renovated and converted into accommodation for visitor groups. About the food: All the meals will be prepared by the group. The cooking will be shared among participants by alternating small groups.

Location and leisure

Aprox. 30km from Hamburg. The Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial is located on the outskirts of Hamburg. The city center can be reached in an hour by public transport. Excursions to Hamburg are possible. Hamburg has 1.8 million inhabitants and the largest port in Germany. The city offers more than 60 theaters, 100 clubs and over 60 museums. The North Sea and Baltic Sea are approx. 100-150 km away.

At the memorial site, the volunteers can use the facilities of the museum, library etc. At the site of the volunteer camp, we will have camp fires, watch movies or play games. You are given simple bicycles to discover the surroundings.

The group will also visit the city of Hamburg and maybe some other places around Hamburg like the Baltic Sea.
It might be possible to meet with another SCI-Volunteer-Camp that might take place at the same time.

Requirements: Good English skills and interest for the topic are necessary.