Teen Camp List

Below is the list of 2009 TEEN projects that are offered to volunteers under age 18 sorted by country first and then in date order.

Please note that these projects are current as of March 17th, 2009 and will not be updated. Projects fill up fast, therefore to get the most recent list of teen projects available please search the Open Projects Directory for project type "TEEN".

If you are under age 18, the VFP registration fee is $500 or more per project, not the standard $300 as listed elsewhere on our website. The cost of each project always appears in the project header.

If you are not familiar with how to read the project descriptions, you can find a guide here.

Other Teen Voluntary Service Opportunties is a reference list of other internationally oriented voluntary service placement organizations for teenagers.

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Belgium

Belgium BelCb06-09  Domaine provincial Chevetogne  10-Jul-09  to  24-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
We will organize two pre-camp orientations, one in July and one in August. Participation to the pre-camp is compulsory and free. It is already included in the camp duration. Therefore, meeting point is the same for our camps CBB03, 04, 05 and 06 ; and for CBB07, 08 and  09. We will cover the travel cost from the pre-camp to the camp place.

The project:
Le Domaine provincial de Chevetogne is a big centre for environmental education and social tourism. Pupils from primary and secondary schools come there to participate in activities that focus on discovering the nature and rural way of life. During the summer, many kids and families make a one-day excursion to the Domain or stay there for holidays.
The philosophy of the place could be summed up in one sentence: "when one learns to respect the biodiversity in the nature, one also learns to respect the human diversity". Workers from Le Domaine de Chevetogne hope to share their passion for the environment with international volunteers.

Work:
Volunteers will assist to the construction of a footpath: they will clean the surroundings, put together wooden parts (small bridges and a palisade) and will also build a shelter from which it will be possible to observe birds.
ATTENTION: work might be sometimes long and difficult. Volunteers will spend the whole day outdoors.

Accommodation:
In a cottage with two dormitories, beds, kitchen and bathroom with hot shower.

Food:
Breakfast will be provided in the cottage and lunch as an outside picnic. Volunteers can decide whether they prefer to prepare their evening meals in the cottage or to eat in the restaurant of the Domain.

Location:
Le Domaine de Chevetogne is located in deep countryside. By choosing this workcamp, the volunteer decides to live in the nature. All around, there are fields, woods and small villages. Wild animals (deer, foxes or wild pigs) are very close.
As the domain is also a tourist centre, there are plenty of opportunities for entertainment: outdoor swimming pool, football fields, minigolf, and tennis or basketball playgrounds…
During the weekend, it will be possible to organise cultural visits and to travel to the biggest Belgian cities. The town of Ciney is 10 kilometres away from the Domain of Chevetogne. From there, it is very easy to reach bigger urban centres such as Namur (25 km), Brussels (80 km) or Liège (90 km).

Specific information:
There will be no Internet access during the camp.

Fee:
150 € of participation fee; leisure time activities are covered.(about $190 USD)

Camp language:
English and French

Belgium BelCb07-09  Commune de Esneux  31-Jul-09  to  16-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
THIS PROJECT STILL NEEDS TO BE CONFIRMED!

We will organize two pre-camp orientations, one in July and one in August. Participation to the pre-camp is compulsory and free. It is already included in the camp duration. Therefore, meeting point is the same for our camps CBB03, 04, 05 and 06 ; and for CBB07, 08 and  09. We will cover the travel cost from the pre-camp to the camp place.

The project:
Esneux and its surroundings form a superb area that only few people know it. In order to promote their locality, the councillors decided to organise an international workcamp. Each summer, they accommodate a group of young people with the aim of getting them involved in the heritage protection and in the local life. Thus, by taking an active part in the development of the municipality, the volunteers learn to appreciate it. As they come from distant countries and speak different languages, they also bring a little international spirit to the inhabitants. It is particularly appreciated since people from Esneux value creating cross-border partnerships (the commune is twinned with towns in Poland, Germany or France).

Work:
Volunteers will renovate an old limekiln, help to reconsolidate walls and clean the surroundings; which includes stonework, clearing the ground or cutting branches.

Accommodation:
Volunteers will be lodged in a big room inside the cultural centre. They will have to bring their own mattresses. Hot shower will be available in the sport centre, 500 m from the dormitory.

Food:
Self-catering

Location:
Esneux is known mainly for its river: the Ourthe, one of the most beautiful rivers in the Walloon Region. It crosses many hamlets and passes through woods before flowing in the small town. The town is actually built on both its banks. The small bridge which connects them is almost considered to be the village main square. Since the 19th century, the enchanting and marvellous sites have been attracting holiday makers and tourists. The place, very green, proves to be ideal for the walks and wandering. At the same time, Esneux has all the urban conveniences. Moreover, as usual in Belgium, the town is not far away from Liège, the third largest town in Belgium. Website (in French): http://www.esneux.be

Specific information:
Volunteers must be able to ride a bike as most of the journeys will be done by bicyle. They will be asked a 25 € guarantee fee for the loan of the bike. They will receive this amount back at the end of the workcamp if they return the bike back in its initial state.

Meeting point:
Marche-en-Famenne train station, on Friday 31st July between 4.30 and 5.30 pm. Volunteers will go to Esneux together on Saturday.

Fee:
150 € of participation fee; leisure time activities are covered.

Camp language:
English and French

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria BulByc01-09  Mezek, Svilengrad  07-Jun-09  to  20-Jun-09  ARCH/TEEN/MANU  10 V. Ages  16+ Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $515.00

The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD!

The MEZEK volunteer work camp

(http://www.bhfieldschool.org/bh2007.mezvw.html) is to support the Svilengrad municipality’s program for management of local cultural heritage involving both professionals and volunteers. Our team selected the village of Mezek as a starting point for cooperation with that municipality, based on high concentration of archaeological sites, nice landscape and available opportunities for full–board accommodation of participants. The work in creation/improvement of tourist facilities of Thracian tombs (fifth–fourth century BC) and Neutezikon fortress (twelfth–fourteenth century AD) in the mornings will be followed by workshops and lectures in the area of Thracian, Roman and Medieval (Bulgarian and Byzantine) archeology and history in the afternoons.

Excursions to the ancient Bulgarian town of Plovdiv, Mezek wine cellar and Roman villa Armira will be organized for all workcamp participants. All vols interested in Archaeology and Cultural heritage preservation are welcome. No previous experience required.

WORK: app. 5–6 hours per day but weekends. Manual work related to maintenance of the medieval fortress and Thracian tombs in the area of Mezek through painting, putting signs, removing grass and plants, cleaning and editing English texts.

ACCOMMODATION: In rooms with two, three and four beds in a nice forest chalet near the fortress of Neutezikon. The chalet has a washing machine available for self–service and TV (in the dining hall). Access to internet is available in Svilengrad internet cafes and hotels. Three meals per day will be served in the chalet dining hall or outdoors. Requests for vegetarian food are accepted! Participants are not expected to bring any additional equipment or sleeping bags, but towels.

LANGUAGE: English

LOCATION: The village of Mezek, Bulgaria is 12 km away from the border town of Svilengrad – from there all participants will be given a lift to Mezek in the evening of June the 7th, 2009. Svilengrad may be easily reached by both bus and train from Sofia (BG), Istanbul (TR) and Alexandroupoli, Greece (180 km). A pick–up transfer to Mezek may be arranged from Sofia airport upon request.

TERMINALS: Sofia, Bulgaria (280 km), Istanbul, Turkey (250 km) and Alexandroupoli, Greece (180 km).

SPECIAL REMARKS: hard physical work in the opened air (summers here are hot).

PARTICIPATION FEE: 399 EUR – participation fee  payable upon arrival covering full–board accommodation, excursions/sightseeing tours/entrance fees, participation in workshops, medical insurance and administrative costs.

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Canada

Canada CanCj29-09  Sainte-Thérèse II ~ Sainte-Thérèse  01-Aug-09  to  14-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  12 V. Ages  16-17 Fee:$500.00
SPECIAL REMARK: FRENCH SPEAKING CAMP FOR TEENAGERS (16-17 y.o.). MOTIVATION LETTER REQUIRED.

LOCAL ORGANIZATION: City of Sainte-Thérèse
More than 10 years ago, the municipality and groups of Chantiers jeunesse began the transformation of an abandoned site into a new green space right in the centre of town, located some 30 km north of Montréal. The site, known as the "Pit à Charron" (the Charron's Pit) is a former quarry and was for many years a garbage dump! The groups toiled away to clean cleaning the site and begin a landscaping job. We are, as a result, a long way from the first two phases when 800 tires were found and the first paths and trails were built! This site is now a nature park well known by the whole community. Participants have helped with the installation of windmills used to filter the water of the ponds. One of these ponds has, by the way, been named after Chantiers jeunesse to honour the groups! Welcome to the "Jardin des Sources" (Springs Garden)!

WORK
Two groups will follow one another this summer, in July and August to improve the accessibility of the site for the citizen and to bring out the ecological and natural character of the site. Moreover, you will get the chance to work with youths from the Ste-Thérèse Youth Club. Here is the challenge that awaits you in this bird's paradise:
* To widen and solidify the paths around the lakes;
* To clear some areas of the undergrowth in the park;
* To plant trees and shrubs to diminish erosion;
* To build park furniture (tables, benches, etc.) and to repair the wooden stairs near the lakes.
Work will be divided among the two phases (July and August) according to the workcamp's progress.

ACCOMMODATION: In the student residences of the College of Sainte-Thérèse.

LOCATION: Sainte-Thérèse is located 30 km north of Montréal.

TERMINAL: Montréal-Trudeau Airport

SPECIAL REMARK: FRENCH SPEAKING CAMP FOR TEENAGERS (16-17 y.o.). MOTIVATION LETTER REQUIRED.

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Estonia

Estonia EstYesT01-09  RISTITEE FARM ~ HIIUMAA TALLINN  12-Jul-09  to  24-Jul-09  TEEN/STUDY  30 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
Project: An international language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language programs Satellite” and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contact with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into the modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a good chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience the local life staying in the local host families. This camp is organized particularly for those youngsters, who does not speak English but other languages, therefore the languages of this camp are French, German and Spanish.

Program: Camp program includes visits to museums and sightseeing of the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions to protect peace and environment, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers there will be 8 international volunteers + members of the school staff. The camp activities will be run partly separately in the language groups (French, German and Spanish) and partly together.

Accommodation:In the apartments of host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in the host families, lunches – all together in the city.

Location: Camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal: Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by host families at the point of arrival is possible upon request.

Special requirements:We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. Relatively good knowledge of spoken French or German or Spanish is required in this camp. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee:Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 180 Euro (about $230 USD), which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT02-09  KOPU  ~   VILJANDI  13-Jul-09  to  26-Jul-09  MANUAL/TEEN  26 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $113.00
Project: Kopu village is a centre of Community of Kopu, one of the smallest in Estonia with total population of around one thousand people. International workcamps have been taken place there since 2001. During past summers volunteers helped to build sport facilities for local school, cleaned up the school park, and did some renovation jobs at the old graveyard. Besides practical help, the volunteers made a significant impact on community life bringing new dynamics, intercultural exchange and international contacts to local youth. Inspired by the years of experience Kopu Community authorities decided to continue hosting international camps and invite international volunteers this summer again. This year international camp will be combined with the national teenage work- and leisure camp taking place in Kopu at the same time.

Work:Kopu School occupies old German manor house and it is surrounded by the large park. There will be various jobs in the school park and around the school building. The work is mainly clearing and tidying up of the park as well as other objects of local importance of the community. One of possible works is preparing woods for the school heating in winter period. Work will be mostly outdoors. Volunteers will be working along side with local youngsters of the national camp. The work will last only 4 hours a day from 9 to till lunch. After lunch there will be various activities together with local youngsters and free time for the group own activities. The age of local young people is 12-18.

Accommodation:In the Kopu school sport facilities. Vounteers will sleep on the mattresses. Mattresses are provided, but please bring your sleeping bags. Toilets and showers are available. Meals will be prepared by kitchen staff and served in the school cantine. There is WiFi connection in the house.

Location:Kopu village lies about 20 km to the west from Viljandi, an administrative centre of the county with population of 22 000 people. Distance from Tallinn is 180 km. The area is very beautiful - hilly with many small lakes and rivers and a lot of forest with wild nature. Here begins Soomaa National Park – a very popular place for hikes and canoe trips. More information on www.visitestonia.com, www.viljandi.ee, www.soomaa.ee

Terminal: Airport, harbor, bus & train stations in Tallinn; bus to Viljandi; local bus to Kopu.

Special requirements: No special skills are needed. Tools for the work will be provided. Please bring sleeping bag, working clothes and gloves. English and Estonian are the camp languages. It is important that the volunteers follow the rules and schedules of the national camp (e.g. they have to be back at accommodation by 21:00, from 23:00 is a repose, etc).  The age of participants is 15-17.

Leisure time: Sport activities at accommodation site, competitions, swimming, barbeque, hiking in Soomaa National Park, biking in the area, visits to the places of interest in the area. Trip to Viljandi, the capital of County, visit to Tartu - second largest city in Estonia and the University centre, or to Parnu, lively spa town on the sea side can be done by volunteers in their free time.

Participation fee:Due to difficult economic situation this year and the lack of financial support for the project from local community the participation fee of 90 Euro (about $113 USD) is requested from volunteers to cover the costs of board, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. It has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT03-09  DOWN TOWN ENG ~ TALLINN  26-Jul-09  to  07-Aug-09  TEEN/STUDY  40 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
Project: International language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language Programs Satellite” (ALPS) and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contact with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the local host families.

Program: Camp program includes visits to museums, sightseeing in the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions for peace and nature protection, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers and run the program there will be 8 international volunteers and members of local school staff.

Accommodation: In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in their host families, lunches – all together in the city.

Location: Camp will take place in Tallinn - the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal: Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by families at the point of arrival is possible upon request.

Special requirements: We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee:Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 180 Euro (about $230 USD), which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT04-09  SOOMETSA ~  PARNU  29-Jul-09  to  10-Aug-09  ENVI/ARTS/TEEN  18 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
The camp will take place in tiny Soometsa village of Parnu County. Local community sees in the international camps an important tool for local development – not just in terms of work done by the volunteers but mainly for introduction of multiculturalism to the population of small places in rural area through intercultural exchange and international contacts given to local youth. This project is organized by the initiative of NGO Soometsa Village Association for the children and youth of Soometsa. The project’s aim is to create new possibilities for communication between local youth and theri peers from abroad. This is to give local youngsters the opportunity to learn and practice English in a non-formal way and friendly atmosphere meeting new friends from different countries. Most of those kids have very little chance to meet foreigners, so they have an actual need to discover new cultures and try a new way of communication. International volunteers coming to such a small village will promote intercultural exchange and help the local people to broaden their horizons.

Work and study:Volunteers will help maintaining nature trails in the nature reserve. Another job is to help general cleaning and tidying up in and around the Community House. The study part if this year is nature photography. The area is known for its diverse flora and fauna, a lot of birds can be watched and animals seen in the nature - it all gives excellent opportunity for the good shots. Participants will be taught photography by professionals. The exhibition will be organised at the end of the camp. Community House computer facilities allow to treat the photos and upload it to Internet. A group of local youngsters will be sharing work, study and leisure with the international group of volunteers.

Accommodation: volunteers will live in the two rooms of the Community House. Beds and linens are provided. Still you have to bring sleeping bags for the trips out. The house has toilet, shower and equipped kitchen. Volunteers will have to cook themselves from ingredients provided by community. It will be possible to try Estonian sauna.

Special requirements: To participate in the study part, please bring your cameras with you! The age of vols is 15-17. Smoking, drinking alcohol and using drugs is absolutely prohibited in the camp.

Location: Haedemeeste area, where Soometsa is situated, is distinctive Estonian biogeographical region of bogs, holding a big variety of valuable nature species. Soometsa is surrounded by Luitemaa nature reserves. www.luitemaa.eoy.ee/main_eng.htm Soometsa is actually a group of farm houses. It is 7 km long, has only 150 inhabitants mostly farmers. It is located in the Pärnu County, lying 25 km to the South from the Estonian „summer capital“ - the city of Parnu, famous as the most delightful of resorts, featuring various attractions during summer season. More info about Soometsa at www.soometsa.ee

Terminal:Airport, bus or train station, harbor in Tallinn; bus to Parnu; local bus to Soometsa.

Leisure time: Camp provides an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with young Estonians and to experience local life. Possible activities to do: sport, games, workshops, exhibition, natural hiking, excursions to the places of interest of the area. Visit to Parnu, a summer capital of Estonia, is foreseen.

Participation fee: Due to the lack of financial support for this  project a participation fee of 150 Euro (about $230 USD)  is requested from the volunteers to cover the costs of board and lodging, teaching, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. It has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

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Finland

 Finland FinAll03-09  Piispala  ~  Kannonkoski  21-Jun-09  to  04-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Please note that for volunteers under the age of 18 the VFP Registration Fee is $500 USD.

W: The work will include tidying up the environment, freshening up the yard, planting and gardening. Previous work camps have started the landscaping project and because of the good results the youth centre would like to host volunteers this year as well.

A: Hostel-style accommodation and/or in tents, all meals provided.

L: Kannonkoski is located in central Finland about 100km north from the city of Jyvaskyla. Piispala is a very well equipped youth centre which is located by a beautiful lake with excellent facilities, see www.piispala.fi

T: Kannonkoski. You can take a train or a bus to Jyvaskyla (300 km from Helsinki) and continue about 100km by a bus to Kannonkoski. The nearest airport is in Jyvaskyla.

Finland FinAll04-09  Pakila ~ Helsinki  22-Jun-09  to  01-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-18 Fee:$300.00
The VFP Registration fee for volunteers under age 18 is $500.

W: The aim of the camp is to renovate the youth house of Pakila inside and outside together with Finnish young people. Work includes also some gardening. The house is an old wooden house and it is protected as cultural heritage. There will be an international evening where all the participants are presenting the culture and food of their country.

A: Accommodation will be arranged in the youth house of Pakila. Participants will sleep on the floor. Sauna and shower available. Volunteers will prepare all the meals together.

L: Pakila is a beautiful neighbourhood in northern Helsinki.

T: The youth house of Pakila is located about 15 km from the Airport of Helsinki, the journey takes by bus in about 30 minutes.

S.R . Alcohol is not allowed in the camp

Finland FinAll08-09  Old power ~ Oulainen  28-Jun-09  to  11-Jul-09  TEEN/FEST/SOCIAL  12 V. Ages  16-18 Fee:$300.00
The VFP Registration fee for volunteers under age 18 is $500.

W: The work will be to assist in organising a local event called Old engines day. The volunteers will assist in practical tasks, which will vary from practically arranging the event, e.g. arranging a café, selling refreshments, tidying up the area afterwards and other miscellaneous work. The volunteers must be prepared to do different kind of work in various weather conditions. The aim of the camp is to give the volunteers a chance to experience Finnish nature and culture and enable the local youngsters to meet young people from other countries.

A: Family stay with local families. The meals are eaten usually in the families, but during the working day the meals may be served in some other places as well.

LO: Oulainen is situated in western Finland, about 550km north from Helsinki and 100km south from Oulu. More information:  www.oulainen.fi

T: Railway station or bus terminal in Oulainen.  The nearest airport is in Oulu.   

SP: Alcohol is not allowed in the camp

Finland FinAll13-09  WWW  ~   Saarijarvi  26-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  8 V. Ages  16-18 Fee:$300.00

The VFP Registration fee for volunteers under age 18 is $500.

W:  Work camp named Whistle While you Work (www) will be in two places, first week in Piispala and second week in Saarijarvi. The work is environmental like planting flowers, gardening and repairing work in the garden and buildings. The aim of the camp is to learn how to live in harmony with nature.

A: the accommodation will be arranged in the Piispala youth centre during the first week and second week in a youth house. First week all the meals provided, second week self-catering. Piispala youth centre has excellent facilities. 

L: Kannonkoski (Piispala), see www.piispala.fi  and Saarijarvi, www. saarijarvi.fi. Both places are in central Finland by lakes and beautiful nature .

T: The nearest bus station is Kannonkoski. It is about 100 km to Jyvaskyla where the nearest railway station and airport are. Kannonkoski is about 450 km from Helsinki.  

Special remarks: Alcohol is not allowed

Finland FinAll14-09  Benkku  ~  Bengtsar  01-Aug-09  to  09-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  10 V. Ages  16-18 Fee:$300.00
The VFP Registration fee for volunteers under age 18 is $500.

W: The camp will be organized by Helsinki City Youth Department as a part of their international youth work. You can read more about the organisation from the webpage www.nk.hel.fi . The work will be the camp island´s renovation for example painting, grass cutting and easy carpentry work. Part of the island is nature protection area so the work will be done in nature friendly methods. There will be 10 Finnish young people in the camp in addition to10 international vols.  The volunteers should be prepared to explain about their home countries in an international evening.

A: Accommodation will be in tents for 3-4 persons with wooden floors.The meals are partly self-catering, partly in the dining hall. The camping areas have no electricity or water pipes – the water has to be carried from the well and it has to be heated by wood in water tanks. Sauna will be warm everyday and there are also showers. In the sauna and main house there is electricity.  In the evenings you can do lot of different activities on the island. It is possible to swim, row a boat, fish, paddle, use adventure track, have a camp fire, make some handcrafts or just relax in the nature.

LO: The camp will start in Helsinki and also end there, the first and last nights are in Helsinki. The volunteers will be taken by bus and boat to our working place is in Bengtsar island which is located in south-west of Finland about 100km from Helsinki.

T: Helsinki.                  

Special remarks: Be prepared to work outside in all weathers. Alcohol is not allowed in the camp.

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France

France FraUnarec14-09  Amanlis  09-Feb-09  to  21-Feb-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Most volunteers will be 18+ but exceptions can be made for 17yo

The Project: The carved house is a very special building, made by an artist, Jacques Lucas. It is a mix of engraving, painting, and carving with natural moss, lianas and trees. Started back in the sixties, the place continues to develop until now and became a cultural centre with lots of activities.A project for modern-art lovers and whoever wish to discover Brittany folks in winter!

The work : cleaning of the sculptures, lopping of the shrubs, landscaping and recycling of the wood. You will meet a wonderful artist and passionate members of the local organisation.

