Spring cleaning close to Baltic Sea

CODE: ijgd 16036

Work

Volunteers will help prepare the children and youth camping site for the summer season. Tasks include:

Repairing or rebuilding playgrounds and sports fields
Maintaining barbecue and campfire areas
Painting and basic cleaning work
Gardening and earthwork
Repairing bicycles
Equipping tents with beds, mattresses, lamps, etc.
Work schedule:

Week 1: Tuesday 14 April to Friday 17 April
Week 2: Monday 20 April to Friday 25 April
Working hours: 9:00–16:00, including lunch break.
Accommodation is on-site, so no commute is needed.

Accomodation and food
Stay in 4-bed rooms in the main building of the campsite, a few metres from the beach.
Fully catered Monday–Friday (vegan, halal, kosher not possible).
Self-catering on weekends and public holidays; money for groceries will be provided.
Please mention any intolerances during registration.

Location and leisure

The campsite is located directly next to the Baltic Sea beach. Although April is too cold for swimming, bicycles are available for rides along the coast.

Available free-time facilities include: Football pitches, beach volleyball, beach football, beach handball courts, street basketball court, large bouncy castle, zip-line, table tennis, giant outdoor chess, team room and campfire area, weekend trips to Hamburg (100 km) or Lübeck (50 km) are recommended.

Campsite info:

Website: braunschweig.de/zeltplatz-lenste
Short film available on the same site (in German)

Project hosted by
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 & time: Accommodation site - Sunday 12 April, 3:00–8:00 p.m.
From Hamburg Airport → S-Bahn S1 to Hamburg Hbf (24 min, runs every 10 min).
From Hamburg Hbf → Train RE8 to Lübeck Hbf (46 min, runs at 11:06, 13:06, 15:06, 17:06).
From Lübeck Hbf → Train RB85 to Neustadt (Holst) (38 min).
From Neustadt Bahnhof/ZOB → Bus 550 towards “Grube (Holst) Friedhof”.
Get off at Grömitz Lensterstrand Zwergenweg (32 min).
Walk 350 m straight to the accommodation on the left.
More info: bahn.com (train), nah.sh/en (bus).

Additional comments
Interest in working in the nature!
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.

Nearest transport hubs
International airport: Hamburg
Nearest train/bus terminal: Hamburg Hbf → Lübeck Hbf → Neustadt (Holstein) → Grömitz Lensterstrand Zwergenweg