Sustainable - inclusive - integrative - diverse and colourful - an intact environment, a strong social community and solid economic structures should ensure that future generations will also find a world worth living in Lamspringe. The municipality is a recognised globally sustainable community and has been awarded the title of Fairtrade Town for its promotion of fair trade. The 17 sustainability goals of Agenda 2030 are to be implemented here in many individual steps. Encounters, intercultural learning, international understanding and integration are important components of everyday life. People from over 18 countries are living peacefully together in this small town of around 6,000 inhabitants. Your camp will help to create a sustainability trail in the monastery park. Some of the 17 sustainability goals will be explained on information boards so that everyone can see them. Together with local young people and the community work coordinator, you will design and set up the boards. You will also be helping to set up an international garden in the monastery park. The third project in which you can lend a hand is the reconstruction of the educational vegetable garden on the grounds of the primary school.
Accomodation and food
You are sleeping on thick air beds in two classrooms in the primary school. School kitchen, recreation room, outdoor area with barbecue, showers in the neighbouring public swimming pool.
You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.
Location and leisure
Monastery park with basketball court, boules court and mini golf course. Public swimming pool with giant slide. Youth room with table tennis, pool table, table football, darts and board games, video and DVD. There is an extensive network of cycling and hiking trails in the surrounding area through a marvellous natural landscape. The youth organisation “Netzwerk Jugend” has an internet room and is planning a number of events for the summer, such as a party in the monastery's Kreuzkeller. At the weekend, a trip to Bad Gandersheim (park of the State Garden Show), Alfeld (UNESCO World Heritage Site Faguswerk) or to the UNESCO World Heritage City of Hildesheim is well worthwhile.
Project hosted by
- Gemeinde Lamspringe
- 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
transfer from the railway station in Alfeld to the accommodation at 16:11 and 18:11.
Additional comments
Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: Together for sustainability and diversity - Future project Lamspringe