Places to visit: The Broceliand forest and its legends, Mont-Saint-Michel and the coast…

Location: 30km East of Rennes

Airport: Paris or Rennes

More infos: www.lamaisonsculptee.net
France FraCon121-09  Sainte-Suzanne  04-Apr-09  to  18-Apr-09  HERI/RENO/TEEN  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500.

Project : Sainte-Suzanne is a citadel with historical monuments such as a castle, a keep, old houses and a museum. The volunteers will work on this heritage, reproducing traditional framework (roof structure) in order to show the scale models in the museum. This work is needed to make the local children more aware of the history of the town and the region.

Work: The volunteers will work on the wood, creating models.

Location: At the border of the Sarthe and Mayenne, a rural district of approximately 1000 inhabitants. www.sainte-suzanne.com.

Accommodation: Under collective tents on the municipal campsite where showers and toilettes are provided. One of the daily meals will be prepared by the volunteers. A bus will be provided for the journey between the campsite and the work.

Information : The place is a small village, a bit difficult to get to.Work requiring meticulous care. Sleeping bag is necessary.

15 volunteers. 17 +
France FraCon211-09  FRONTIGNAN  13-May-09  to  04-Jun-09  TEEN/FEST  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: the Youth Service of Frontignan calls the volunteers of Concordia for the sixth time. The work will be done in link with a team of 10 young people from Frontignan who will be very good guides for the discovery of the region and the leisure time

WORK: you are invited to participate to the organisation of the festival “Festipop”. http://festipop.spf34.org/
Other activities (to determinate) will be proposed during this project.

LOCATION: 20Km south-west of Montpellier

ACCOMMODATION: under tents. If you have one, you may bring it, in a holiday centre.

TERMINAL: Frontignan train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: we recommend you to take warm clothes for windy days.
France FraCon001-09  PNR VERCORS  01-Jun-09  to  23-Jun-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The Vercors Natural Park is one of the first natural parks created in the Alps. More than 2500 km of paths stride this wonderful park which is exposed to strong degradation caused by erosion, climate and hikers. Since 2005 four workcamps have successfully been realized. Therefore the Vercors Park is really enthusiastic to restart the experience in 2009 in the village “Lus la Croix Haute”. The mountain culture is waiting for you with its wonderful panorama and forests. Hikers and adventurers, this workcamp is for you!

WORK: You will work on the renovation of damaged paths. Removing brushwood and laying out new paths will be the main work. Good physical condition is required!

LOCATION: Lus la Croix Haute is a mountain village located 50 km away from Gap and 75 km away from Grenoble.

ACCOMMODATION: In a hostel in Lus la Croix Haute.

TERMINAL: To Lus la Croix Haute train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes, warm clothes, a sleeping-bag and a backpack. Nights can be cold!!!
France FraCon002-09  CUBLIZE  05-Jun-09  to  27-Jun-09  TEEN/SPORT/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT:T he tourism centre of « Lac des Sapins » organizes each year a triathlon on the site of the lake. 700 participants from all over France are expected to this sportive event. A lot of volunteers will help with the organization of this 13th edition which will take place the 21st of June. As it’s the second year that Concordia collaborates realizing this event, you can be sure that you will have a lot of nice exchanges with the local population.

WORK: You will take part in the logistical support of the triathlon. You will work before, during and after this sportive event so that you will get a good impression of the entire organization of this type of event. You will also do some works of landscaping in the surroundings of the lake.

LOCATION: The lake called “Lac des sapins” is located in the middle of a recreational center, in a wonderful wooden place at 440 meters of altitude and 65 km in the northwest of Lyon.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents next to the lake, close to the “Local Youth House”

TERMINAL: At the Amplepuis train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes and a sleeping bag.
France FraUnarec07-09  LA BACONNIERE ~   BACONNIERE (LA)  03-Jul-09  to  26-Jul-09  ENVI  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience. The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : Our host in this project is the local organisation “Mayenne Nature Environment”. The town got involved in the conservation and promotion of wet zones, and a few sites will be assigned the following label: “On the way to nature: a pond, a wood and a footpath for every school”. This label gives value to remarkable sites, that are proper to environment education.
 
Works : You will prepare the site for label approval certification. You will enlarge the reproduction area of the red frog and you will dig up the vestige of an old wash house. Around the pond, you will reopen footpaths, cut trees that will be skidded by our horse, clean rivers, repair a wooden observation desk, create benches… No way to get bored!
 
Accommodation : In tents, next to the pond. A building with sanitaries will be at your disposal.
 
Location: People of the village are looking forward to meeting you and the working site is extraordinary for nature lovers. You live next to a pond where locals and tourists come to have a swim all throughout the summer: you will not feel lonely! In addition, a leader from the local organisation will come along during your stay: he will give you orientation on how to “read landscapes” and understand about local flora and fauna.
 
Nearest “big town” : LAVAL

nearest airport : NANTES ATLANTIQUE (NTE)

Terminal : LAVAL train station.
France FraCon213-09  NÎMES  03-Jul-09  to  18-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: the town of Nîmes is the owner of a wide old agricultural domain planted by the romans in the area of Courbessac. A big project with the association MENHIR hopes to build a leisure area and the implementation of an international centre of olive-tree. In the domain of Escattes, a water spring has been fitted out and canalised by stone walls.

WORK : excavation of old dry stones buildings and sorting of the stones for the renovation. An archaeological follow-up will be done.

LOCATION: Nîmes is in the south of France, between Avignon and Montpellier www.nimes.fr. The town is in a very welcoming and historically rich region.

ACCOMMODATION: basic conditions with solar showers, dry toilets. Under tent (if you have one, you may bring it) in a private propriety of someone that organises activities with horses. Possibility to participate in those activities.

TERMINAL: Nîmes train station

SPECIAL NOTE: this work can, sometimes, be physical with difficult climate conditions.
France FraCon212-09  CASTELNAU DE LÉVIS  03-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  13 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: this is the 17th year that Concordia organizes a workcamp in Castelnau-de-Levis. The former groups of volunteers used to renovate the weak parts of the castle, a pigeon house and various parts of the village heritage. Notice that the local population is very friendly and that an important close friendship is linked each year. http://patwo.com/escapade/castelnau.htm

WORK: this year, you’ll carry on the renovation of some weak parts of the castle with masonry.

LOCATION: with its impressive tower (40 m) and its ramparts, the castle overlooks the village. Castelnau is 5 Km from Albi. It is an historical rich area with many possibilities for walks and visits (the cathedral of Albi is very famous)

ACCOMMODATION: lodging in a village hall

TERMINAL : Albi-Ville station.

SPECIAL NOTE: scaffolding work not too high but scaffolding certificate required.
France FraCon031-09  GAURIAC  03-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Fourth partnership with the village of Gauriac which requests a Concordia camp to promote its architectural and natural heritage, and to increase the exchanges which take place each year between the international volunteers and the welcoming people of the village.

WORK: Gauriac is located on sandstone cliffs, old stone quarries which were used in the construction of the buildings in Bordeaux. A path descends all the way down to the Gironde estuary. It will have to be arranged to make it more accessible: breaking stones, surfacing, and shovelling!

LOCATION: Located at the edge of the Gironde estuary, between the citadel of Blaye and Bourg sur Gironde, Gauriac is a small village, thirty kilometres northeast of Bordeaux.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Saint André de Cubzac.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat, work clothes, warm clothes, sport shoes and sturdy work shoes.

SPECIAL NOTE: The work is rather physical. Very little public transportation. For those who like nature and walking.
France FraUnarec01A-09  LE PALACRET 1  ~  SAINT LAURENT  03-Jul-09  to  24-Jul-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : In 2002 the community of villages, Le Pays de Bégard bought Palacret. The site has a wealth of natural resources (rivers, fish breeding grounds) and a rich heritage (farmyard, mill, chapel), industrial heritage (flax stripping machine) and history (12th century knights’ commandery) which are worth protecting and developing. The project of Etudes et Chantiers Brittany, in partnership with local associations, is to make Palacret a citizens forum for local and international culture, so as to develop the social mixing, intercultural and inter-generational exchanges and to develop the area (from local to international). Several stages of the project are in progress with the objectives of creating a base for international workcamps, building a group of workshops (a museum of man and the environment, a resource centre), creating a cultural place(theatre, lectures, concerts…) and restoring the 12th century site. Since 2000 the community of villages and Etudes et Chantiers have organised international workcamps on Palacret and le Pays de Bégard aiming to restore and protect the local environment and heritage sites. This year you will be hosted at the Palacret site.
 
Works : You will participate in the restoration of the mill race, a canal with sides built of stone masonry running parallel to the river, and which brings water to the mill wheel. The work, after cleaning the mill race and removing the overgrown vegetation, will be essentially masonry supervised by two technical leaders: shaping of stones (in order to refix loose stones), repairing stonework (to rebuild damaged parts of the walls),repointing.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in a newly-renovated building. You will sleep in double rooms.
 
Location: The community of villages, Le Pays de Bégard groups together seven villages between Lannion and Guingamp (the arrival station). Palacret is half an hour from these towns, in a small isolated valley, between the village of Bégard (5km from the site) which has all the local shops, and the village of Saint Laurent. There is an office of Etudes et Chantiers Brittany with a permanent project team who work in all the Pays de Bégard. Volunteers are always very well hosted thanks to the involvement of the local associations and the council members. You will have the opportunity to participate in the Fest-noz (the famous Brittany festivals !) and to discover all the charms of Brittany, such as the amazing pink granite coast (Palacret is 30 km from the sea).
 
Nearest “big town” : GUINGAMP

nearest airport : RENNES

Terminal : GUINGAMP train station.
France FraUnarec41-09  ST BEAT ~  SAINT BEAT  04-Jul-09  to  22-Jul-09  ENVI/RENO  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : Saint Béat is a small community in the Pyrénées Mountains. Locals want to value their natural heritage and they will host you to take part to maintaining or opening footpaths in the area. Hikers and nature lovers are welcome! You will as well discover the local culture and be able to try some Spanish delicacies, as the Spain border is just a few kilometres away from St Béat.
 
Works : You will work on vegetation clearing and maintance on the community’s footpaths. While working you will visit the surrounding mountains, discover local fauna and flora. You will use manageable common handy tools.
 
Accommodation : Under tents, in the village.
 
Location: Saint Béat has 364 inhabitants. The built heritage is beautiful; particularly the XIIth century fortress as well as the roman church, listed as a historical monument. Saint Béat is famous for its white marble and has always been a strategic point on the way from France to Spain.
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT GAUDENS

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)

Terminal : SAINT-GAUDENS train station.
France FraSj24-09  La Ferté sous Jouarre I  04-Jul-09  to  19-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The activitiy of the workcamp for adolescents consists of restoration of a dry stone wall which surrounds for the park «Parc de la Fontaine aux pigeons». Furthermore there will be leasure time activities like visit of Paris, of department and the volunteers are invited to make suggestions.

Accommodation: in tents.

Situation: La Ferté sous Jouarre, 50 km from Paris.
Next train station: La Ferté sous Jouarre

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraCb03-09  Cadaujac  06-Jul-09  to  21-Jul-09  TEEN/CONS  12 V. Ages  16-17 Fee:$500.00
Work: The project aims to promote the heritage and preserve the environment along the banks of Garonne, we are proposing a project which will include two workcamps.

1. The restoration of a cut stone well

2. The removal of “jussie” (a hardy, intrusive water plant)

Location: Cadaujac is a community of 4503 inhabitants, situated in the district of La Brede, 12km south-east of Bordeaux.

Train station: Bordeaux Saint Jean
Nearest airport: Bordeaux Airport

Accommodation: in tents

Language: French, English

Special remarks: Bring a sleeping bag

France FraUnarec06-09  SILFIAC ~  SILFIAC  06-Jul-09  to  27-Jul-09  ENVI/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The small village of Silfiac, near to Pontivy in the Morbihan department, has had for many years a policy of sustainable development, and a policy of social and economic support. The association Loisirs Vacances Tourisme (LVT) shares the same values and in 2006 it founded an ecological village. The village is on the wooded, 34 hectares Crénihuel estate and is intended to aid as many families as possible to have access to leisure and holidays. The site is built using environmentally-friendly construction methods using natural materials and uses renewable energy sources such as wood, heat pumps and solar energy. Activities, meals and transport are also influenced by the idea of sustainable development. In order to develop new activities the association would like to create an ecologically-responsible and educational vegetable garden in a disused area. This space will be used to educate the public, children and adults about the importance of the plant world and the environment ; bringing together man and nature from a standpoint of sustainable development.
 
Works : You will participate in the construction of an environmentally-friendly building in the garden, which will have a space for stocking gardening equipment and a room for activities during bad weather.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents on the LVT estate of Crénihuel.
 
Location: Silfiac is a small village of 460 inhabitants between the towns of Rostrenen and Pontivy, in the Morbihan department. The village has a remarkable policy of managing its heritage sustainably.You will be able to discover the actions with the local associations who will also introduce you to the local heritage sites. Silfiac is in the centre of Brittany and is an excellent point from which to discover the environmental, historical and cultural wealth of Brittany…
 
Nearest “big town” : PONTIVY

nearest airport : RENNES

Terminal : SAINT-BRIEUC train station.
France FraUnarec21-09  LANGRES ~  LANGRES  06-Jul-09  to  27-Jul-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : For this year, the town of Langres continues its project of restoration of its famous citadel, military work built in 1842 the fortifications of which datefrom the 3rd century. The heritage service of the town continues its action of raising the awareness of the heritage of Langrest, centred around the stone, with actions of animations for the children (initiation into the stone cutting), of insertion and voluntary construction projects for young people's. Bring your own stone to this fascinating project intended to reawake and embellish this site.
 
Works : You will participate in the reconstruction of the sleeping bridge of the famous Lunette 10, (small small fort in front of the citadel), you will repair the joints (between stones) and will participate in the creation of arcs. You will learn the art of stone cutting, the masonry and the manufacturing of mortar. You will be asked to carry heavy loads. The technical leaders will inform you about safety regulations.
 
Accommodation : You will be accommodated in a councill campsite situated in the heart of the town. You will be under tents and a big one will serve as kitchen and as a rest room.
 
Location: Langres has 9000 inhabitants and is situated in the region Champagne-Ardennes. It counts among the most beautiful cities of France and, benefits from the label - City of art and history. The closest cities being Chaumont and Dijon.
 
Nearest “big town” : DIJON

nearest airport : STRASBOURG, BÂLE-MULHOUSE

Terminal : LANGRES train station.
France FraUnarec48-09  BAS COUSERAN ~  LACAVE  06-Jul-09  to  20-Jul-09  ENVI/RENO/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : After two environment workcamps, Bas Couserans is happy to receive you again for a new workcamp about inheritance. In the middle of the mountains you will participate to renovate a small house who is in the floral park of Lacave, where trees and smell are wonderful. Lot of activities in the nature and exchange with villagers will be in the program !
 
Works : You will renovate a small house where gardeners put their materials and set off Lacave’s park. The work will be about masonry and wood work about the park (seat, roadsign...)
 
Accommodation : You will sleep under tents near the work.
 
Location: Lacave village is situated in the border of Haute Garonne and Arige. It’s rich of big cultural history. It is bordered by the river Salat. In 1970 the village was famous because of boat construction.
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT GIRONS

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)

Terminal : BOUSSENS train station.
France FraUnarec34-09  LES CRESSONNIERES ~  BULLION  06-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : The locals loved welcoming an international group last year and they decided to push through with the experience. Furthermore, the work done has had a big impact on the environment. Young and old are looking forward meeting new people. They will help you getting things done and they will organise parties with you all.
 
Works : In the continuity with last year’s works, you will reopen a footpath that has been forgotten. This path goes from the cress ponds to an existing path that hikers use to explore villages and countryside aroune. Big clearing of the vegetation...
 
Accommodation : Under tents. You will cook under a barnum and Algeco sanitaries will be at your disposal.
 
Location: Bullion counts 1850 inhabitants. It is situated 10 km away from Rambouillet (the biggest town near by, that has 26000 inhabitants), at the heart of the Natural Park of the Chevreuse Valley. An outing to Paris will be organised (but only one!).
 
Nearest “big town” : PARIS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : RAMBOUILLET train station.
France FraCon151-09  COLLEVILLE-OUISTREHAM  06-Jul-09  to  28-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00
PROJECT: For the fifth time the communities Colleville-Montgomery and Ouistreham are organizing an international workcamp. With the help of volunteers they want to give value to a marsh, a natural protecting zone. Situated on the coastline, the communities are particularly touristy and of historical high importance (in link with the Second World War). Therefore the volunteers will have numerous opportunities to realize visits, hikes and activities that focus on the environmental education in collaboration with young people from both communities.

WORK: The work will consist of removing shrubbery and of ship canal cleaning (you will be on a small boat). We will finish the creation of a footbridge, the construction of an observatory and its surroundings.

LOCATION: Located in the littoral Normandy in the department Calvados. About 10 km away of Caen.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be lodged in tents close to a youth centre. Please bring your sleeping-mat, if available.

TERMINAL: At the train station of Caen (Gare SNCF).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical work in humid zones. Boots are required.

France FraUnarec64A-09  MONTAIGU 1 ~  MONTAIGU LE BLIN  07-Jul-09  to  23-Jul-09  RENO/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : Etudes et chantiers invite you at Montaigu-le-Blin to give a second life to the medieval castle of a small village in a region called Le Bourbonnais. Workcamps have started to protect this building – which has been listed as an Historical Monument- since summer 2002. Thanks to your involvement, we would like to stop the damages caused by bad weather and vegetation, and eventually, give back to the castle the important part it used to play (openings to the public, guided tours, heritage linked activities…). 3 workcamps (July, August and September) will take part in this project.
 
Works : Works are numerous and diversified. Your first task is to restore the public access to the castle: you will clear the vegetation. This work will enable you to welcome visitors at the castle and to take part in guided tours. Restoration will then concern the surrounding wall: you will do some repointing using lime mortar. Your ideas and experience will help us to bring the castle back to life !
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents.
 
Location: You will be welcomed in Montaigu-le-Blin ; it is a small village. There is an inn that also sells bread ; you can do shopping at Varennes-sur-Allier (within 12 kms). Leisure time allows you to discover this rural region which preserves some beautiful villages and many castles. Hiking and walking are very good ways to discover this heritage
 
Nearest “big town” : VICHY

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-FOSSéS train station.
France FraUnarec69-09  FERME DE LANGE ~  BOURBON  07-Jul-09  to  23-Jul-09  DISABLED/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The farm of Lange has been hosting disabled people and relatives since 2007. The organization has its office in the farm and a permanent qualified team. This small and human sized farm puts a special attention to the respect of the environment. The project La ferme de Lange has aim to sensitize everyone to the universe of farm activities (small agricultural work, contact and care for animals…). It's a place of peace, sharing and self-building for all. Come and visit it!
 
Works : The volunteers will help on the achievement of the farm’s project with the team members. The idea is to improve the hosting conditions for disabled people. The work can be described as below : To prepare a way across the farm adapted to blind and visually deficient people, or to prepare 2 or 3 camping places adapted to physically disabled people and their relatives by building small houses that permits the use of wheel-chairs.
 
Accommodation : In tents, at the farm.
 
Location: The volunteers will be hosted directly at the farm, located in the county of Bourbon-l’Archambault. With 2500 inhabitants this small town in the North of Allier region has a very rich heritage from the middle age (churches and roman chapels, castles of the Dukes of Bourbonnais), thermals and several hiking tracks around…
 
Nearest “big town” : MOULINS

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : MOULINS-SUR-ALLIER train station.
France FraCon064-09  Clermont 1  07-Jul-09  to  22-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Since 2008, the international workcamps of Clermont-Ferrand aimed at transforming a "wild land" into a ground of observation and creation for the children’s leisure centre (3 to 12 y.o.). This piece of land must gradually become a place for the protection of fauna and flora, a natural space to play and discover a place to acquire gardening notions. Many activities « nature and environment » will be implemented with the children. Three camps will be organized. Each workcamp will refer to themes of the four natural elements. So the first camp will refer to the fire, the second to the earth and the third to the air and the water.

WORK: You will make staircases in wood logs which will facilitate access to the parcel. You will delimit, clear and arrange three new areas to cultivate. You will take part in creating a solar oven.

LOCATION: Regional capital of Auvergne, the town of Clermont-Ferrand (300 000 inhabitants) is located in the Puy-de-Dôme, between the Regional Parks of the Volcanos of Auvergne and of Livradois-Forez, 400 km in the South of Paris.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping mat) and collective tent for the group life, sanitary on the camp site

TERMINAL: At the train station of Clermont-Ferrand.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Urban work camp. Lodging far away from the town centre. Nights are cold so bring warm clothes and sleeping bags.
France FraCon039-09  MONPAZIER  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The village of Monpazier was one of the first to host Concordia Aquitaine about ten years ago. We are therefore excited to collaborate once again with the fortified village, one of the most beautiful in France.

WORK: Managed by a local technical leader, you are going to help rebuilding a stone path called “Carreyroux”. The project takes place on a classified historic site and will be supervised by an architect.

LOCATION: The fortified village was founded in the 13th century by Edward the 1st of England and counts about thirty classified buildings. Known as the purest fortified village in Southwest France, it is situated in the heart of the Périgord, 35 minutes away from Bergerac.

ACCOMMODATION: To be confirmed. Basic collective living conditions

TERMINAL: The train station in Belvès.

SPECIAL NOTE: Very little public transportation.
France FraCon183-09  CARDONNETTE  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: This is the fifth consecutive year that the 500 inhabitants of Cardonnette welcome an international workcamp in order to renovate their church.
This church is very famous because its architect was the one who built the Cirque Jules Verne in Amiens. The last workcamps were wonderful opportunities for exchanges with the inhabitants of the village due to their openness to the world. They are always willing to help volunteers as possible: organization of parties, tourism, sport tournaments... Moreover, a few kilometers away from Amiens, Picardie's region capital, and one hour away from the Baie de Somme, you will have many opportunities to discover the treasures of the region.

WORK: This year the workcamp will try to continue with the work of the last year. A part of the extern walls (re-pointing) of the church and a pavement will be restored.

LOCATION: Cardonnette is situated in the department of Somme (80) Picardie, 8 km from Amiens, Picardie's region capital .

ACCOMODATION: In the school, meals in the town hall and showers at the football stadium.

 
France FraCon182-09  PNR PONTARMÉ  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The community of Pontarmé and the Natural Park Oise Pays de France want to renovate a bridge. They want to promote their historical heritage with the participation of international volunteers. This small bridge is only used by pedestrians, cyclists and riders, but is in bad shape. Therefore, the survival of this bridge depends on its renovation. You will be in the middle of the Chantilly forest with its castle and the equestrian installations

WORK: After removing the floor of the bridge, you’ll replace the paving (sandstone and sand). Another part of the job will consist of rebuilding the parapet of the bridge.

LOCATION: Department of Oise (Region Picardie), Pontarmé is located in the heart of the regional natural park, near val d’oise department.

ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the old school. With two big rooms to sleep and a nice garden.

TERMINAL: At Orly la Ville train Station
 
France FraCon181-09  ROZOY SUR SERRE  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The collegiale, a fortified church, is a work of art of the beautiful village Rozoy sur Serre, where the association “les amis de la collegiale” organizes many events (concerts, conferences, etc.).You will continue the work started two years ago in the frame of a workcamp and you will participate in the activities prepared by the community. The hillside region is crossed by many streams, which will be a good reason to organize excursions close to Belgium.

WORK: Renovation of the collegiale, classified as an historical monument. The work consists of removing and making joints of the wall of the chapel and building a pavement for a gutter.

LOCATION: Rozoy sur Serre is a village in the north of the Aisne’s department , Picardie region. Close to the Belgian border.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents in a football stadium with dressing rooms and a lounge for the daily life.

TERMINAL:  Rozoy sur Serre’s bus station.
France FraCon155-09  LA FONTAINE HENRY  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Fontaine Henry is a little typical village with around 500 inhabitants in the Norman countryside. You will be surprised by its architectural heritage: castle, ruins, traditional wash houses, old ruins of Normand farms and other houses built with traditional stones. You will also be able to explore the richness of the environmental heritage by walking through the Normand landscape. Fontaine Henry is bordered by two rivers.

WORK: You will work on the improvement of the living conditions of the little village by restoring the wall surrounding the wash-house and by renovating and cleaning the site.
Treating and grouting of the walls around the washing house, washing and painting in the guardrails.

LOCATION: In countryside, in the north of the department Calvados and about 15 km away from Caen.

ACCOMMODATION: In tents close to a football stadium. Sanitary facilities are situated in the stadium’ changing rooms. Cooking and eating in a big tent outside. Please bring a sleeping-mat and a tent if available.

SPECIAL REMARKS: Typical little Normand village without any shopping possibilities or other urban activities. For nature lovers.
France FraCon154-09  JUIGNE SUR SARTHE  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Juigné sur Sarthe is a charming little Middle Age village that dominates the Valley of Sarthe River. The centre of the village has a church with a 12th century bell, a priory and typical houses from weavers. The municipality, proud of its patrimony, has started to work on the protection of the sites by restoring different walls. After an archaeological site, pre-historical background of the walls were discovered. The village collaborates with Concordia in order to restore the town walls, at the entrance of the village. It will help to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants.

WORK: Cleaning the walls by removing the moss and other plants, pointing the wall in a traditional way.

LOCATION: In the south-west of Sarthe, between Angers et Le Mans about 45 km away from each town.

ACOMMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents in a football stadium. Sanitary facilities are situated in the changing rooms. Please bring a sleeping-mat and a tent if available.
France FraCon038-09  GAVAUDUN  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The very small village of Gavaudun is dominated by a fortress perched on a rock whose first construction goes back to the 11th century. Located at the entry of the Lède Valley, it dominated the main road between Périgord and the area of Agen. Following various camps we have organized since 2003 in order to restore rivers in partnership with the regional Fishing Federation, we repeat the experience this year with Gavaudun to work on the small Lède river. The fishermen and the professionals of the Federation will be giving technical advice, but also sharing their passion: to discover the ecology of a river and the life of fish!
WORK: Managed by a river technician, you will take part in the habitat building of the Lède: stonework, construction of shelters for the fish, possible cleaning of the banks and small wood cutting.

LOCATION: In Gavaudun, a very beautiful village of the Lot & Garonne area which has kept its charm, located 60 km northeast of Agen.

ACCOMMODATION: To be specified later (it may be in tents). Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Monsempron Libos. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, a sleeping mat, work clothes, warm clothes, sport shoes, and rain boots as you will often work with your feet in the water.

SPECIAL NOTE: Isolated village, it is important to specify that you will have to squelch through water and mud.
France FraCon036-09  VANXAINS 1  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The partnership with the village of Vanxains has many advantages for all: restoration of the local heritage, exchanges between the international volunteers and the local population, warm welcome… To keep this good vibe, two work camps will be hosted once again this year to continue restoring the surrounding wall of a park which belongs to the village and is used for cultural events in summer.

WORK: Managed by a Concordia technical leader, you will take part in the restoration of both sides of a park surrounding stone wall. Reconstruction, cleaning, repointing of the collapsed parts of the wall. Traditional building techniques.

LOCATION: Vanxains (700 inhabitants), 40km from Périgueux. Vanxains is a picturesque village which has kept its rural charm.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living condition.

TERMINAL: Périgueux train station.   

SPECIAL NOTE: The work can sometimes be quite physical. Small village with no public transport
France FraCon035-09  SAINTE EULALIE  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Situated on the outskirts of Bordeaux, Ste Eulalie is a village which has managed to preserve its rural character and village festivities. It has been hosting work camps for a number of years now and Concordia’s volunteers are impatiently awaited! Contacts with the local population are rich and the location (in a park with an old manor house) is lovely.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader from Concordia, you will take part in the restoration of the wall enclosing the Gayraud Tower’s Park: removing cement joints and repointing with lime mortar / levelling off the wall / rebuilding part of the entry pillar / weeding of the interior wall.

LOCATION: Sainte Eulalie (4,000 inhabitants), 17 km northeast of Bordeaux.

ACCOMMODATION: Sleeping quarters are in army tents with camp-beds. Kitchen living-space and sanitary facilities are in a building. Living conditions are basic so bring warm clothes and a sleeping bag.

TERMINAL: Bordeaux St Jean train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, work clothes, warm clothes, sturdy sport shoes or working shoes.
France FraCon186-09  WIMEREUX  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

Project: The “Fort de la Creche” is an old military base in front of the sea between Boulogne and Wimereux. Some years ago the fort was offered by the government to the organization “Le Conservatoire du Littoral” that takes care of the coast protection. Some years ago they collaborated with a local association (l’AFLC: in charge of the “Fort de la Crèche”) to renovate the military base, with the goal of protecting it and opening it to public visits. Now it’s our turn to help them with this task for the second year! During this workcamp you will be able to discover the wonderful coast of Opale and also its historical monuments.

WORK: The volunteers have to renovate one path to get to the military base and to embellish the fortification. The work will be also in the interior of barrack buildings, with the renovation of one of his alveolus.

LOCATION: The “Fort de la Crèche” is situated in Wimereux, in Pas-de-Calais region, close to the channel.

ACCOMODATTION: In tents in the public camping

TERMINAL: Boulogne sur Mer’s train station

REQUIREMENTS: Bring your own working gloves.

 
France FraCon214-09  SAINT IZAIRE  08-Jul-09  to  29-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: the village of St Izaire is a very nice village of the Aveyron, very rich in historical heritage, crossed by the river “Le Dourdou”. During the six previous years, the volunteers made various works like clearing vegetation and doing basic masonry in the village and particularly around the castle. The area offers many leisure possibilities (walks, visits, etc.). Notice that you will be very well welcomed by the inhabitants who are very friendly so you will have many contacts to discover this region and its traditions.

WORK:  fitting out around the castle and on a Calvary in a next hamlet. Clearing vegetation and basic masonry on various sites. Those works will be set by the town council according with the needs.

LOCATION: isolated village, in south of France, between Millau and Albi.

ACCOMMODATION: lodging under tents (if you have one, you may bring it)

TERMINAL: bus stop of Vabres, only 2 buses per a day
France FraCon153-09  ALENÇON  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Alençon, the district town of the department of Orne, and Concordia are organizing an international workcamp with young volunteers for the 12th time in a row. During the project you will participate in the improvement of the accessibility to a recreational area in an urban district. The space provides a place to get in contact with people from every age and with different origins. In the centre of this dynamic city with 30 000 inhabitants you will profit from the presence of various local associations and centres in the neighbourhoods, as well as from the proximity to the rich countryside.

WORK: You will participate in some environmental tasks in order to support banks (using sand and different building materials).

LOCATION: Alençon is situated in the south of the Normandy in the department Orne.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be accommodated in collective tents on the municipal camping site.

TERMINAL: At the train station in Alençon (Gare SNCF).

SPECIAL REMARKS: This workcamp takes place in an urban area. Please bring a sleeping-mat if available.
France FraCon185-09  BAPAUME  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
French speaking

PROJECT: Bapaume is a small town of Pas-de-Calais region, near Arras. It was an important place which was destroyed in the 20th century.
There is a park with some visible ruins and an entry for underground passages. Moreover, the municipality of Bapaume has set up a youth service which will be a privileged icontact during the workcamp.
As last year, we expect the community young people participation and new significant exchanges. In fact one third of the places for volunteers in the workcamp are reserved for young people from Bapaume. Finally the last weekend will be Bapaume’s Carnival. You will participate especially in the creation of costumes for this special tradition. It will be a great party!

WORK: You will continue with the work started last year: restoring the brick walls.
For this work you will be in the company of volunteers from the Archaeological Society of Bapaume.

LOCATION: Bapaume is a town which has 4 000 habitants. It is located near Arras in the Pas-de-Calais.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents in the village centre

TERMINAL: At Achiet train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: French speaking workcamp. French motivation letter required
France FraCon152-09  PARIGNÉ L’EVÊQUE  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: For the first time Concordia will work in the village Parigné l’Evêque. This charming village in the Sarthe River’s area, surnamed as the green village, is very appealing with its historical and environmental heritage.
Meetings with the children’s leisure centre and the local associations will allow the participants to gain enriching experiences. The aim of this year’s workcamp will be to improve and promote the Sarthe’s Natural Reserve which has a humid zone and a little river called “Le Roule Crotte”.

WORK: Clipping hedges, typical in the region and preparation of the land in order to plant more hedges.

LOCATION: Parigné is 15 km away from Le Mans, the district town of Sarthe department

ACCOMMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents close to a football stadium. Sanitary facilities are situated in the stadium’ changing rooms. Cooking and eating in a big tent outside. Please bring a sleeping-mat and a tent if available.

SPECIAL REMARKS: For the daily transport a mini-bus will be provided. Please bring boots.

For more information have a look at: www.parigneleveque.fr
France FraCon040-09  LOUPIAC  08-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00
PROJECT: Last year, this village hosted a work camp for the first time and the exchanges between the local population and the international volunteers were so beneficial that the village wants to host another camp.

WORK: A retired mason from the village will work with the group to restore the surrounding walls: removing cement covering and joints and repointing using traditional methods and materials.

LOCATION: Loupiac is a small village with a 1,000 inhabitants, next to the fortified town of Cadillac: 40 km southeast of Bordeaux and 10 km north of Langon on the banks of the river Garonne.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Cérons.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, a sleeping mat, work clothes, sport shoes and warm clothes.

SPECIAL NOTE: There is very little public transport. A camp for nature lovers and those who like walking!
France FraCon092-09  LA FORET FOUESNAN  08-Jul-09  to  29-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The volunteers will work on the renovation of a dry dock from 1875. Once restored, the dock will be a central step in the signed path that will guide people through the cove, the village and the port.
WORK Building with mortar and stones, paving.

LOCATION: La Forêt Fouesnant is located in the south of Finistère. It is a seaside town with an old port and a fine sand beach.

ACCOMMODATION: In tents, near the sport facilities in the village.

TERMINAL: Quimper’s train station. There are buses from Quimper to La Forêt Fouesnant.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat. Do not forget your rain boots and your walking boots!

SPECIAL REMARKS: There are several hiking paths and many marine activities
France FraCon188-09  COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES OUEST AMIENS  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: This is the third year that we organize a workcamp in collaboration with the “Communauté des Communes Ouest Amiens” and the “Conservatoire Botanique National of Bailleul”. The volunteers will participate in the fight against the Jussie, an invasive plant which creates problems in the region. Indeed, it will be an opportunity to discover the ecosystem of a small river and also to appreciate the natural heritage. During the workcamp you will join several activities and entertainments in this village. All of them organized in collaboration with the village youth center. The last week you will help the young people of the village with the organization of a great festival.

WORK: The Jussie is a plant that prevents the development of the flora and fauna. In collaboration with the Canoe Club and the Centre for Youth Leisure, canoes will be available to travel to different parts of the swamp in order to extract and export the waste of Jussie. We’ll also work in other areas of the swamp, this time by land (mowing) to maintain natural areas.
 
LOCATION: The Communauté de communes Ouest Amiénois is reorganized in 18 small rural villages. 20km from Amiens regional capital of Picardie

ACCOMMODATION: In tents on a camping ground

TERMINAL: Picquigny’s train station (SNCF)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: It’s very important to know how to swim and to bring plastic boots. Physical work. A swimming certificate is required.
France FraUnarec71-09  FESTIVAL DE GANNAT ~  GANNAT  10-Jul-09  to  30-Jul-09  FEST  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

THIS IS A French speaking camp.
 
The project : You will take part of the organization of the 36th edition of the festival Les Cultures du Monde : during 10 days around 400 musicians and dancers from all over the world will share in a multicultural context their performances. The National Association Cultures and Traditions is the organizer of the festival and attract every year a large number of volunteers: More than 400 persons are involved in the organization of the project during those10 days of party. They will welcome you and be your guide. The worcamp is a great opportunity for you to meet new people and new cultures.
 
Works : You will be fully involved in the organization of the festival « Cultures du Monde » (from 17th to 27th of July): installation of the decoration, stands, stages, bars and catering, you will also welcome the public and clean the site. You will arrive a week before the beginning of the festival in order to prepare some communication tools to sensitize the public to environmental issues due to festivals organization. Your ideas and experience are of course very welcome. During 3 weeks you have to be available and adaptive to possible updates of the festival. Long and full of happenings days!
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents nearby the House of Folk (which hosts the national association Cultures and Traditions and Youth Hostel). The volunteers will share the Youth Hostel kitchen with the different groups from the festival (artists, volunteers, members of the association…). During the 10 days of the festival, meals will be taken in a school in Gannat.
 
Location: The volunteers will be hosted in the city of Gannat where the festival takes place. You will be in the heart of the event. Gannat is a small town located 45 km from Clermont-Ferrand. The surrounding villages offer many hikes and visits. The volunteers will have the chance to meet and discover the work of the volunteers’ team that is currently restoring the local heritage from Gannat Basin.
 
Nearest “big town” : VICHY

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : GANNAT train station.
 
Special Requirements: French speaking camp. Caution! Life in a festival is often hectic and days could be long. This workcamp is different from the others! You have to be available and to know how to react facing emergency situations. You may be asked to work on a Sunday.
France FraUnarec08-09  ABBAYE DE CLAIRMONT ~  GENEST SAINT ISLE  10-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : You will work on a marvellous site: a XIIst century abbey. 60 monks used to live there and the local organisation “Friends of Clairmont” is now gradually renovating the place. This very special scenery is now listed as a historical monument. It will be transformed into a place for meetings or seminar, and it will be open to visits. The organisation has welcomed groups of international volunteers in the past and they await meeting the new group.
 
Works : You will make preliminary works for the upcoming restoration, supervised by the French institution for restoration of our national heritage. The northern side aisle of the church needs to be redesigned. Old stones lovers and people fond of history will appreciate. You will clear the place, move out a few stones, strengthen and protect the walls. Afterwards you will work on a dry stone wall; a work that is very technical. No need to be very knowledgeable into this field: you will learn on the spot and you will discover lots of things about restoration of build heritage.
 
Accommodation : In tents at the village football stadium. The sanitaries of the stadium will be at your disposal.
 
Location: The abbey was first constructed for monks and lies therefore in a quite isolated area, in the middle of the country. However the town is just round the corner and the village next to the abbey will host another group of volunteers at the same period. Quite a number of people from all over the world will be around!
 
Nearest “big town” : LAVAL

nearest airport : NANTES ATLANTIQUE (NTE)

Terminal : LAVAL train station.
France FraCon156-09  MOULAY I  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT:
Moulay is a community with 950 inhabitants close to the river Mayenne. This river is an important place for ecological tourism as a preserved place. A tow path will allow you to discover the regional flora and fauna. The natural and pedagogical park provides space for various hikes. Besides, Moulay has a church in the centre of the commune.

WORK: You will work on the restoration of walls of the church by using techniques of traditional masonry. You will pull down the old wall and rise up a new one.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents next to the village hall. Bathroom and kitchen inside a house.

LOCATION: Moulay is situated 4 km away from Mayenne, prefecture of the department.

SPECIAL REMARKS:  Several bikes will be provided for the daily transfers.
France FraCon094-09  CAMPENEAC  10-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The project is in two parts: helping to build an educational path about the cycle of water and helping the local associations to organize the traditional summer fair (festivities of the past to discover the local traditions and culture).
This project is lead in partnership with the associations and the locals. The aim is to build a path along the stream and the pond that will explain the cycle of water.

WORK: Clearing vegetation, listing the flora, planting and landscaping.

LOCATION: Campénéac is a countryside town, near Brocéliande’s forest. It’s a quiet place for volunteers fond of nature and walks. 

ACCOMMODATION: In a house, 100 metres away from the village and the work camp. It has several bedrooms.

TERMINAL: Ploërmel’s train station. Several buses from Rennes and Ploërmel stop in Campénéac.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat. Do not forget your walking boots and rain boots.

SPECIAL REMARKS: There are many nice walks in the area. For nature lovers and trekking fans!
France FraCon215-09  CAPDENAC 1  10-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: for the sixth time Capdenac le Haut welcomes Concordia’s volunteers to renovate a part of the rampart surrounding this historical town. The region is very touristic and welcoming, so the volunteers will have many possibilities of visits, hiking, leisure.

WORK: traditional masonry and cutting stones on various parts of the rampart and of the door.

LOCATION: Capdenac le Haut is a splendid historical village in the heart of a very touristic region. Near Figeac, between Cahors and Rodez

ACCOMMODATION: under tent (if you have one, you may bring it) in the stadium and use of the changing-rooms for cooking and shower.

TERMINAL: Capdenac-Gare station

SPECIAL REMARKS: Some works on scaffoldings. Scaffolding work certificate is required.

 
France FraCon003-09  LA MOTTE SERVOLEX  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Seven international workcamps have already been hosted successfully since 2002 in La Motte Servolex. The cooperation with the Youth Service of the village led to rich exchanges and a great involvement of the local youth. This year, the town suggests working in order to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants close to the city center, but also to renovate the dressing rooms in the town hall.

WORK: With Lionel from the technical services of the town, you’ll help with two different kinds of work: building a stone facing on a wall on a site named « Butte de l’Eglise », and at the same time, painting the dressing rooms of the town hall. In particular, you’ll create a fresco about the different shows as theatre, dance… it’s the moment to express yourself!!

LOCATION: In Savoie, in the surroundings of Chambéry. Lots of possibilities for leisure time: hiking in the Bauges or Chartreuse mountains, swimming in the Bourget or Aiguebelette lakes, visit of Chambéry, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains cities…

ACCOMMODATION: Sleeping under tents in the football stadium, kitchen and sanitary facilitaties are located in the gymnasium beside.

TERMINAL: Chambéry train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes, a sleeping mat and a sleeping bag.

 
France FraCon004-09  SAINTE-AGNES  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO/ENVI  13 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Sainte-Agnès consists of ten little villages at an altitude of 1000 meters. Lying on the “Belledonne Balcony”, it’s a perfect place for ramblers and flocks. This year the village will host its 14th international workcamp: an event the inhabitants of “La Perrière” hamlet are looking forward to! Every year Jean organizes a “bread-oven day” and a wood sculpture workshop. And next to your house, the “Grand Joly” restaurant will surely offer some precious help!

WORK: You will be guided by Bernard in the work of maintaining and rehabilitating in the village. Planning is not fixed yet. But you will not be bored! Painting, repairing jobs, keeping up mountain footpaths, clearing and cleaning river borders Expect a diversity of tasks! You will have to walk from one working place to another.

LOCATION: Sainte-Agnès is situated 15 km north-east of Grenoble, in the Belledonne Mountains.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents next to an old house with basic comfort at an altitude of 900 m. .

TERMINAL: Brignoud train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: bring working gloves, good walking shoes, warm clothes, a sleeping-bag and a backpack!

 
France FraCon005-09  UGINE  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The town of Ugine hosted six international workcamps in the 1990’s on the restoration of fortifications. Recently the town became owner of an old mill and proposes you to get involved in the rehabilitation of this building. In partnership with the museum of “Arts and popular Traditions”, the town would like you to renovate it in order to organize some visits in the future. Inside of this mill, you’ll discover and select some old documents and tools in order to expose them in a museum.

WORK: You’ll make a big cleaning on the three floors of the mill. Your missions will be to move, select and stock the documents and tools that you will discover. Some big rubbish containers will be used for recycling. Attention: dirty work!!!

LOCATION: Ugine is a town of 7500 inhabitants located in the region of Savoie, next to Albertville.

ACCOMMODATION: (to be confirmed)

TERMINAL: Albertville train station; then take a bus to Ugine.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Very important: You are in the mountains! Bring working gloves, good walking shoes, warm clothes, a sleeping-bag and a backpack!

 
France FraCon006-09  BOUVESSE QUIRIEU  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Restoration of the 12th century archaeological site of Quirieu, on a rock promontory. The local community started rebuilding the castle and the lower-town, including a church and stronghold-houses. The purpose is not to rebuild everything, but to make the site’s structure visible for a better understanding of the old time’s everyday life. The community is in contact with Concordia for 6 years and since 2006 three workcamps have been realized.

WORK: The workplace will be in the lower-village, inside the medieval site. You will work on the wall running along the main street and also help to bring out the cobblestones on the same street. Different improvements on the site are also possible, depending on how fast you will work! During your stay different activities to discover the area will be proposed by the local community.

LOCATION: In the North-East of the department Isère department, Bouvesse-Quirieu (1165 inhabitants) surrounds the Rhone Valley and the plain of North-Isère. It is 54km away from Chambery and 70km away from Lyon.

ACCOMMODATION: In the old primary school of the little village named “Le Bayard” (250 inhabitants), which belongs to Quirieu. Mats on the floor are provided. Kitchen is situated under a covered playground. 500m away from the workplace

TERMINAL: Bouvesse-Quirieu bus stop.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring good walking shoes, working gloves and a sleeping bag. Bikes will be provided to participants for moving around and discovering the place.

France FraCon007-09  BARRAUX  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: You are in Fort-Barraux, the oldest strong holded fort in France built in the 16th century, a huge fortress controlling the Grésivaudan Valley. This will be the third partnership between Concordia and this town. In 2007, a first workcamp gave back to the Fort its original wooden flaps, and in 2008, a part of the buildings have been secured by the volunteers. This year, the work will be to restore and highlight a building so that it can be add to the site’s visit proposed to plenty of tourist coming there every year to discover the fortress.

WORK: You will work on the house named “petite poudrière”, which was used as a jail during the 2nd world war. You will rebuild two wood doors, copying their traditional design. You will also work to consolidate the wall around the “petite poudrière”, using traditional masonry skills.

LOCATION: Barraux is on the border between Isère and Savoie, 20 kms south-east from Chambéry. Natural Park of Chartreuse, Belledonne Mountains.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents on the Fort’s plots, kitchen and common room in a building.

TERMINAL: Pontcharra train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes and a sleeping bag.
France FraCon124-09  SEVRAN-LIVRY 1  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Known as a remarkable place in Seine-Saint-Denis department, the Park of Sevran-Livry is a green lung in one of the most urban geographical sector of the Parisian region. Today there is so many people visiting this park that the park is beginning to be in danger of losing some species of plants and mostly vegetation is not capable of regenerating as before. The park shows traces of footsteps tracks from the industrial past and they must be protected. The 1st workcamp in 2008 the international volunteers worked in the renovation of places with footmarks. We decided to organize the 2nd workcamp in 2009 to continue the work in a local and sustainable development dynamic in cooperation with local people.

WORK: You will renovate plots and build fences with natural materials (wood, etc.). We will suggest you to participate in workshops concerning natural spaces, biodiversity management, etc. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in different activities offered by the park as nature walks, adventures in trees, horse riding, etc)

LOCATION: North department of Seine-Saint-Denis.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents. Sanitary facilities, kitchen and collective living room in a house.

TERMINAL : Gare SNCF of Sevran
France FraCon126-09  MAROLLES EN BRIE  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI/ARTS  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The small village Marolles-en-Brie is a great place for nature lovers. You’ll be hosted in the residence of “Près du Réveillon”. If you wish to participate in this workcamp, you’ll contribute to the exchange between people, bonding and creating environmental awareness, creating green spaces in urban and urban outskirts with the goal of promoting collective responsibility for the well being of these spaces.

WORK: you’ll renovate plots, children’s garden, you’ll build a compost area, a shelter for tools…

LOCATION: Marolles en Brie, 20 km from Paris, near Créteil.

ACCOMMODATION: In a house

TERMINAL: Boissy-Saint-Léger  (RER A)
France FraCon216-09  ST BRÈS  10-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: this year, the town hopes to do some fitting out of a river and to make participate the youth of the village, workers from the municipality, some organizations. They will be excellent guides for the discovering of the region.

WORK: maintenance of the river banks, clearing vegetation and cleaning, furthering the protection against flooding.

LOCATION: St Brès, 16 kilometers north-east of Montpellier in a region very rich in heritage and possibilities of touristic discoveries.

ACCOMMODATION: under tent (if you have one, you may bring it) in the stadium and use of the changing-rooms for cooking and shower.

TERMINAL: St Brès bus stop
France FraSj39-09  Jouarre II  11-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The community posseses an area where the activities of this workcamp will take place. The objective is to rehabilitate this area and to create a ground for promenaders and sportsmen out of it. The volunteers will  arrange a sport field there. The community is looking forward to host the international workcamp for their participation at the animation with the locals. The discovery activities will involve the locals.

Accommodation: Under tents.

Situation: Jouarre, 50 km from Paris

Next train station: La Ferté Sous Jouarre

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec10-09  HEMP’S ROAD ~  SAINTE JAMME SUR SARTHE  11-Jul-09  to  03-Aug-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The department of Sarthe had one of the biggest hemp production until 1950. With hemp, man used to make textile, ropes and sails... Nowadays hemp is no longer cultivated here. However man can find lots of tracks of this history all over the department, mostly hemp ovens. You will be hosted by a small local organisation, aiming at reopening one of these ovens to the public. The oven is situated on the famous pathway (number 36) that crosses France all over from Mount St Michel to St Jack of Compostella. Up to you to transform the oven into an attractive place for the hikers to stop over.
 
Works : The work will be significant and qualifying. You must be able to climb and not be wary of heights, as you will completely rebuild the roof of the oven. Masonry, carpentry, cutting tiles… You will become very knowledgeable in terms of traditional carpentry in the Loire country. Once the roof is done you will create animations, souvenirs of your stay and signs to guide visitors to this highlight of the industrial and cultural local heritage.
 
Accommodation : In tents at the football stadium of Ste Jamme village. The sanitaries of the stadium will be at your disposal.
 
Location: This will be the first project led by the local organisation, which is quite recent. Tourism officers, heritage lovers… a good number of people are looking forward to the opening of this oven as it would be the very first one in the area: most of the other are in a very bad state or usually closed to the public. By bringing this oven back to life, you will create place for nice encounters, just like in a workcamp.
 
Nearest “big town” : LE MANS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : LE MANS train station.
France FraUnarec26-09  SENONES ~   SENONES  11-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  RENO/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The town of Senones is endowed with an important cultural heritage, shown by its buildings. It is developed around an abbey built in the 7th century … Today, the town wishes to rearrange a medieval garden within the park of its Abbey and therefore reorganize a forgotten part of it . For this year, the subject of this garden will be the medieval times and the plants which will be planted there.
 
Works : The works will concern the (reorganization of the ancient gardens, which will be: cuttings down of shrubs, boundary changes of flowerbeds, creation of borders in plant weaves, reparation of the ground for the installation of a future fountain.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep in tents, in the municipal campsite of Senones.
 
Location: The town of Senones is situated east of Vosges. Halfway between Nancy and Strasbourg (80 km), 20 km from Saint Dié, 50 km from Gérardmer, the ancient capital of the principality of Salm is also near the Massif of Donon. Footpaths, marked out well, will allow you to reach pleasant hikes. You will also have access to all the facilities of the city: shops, animations.
 
Nearest “big town” : NANCY

nearest airport : METZ-NANCY, STRASBOURG

Terminal : ETIVAL-CLAIREFONTAINE train station.
 
Special Requirements: Twin city project. Open to all volunteers  after the 15th of May.
France FraUnarec49-09  LA PETITE PIERRE  ~  JEGUN  12-Jul-09  to  26-Jul-09  RENO/ENVI  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : La Petite Pierre association defend since 1998 the creation and the culture in the countryside (Gers). Street, theatre, dance and music, La Petite Pierre like every kind of art. Since the creation lot of work camps about eco construction were realize for give a good work condition for two theatre company who leave there. It could be with hands, pickaxes, foot and heads, La Petite Pierre renovate her cultural building.
 
Works : You will renovate two rooms of whom one is for disabled people, situate in the main building. You will do the floor again and heat insulation with coating earth and straw. With this work camp you will discover new insulation technology in eco construction and participate to lots of cultural events and various workshops.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep under tents near the work.
 
Location: Gers department have a lot of undulating lanscape and luminous. Near the work camp small villages will be the point of supplying and meeting with villagers: shop, activities. Traditionals parties, festivals and others events, Gers is a department rich of events in summer time.
 
Nearest “big town” : AUCH

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)
France FraUnarec28-09  PIPISTRELLE ~  BAYON  13-Jul-09  to  27-Jul-09  RENO/TEEN  12 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : The association of local authorities of Pipistrelle wishes to set up a project for the 14-17 years around the development of two fountains situated in different municipalities. You will realise small tasks and discover the history of the municipality thanks to its heritage. The project will take place in half-days and the remaining time will be dedicated to the collective activities.
 
Works : Formerly, these fountains, memory of the past participated in the life of the village! They were a place of meeting and exchanges. Today, it is you who go to make them live again and contribute to restore them to their original aspect by: the clearance, the cleaning and the restoration of the pavings, the restoration of tubs: remove the earth and clean the stone.
 
Accommodation : To be confirmed.
 
Location: The visits will be centred on the discovery of the cultural heritage (local demonstrations, visits of nearby towns) nature (hikes on the High Vosges, visit to the site of Zion) and buildings. For information, the hill of Zion is a high place of history where man settled down there more than 6 000 years ago making of this mound witness to a Celtic then a Christian sanctuary. An archaeological path is open to the public.
 
Nearest “big town” : METZ

nearest airport : METZ-NANCY, STRASBOURG

Terminal : BAYON train station.
France FraUnarec02-09  CHATEAUGIRON  ~  CHATEAUGIRON  13-Jul-09  to  03-Aug-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : Chateaugiron is a small, dynamic town which hosts for the second year an international workcamp. This town full of character near to Rennes has preserved many elaborate, half-timbered merchant houses. The town is dominated by the high towers of its medieval castle which is a classified historic monument. There are two faces to the castle, that of a powerful fortified castle built in the 12th century with its imposing towers, and that of a less austere mansion with conversion work and renovation completed up to the 18th century. A part of the castle accommodates the present-day townhall. The workcamp will continue the renovation work on the moat of the castle.
 
Works : You will participate in the repointing of the moat walls using the traditional lime.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep in tents at the municipal campsite of Châteaugiron.
 
Location: A stroll through Châteaugiron will reveal the architectural treasures held by the town. All styles are found in the town, from the castle (12th-18th century), to ancient houses in the centre and more recent buildings : the church, the covered market. The town of 5500 inhabitants has a rich, cultural life (cultural activities, art exhibitions, concerts…). At only 15km south east of Rennes, the capital of Brittany, the town is a good place from which to explore the the forest of Brocéliande with its myterious legends, or to discover the wonderful, Brittany coast (near to Saint-Malo, Cap Fréhel…)
 
Nearest “big town” : RENNES

nearest airport : RENNES

Terminal : RENNES train station.
France FraSj50-09  Château des Prureaux I  14-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  TEEN/ENVI/HERI  16 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The association “Le Créneau” is situated in a little castle in the heart of a large property in the region “Auvergne”. It hosts throughout the whole year persons of different cultural and social backgroudns, who work voluntarily. Their aim is to find a different way of life. The volunteers participate in the reconditioning of the place, mainly of hiking ways and a little water course.

Situation: near Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, Auvergne

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec72-09  ARBORETUM LANGEADOIS ~  LANGEAC  15-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  11-13 Fee:$755.00
The project : For the first year ever, the group of municipalities of the Langeadois and études ET chantiers have come together to organise a workcamp. Young people of your age (students) have taken the initiative, supported by a municipality educator and a teacher. All of them live in Langeac or near by. They prepared this project for months already and they are looking forward to meeting you. You will live, work, and discover the area together, all throughout the workcamp. Young locals will take you around and you will let them know about your own country.
 
Works : You will take part to highlighting arboretums situated along a footpath. Lots of vegetation clearing on the program! You will use cisors... and a leader will be with you to supervise and help you.
 
Accommodation : In tents.
 
Location: The group will stay in Langeac. Langeac is a city with 4000 inhabitants, situated at the heart of the Haute Loire department and the Gorges of the Allier river. A number of activities are possible; hikking, visits, escalade, canoe, as well as the museum and visits to farms. You can also find a swimming pool in Langeac, as well as many shops...
 
Nearest “big town” : PUY EN VELAY (LE)

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : LANGEAC train station.
 
Special Requirements: Pre-teen camp (11-13 years old).
 
 Possibility to be picked up directly at the Clermont-Ferrand Airport.
France FraUnarec70-09  LE POMPIDOU ~  LE POMPIDOU  15-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The village of Pompidou is located in the very heart of the Cevennes National Park. It has been hosting international work camps since 2004. The projects have a technical aim as well as a human one: the volunteers will bring some activities in the village, and meet the locals. The site is the property of a local association through which we are taking part of the project. Other sites (hiking tracks, water houses and small heritage) belong to the association. The aim of the project is to revalue the site and open it to the visitors.
 
Works : The volunteers will restore some walls next to the water houses: they will take out the old morter and repoint the wall.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in a tent for 2 to 3 persons at the camping of the village. You will organize the camp life and meals in the full equipped big tent.
 
Location: The village of Pompidou is located in the very heart of the beautiful Cevennes National Park, elevated at 750m above the sea level. Landscape is hilly with forests of conifers. It is a very singular region with strong identity. The village has 158 inhabitants. You can find all kind of shops on the little town of Florac located 20 min from the Pompidou. The village has been developing its own activities such as handcraft, agriculture and tourism. Mende and Ales are the 2 biggest towns located more than 50 km from it.
 
Nearest “big town” : ALES

nearest airport : MONTPELLIER

Terminal : ALES train station.
France FraCon041-09  DOMME  17-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Domme is a 13th century medieval fortified town which has retained all the atmosphere of the era. The town is splendid and offers the best views over the Dordogne river. Beneath the pale golden stones of its buildings lie natural caves with stalactites and underground pools which are well illuminated. Last year, a Concordia camp worked to clear unwanted vegetation from the Château du Roy, following what had been done in the past years by previous camps. This work camp is an opportunity to experience for three weeks this magnificent site in the heart of the historic Dordogne region.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will take part in the cleaning of the Chateau du Roy surroundings: scrub clearance, wood cutting, selective removal of excess vegetation and general improvements to the site (it is possible that you will have to do some traditional masonry work as well).

LOCATION: Domme is situated in the heart of the Dordogne department, not far away from Sarlat la Canéda (15 km), in a rural area.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building, collective sleeping room, camp-beds. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Sarlat La Canéda.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, work clothes, sport shoes, warm clothes and rain boots as you will sometimes work with your feet in huge vegetation.
France FraCon008-09  NEUVILLE SUR AIN  17-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Caring about restoration and development of its local and traditional patrimony, the town of Neuville sur Ain needs you to work on the restoration of an old public oven made of lime, build along one of the hiking paths close to the village. Located in the lowest part of Bugey and on the Ain’s edge, you will discover a charming area through its gastronomy, hilly surroundings and architecture.

WORK: You will work on the enhancing of the old oven on the site “de La Colombiere”. Your task will consist of carefully removing the vegetation growing on the building walls, hiding it almost completely. Then you will give back the old face to the oven by using a few masonry works.

LOCATION: On the south of Revermont, in the mountains of Pont d’Ain, 22km in the south of Bourg en Bresse, 65km away from Lyon.

ACCOMMODATION: Under a big tent, close to the river in a park, five minutes away from the town. Showers and toilets in a building, close to the living place.

TERMINAL: Neuville sur Ain Bus Stop

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes and a sleeping bag.

SPECIAL REMARKS: The workplace is 30 minutes away from the living place, by foot.
France FraUnarec38A-09  BERGERIE NATIONALE 1 ~  RAMBOUILLET  18-Jul-09  to  31-Jul-09  RENO/TEEN  15 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : etudes ET chantiers and the National Shepfarm of Rambouillet are partners for 3 years. Every summer we organise international volunteers workcamps. We also created a permanent working site that accommodates a variety of publics all throughout the year (internships for students, out of school youth etc..) There is a lot to be done, particularly in terms of restoration of the surrounding walls, are they are on the verge to collapse.
 
Works : You will work on the restoration of one of the walls, according to the policies of Bâtiments de France (as the site is recognised as an historical monument). Collection and cleaning of the stones, small masonry with , pointing, crowning à l’ancienne (sones vertically), and complete cleaning of the wall.
 
Accommodation : You will stay in dormitories at the National Sheep farm.
 
Location: Rambouillet is situated 1 hour away from Paris. It has 26000 inhabitants, 2000 ha of forest and more than a 300 shops. You will stay at 2 km of the city center, in the middle of the forest. An outing to Paris will be organised, but only for one day. If you wish to visit the French capital, please prepare yourself to stay in Paris a few days before or after the workcamp.
 
Nearest “big town” : PARIS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : RAMBOUILLET train station.
France FraUnarec13-09  MOULIN DE CORDOUEN ~  SAINT CALAIS DU DESERT  18-Jul-09  to  10-Aug-09  ENVI/SOCIAL  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

This is a French speaking camp.
 
The project : It is a project close to our association heart since it is going to repeat a very positive experience of 2008 summer : to gather in a greenfull rural setting two of our partners groups : international volunteers and beneficiaries of reintegration into the workplace plans. Thus you will collaborate with a big and strongly diversified team to work in a social project easily concealed by a technical environmental workcamp and the participation to a local event...
 
Works : You will go on with works started in 2008 on the water mill of Cordouen. Water is flowing yet but you will have to create and install a new system of filter and gates to face quirks of nature. You will also have to clean a field down the river where threes have been cutted. There will be a carthorse to help you moving and pulling the big pieces of wood! Your second mission is to invent and organize activities for St Calais-du-Desert festival, the village which welcomes you. By this way you will be able to develop your relation with the locals and contribute to create links between them and the people on reintegretion who will share the works with you.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents by the mill and a kitchen place will be provided in a real building next to the camping place. On the other hand you will have to drive some kilometre s by car for showering.
 
Location: You will stay in a deep and joyfull countryside : the Moulin de Cordouen site belongs to the natural regional park of Normandie-Maine with whom our group Etudes et Chantiers is associated to offer you a technical workcamp held to sustain biodiversity in rivers area. This project is a new step in a larger one which consists in developing and, at the same time, preserving this down valley site. You'll share this experience with locals who are very curious to have a new international neighbourhood as it is something very unusual for them...
 
Nearest “big town” : LE MANS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : ALENçON train station.

Special Requirements: French speaking camp.
France FraUnarec03-09  BEUZEC-CAP SIZUN ~  BEUZEC CAP SIZUN  20-Jul-09  to  10-Aug-09  ENVI/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : Beuzec-cap-Sizun is a pretty village located in Britanny (west part of france) near to Douarnenez. Close to the village , few step from the sea, stand the beautiful mill of Keriolet built in 1968. In 1978, the mill have been modified and a big wheal of 8 meter of diameter was built! Nowadays, thanks to the willing of Beuzec municipality, the mill is working again (after one year of renovation) An association Cap sur les Moulins has been set up to animate this place and two other mills. The organisation proposes touristic, pedagogic workshops or entertainments and homemade flour as well!
  
Works : This the first year that this village and the association host a workcamp. You will work on the highlighting and development of the path going to enable people to go and discover the river across the mill.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep under tents near the football field.
 
Location: Beuzec-cap-sizun is a village located in Britanny between Douarnenez and Point du Raz. This place is at the same time close to seaside and to a beautiful natural place full of heritage. Along the seacost, you will discover a seashore with cliffs, creeks and beaches. During the summer, several events and celebration are organized in Beuzec Cap Sizun that you can enjoy the local culture. One of those events is the fete des bruyeres hosting international folk bands.
 
Nearest “big town” : QUIMPER

nearest airport : RENNES
France FraCon068-09  VIEILLE BRIOUDE  22-Jul-09  to  13-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: The new town council has an ambitious landscaping project in the village through the valorisation of the surroundings of the church, the rehabilitation of the garden terraces and the creation of paths. It is the first action of Concordia with Vieille Brioude town council so you will have to go towards the inhabitants and make them discover how pleasant the workcamps are. The young inhabitants will make you discover the area and many exchanges will be planned. The coming of an international workcamp arouses strong expectations, either in terms of activities or technical work, for which we hope to be able to come up with your participation.

WORK: You will bring out the terraces in the lower part of the church area. You will select the plants, clear the bushes and terraces with an environmental approach.

LOCATION: Vielle-Brioude (2000 inhabitants) is located in the district of Haute-Loire in Auvergne, 80 km south from Clermont-Ferrand. This village is in a rock spur and from there you can get a view of the Allier Valley.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents for sleeping, boys and girls separated, (bring your sleepingmat!) and a collective tent for group life.

TERMINAL: Brioude train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Nights are cold; bring warm clothes and sleeping bag. And please, bring gloves, working clothes and shoes.
France FraCon069-09  SAINT-SANDOUX  22-Jul-09  to  06-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: The new town council would like to enhance the value of his patrimony by involving the young people of Saint-Sandoux in a renovation project. The intercultural aspect of workcamps attracted the councillors who hope a lot of the exchanges between local people and volunteers.  This is the first year that a workcamp takes place in that town, thus the volunteers will have the opportunity to meet the inhabitants and make them discover the delights of an international workcamp. The coming of an international workcamp arouses strong expectations, either in terms of activities or technical work, for which we hope to be able to come up with your participation.

WORK: You will make a pavement around a village cross in order to valorize the square where it is located. You will position and chock stones using traditionnal technics.

LOCATION: Saint-Sandoux is located in the district of Puy-de-Dôme in Auvergne, 30 km to the South of Clermont-Ferrand. This village is situated in a privileged place, from there you get a view of a vast plain to the East and you are surrounded by two volcanic mountains: to the North le puy de Peyronère (716m) and to the South le puy de Saint-Sandoux (848m). For beautiful landscapes lovers.

ACCOMMODATION: Under two people tents, girls and boys apart (bring your sleepingmat!) and collective tent for the life of the group.

TERMINAL: Le Cendre train station (near Clermont-Ferrand)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring warm clothes and sleeping bags as nights are cold, even in summer. Remember to take your gloves, clothes and shoes for the work.
France FraCon073-09  CLERMONT 2  24-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Since 2008, the international workcamps of Clermont-Ferrand aimed at transforming a "wild land" into a ground of observation and creation for the children’s leisure centre (3 to 12 y.o.). This piece of land must gradually become a place for the protection of fauna and flora, a natural space to play and discover a place to acquire gardening notions. Many activities « nature and environment » will be implemented with the children. Three workcamps will be organized. Each workcamp will refer to themes of the four natural elements. So the first camp will refer to the fire, the second to the earth and the third to the air and the water.

WORK: you will build boxes to cultivate and a compost bin with materials of recovery. You will build a hut on pile so that the children would observe the environment.

LOCATION: Regional capital of Auvergne, the town of Clermont-Ferrand (300 000 inhabitants) is located in the Puy-de-Dôme, between the Regional Parks of the Volcanos of Auvergne and of Livradois-Forez, 400 km in the South of Paris.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping mat) and collective tent for the group life, sanitary on the camp site

TERMINAL:At the train station of Clermont-Ferrand.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Urban work camp. Lodging far away from the town centre. Nights are cold so bring warm clothes and sleeping bags.
France FraCon189-09  DUNE DE ST. FRIEUX  24-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: For the second time we organize a workcamp in this natural area with the “Conservatoire du Littoral”, Eden 62 organization and the town of Etaples, to create a beautiful project. The project will take place on the site Mont St Frieux, less than 1 km from the beach, in the heart of the natural area. It is an idyllic setting for an environmental workcamp. This year, the international group will be closely associated with a group of ten young people from the town of Etaples. The participants can look forward to nice evenings, exchange and work with the young people.

WORK: Your role will be to help maintaining the natural site: cutting and doing diverse activities to protect various forms of plants. Events are also planned to discover the bats in this area. All work will be organized by conservationists (for example Danny) from EDEN 62.

LOCATION: Dannes, and Saint Frieux are located in the region of Pas de Calais, a few miles from Etaples le Touquet, also called Paris Plage, a sea side resort

ACCOMMODATION: in tents with the use of the structures of the "castle" of Dannes.

TERMINAL: At Etaples of Touquet train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: this workcamp is for walkers and nature lovers
France FraCon072-09  COSTAROS  24-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: International workcamps have been succeding in the district area of the "Pays of Cayres and Pradelles" for the last five years. The inhabitants are getting used to the arrival of the workcamps and the exchanges with the volunteers get richer and richer every year. These workcamps will start a cycle of actions for the embellishments of the villages of the area. This year, the concerned villages will be Costaros first and then the Bouchet-St-Nicolas.

WORK: You will build big stone boxes with lime mortar. You will use traditionnal technics and local materials.  You will learn a bit about stone carving and traditional masonry.

LOCATION: The community of Pays de Cayres and Pradelles is between three french departments: Haute-Loire, Lozère and Ardèche, 150 km south-east of Clermont-Ferrand and at a distance of 30 km from the volcano Puy-en-Velay. This region of elevated plains (at an altitude of about 1000 m) is rich in wide, green, and mountainous spaces, perfect for hiking and nature friends.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping mats) to sleep and collective tent for the group life. In the municipal football stadium of Costaros.

TERMINAL: Le-Puy-en-Velay train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Bring some warm clothes, nights are cold, even during the summer. Please, bring gloves, protection glasses, special suits and working shoes.
France FraUnarec27A-09  ENGELBOURG 1 ~  THANN  27-Jul-09  to  07-Aug-09  RENO/TEEN  12 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : It is a construction site continuing the works of last year. The town of Thann, situated in Alsace possesses a magnificent inheritance of the Middle Ages, among which is the famous ruins of Engelbourg, a fort which was destroyed in the 17th century.
 
Works : For this year, you will works with the masonry before re-jointing, to re-strengthen the ancient facings and for the excavation. A cleaning of the wall will be begun while paying attention to thevegetable life which can be an element of support for the stone. A road of access needs to be rehabilitated, as well as the restoration and the rehabilitation of a low wall of dry stones. Within the framework of the projects ados, the time of activity on the site is 20 hours a week except the weekend. Afterwards the works will be taken on by a group of adults.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep within the music school which has wash rooms and a kitchen.….
 
Location: The town of Thann ( 6000 inhabitants), is situated in the south extremity of the famous wineyards of Alsace. Kept rural while developing its industries and by revitalizing the cultural life. The region has a tourist vocation amongst other assets. The towns of Colmar and Strasbourg are close as well as Germany.
 
Nearest “big town” : COLMAR

nearest airport : BALE-MULHOUSE

Terminal : THANN train station.
 
Special Requirements: Twin city project. Open to all volunteers.
France FraUnarec24-09  LA BURE ~  LUSSE  31-Jul-09  to  21-Jul-09  RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The restoration of the works of fortifications of the Camp de la Bure continues for the 4th year. This ancient Celtic site presenting vestiges of human occupation dates back 2000 years before J.C. will be the object of works continung from those engaged last year (rehabilitation of the big ditch; cleaning and clearance of the pond of Dianes; restoration of the rampart). Passionate archaeologists will bring you to dicover her history.
 
Works : For this year, the works will carry on: The restoration of Murus Gallicus, situated at the entrance of the site, the restoration of the outer wall lining the camp, the finishing of the peripheral terrace , the work on the stone, some actions of cleaning and clearing of the site.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep in a building at the centre of Lusse….
 
Location: The town of Saint Dié-des-Vosges ( 23 000 inhabitants) is the closest urban centre. This one manages the site of the Celtic camp and exposes in its museum the originals of relics discovered. The towns of Nancy and Strasbourg are about 1 hour by road. The region offering numerous possibilities of outings and this nearness with Alsace, its houses typical of the region and its many wines !
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT DIE

nearest airport : STRASBOURG, BALE-MULHOUSE

Terminal : SAINT-DIE train station.
France FraUnarec56-09  ENGELBOURG 1 ~  THANNRIMONT  31-Jul-09  to  14-Aug-09  CONS/SOCI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : This project is organised for the first time ! Our host will be a local organisation called AMAP. These organisations are developping all over France at the moment. They aim at empowering small farmers who sell their products directly to locals and with care for the environment. In this one, situated in Rimont, farmers grow organic vegetables and fruits. You will meet several local groups ; locals will guide you and teach you lots about the environment.
 
Works : You will help building two wooden sheds for gardenig tools, and a hen house. You will be able to visit the organisation’s orchard as well as other lots situated in a mountainous area.
 
Accommodation : In a building at the Leisure center of Labastide de Serou.
 
Location: You will be hosted in Labastide de Serou, a village next to Rimont. It is a place full of history: you will be able to see the Gallo roman heritage, as well as the XII century abbey. During second world war, many people were killed when the German army left from the place and a number of houses were destroyed. Starting from 1950, the village came back to life.
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT GIRONS

nearest airport : TOULOUSE

Terminal : SAINT GIRONS bus station.
France FraCon218-09  CAPDENAC 2  31-Jul-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: for the sixth time Capdenac le Haut welcomes Concordia’s volunteers to restore a part of the rampart surrounding this historical town. The region is very touristic and welcoming so the volunteers will have many possibilities of visits, hikes, leisure.

WORK: traditional masonry and cutting stones on various parts of the rampart and of the door.

LOCATION: Capdenac le Haut is a splendid historical village in the heart of a very touristic region. Near Figeac, between Cahors and Rodez

ACCOMMODATION: under tents (if you have one, you may bring it) in the stadium and use of the changing-rooms for cooking and shower.

TERMINAL: Capdenac-Gare station

SPECIAL REMARKS: Some works on scaffoldings, scaffolding work certificate is required.
France FraCon190-09  COLMESNIL MANNEVILLE  31-Jul-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: This community wants to keep their Normand’s characteristics and decided to invite international volunteers in a traditional techniques workcamp. There will be nice exchanges and good debates with the locals. You will discover this little corner of the Normandie.

WORK: The work consists of the recreation of a wall in “torchis” (it’s a traditional technique mixing sand, lime and straw) with the goal to create the walls exactly as they were. The wall goes along one part of the church. To improve yourself in this technique you will be led by Jean Paul, an inhabitant of the village.

LOCATION: Department of Seine Maritime (Region Haute-Normandie). The community of

ACCOMMODATION: in tents in the town centre

TERMINAL : St Aubin sur Scie Train station
France FraCon191-09  NEUFCHÂTEL EN BRAY  31-Jul-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: This workcamp could be the first of a long sequence to maintain and renovate the St. Radegonde Chapel. It is situated in an industrial and commercial area; but two steps from the area there is a source which was considered to be miraculous. The purpose of the council is to create eventually a space for meetings and exhibitions. Besides, the workcamp of Concordia is integrated in a wide partnership between different associative and economic organisms. They are all waiting for you!.

WORK: In this first workcamp we will put down buildings and recover the materials to be reused (flat tiles, stones etc.)

LOCATION: Department of the Seine Maritime (Region Haute Normandie). Neufchâtel in Bray is a small town situated between Rouen and Amiens close to Dieppe.

ACCOMMODATION: In an old school.

TERMINAL: At the bus station of Neufchâtel in Bray
France FraUnarec38B-09  BERGERIE NATIONALE 2 ~  RAMBOUILLET  01-Aug-09  to  14-Aug-09  RENO/TEEN  15 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : etudes ET chantiers and the National Sheep farm of Rambouillet are partners for 3 years. Every summer we organise international volunteers workcamps. We also created a permanent working site that accommodates a variety of publics all throughout the year (internships for students, out of school youth etc..) There is a lot to be done, particularly in terms of restoration of the surrounding walls, are they are on the verge to collapse.
 
Works : You will continue the work started by the July group: the restoration of one of the walls, according to the policies of Bâtiments de France (as the site is recognised as an historical monument). Collection and cleaning of the stones, small masonry with , pointing, crowning à l’ancienne (stones vertically), and complete cleaning of the wall.
   
Accommodation : You will stay in dormitories at the National Sheep farm.
 
Location: Rambouillet is situated 1 hour away from Paris. It has 26000 inhabitants, 2000 ha of forest and more than a 300 shops. You will stay at 2 km of the city center, in the middle of the forest. An outing to Paris will be organised, but only for one day. If you wish to visit the French capital, please prepare yourself to stay in Paris a few days before or after the workcamp.
 
Nearest “big town” : PARIS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : RAMBOUILLET train station.
France FraSj65-09  BEAUMOTTE LES MONTBOZON Ado  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The centre of Beaumotte is an association of Popular Education which has the aim to make people take responsability and to make them participate volunteerly in actions for development and solidarity. It hosts French people with difficulties (between 15 and 50 years old) all year long, for whom the intercultural confrontation constitutes an important form of socialisation. The Centre of Beaumotte, hosts also all year long international volunteers. The project allows different persons to live in the house for 6 months or 1 year in order to construct their personnal project. The project is based on mixing different people (cultures, ages, social background), therefore the association each summer wishes to host youngsters between 15-18 years old to live an international workcamp. It is a large house in countryside. The work will include convertion and maintenance of the area around the centre. The work will be to make 15 square meters of pavement in the garden around a fire place. Different people will participate in the project including young volunteers and young people of the house.The integration of everybody into the collectiv life of the workcamp is encouraged to help with the intercultural exchange and the sharing of the work, for eg. Prepare the meals together, clean the house each morning, and organize the leisure time together in spite of the differences and difficulties of everybody.The moments of leisure time and discovering the region will be organized with the workcamp leaders, members of the association and the people living in the house.

Accommodation: Under Tents

Situation: Beaumotte est situé entre Vesoul et Besançon. Haute-Saône (Franche-Comté)

Next train station: Vesoul

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraSj69-09  MASSAT  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project : In the heart of the Pyrénées in a regional park, the community of Massat hosts for the first time a workcamp. A group of the local youth will be involved in the reception and proposed activities, which will be the following: hiking, mountain biking, riding on horses or donkeys, bivouacing in the hills – a lot of proposals to discover this beautiful corner of the Pyrénées! The group will participate in many activities of the town like the a festival in the middle of august. The work, accompanied by a local technician, will be the embellishment of  the village. That includes plantations on the school yard as well as the renewal of the room of the local youth.

Accommodation: Inside

Situation: Massat is located 110 km southern of Toulouse.Ariège (Midi-Pyrénées)

Next train station: St Girons

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraSj68-09  Le Château de HAM  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The project is organised in collaboration with the association Les amis du château de Ham. This association organises every year workcamps for adolescents volunteers. For the first time this association has addressed themselves to Solidarités Jeunesses with the objective to organise an international workcamp.
The 12 international volunteers will work on restoration: pavement, archaeological excavation, masonery. many excursions and discovery activities of the region are planned.

Accommodation: in tents.

Situation: Ham, 60 km from Amiens.

Next train station:  Saint Quentin

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec36-09  FONTENAY LE VICOMTE ~  FONTENAY LE VICOMTE  01-Aug-09  to  21-Aug-09  RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The municipality of Fontenay le Vicomte has welcomed volunteers for the past 4 years. Lots of tourists visit the church, which is listed as a historical monument with its XIVst century statues. Visitors appreciated the work done by volunteers over the years. Events are regularly organised in the church: weddings, baptisms, open days for the European Day of Heritage, etc.
 
Works : You will rebuild the paving of the nef of the church. You will take out the floor tiles, clean it, level the floor, replace the floor tiles and apply a filler. You need to be quite careful as there is a particular design to be followed for the paving.
 
Accommodation : In a multi activities building of the city hall, where sanitaries, kitchen and a big room will be at your disposal.
 
Location: Fontenay le Vicomte has 900 inhabitants. It is situated in the middle of the country, 3 km away from the cities of Ballancourt and Mennecy, where you can find shops and everything you need. Locals will take you around: marshs, natural parcs, and a few castles are worth a visit (Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte…)
 
Nearest “big town” : PARIS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : MENNECY train station.
France FraUnarec12-09  LE JARDIN DE MME ANNE ~  Yvré l'évèque  01-Aug-09  to  23-Aug-09  RENO/ENVI/SOCIAL  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

This is a French speaking camp.
 
The project : This project is close to our association's heart, to gather the different people whom we are working with : international volunteers, beneficiaries of reintegration into the workplace plans and youngsters from the hosting village. Therefore you will collaborate with a big and strongly diversified team to work in a social project easily concealed by a very complete, various and formative technical workcamp. As for the garden of Madame Anne, it is a great tribute that you will pay to this nature -lover lady who created such a lovely place, a place which only deserve to be revived.
 
Works : You are going to restore a garden which has been neglected for years. There will be two big objectives and for each of them will be different small teams in which we want to mix volunteers and workers in reintregration. Firstly you are going to restore the small built heritage : a moving washtub, a fountain, a garden pond and a dovecote. Then, another team will highlight the beauty of the garden refurbishing it. You are also going to prepare a kitchen garden so in september the pupils of primary school could take care of plantations and harvest vegetables. To finish you will have to let your stamp by any means you want in the small lean-to of the garden which has to be converted in a little museum. The unveiling is planned for the end of the workcamp!
 
Accommodation : you will sleep in tents in the four stars camping of Yvré l'Evêque.
 
Location: It is a very dynamic and commited population which is waiting for you. For this workcamp we have also booked some places for local youngsters so you won't pass by anything of french culture! And what's great is that you are accommodated in a four stars camping, situated few steps from technical works, with a swimming pool, a pool, tennis tables,etc...and if even with it you still lack of animation Le Mans city is really not far!
 
Nearest “big town” : LE MANS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : LE MANS train station.

Special Requirements: French speaking camp. It's good to know few words in french to better communicate with the group of volunteers.
France FraSj72-09  Corneilla del Vercol  03-Aug-09  to  21-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The youth centre Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture» wishs to provide activities for the local youth and would like to contribute to the community life. 4 to 6 local adolescents will participate in the workcamp. The work contains the renovation of a chapel with the objective to sensibilise the youngsters for the cultural heritage of their countries.

Accommodation: in tentes, with basic facilities in the area.

Situation: 10 km from Perpignan, 10 km from the sea

Next train station: Perpignan

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraSj75-09  Le REV II  03-Aug-09  to  21-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The volunteers will continue the activities of the previous workcamp: they will work on the reorganisation of the living place and the optimisation of the working material's stocking (like construction of shelves and walls, painting walls). The association uses natural and ecological products and considers the workcamp as a concretion of the reflection about sustainable development.

Accommodation: in tentes.

Situation: 15 km from Nîmes, 50 km from Montpellier, 30 km from the sea

Next train station: Nîmes

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec05-09  FREHEL ~  FREHEL  03-Aug-09  to  24-Aug-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

  The project : During the Roaring Twenties, the fashion for seaside resorts gave property developpers the idea of creating an avant-garde seaside resort to rival all others on one of the most beautiful Brittany beaches at Fréhel, in the Côtes d’Armor department. Hundreds of workers accomplished enormous amounts of work, installed facilities and created in around two years the resort of Sables-d’Or-les-Pins. With respect for the natural environment and the picturesque nature of Brittany, the valley of Diane had its open-air theatre and the valley of the Nymphes had its water-lilies pools. As a result of the stock market crash of 1929 little by little the resort was forgotten and only came back into favour after the Second World War with a family clientele. Today the sand is as fine, the maritime pines as splendid and the resort has kept the charm of the Twenties. Fréhel would like to preserve and bring out the best in its heritage and hosts an international workcamp on the valley of the Nymphes for the third year.
 
Works : You will continue the work of previous volunteers in restoring the pools of the Valley of the Nymphes. Masonry work : creation of a stone wall to reinforce the edges of one of the pools. Other works on the valley may be proposed. The site of the work is exceptional, facing the sea and a fine, golden, sandy beach …
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents at the municipal campsite of Fréhel.
 
Location: Fréhel is in the Côtes d’Armor department. You will be able to discover all the charms of Brittany : its culture and traditions (particularly the famous festivals called Fest Noz !), its history (forts, chapels, mills), and its warm and welcoming people !!!
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT BRIEUC

nearest airport : RENNES

Terminal : SAINT-BRIEUC train station.
France FraUnarec64B-09  MONTAIGU 2 ~  MONTAIGU LE BLIN  04-Aug-09  to  20-Aug-09  RENO/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : Etudes et chantiers invite you at Montaigu-le-Blin to give a second life to the medieval castle of a small village in a region called Le Bourbonnais. Workcamps have started to protect this building – which has been listed as an Historical Monument- since summer 2002. Thanks to your involvement, we would like to stop the damages caused by bad weather and vegetation, and eventually, give back to the castle the important part it used to play.
 
Works : Works are numerous and diversified. Your first task is to restore the public access to the castle: you will clear the vegetation. This work will enable you to welcome visitors at the castle and to take part in guided tours. Restoration will then concern the surrounding wall: you will do some repointing using lime mortar. Your ideas and experience will help us to bring the castle back to life !
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents.
 
Location: You will be welcomed in Montaigu-le-Blin ; it is a small village. There is an inn that also sells bread ; you can do shopping at Varennes-sur-Allier (within 12 kms). Leisure time allows you to discover this rural region which preserves some beautiful villages and many castles. Hiking and walking are very good ways to discover this heritage.
 
Nearest “big town” : VICHY

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-FOSSéS train station.
France FraUnarec67-09  CHALINARGUES ~   CHALINARGUES  04-Aug-09  to  20-Aug-09  RENO/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : At the heart of the Parc des Volcans d’Auvergne, the community of towns of the Murat area organizes every year, with the partnership of Etudes ET chantiers, a workcamp for young people. The goal of the community of towns is to revitalize this rural area which owns an important natural and architectural heritage. This year, the workcamp will takes place in Chalinargues. For years, this town is involved in environment friendly issues, the development of the local ressources and the preservation of the natural and architectural heritage.
 
Works : You will restore typical local built heritage. This implies woodwork, stonework as well as metal.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents at the communal campsite in Chalinargues; there will be a big tent for collective activities (eating etc). The campsite is located next to the village center where there is a small shop.
 
Location: Chalinargues is 1000 meters high, between the Cantal Mounts and the Cézallier plateau. It is an rural town where breeding is the main activity. This small town counts more than 400 inhabitants and was the first to build a firewood heating network in the Cantal department. Chalinargues has preserved its authenticity thanks to its numerous stone built and slate roofed houses, its XII th century church and the richness of its traditional heritage. It also developped an environment friendly economy thanks to tourism and open air activities. The closest bigger town is Murat, within 11 kms.
 
Nearest “big town” : AURILLAC

nearest airport : AURILLAC

Terminal : NEUSSARGUES train station.

France FraUnarec73-09  LES GALINOTTES ~   Le Lioran  04-Aug-09  to  20-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : Les Galinottes (Federation of Laic Associations) is located in the Lioran station (Cantal) elevated at 1250m above the sea level in the very heart of the Cantal Montains, in a huge volcanic area. The center hosts many groups with several programs dedicated to nature activities and sustainable development. The center has aim to prepare a track of interpretation. Some works still have to be done on this track for the future visitors. The framework of this project is multicural exchange and sustainable development.
 
Works : The main work is to prepare the track : to build small ramps and bridges with wood and ropes as well as to build a wood timber to channel a small stream.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep in tents. Meals and facilities in the Galinottes center. The site hosts groups all year long.
 
Location: The Cantal Mountains occupy most of the department of Cantal. These are the remains of a huge volcano. The Lioran station is located in the very heart of the Regional Park of Auvergne Volcanoes near by the highest point (1855m). Landscapes are beautiful and the stoned built small villages in the surrounding seem to come directly from the middle age. The biggest and nearest town is Murat and is located 12km from the site.
 
Nearest “big town” : AURILLAC

nearest airport : AURILLAC

Terminal : LE LIORAN train station.
France FraSj76-09  Ferme de Faï IV  04-Aug-09  to  19-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI/HERI  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The “Faï” is a farm that has been converted into an international residential centre. Our project aims at bringing together people from different social and cultural backgrounds. Every year, international volunteers, families, handicapped people, young people coping with social issues or tourists come during their free time to participate in the restoration of the farm or to take a holiday.
During this workcamp, the volunteers will take part in the creation of an open air theatre place.

The work will consist of building four rows of stairs in the field where the spectators will sit down (making terraces, fixing logs etc.). Specific practical workshops will be organised covering sound and lighting techniques. The Faï farm is located in the South Alps of France, in a very secluded and well-preserved environment. There are many opportunities to organise walks in the mountains and cultural evenings and participate in local events taking place in the villages around.

Accommodation: dormitories or tents (according to the weather)

Situation: 30 km from Gap, 200 km from Marseilles

Next train station: Veynes Devoluy

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec79-09  LA MARGERIDE ~  RUYNES EN MARGERIDE  04-Aug-09  to  20-Aug-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : For years now, the village of Ruynes-en-Margeride has hosted international workcamps. Many village's bread ovens, some fountains and other elements of heritage had been renewed. Beyond its technical goal, the project aims to bring a bit of animation in the village meeting the local population.
 
Works : You will clean the river banks from its weed and re-highlight the bridges of the village. Works will take place all over Ruynes en Margeride so a vehicle will be provided for those tasks.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in 2 places tents and a big collective one is allowed for cooking place and bathroom fittings. The camping site is able to host various youth groups.The activity center of the village is establish on the same place nevertheless it is still in the middle of the country. The village center is 500meters away from the camping place.
 
Location: Ruynes en Margeride is a village of 600 inhabitants situated at 920 altitud meters. Small shops and local craftmen are established in the center. This village belongs to the natural region of Margeride, : a forested area with well preserved valleys and rivers. La Margeride has also numerous heritage treasures and its history is made of old legends. You will discover wonderfull landscapes and very typical villages of the region. The nearest small town is ST Flour, 14 kms away from Ruynes en Margeride.
  
Nearest “big town” : CLERMONT FERRAND

nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : SAINT FLOUR-CHAUDES AIGUES train station.
France FraUnarec55-09  ST LIZIER ~  SAINT LIZIER  04-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  RENO/TEEN  20 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$755.00
The project : The village of Saint Lizier is your host for the third workcamp on built heritage. You will restore stone walls at the center of the village. Locals are looking forward to meet you and the youth will spend time with you. And you will take part to the annual feast day of the village, from the 21st to the 23rd of August !
 
Works : You will work on masonry. Firstly you will wash the wall and then you will repoint it. The building site is in the street of the village so you will meet lots of people.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in a tent near the school.
 
Location: A historical site, St Lizier is a roman city, listed as one of the most beautiful villages of France. Situate at the foot of the Pyrénées mountains, the town has a wonderful panoramic viewpoint on the Couserans mountains where you can do hiking. St Girons town is only a few km away, where you can find everything you need.The town of St Lizier hosts lots of culturals events and festivals.
 
Nearest “big town” : SAINT GIRONS

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)

Terminal : SAINT GIRONS bus station.
France FraCon195-09  SAINT MAXIMIN  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: The beautiful town Saint Maximin, representing the heart of the stone pits, is situated in the south of Oise. This little town has a cultural and particular heritage with the following characteristics: houses of troglodytes, old stone pits and places where mushrooms have been treated. For this reason, the town of Saint Maximin wants to build up a museum that is called “La maison de la Pierre” (“The house of the stone”). After the success of the last two workcamps, you will continue working on the projects that have been started years before. You will contribute to the construction of a visiting-path that is aimed at tourists. The activities will be always with the community youth office. Briefly: there are many activities to do!!!

WORK: Constructing a visiting-path in the stone pit by maintaining, cleaning and by putting signs on the site.

LOCATION: St Maximin is situated in the south of Creil; in the Parc Naturel Regional Oise Pays de France. Near the Chantilly’s forest and castle.

ACCOMMODATION: In tents; locker rooms and showers are available in the football stadium.

TERMINAL: Train station Chantilly
France FraCon193-09  TRACY LE MONT  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI/RENO  16 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: This is the first environmental workcamp that we organize in the community of Tracy Le Mont in the heart of the Laigue’s forest. The people of this small village, environmental conscientious, want to preserve their quality of life and support the participation of young international volunteers in the village.
The volunteers are asked to help them to renovate the water source of the St Brice Fontaine. Finally the group will also give the inhabitants of Tracy Le Mont the opportunity for an intercultural exchange during the month of august. Many of the village paths cross the woods, which is marvelous.

WORK: The community wants to build and renovate the paths around the village. The work will consist of building steps (using a special technique) and renovating a wash house. For this work we will do cleaning and masonry work.

LOCATION: Department of Oise in Picardie Region. This village is in the heart of the forest and close to Compiegne et Noyon Laigo, important cities in French history

ACCOMMODATION: in tents/ building for cooking, eating and party

TERMINAL: At the train station in Compiegne.
France FraCon158-09  SEMUR EN VALLON  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/CONS  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Dollon and the railway association of Semur en Vallon decided to welcome an international workcamp. Semur en Vallon is a village with 400 inhabitants, located between several hills in a valley with a little stream that is called La Longuève. In the middle of a swampy and forested region, an old hall of a train station, a museum and two little circuits were built to recreate the atmosphere of the old days (3 000 tourists every year). With the volunteers of the association you will discover the world of old trains and maybe you will even conduct an old locomotive!

WORK: You will work on the construction of the third part of the touristic train circuit by setting up 500 iron rails. You will also create signs that will be exposed in the museum. You will also be asked by the community of Dollon to do constructions around a wash-place.

LOCATION: Located in the department of Sarthe, the community is situated 45 km in the east from La Mans and 15 km from la Ferté Bernard.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents on the camping site of Dollon. Please bring your sleeping-mat, if available.

TERMINAL: At the train station of Ferté Bernard (Gare SNCF)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical work. Please bring safety shoes. A mini bus will be provided for the daily transits.
France FraCon157-09  MOULAY II  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Moulay is a community with 950 inhabitants close to the river Mayenne. This river is an important place for ecological tourism as a preserved place. A tow path will allow you to discover the regional flora and fauna. The natural and pedagogical park provides space for various hikes. Besides, Moulay has a church in the centre of the commune.

WORK: You will work on the restoration of walls of the church by using techniques of traditional masonry. You will finish the new wall by arranging the stones and doings plastering works.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be accommodated inside of the village hall. Bathroom and kitchen inside a house.

LOCATION: Moulay is situated 4 km away from Mayenne, prefecture of the department.

TERMINAL: At the train station of Le Mans (Gare SNCF).

SPECIAL REMARKS:  Several bikes will be provided for the daily transfers.
France FraCon196-09  LAIGNEVILLE  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Laigneville is a small town in the centre of the Oise region, near Creil, where we organize a workcamp for the third time. With the support of volunteers from the association Aspel (Association for the Safeguarding of the Intangible and Environment of Laigneville) we will work on the chapel of Saint Louis. Afterwards, we will continue with the renovation of another beautiful chapel.

WORK: Continuing the renovation of the chapel of Saint Louis. The work will consist of extracting the joints and creating new ones on the chapel (made of stone and lime).

LOCATION: Laigneville is located to the north of Creil. Many walks are planned in the forests and the castles of Chantilly and Compiègne.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building

TERMINAL: At the train station of Laigneville (50 km north of Paris)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Some work will be done on scaffoldings. Scaffolding work certificate required!
France FraCon220-09  COUPIAC  05-Aug-09  to  20-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The castle heritage protection association began the renovation of the ancient cemetery. After big works of pruning and cutting-down trees, the walls around have to be partly renovated.
WORK: clearing vegetation and building of little walls with dry stones. You’ll have to work at 1 km of the village in a little wood on the edge of a stream.

LOCATION: very nice village between Albi and Millau, in a very touristic and rich heritage region.

ACCOMMODATION: lodging under tent (if you have one, you may bring it) in a camping with showers and toilets.

TERMINAL: St Sernin sur Rance bus stop.
France FraCon160-09  SAUZÉ VAUSSAIS  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Sauzé Vaussais will welcome an international workcamp. This little village, situated in the centre of Poitou, will be charming you with its hospitality and its country atmosphere. You will have several opportunities to organize hikes in the region. There you will discover the local heritage with its numerous fountains and its wild nature. Especially in the “Marais Poitevin” you will enjoy a marvellous landscape. The network of intergenerational associations will welcome you with its local traditions such as the music and folkloric dance.

WORK: You will work on the restoration of a small bridge by using traditional techniques. You will rebuild columns and do plastering works.

LOCATION: Sauzé Vaussais is located in the department of Deux Sèvres, about 60 km south of Poitiers and north of Marais Poitevin.

ACCOMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents on a municipal campsite with sanitary facilities and a swimming-pool.

TERMINAL: At the train station of Saint Saviol (86)
France FraCon192-09  BEAUREVOIR  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: This is the second time that we organize a workcamp in the village of Beaurevoir. The “Tour du Guet” called “Tour Jeanne d’Arc” is classified as a historical monument since 1920 because it is considered as an important symbol in France history. The tower was built in 1310 and demolished in the reign of Louis XIV, whom Jeanne d’Arc was prisoner in 1430 during 4 months. The castle was on the boarder of l’Escaut and had to be a protection against various criminals and warriors. The work will be interesting and the town people, who are attached to their heritage, are very friendly. As last year, there will be a lot of visits of young people.

WORK: You will work on the base of the tower by renovating the parts that consist of sandstone, which have been destroyed by years of neglecting. You will do different tasks of maintenance and renovation (cleaning the interior of the tower, creation of historic panels etc.).

LOCATION: Picardie region, Beaurevoir is situated in the north of Aisne, between St Quentin and Cambrai.

ACCOMODATION: in tents. Collective living space and kitchen in a house

TERMINAL: At the Bohain train station in Vermandois
France FraCon194-09  GIRAUMONT  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Giraumont is a small village with 650 inhabitants and is located in the beautiful valley of the Aronde River. The municipality is very motivated to protect its heritage and traditional beauty of its town. Therefore, the community decided to collaborate for the 4th time with an international volunteers group in order to renovate several small buildings in the municipality's court and school.
Near the town of Compiègne, you will enjoy the architecture, the environment and the different cultural influences over the years. You will also have the opportunity to discover the forest of Compiègne

WORK: You will continue to work on projects started in previous years. You will replace the old windows and the jail roofs that have endured over the years. Maybe you will have to renovate also the interior of one of these buildings.

LOCATION: Giraumont is located 10km away from Compiegne in the Department of Oise.

ACCOMMODATION: In the school

TERMINAL: Compiegne train station
France FraCon197-09  LEFFRINCKOUCKE  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: This is the second time that we organize an environmental workcamp with the “Conservatoire du Littoral” and the community Leffrinckoucke.
You will be located on the site of the Leffrinckouke Dune, which was reinforced to protect the port of Dunkerque. Today the dunes are considered as a historical place with a particular and interesting ecosystem that you will be able to discover.

WORK: You will do many improvements, including the closing of a bunker, dating from the Second World War. This closure serves as a refuge for bats and amphibians and ensures the site.

LOCATION: Leffrinckoucke is located on the east coast of the North Sea between Belgium and the town of Dunkerque (famous for its carnival!). Welcome to the home of the Ch'tis!

ACCOMMODATION: In tents in the football stadium. Buildings for daily life are provided.

TERMINAL: SNCF train station of Dunkerque

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This site requires great sensitivity to the environment.
France FraCon222-09  LESPINASSIÈRES  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The village is crossed by canals used to irrigate the gardens of the inhabitants. Most of them have been concreted or tarmacked. You’ll have to give them back their original state.

WORK: clearing vegetation, excavation and basic masonry.
LOCATION: 30 Km north of Carcassonne. Very nice village of 90 inhabitants. http://membres.lycos.fr/villagesperches/page5.htm 

ACCOMMODATION: in a town-hall with kitchen and showers.

TERMINAL: Carcassonne train station. Bus to be confirmed.
France FraCon219-09  ALBAS  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: it’s the fourth time that this nice isolated village of 60 inhabitants receives the volunteers of Concordia. Last year, the volunteers have begun the arrangement of the Carraira street. Many meetings with the local population and particularly sharing a meal with them once a  week..

WORK: this year,  the second part of the work will be on the back of the church. You’ll have to rebuild the very damaged ancient “calade”.

LOCATION: 40 km south-west of Narbonne. Wild region of the Corbières, in Pays Cathare, with many possibilities of walks and a rich historical heritage.
ACCOMMODATION: under tents in the village. Cooking and shower in a town hall.

TERMINAL: Narbonne train station

SPECIAL REMARKS: This village is very isolated. The station is 40 Km from Albas.
France FraCon221-09  FOUZILHON  05-Aug-09  to  27-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  13 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Fouzilhon, tiny village of 150 inhabitants, is very attached to the protection of its heritage. Following this idea, the town council decided to renovate an old cemetery, actually a fallow, to give it back its historic character.

WORK: excavation. There will be an archaeological follow-up with the possibility of bones discovery.

LOCATION: 15 km east of Béziers 

ACCOMMODATION: under tents. If you have one, you may bring it. Basic living conditions without hot water. Dry toilets.

TERMINAL: Fouzilhon bus stop
France FraCon011-09  SAINT-PIERRE D’ALLEVARD  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Situated in the Belledonne Mountains, the area of Allevard is proud of its past of iron mining and the use of water power. St-Pierre d’Allevard also offers many walking paths and a protected natural area: the Marshland of Sailles (Marais de Sailles). After three years of working in the marshland and in the arboretum (a tree conservation and collection place) and of working on the improvement and valorization of pastures, you will rehabilitate some collective gardens of the village. This is a camp for nature lovers!!!

WORK: You’ll take off the most deteriorated fences, which demarcate gardens and install some new fences. You will select and take away the waste lying in the garden. You will take apart the most deteriorated shelters and you‘ll work on some landscaping.You will work with Annayk, the Community Environment Project Officer who will reveal all nature secrets to you.

LOCATION: In the Belledonne Mountains above the Grésivaudan Valley, less than 40 km away from Grenoble and Chambéry.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents close to the primary school in the centre of the village

TERMINAL: Goncelin train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You are in the mountains, nights can be fresh!
France FraCon012-09  CHINDRIEUX  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: You will work while facing the magnificent panorama above the lake “du Bourget”, the Hautecombe Abbey, the marshland and vineyards of Chautagne The town owns an important rural patrimony, promoted with different path to discover the environment. It’s the seventh year that this village hosts an international workcamp. Every year a welcoming and departure party is offered to volunteers.
WORK: You will work on some dry-stone walls retaining the old path of “Cellier et Moulin Rouge”. These walls are very common in the local landscape, in order to allow the culture of grapevine. You will clean the base of the wall, and select the stones to rebuild it without using any mortar. It’s a meticulous and rather physical work: every stone has to be well placed and wedged.

ACCOMMODATION: In the village gymnasium, on camp beds.

LOCATION: 20 km in the north of the city “Aix-les-Bains”, in the Savoie department. Chindrieux is on the shore of the lake “du Bourget”.

TERMINAL: Culoz train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring good walking shoes, working gloves and a sleeping bag. Little public transportation.

SPECIAL REMARKS: On the initiative of the 6 previous international workcamps, Concordia is attached to pay homage to Mr Girard-Abry, Chindrieux’s late major, for his kindness, his devotion and his engagement to encourage this international meetings, to share democratic and citizenship values.
France FraCon013-09  MEILLONAS  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: You are in Meillonnas, a very picturesque village in the Revermont area. After last year’s workcamp who was a success, the town will welcome you really friendly on its territory to end last year’s work on the traditional “hand-wash house” of “La Verne”. You will also keep on working on the 2007’s workplace on one of the medieval castle’s room.

WORK: You’ll work on the renovation of the traditional wash-house of “la Verne”, for that you’ll do different works: destroying the old joints, rebuilding new joints of a wall with lime, cleaning and painting the carpentry…

LOCATION: Meillonnas is about 10 km north-east of Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Ain department.

ACCOMMODATION: In the medieval castle, 200m from the village centre.

TERMINAL: Meillonnas Bus Station.

SPECIAL NOTE: 20 minutes of walk between the accommodation and the workplace
France FraCon015-09  HAUTEVILLE  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The village of Hauteville Lompnes has already hosted some international workcamp several years ago. It will propose to you to renovate a room of the “Social Centre” and to realize a fresco and/or a mosaic. This “ Social Centre” is very waited by the local population, you can be sure that the exchanges will be nice. 

WORK: You will realize some work of painting and you will realize a fresco or a mosaic on a wall of the “Social Centre”. In the same time you will clean a wash-house in the village.

ACCOMMODATION: In a collective building (to be confirmed)

LOCATION: Hauteville Lompnes is a town of 4100 inhabitants located in the “Bugey” region at 900 meters of altitude, at 65km of “Bourg en Bresse” and 90km of “Lyon”. Hauteville Lompnes is located in an attractive touristy area. There are a lot of hiking to discover. For nature lovers !

TERMINAL: Ternay Train station and take a bus until Hauteville-Lompnes.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Bring working gloves, good walking shoes, warm clothes and sleeping-bag. You are in the mountain, nights can be fresh !
France FraCon043-09  SADIRAC  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: For the fifth year, the village of Sadirac wants to host a work camp after the enormous contribution of the previous work camps in terms of relations between the local population and the international volunteers. This town is a good place to meet new people, to have a walk in the countryside and to discover the art of pottery (tradition in this village since the 18th century, some traces of pottery activity from the Gallo-Roman antiquity have been found too).

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will take part in the restoration of two elements of Sadirac’s communal buildings: a wash-house and a bridge. You will build a screed to waterproof the bottom of the wash-house and you will restore the top of the bridge’s walls.

LOCATION: Sadirac is a small village of the area “Entre Deux Mers” (the main town is Créon), located 25 km southeast of Bordeaux.
ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Bordeaux.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring solid waterproof boots as you will sometimes work with your feet in the water.

SPECIAL NOTE: Very little public transportation.
France FraCon010-09  BARRAUX  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: You are in Fort-Barraux, the oldest strong holded fort in France built in the 16th century, a huge fortress controlling the Grésivaudan Valley. This will be the third partnership between Concordia and this town. In 2007, a first workcamp gave back to the Fort its original wooden flaps, and in 2008, a part of the buildings have been secured by the volunteers. This year, the work will be to restore and highlight a building so that it can be add to the site’s visit proposed to plenty of tourist coming there every year to discover the fortress.

WORK: You will go on the work of the July’s group on the building of « la petite poudrière ». You will renovate also an old wooden door, respecting its original style.
Different kind of improving work on the fortress can be also expected for this 2nd workcamp 2009.

LOCATION: Barraux is on the border between Isère and Savoie, 20 kms south-east from Chambéry. Natural Park of Chartreuse, Belledonne Mountains.
ACCOMMODATION: Under tents on the Fort’s plots, kitchen and common room in a building.

TERMINAL: Pontcharra train station.
France FraCon044-09  GAZAUPOUY  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The very small village of Gazaupouy is highly charming and its 304 inhabitants are very proud of it. It has a castle built by the English in the 13th century that stands out over the plains. The local population wants to take part in restoring the heritage. This is why the local council calls upon Concordia so that every two years, a group of volunteers will help in the restoration and local population and international volunteers will interact.

WORK: Managed by technical organizers from the village, you will take part in the restoration with traditional techniques of different elements of the site (stone wall).

LOCATION: Gazaupouy is in Gers area, not far from the town of Condom, and 32 km southwest of Agen.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building situated in the village (basic community living conditions).

TERMINAL: The train station in Agen.   

SPECIAL NOTE: Isolated village: no public transportation.
France FraCon046-09  SAINTE AULAYE  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: On the threshold between Périgord and the southernmost Angoumois, Saint Aulaye is a dynamic small town situated on the banks of the Dronne, proud of its 12th century castle and its Roman church. The new local council calls upon Concordia in order to develop the access from the village centre to the nearby river where an area of relaxation, tourist and nature oriented, will be built.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will clear vegetation, work on landscaping, set up signposts and build wooden steps and footbridges.

LOCATION: Saint Aulaye is a North Périgord fortified town located at the border of Charente, 30 km east of Coutras.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Coutras.   

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring sturdy sport shoes and rain boots as you will sometimes work with your feet in the water.
France FraCon048-09  MENDIONDE  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: For the first time, the village of Mendionde is hosting a work camp to renovate the Garro Castle for two ambitious projects: the creation of an organic farming site for the Basque Country and an all generations housing. Garro Castle was donated to the community by a son of the Basque Diaspora. Meetings and events on Basque culture and fiestas will be organised with the population in this historical building.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will take part in the restoration of the terrace retaining walls and the external stairs of this 12th century castle. Work of traditional masonry.

LOCATION: Mendionde is a small town (800 inhabitants) in the Basque Country (Labourd province) situated between the massifs of Ursuia (678 m) and Baigura (897 m), 35 km away from Biarritz/Bayonne.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Bayonne.   

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Some works on scaffoldings. Scaffolding certificate required.
France FraCon049-09  MORLAAS  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00
 
PROJECT: The village of Morlaas has requested a Concordia work camp with the aim of involving local young people in a project promoting their heritage and developing a youth centre (local wash house). The many meetings between local and international population should be rich in learning.

WORK: Renovation of a wash house, small masonry work, construction of wooden tables, landscaping.

LOCATION: Morlaas is a small village with 4,000 inhabitants, located in the area of Pau, in the department of the Pyrénées Atlantiques.

ACCOMMODATION:  In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Pau.
France FraCon129-09  SEVRAN-LIVRY –2  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Known as a remarkable place in Seine-Saint-Denis department, the Park of Sevran-Livry is a green lung in one of the most urban geographical sector of the Parisian region.After the workcamp in July about the environmental heritage, this workcamp will serve as a work on the social memory. The monastery is a block house, a victim of the 19th century degradation (stone dismantling) and in risk of disappearing very quickly. The building should become an exhibition place for expositions about the social life of the inhabitants during the last centuries.

WORK:  cleaning the roofs, renovation of stones that have been misplaced or vandalized, renovate the walls, etc.

LOCATION: in the north of Seine-Saint-Denis department

ACCOMMODATION: In tents. Toilets, kitchen and collective room will be in a house.

TERMINAL: Gare SNCF of Sevran
France FraCon131-09  CHELLES  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/SOCI/ENVI  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The city of Chelles is in a privileged geographical situation. Less than 20 km from Paris she is a green city and near to the river marne. For the 2nd year Chelles will host an international workcamp. This year we would like to contribute to intergenerational and solidarity bonds.
The participation of volunteers from the 4 corners of the world is like an invitation to the old people to travel and dream. Travelling will be thematic of this gathering.

WORK: with the help of a designer of landscaping, you’ll put in place a conviviality area( picnic and game area) in the residence garden. You will create with the residents an artistic piece of art (mural in mosaics and painting) about travelling ant it will be shown in a public presentation.

LOCATION: Outskirts of Paris - by RER

ACCOMMODATION: In a house

TERMINAL: RER of Chelles station
France FraUnarec54-09  EMMAUS ~  VILLE DIEU DU TEMPLE  07-Aug-09  to  25-Aug-09  ENVI/RENO/SOCIAL  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.
 
The project : 70 persons work and leave at the Emmaüs community of Tarn et Garonne. They earn a living by collecting and recycling things. The community develops an economic project of solidarity. 2 festivals were organised in 2007 and 2008 with the theme of “fair humanity”. Since 2005, the community hosts international volunteers around these kinds of activities. At the moment they develop an ecologic village.
 
Works : You will leave in the community. You will participate in ecologic building as well as in the usual Emmaüs activities (collection, restoration and selling things).You will organize a big sale on the 22nd and 23rd of August, very special days of the month for the community.
 
Accommodation : Under tents.
 
Location: You will leave 10 km away from Montauban in the middle of the countryside of Tarn et Garonne, a department with corn and fruits (apples) cultures. You will leave with people of the community and you will participate to the intercultural day the 13 of august. Please bring along whatever may be useful for this day. More information about the community : http://emmaus82.praksys.net
 
Nearest “big town” : MONTAUBAN

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)

Terminal : MONTAUBAN-VILLE-BOURBON train station.
France FraUnarec27B-09  ENGELBOURG 2  ~  THANN  07-Aug-09  to  28-Aug-09  RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : t is a construction site continuing the works of last year. The town of Thann, situated in Alsace possesses a magnificent inheritance of the Middle Ages, among which is the famous ruins of Engelbourg, a fort which was destroyed in the 17th century. This fort, called also The eye of the witch, is the ancient part of the dungeon and is celebrated for the beauty of the site overhanging the town, such an enormous tour finishing at the mound. This site is the object of a project of touristique and cultural development. On this project, come and join the young people of the town of Thann.
 
Works : For this year, you will works with the masonry before re-jointing, to re-strengthen the ancient facings and for the excavation. A cleaning of the wall will be begun while paying attention to thevegetable life which can be an element of support for the stone. A road of access needs to be rehabilitated, as well as the restoration and the rehabilitation of a low wall of dry stones. Within the framework of the projects ados, the time of activity on the site is 20 hours a week except the weekend. Afterwards the works will be taken on by a group of adults.
 
Accommodation : you will sleep within the music school which has wash rooms and a kitchen.….
 
Location: The town of Thann ( 6000 inhabitants), is situated in the south extremity of the famous wineyards of Alsace. Kept rural while developing its industries and by revitalizing the cultural life. The region has a tourist vocation amongst other assets. The towns of Colmar and Strasbourg are close as well as Germany.
 
Nearest “big town” : COLMAR

nearest airport : STRASBOURG, BALE-MULHOUSE

Terminal : THANN train station.
France FraCon042-09  GERE BELESTEN  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: For the first time, the village of Gere Belesten is willing to host a Concordia camp. This small village, located at the end of the Ossau valley, has astonishing landscapes and unspoilt views over the Pyrenees. The project consists in cleaning the water pipes, making them accessible, restoring the river banks and a small bridge.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will clear vegetation, cut small wood, clean the site.

LOCATION: Gere Belesten is a small village located in the Ossau Valley, about thirty kilometres south of Pau.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

TERMINAL: The train station in Oloron Ste Marie.   

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring work clothes, warm clothes, sport shoes, and rain boots as you will sometimes work with your feet in the water.
France FraCon045-09  VANXAINS II  07-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  16-20 Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The partnership with the village of Vanxains has many advantages for all: restoration of the local heritage, exchanges between the international volunteers and the local population, warm welcome… To keep this good vibe, two work camps will be hosted once again this year to continue restoring the surrounding wall of a park which belongs to the village and is used for cultural events in summer.

WORK: Managed by a Concordia technical leader, you will take part in the restoration of both sides of a park surrounding stone wall. Reconstruction, cleaning, repointing of the collapsed parts of the wall. Traditional building techniques.

LOCATION: Vanxains  (700 inhabitants), 40 km from Périgueux. Vanxains is a picturesque village which has kept its rural charm.

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living condition. Bring a sleeping bag, work clothes, warm clothes and sport shoes.

TERMINAL: Périgueux train station.   

SPECIAL REMARKS: The work can sometimes be quite physical. Small village with no public transport. For nature lovers and those who like walking!
France FraSj80-09  La Ferté sous Jouarre  08-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The activitiy of the workcamp for adolescents consists of restauration of a dry stone wall which surrounds for the park Parc de la Fontaine aux pigeons. Furthermore there will be leasure time activities like visit of Paris, of department and the volunteers are invited to make suggestions.

Accommodation: in tentes.

Situation: La Ferté sous Jouarre, 50 km from Paris.

Next train station: La Ferté sous Jouarre

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraCon223-09  SAINT MARTIN LAGUÉPIE  08-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: after some years, we come back to this magnificent village of the Tarn in 2008. This year, the town council decided to ask Concordia to renovate the surrounding of the castle.

WORK: in 2008, the volunteers cleared vegetation and cleaned terraces around the castle. This year, you’ll renovate them with basic masonry, excavations and clearing the vegetation.

LOCATION: St Martin Laguépie has a magnificent castle from the XIIIth. The region is very rich in heritage and in nice landscapes. . ACCOMMODATION: under tents. Kitchen in a town hall.

TERMINAL: St Martin Laguépie train station.
France FraCon075-09  LE-BOUCHET-SAINT-NICOLAS  10-Aug-09  to  25-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: International workcamps have been succeding in the district area of the "Pays of Cayres and Pradelles" for the last five years. The inhabitants are getting used to the arrival of the workcamps and the exchanges with the volunteers get richer and richer every year. These workcamps will start a cycle of actions for the embellishments of the villages of the area. This year, the concerned villages will be Costaros first and then the Bouchet-St-Nicolas.

WORK: You will build big stone boxes with lime mortar. You will use traditionnal technics and local materials.  You will learn a bit about stone carving and traditional masonry.

LOCATION: The community of Pays de Cayres and Pradelles is between three french departments: Haute-Loire, Lozère and Ardèche, 150 km south-east of Clermont-Ferrand and at a distance of 30 km from the volcano Puy-en-Velay. This region of elevated plains (at an altitude of about 1000 m) is rich in wide, green, and mountainous spaces, perfect for hiking and nature friends.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping mats) to sleep and collective tent for the group life. In the municipal campsite.

TERMINAL: Le-Puy-en-Velay train station

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring some warm clothes, nights are cold, even during the summer. Please, bring gloves, protection glasses, special suits and working shoes.
France FraCon076-09  CLERMONT 3  10-Aug-09  to  25-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  12 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Since 2008, the international workcamps of Clermont-Ferrand aimed at transforming a "wild land" into a ground of observation and creation for the children’s leisure centre (3 to 12 y.o.). This piece of land must gradually become a place for the protection of fauna and flora, a natural space to play and discover a place to acquire gardening notions. Many activities « nature and environment » will be implemented with the children. Three workcamps will be organized. Each workcamp will refer to themes of the four natural elements. So the first camp will refer to the fire, the second to the earth and the third to the air and the water.

WORK: you will implement a system of water recovery on an existing garden shed. You will build a lean-to building being used at the same time as a shelter for the children and also water recovery for the educational pond.

LOCATION: Regional capital of Auvergne, the town of Clermont-Ferrand (300 000 inhabitants) is located in the Puy-de-Dôme, between the Regional Parks of the Volcanos of Auvergne and of Livradois-Forez, 400 km in the South of Paris.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping mat) and collective tent for the group life, sanitary on the camp site

TERMINAL: At the train station of Clermont-Ferrand.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Urban work camp. Lodging far away from the town centre. Nights are cold so bring warm clothes and sleeping bags.
France FraCon198-09  PAVANT  10-Aug-09  to  28-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  5 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

French speaking camp

PROJECT: In Pavant, village of 700 inhabitants, the local country club likes to do up a garden behind its place, to liven it up. Supported by the village, you will help the country club to continue a project they have already begun with volunteers and other people. You will work with those actively involved in the project, with young and less young of the village.

WORK: To pay out the floor, to install a picnic area, to prepare the soil in order to plant during winter.

LOCATION: Pavant is situated extremely on the south of Aisne between Meaux and Reims, in the south of Aisne (the champagne’s region).

ACCOMMODATION: In tents for sleeping and space of life and places of restoration.

TERMINAL: At train station of Saâcy sur Marne.
5 VOLS and 10 local vols. 17 YEARS OLD AND OVER
France FraCon161-09  SAINT LAURENT  10-Aug-09  to  28-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEES for volunteers under the age of 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: St Laurent du Mottay, a village with about 800 inhabitants, is situated next to the river Le Loire and in the middle of several fruit plantations and vineyards. The association “Fêton’jus” offers to the population to prepare organic juices with their own fruits (apples, grapes).The association would like to expand their building with a common room. This extension will be realized with an eco-technique by using local materials: sand; wood of a chestnut, water and above all with your participation! You will have the opportunity to get to know the artisan fabrication of fruit juice. You will be able to participate in excursions together with the community centre, meetings with the local associations and the sensitizing about eco-construction.

WORK: You will construct a building by using local materials: sand, wood of a chestnut, water (eco construction). You will begin with the walls and the ceiling and if the time allows you will do more!

LOCATION: Saint Laurent du Mottay is located in the centre of the region Mauges and enclosed by several vineyards and the river La Loire, a natural frontier in the north of Mauges. It is situated in the department Maine and Loire, about 25 km away from Angers and 20 km away from Ancenis.

ACCOMODATTION: Has to be confirmed

TERMINAL: At the train station of Angers (Gare SNCF)
France FraSj86-09  Château des Prureaux II  11-Aug-09  to  28-Aug-09  TEEN/ENVI  16 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
Project: The association “Le Créneau” is situated in a little castle in the heart of a large property in the region “Auvergne”. It hosts throughout the whole year persons of different cultural and social backgroudns, who work voluntarily. Their aim is to find a different way of life. The volunteers participate in the reconditioning of the place, mainly of hiking ways and a little water course.

Situation: near Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, Auvergne

Extra Fee: $190 US (to be payed to VFP in advance)
France FraUnarec16-09  KERFLEAU ~  CAUDAN  17-Aug-09  to  07-Sep-09  ENVI/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : 5 local organisations came together in Kerfléau in 2005. They work in the fields of professional training and inclusion, worldwide solidarity, fair and organic trade, and sustainable development. They aim at creating a society that is creative, innovative, respectful of humankind and nature. The project of Kerfleau (2000 m2 of buildings on 5 ha green zone) is to rebuild the site with ecological and natural materials (stone, wood, strow…), and with nature-friendly technologies (renewable energy). Last year, an international group of volunteers took part in the building of a strow-room.
 
Works : You will take part in developing an eco-shelter where all the organisation participants will be able to come together: volunteers, permanent workers, visitors… It is planned to be a homy place, conducive to resourceful and ambitious exchanges.
 
Accommodation : In tents on the site.
 
Location: Kerfléau is situated close to Lorient, in a small village called Caudan. You will live just between the countryside and the ocean that lies only 15km away from Caudan. Many activities are available on the site: tennis, soccer, organic garden… You will as well be able to discover the charming Brittany, with its fascinating landscapes and plenty of summer local feasts.
 
Nearest “big town” : LORIENT

nearest airport : NANTES ATLANTIQUE (NTE)

Terminal : LORIENT train station.
France FraUnarec20-09  MACHET ~  SAINT DIE  18-Aug-09  to  07-Sep-09  ENVI/RENO  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The sawmill of Machet, situated in the heart of the forest, is the source of numerous activities and reflections. Combining the economy social and solidarity, it works at the promotion of the alternative energies, the water and the wood. This hydraulic sawmill fed by a canal will be the object of works of restoration and of re-arrangement. The Machet Energie Renouvelable association will be please to welcome you on its site. This project joins an initiative of protection of the nature, local heritage and the development of rural areas. You will also participate in the organization of the festival of Machet.
 
Works : Arrangement of gates to facilitate the maintenance of the canal of supply for the hydraulic sawmill of Machet: Restoration of an existing gate and creation of a dredging gate, creation and installation of elements of wooden restraints of profiled oak,restoration and remplacement of a threshold floating sill, cleaning of the canal, helping to preparae for the Festival of Machet.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in the sawmill of Machet, wash rooms are located at Val-et-Chatillon.
 
Location: You will find on the site ecological toilets and an abundance of water! Wash rooms (showers, toilet) are situated at Val-et-Chatillon (15 mns by car, 900 inhabitants) .Les shops are in the nearby village of Cirey-sur-Vezouze (10 mins by car, 1100 inhabitants). In the region, several sites of renewable energies in production can be visited. The countryside of Vosge is to discover as well as that pf the urban centres of the region (Nancy, Metz, Strasbourg). The local volunteers will join the group to work and to make acquaintances.
 
Nearest “big town” : RAON L’ETAPE

nearest airport : METZ-NANCY, STRASBOURG

Terminal : RAON L’ETAPE train station.
France FraUnarec04-09  ENTRE 2 CHATEAUX ~  LIRE  28-Aug-09  to  19-Sep-09  ENVI  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : La Turmelière is a local organisation raising awareness to environmental issues. You will take part to conserving and promoting wet zones in the park: maintenance and creation of observation zones. You will meet children and youth from the town as well as disabled students. The volunteers from the local organisation are looking forward to welcoming you as they were delighted to meet the 2008 group.
 
Works : You will work around pools, rivers and ponds. Maintenance of the pools created by the group of international volunteers in 2008, and of the ditches around the castle where Joachim du Bellay, famous French poete of the XVIth century was born. You will take part to the whole maintenance process of the pond: water draining and clearing out, creating various zones according to the biodiversity, checking water supply, draining system and filters, clearing of vegetation around the pond and on its island, supplying water back and import aquatic fauna and flora.
 
Accommodation : In tents in the park. A building will be at your disposal.
 
Location: You will live in a large area with lots of activities where you can take part to : leisure center, gymnasium, park, riding school, educational farm… « Val de Loire » is a beautiful region and is famous for its castles. It is also the very first natural site listed by UNESCO as a world heritage. And we won’t tell you everything here… the 2008 group of volunteers has prepared for you a list of wonders to be seen!
 
Nearest “big town” : NANTES

nearest airport : NANTES

Terminal : LAVAL train station.
France FraUnarec15-09  PAYASOLOCO ~  PRE EN PAIL  01-Sep-09  to  16-Sep-09  FEST  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The festival of associations in Mayenne – is a gathering of different local organisations around discussions, music, spectacle, theatre and dance. The volunteers will help to organise the event in September in cooperation with the association Payasoloco, a group of friends in love with culture and happenings in their region of the hilly Mayenne. If you like to engage yourself creative, artistic and passionate with other local young people, than participate to set up a festival in Pré en Pail.
 
Works : You are fully integrated in the association and participate at the set up of the regional festival that will take place for 2 days . You give a hand with the conception, the installation of a own stand, the set-up of stages. Furthermore, you will help with the preparation of flyers and indication marks, paintings, handcrafts of recycled decorations. And finally the realisation where you can help to animate several ateliers, stands and games with children.
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in tents on the campground of Pré en Pail. Also you will benefit from premises of the association Payasoloco and the community.
 
Location: Not far away you will discover the mountain Avaloirs where you will enjoy a marvellous view over the country side. This will be a dynamic project that takes place in an area where our association is already very active and present. You will be always in contact with the local youth, disadvantaged people, several associations, visitors, artists,…
   
Nearest “big town” : ALENCON

nearest airport : NANTES

Terminal : ALENCON train station.
France FraCon163-09  THOIRE SUR DINAN  02-Sep-09  to  24-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Situated in the center of the valley of Dinan and close to the forest Bercé, this little rural village will make you appreciating the beautiful landscape. The inhabitants of Thoiré sur Dinan and the different associations in the village will warmly welcome you according to their traditions. For the sixth year the volunteers will do several works of renovation and the recreation of frescos. The last weekend you will participate in the fifth edition of the International Peace Festival in the village.

WORK: You will work on the construction of a hydraulic pump (to pump up water only with the energy that comes from the water itself). Besides that, you will do several works such as putting up fences, constructing, plastering and cleaning the surroundings.

LOCATION: Thoiré sur Dinan is situated in the department of Sarthe, close to the forest of Bercé and about 40 km north of Tours.

ACCOMODATTION: You will be accommodated in tents. Sanitary facilities and a kitchen in a house. Please bring a tent and a sleeping-mat if available.

TERMINAL: At the train station of Château du Loir (Gare SNCF).

SPECIAL REMARKS: The location of the workcamp is quite isolated. The village has 400 inhabitants.
France FraCon224-09  OLARGUES  02-Sep-09  to  23-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Olargues is a pleasant medieval listed village. Since 1994, the township has work with Concordia to renovate the surroundings of the castle, to restore the covered way (with 4 stone surveillance towers) and to make access easier to the castle. The main tower overlooks the village. The work of the last workcamps helped to do archaeological excavations and to discover many parts of the ancient castle. You’ll have a fantastic welcome in a unique natural site in Europe (Regional Park of the high Languedoc).

WORK: this year, you’ll carry on the arrangement needed for the visits: lanes, stairs, little walls, etc

LOCATION: Olargues is in the heart of the Natural Regional Park of the Haut-Languedoc (south of France), 45km north-east of Béziers and 100km west of Montpellier http://olargues.free.fr/html/visite/village.htm

ACCOMMODATION: lodging in a common room in the Campotel.

TERMINAl: bus station of Olargues

SPECIAL NOTE: only two bus by day from Montpellier.
France FraCon050-09  VERDELAIS  04-Sep-09  to  26-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The small village of Verdelais was once famous for its pilgrimage and its monastery. It recently inherited a path for the stations of the Cross. At the top, there is a splendid view over the Garonne valley. For the National Heritage Days, which will take place on September 19th and 20th, the town hall wishes to renovate the path and, with your help as guides, to promote this local heritage during that special weekend.

WORK: Managed by a technical leader, you will help restore the path: painting the gates of each chapel, reinforcing some gates, levelling of a stone staircase…

ACCOMMODATION: In a building. Basic community living conditions.

LOCATION: Verdelais is a small village in Gironde, a few kilometres away from Langon and 35 km southeast of Bordeaux.

TERMINAL: The train station in Langon.   

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, work clothes, sport and/or work shoes as well as warm clothes.

SPECIAL NOTE: Very little public transportation. For nature lovers and walking fans.
France FraCon200-09  AVRICOURT  04-Sep-09  to  26-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: Ten workcamps have been realized in Avricourt in ten years!!! This little village has about 200 inhabitants who show lots of efforts to warmly welcome their volunteers: typical food of the region, invitations for dinner and gifts like jams and vegetables from the garden have been offered by the inhabitants. This year the mayor Roger Parzybut and the town council want to organize a nice party for the memory of all the workcamps and the volunteers who have helped with the renovation of the community heritage. Briefly, there will be a lot of activities and new experiences for the participants that are always supported by the workcamp leaders. You can also organize meetings in the town and college. You are awaited! To conclude, to celebrate the anniversary of the workcamp there will be a concert in the church (the 25th at night).

WORK: This year you will finish a lot of small things in the church as for example the renovation of the seats and floors or the creation of an altar made of wood. You will also repaint some walls.

LOCATION: In the department of Oise (60) Region of Picardie/ Avricourt is located 15km from Noyon, in the north of the department and 20km from the local Concordia office (hosting workcamp organisation).

ACCOMMODATION: Sleeping room in the town house (two rooms)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Please bring a photo of you to create a photo file (gallery). If you are musician don’t forget your instrument because the orchestra of Noyon could be ready to play with you during the concert.

TERMINAL: Noyon’s train station

France FraUnarec33-09  BONNELLES ~  BONNELLES  05-Sep-09  to  18-Sep-09  ENVI  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.
 
The project : For the second year, Bonnelles village and the locals invite you to help them out for the conservation of the Natural reserve. The area has significant cultural and natural heritage and is situated at the heart of the Natural Park of the Chevreuse valley. Locals are fond of their place and looking forward to organise meals, parties and friendly evenings with your group.
 
Works : You will reopen a footpath in the Natural reserve: clearing out the vegetation, excavation and packing down. The work conditions will be nice, as the area is lovely, in the middle of nature. You will also cut young trees in order to maintain the footpath that was created last year in a reed bed by the international group of volunteers.
 
Accommodation : In tents.
 
Location: Bonnelle counts about 2000 inhabitants. It is situated about 15km away from Rambouillet (26000 inhabitants) and an hour away from Paris. We will go out to Paris only once during the stay; so we advise you to plan a few days of tourism before or after the workcamp to visit the capital.
 
Nearest “big town” : PARIS

nearest airport : PARIS

Terminal : RAMBOUILLET train station.
France FraUnarec64C-09  MONTAIGU 3 ~   MONTAIGU LE BLIN  08-Sep-09  to  24-Sep-09  RENO  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.
 
This is a French speaking camp.
 
The project : Etudes et chantiers invite you at Montaigu-le-Blin to give a second life to the medieval castle of a small village in a region called Le Bourbonnais. Workcamps have started to protect this building – which has been listed as an Historical Monument- since summer 2002. Thanks to your involvement, we would like to stop the damages caused by bad weather and vegetation, and eventually, give back to the castle the important part it used to play (openings to the public, guided tours, heritage linked activities…). 3 workcamps (July, August and September) will take part in this project.
 
Works : This will be the last workcamp of the season so you will finish cleaning and clearing vegetation around the place. You will do some repointing using lime mortar. You may as well dismantle and rebuild the top of the wall to level it off (work on scaffoldings). In the end, the group will organise the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (special heritage days all over Europe) and welcome a big number of visitors. It is an important step in the life of the castle: your ideas and experience will be useful to bring the castle back to life!
 
Accommodation : You will sleep in an old building restored for summer holidays’ accommodation: big common room with a kitchen, a dormitory and a bathroom.
 
Location: You will be welcomed in Montaigu-le-Blin ; it is a small village. There is an inn that also sells bread ; you can do shopping at Varennes-sur-Allier (within 12 kms). Leisure time allows you to discover this rural region which preserves some beautiful villages and many castles. Hiking and walking are very good ways to discover this heritage.
 
Nearest “big town” : VICHY

 nearest airport : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Terminal : SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-FOSSéS train station.
 
Special Requirements: French speaking camp, with a special thematic on building heritage renovation.
France FraUnarec43-09  LA BOUZIGUE ~  MONTAIGUT SUR SAVE  10-Sep-09  to  22-Sep-09  RENO/ENVI  10 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
Only one 17 year old per project, must have previous volunteer & travel experience.  The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

The project : The project aims to promote rural lifestyle and to sensitize people to environmental issues. The farm wants to provide environmental education for all: spread local information, create a meeting point, and organize gathering events about organic farming, healthy nutrition and renewable energy. The farm La Bouzigue regularly hosts children groups on those topics.
 
Works : Nature awareness in a preserved area: Perfect conditions to observe, feel, listen and taste the pleasure of countryside. The association organizes workshops on various topics including farm’s lifestyle, forest, ecosystems and ecology. Besides this you will have to help on the organization of an open day that hosts every year from 500 to 700 visitors. You will also help on the building of a straw built wall of an old house.
  
Accommodation : You will sleep under tents on the site.
 
Location: The educational farm La Bouzigue is located in the village of Montaigut sur Save 20km North East from Toulouse. This village of 1500 inhabitants is full of heritage from Stone Age, Gallic and Middle Age periods. It is a famous place of pilgrimage. The farm occupies 373 ha which equals 1/3 of the village. You will find there a country park and several hiking tracks in the forest of Bouconnes (forêt de Bouconnes). Please click the link below for more information on the farm: www.fermebouzigue.com
 
Nearest “big town” : TOULOUSE

nearest airport : TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)

Terminal : TOULOUSE-MATABIAU train station.
France FraCon051-09  BELEYME  11-Sep-09  to  26-Sep-09  TEEN/ENVI  16 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00
VFP FEE for volunteers under age 18 are $500.00

PROJECT: The association « Les enfants du Pays du Beleyme » is a rural leisure and nature conservation centre. Its environment and everyday running will benefit from the partnership between Concordia and the association. It will give the volunteers an opportunity to live a real ecological experience and to restore ponds and its aquatic life. The warm welcome and the quality of the exchanges made the two partners willing to renew the camp experiment.

WORK: You will participate in the restoration of different ponds (selective wood cutting / wood gathering / cleaning and landscaping of the pond’s banks).

ACCOMMODATION: To be determined (it may be in tents). Basic community living conditions.

LOCATION: The association’s centre is in a very small village called Montagnac la Crempse, situated 20 km away from Bergerac, between the towns of Villamblard et Campsegret. The work takes place in the surrounding area.

TERMINAL: In Bergerac train station.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring a sleeping bag, a sleeping mat, work clothes, solid sport shoes, warm clothes (it can be cold at this time of the year) as well as waterproof boots (rain boots).

SPECIAL NOTE: Montagnac is a village with no public transport. For nature lovers and walking fans!

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Germany GerAi01-09  Marburg  14-Mar-09  to  28-Mar-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $245.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international
volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including
German language training. The lectures will be two hours
the day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group
will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures
will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures
will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The
teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-
course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but
experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.
Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth-holidaycamp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for (or after) the summer leisure activities of the
municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building
up/taking down tents. Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.
Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower.
Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,
accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies
needed for the lectures.
Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120

different countries). The camp is located in the area named
"Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp. It is not located in the
centre, but not too far, and there is a good bus-connection.
Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or
Frankfurt-Hahn.
Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with  each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR -to
be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be
given at the end of the camp.
Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).
Language: German
Germany GerAi06-09  Marburg  29-Mar-09  to  11-Apr-09  ENVI/LANG/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation -"Nature Friends" of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international volunteer camps already. It is a
workcamp including German language training. The lectures will be two hours the day
(excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group will go
on excursions). During the lectures there will be two
groups: one for those participants who have basic
knowledge, and one for the advanced. The main topic
during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the
basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and
secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers,
partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-
course will not have the same standard like a
professional language-school, but experiences with this
concept in the past have shown its success.
Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area around the
house of the nature-friends. It means for example clearing the place and doing little forest-
work. Partly the work could be also at the area of the youth-holiday-camp of the
municipality. Time of work will be 2-3 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.
Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, showers.
Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,
accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies
needed for the lectures.
Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120
different countries). The camp is located approx. 2 km away from the town centre.
Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

Special requirements: Participants must be able
already to communicate in German, at least on a level
which ensures simple communication; this course is
not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be
willing to communicate with each other during the
camp in German and not in English or own mother
tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures.
This is one important part of the concept.
Special remark: Because of the language-course there

is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR - to be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating

in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German
Germany GerIjgd9312-09  Rangendingen / Baden-Wuerttemberg  04-Apr-09  to  18-Apr-09  ENVI/CONS/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

“Give the Reservoir a new Face”
Project: The idyllic Reservoir in Rangendingen, which was originally built to protect the city from high flood waters, will be morphed into an adventure playground and an area for relaxation.  You and your team, under expert leadership, will build a cable ferry over the lake and a water playground with sitting stones and an Archimedean screw.  A barefoot pathway along the length of the lake will be a natural and sensory experience for all visitors and turn the reservoir into a beloved leisure destination. 

Note: During the week of Easter you will have from Good Friday until Easter Monday off and can travel and discover the neighboring area.  However, on the remaining days you will work 6.5 hours a day. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the large, spacious community house in the center of Rangendingen.  Beds will be set up in the renovated attic; mattresses or cots will be available.  The kitchen is currently being completely newly renovated. 
Catering: You will cook as a group.  During the first week you can eat lunch at a local school cafeteria, reachable by foot.  During the second week you will prepare all meals yourself. Transportation to the project: By foot

Free Time: Diverse free time activities await you both in and around Rangendingen (population 4200).  The fortress Hohenzollern (850 m high! www.preussen.de) is one of the most beautiful and most visited fortresses in all of Europe!  From there you have an unforgettable view down on the Swabian Alps and their surrounding land.  Visits to Stuttgart are of course also possible, Stuttgart has many museums, places for shopping, or you can simply walk around and enjoy it!  For further information see www.rangendingen.de. 

Camp Location: Baden-Wuerttemberg; 70 km south of Stuttgart
Train Station: Hechingen
Airport: Stuttgart
Germany GerAi02-09  Marburg  16-May-09  to  30-May-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international  volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including  German language training. The lectures will be two hours  the day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group  will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures  will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The  teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language- course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but  experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success. 

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth holidaycamp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for (or after) the summer leisure activities of the  municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building  up/taking down tents. Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday. 

Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower.  Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,  accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies  needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120   different countries). The camp is located in the area named  "Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp. It is not located in the  centre, but not too far, and there is a good bus-connection. 

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with  each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR -to
be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German
Germany GerPro03-09  Deetz (Magdeburg)  13-Jun-09  to  04-Jul-09  MANUAL/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Work: The work will consist of rebuilding a former block of flats and farmbuildings and also the surroundings into an 'European Youth Farm'. Mainly the work has already been done, so there is not much construction work any more. It means mainly working outside, for example to cultivate land, gardening, harvesting, doing some renovation depending upon need. The time of work is 6 hours daily except Wednesdays and weekends.

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Location: Deetz is a small village with approx. 800 inhabitants in the Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt; it is located 50 km south-east of Magdeburg. It is also not far away from Berlin. The house where the group will live is situated near a lake. Swimming is possible. It is at the edge of a nature reserve.

Terminal: train station Zerbst; within reach from Magdeburg or Berlin; next airport Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerPro02-09  Marburg  13-Jun-09  to  27-Jun-09  MANUAL/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg. For many years they have organised international volunteer camps already.

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth-holiday-camp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for the summer leisure activities of the municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building up/taking down tents.

Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120
different countries). The camp is located in an area named "Stadtwald" in a youth-holidaycamp. It is not located in the centre, but not too far from it, and there is a good bus connection.

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerIjgd9300-09  Euerbach  20-Jun-09  to  11-Jul-09  CONS/MANU/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

On your mark, get set, go!
Project: Various tasks await in Euerbach, a small community near Schweinfurt.  Your task will be to help build playgrounds in the small communities of Obbach and Euerbach; you will be assisted by parents and other community members.  This project will take a little manual labor, but if you want to learn new things in this area and want to put your muscles to use, you are in the right spot!

Accommodation: You will sleep in a cozy house on the Euerbach camp grounds

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Euerbach lies about 8km west of Schweinfurt.  Worth seeing are the castle and the very well maintained Jewish Cemetery.  You can test out a nearby swimming hole or travel to Wurzburg, where you can see UNESCO World Heritage sites.  You can also travel to nearby Frankfurt, Bamberg, or Coburg.   

Airport: Frankfurt
Germany GerIjgd912-09  Vichel/Rohrlack  27-Jun-09  to  28-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

All Hands (and Feet) in!
Project: In Rohrlack and Vichel, facilities for the handicapped in the forms of apartments and workshops have existed since 1997.  The social work is supported with a strong relation between these two villages.  In 2005 side buildings and a large park were developed, but there is a still lot to do!  Many hands, feet, heads, and much optimism are still needed.  This year you will be caring for one of the older buildings and will begin the construction of a clay oven.  You will also begin the cleaning tasks that await around the facility. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents in a nearby area to the work site

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group 

Free Time: A minibus will be provided for excursions.  Berlin is easy to reach by train.  The dates of the camp were purposely set for the three weeks before the school summer vacation starts in Berlin so that you have the opportunity to interact with the locals before they depart the city. 

Camp Location: Brandenburg; 12 km southwest of Neuruppin, 70 km northwest of Berlin.

Note: Day of departure falls on a Saturday

Location: Vichel/Rohrlack

Airport: Berlin

Train station: Neustadt/Dosse or Neuruppin
Germany GerIjgd9414-09  Osterwieck in Saxony-Anhalt  27-Jun-09  to  18-Jul-09  SOCI/KIDS/TEENS  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Children Children!
Project: In Osterwieck you will help look after children aged 3-10 in a kindergarten and grade school.  In an age-based manner you will teach the kids about the culture of your home country.  The children are already looking forward to playing with you, singing, making crafts, hearing fairy tales and stories from all over the world, and much, much more.  Bring ideas for games, music, crafts, and recipes from home with, such as pictures, educational material, maps, and books about your home.  During the first few days you will have time to plan the project and get the ball rolling on a great program with your group.  (www.osterwieck.de)

Accommodation: You will live in a house run by the Catholic Church of Osterwieck.
Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Free Time: The hiking in the Harz region is unbeatable, and trips to the romantic Quedlinburg, dating back to the middle ages, or to Halberstadt and Magdeburg are possible.  On site you can grill out, relax, play various sports; on hot days you can jump into the nearby lake.  (www.harzinfo.de).

Camp Location: Saxony-Anhalt; Braunschweig 50 km, Magdeburg 85 km.
Airport: Hannover or Berlin
Train Station: Halberstadt or Vienenburg
Germany GerIjgd9336-09  Wetzlar HESSEN  27-Jun-09  to  18-Jul-09  ENVI/MANU/TEEN  14 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

City “Forest” - River
Project: Your helpful hands are being called on for various environmental protection tasks.  Together with the other group members you will mow fields, cut free the forest pathways, and care for moist biotopes.  Additionally, you will support the beautification efforts on a ‘path of discovery’ in the forest, i.e. through the installation of interactive elements for visitors to follow.  Other smaller beautification measures will also be undertaken. 
Accommodation: You will sleep in tents
Catering: You will cook together
Free Time: Wetzlar is a small city, but whose landscape right on the Lahn and Dill rivers is unparalleled.  It has a beautiful city center dating to the middle ages, with countless cafes and pubs.  There is a large open air pool, a cultural center with live concerts as well as a high ropes course, which is awaiting your visit.  Frankfurt or Marburg also make convenient side trips.  Canoeing is also possible on the Lahn.
 
Camp Location: Hessen; 10 km west of Gießen und 60 km north of Frankfurt
Airport: Frankfurt
Train station: Wetzlar
Germany GerPro08-09  Eisenach  27-Jun-09  to  11-Jul-09  RENO/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Eisenach, youth-department.

Work: The group will renovate the youth-club and the surrounding area. The main project will be constructing a sports field. The time of work is 6 hours per day except weekends.

Accommodation: The camp will take place in the youth-club. Cooking, shopping and cleaning will be done by the group itself.

Location: Eisenach is a town at the edge of the 'Thueringer Wald'. The landmark of Eisenach is the 'Wartburg'.
 
Terminal: train station Eisenach; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn or Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerAi07-09  Marburg  28-Jun-09  to  10-Jul-09  ENVI/LANG/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP placement fee for 16-17 year olds is $500.

Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Nature Friends" of Marburg. For many years they have organised international volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including German Language Training. The lectures will be daily, two hours per day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group will go on excursions). Main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-course won't have the same standard like a professional language-school, but experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.
Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area around the house of the nature-friends. It means for example clearing the place and doing little forest-work. Partly the work could be also at the area of the youth-holiday-camp of the municipality. Time of work will be 1-2 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

Accommodation: will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, showers. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp, accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120 different countries). The camp is located approx. 2 km away from the town centre.

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.
Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR - to be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).
Germany GerIjgd9346-09  Huckelhoven  02-Jul-09  to  21-Jul-09  SOCI/KIDS/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Children and International Vacation Fun
Project: The motto of this year’s vacation camp for children is „Vacation Fun International”.  70 children await the two-week-long camp of fun and games you will have prepared for them!  Together with the other group members and caregivers from Hückelhoven you will run a camp for children during their school vacation.  Not only games and crafts are on the plan, but you will also do bike tours and interesting trips with the children, make music, play soccer and volleyball, grill out and organize a disco.  At the end you will celebrate an international peace festival with the children.  Please bring game and craft ideas from your home country!  Recipes, sport and game ideas of any kind, as well as any other ideas you may have are more than welcome!  The first part of camp will consist of an introduction and preparation for the camp.

Accommodation: You will sleep in a school or a youth hostel. 

Catering: You will cook as a group.

Free Time: Hückelhoven lies near the German-Dutch border: meaning that you will have countless travel opportunities, not only to the very interesting cities of Cologne and Dusseldorf, but also to the Netherlands, i.e. the gorgeous city of Roermond.  The Youth Center offers foosball and pool.  The city will also be organizing a 2-day climbing adventure.  Also a possibility is a rafting tour on the Ruhr. 

Camp Location: North-Rhine Westphalia; 50 km southwest of Dusseldorf, 80 km west of Cologne
Airport: Dusseldorf
Train station: Baal

Special Requirements: A basic knowledge of German and a pedagogic talent are desirable
Germany GerPro04-09  Deetz (Magdeburg)  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  MANUAL/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Work: The work will consist of rebuilding a former block of flats and farmbuildings and also the surroundings into an 'European Youth Farm'. Mainly the work has already been done, so there is not much construction work any more. It means mainly working outside, for example to cultivate land, gardening, harvesting, doing some renovation depending upon need. The time of work is 6 hours daily except Wednesdays and weekends.

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Location: Deetz is a small village with approx. 800 inhabitants in the Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt; it is located 50 km south-east of Magdeburg. It is also not far away from Berlin. The house where the group will live is situated near a lake. Swimming is possible. It is at the edge of a nature reserve.

Terminal: train station Zerbst; within reach from Magdeburg or Berlin; next airport Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerIjgd9114-09  Taucha-Sehlis  04-Jul-09  to  26-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Make Sehlis a (more) beautiful Place!
Project: The small city of Taucha is divided into various sections.  Under expert leadership from the city you will become responsible for beautifying the Sehlis section of Taucha.  You will help remove a former, now condemned, fire house; the foundation needs to be removed by hand.  Afterward, a green area will take over the spot.  Later, you and your team will undertake smaller tasks, such as painting bus shelters and playgrounds.  One playground recently received new equipment in 2008 and needs a fence.  A hiking path needs to be cut free from its overgrowth.  Maple trees need to be removed from the area, through manually removing the saplings. In the event of bad weather you will undertake projects in historical buildings in the area. 

Accommodation: You will sleep either in bungalows or in a gymnasium. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Free Time: Leipzig is easily reached by tram and offers all of its attractions, such as memorials, a historical city center, museums, a pool, parks, movie theaters, and a city fest.  For more information please see www.taucha.de. 

Camp Location: Saxony; 10 km east of Leipzig, Dresden 114 km, Chemnitz 90 km.

Location: Taucha-Sehlis / Airport: Leipzig / Train station: Leipzig or Taucha
Germany GerIjgd9236-09  Cluvenhagen  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Encounters at the Waldheim Foundation
Project: With a shovel, hoe, hammer, and paintbrush in hand you can put your handiwork knowledge and creativity to the test.  Diverse tasks are awaiting you, with which you will beautify the outside grounds of the foundation of Waldheim in Cluvenhagen. Friendly residents of the center will accompany you during all the activities.  The residents here, of all ages and with some handicaps, look forward to the summertime visits of the ijgd groups each year.  A high point of your weeks in Cluvenhagen will be the Summerfest with your hosts, for which you will paint paintings which are later sold as a fundraiser for the foundation.  Those who enjoy working with their hands and being creative, as well as those who enjoy working with handicapped people or want to give it a try will gain incredible experiences during this camp. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the classrooms of a nearby school.  A kitchen and all sanitary facilities are available for your use. 

Catering: You will cook together.

Free time: In good weather you can use the small pool on the grounds of the center.  A nearby small lake and the beautiful surroundings of the facility are easily reachable by bike.  The gym is available for various games.  Excursions to the nearby cities of Bremen, Hamburg, and the North Sea are possible on weekends. 

Camp Location: Lower Saxony, 30 km southeast of Bremen, 100 km north of Hannov

Location: Cluvenhagen / Airport: Hamburg / Train station: Achim
Germany GerIjgd9334-09  Bad Salzuflen  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/CONS  13 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

“Under Construction” Garden Construction and bringing color to life
Project: The multimedia based Youth Center, „@on Schötmar“ needs your help to shine in all its glory again!  The inside area is well equipped: there are various workrooms, foosball, disco, comfortable sitting areas and computer terminals with internet.  The outside area however, needs a bit of work.  The outer façade, which is made completely out of wood, needs a new coat of paint.  A few maintenance tasks on the terrace are also on the plan.  The second main task is redoing the grounds of the facility.  A beach volleyball court and grill pit are on hand, but new greenery and flowers need to be planted, as well as a spice garden.  If enough time remains, you can let your creative side shine by building sculptures to decorate the grounds.  You will select the plants to be planted on a day tour to the Netherlands with the workers of the youth center. 

Accommodation: You will be housed in the youth center of @on-Schötmar.

Catering: You will cook together.

Free time:. In the youth center you can play foosball, listen to music, and sometimes there are concerts in the disco there.  The grounds of the facility are quite large and there is beach volleyball and a grill pit.  The youth center will organize a weekend trip to Berlin for you.  The cities of Munster, Bielefeld, Hannover, and Osnabruck are nearby and convenient to visit.  However, the neighboring area is beautiful as well and offers many outdoors activities, such as a canoe tour or a visit to the open air museum. 

Camp Location: North-Rhine Westphalia; 20 km from Bielefeld, 90 km southwest from Hannover

Location: Bad Salzuflen 

Airport: Bad Salzuflen

Train station: Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9314-09  Ruffenhofen  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Labyrinth Construction on the Limes World Heritage Site

Project: Have you ever worked in or around a World Heritage Site?  Here’s your opportunity!  During these three weeks you will work with a group on the construction of a stone Roman labyrinth.  The project will take place on the grounds of the Roman Park of Ruffenhofen, which along with its Roman fort and Lagerdorf, has been a part of the World Heritage Site of Limes since July 2005.  Besides an introduction to the symbols and symbolism of the labyrinth and the theme of World Heritage, Limes and the construction of the Roman park, you will have the opportunity to work on caring for the surrounding land, which is about 40 hectares.  Sturdy shoes are required for the work.

Accommodation: You will be housed in a 220 square meter apartment in the city hall of Wittelshofen, which is ca 2 km from the park.  It contains a basic kitchen, 5 rooms, 2 showers, a bathtub and toilet. 

Catering: You will cook together

Free Time: On weekends you have the opportunity to take excursions to the nearby towns of Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg on the famous Romantic Road of Germany, or to Nuremberg or Munich.  Hiking possibilities abound in the surrounding untouched landscape around Hessel Mountain, the highest mountain of Middle Franken, while ideal swimming and water sport opportunities are available in the bordering Frankish lakes. 

Camp Location: Bavaria; 60 km southwest of Nuremberg, 125 km northwest of Munich, the Ruffenhofen park is north of the Danube River near Baden-Wuertemberg.

Location: Ruffenhofen

Airport: Nuremberg, Munich

Train station: Ansbach with a bus connection via Dinkelsbühl towards Wittelshofen
Germany GerIjgd9118-09  Storkow  04-Jul-09  to  26-Jul-09  TEEN/STUDY/LANG  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $375.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Boost your German

Project: The village of Storkow hosts an anti-racist youth project which dedicates itself to humanity, solidarity, and intercultural youth work.  This year’s workcamp offers you and your team the framework to develop your knowledge of German and to work in this peaceful town.  Having two hours of intensive language lessons a day as well as using German in everyday situations, you will make great strides in your German fluency.  Your teachers have experiences in teaching German as a second language and are also participants of your team.  You will also help with the care and construction of green spaces and beautification efforts. You may also participate in several cultural events taking place. 

Accommodation: You will live in a three-story house in Storkow. 
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Location: Storkow / Airport: Berlin / Train Station: Storkow

Free Time: Storkow is one of the oldest city in the state of Brandenburg and features more than one historic fortress.  Along with cultural offerings, athletic free time offerings exist as well, such as a volleyball and basketball court, and soccer fields.  In the gorgeous surrounds there is a small Lake and an animal park.  Berlin is reached in less than an hour. 

Camp Location: Brandenburg; Storkow lies 50 km southeast of Berlin

Note: For participants with basic knowledge of German.  Extra fee for the intensive language course 300€ ($380 Euro)
Germany GerIjgd9410-09  Barleben SAXONY-ANHALT  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  MANUAL/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Give pets a better home
Project: Workcamp groups have worked with the IDOL project “Pets at Home” in Barleben for the last four years.  An educational and meeting center as well as outdoor facilities for housing and caring for various types of pet animals will be put in place.  Here old farm and labor traditions will be maintained and made hands on, while pets find a home.  You will help with project preparations, lay paths, reconstruct hedges and walls, and improve the plant situation on the grounds. 

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in an old villa

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: In Barleben and its surroundings you can use the skate park, soccer field and basketball court; the Barleber and Jerlseber lakes invite you to swim, the perfect relief on a hot day.  A nearby bowling alley and movie theater in the “US-Play” center, and a canoe trip down the Elbe are on the itinerary.  Bikes will be available for your use so you can take trips to Magdeburg as well as other local attractions.  For further information please see www.barleben.de

Camp Location: Saxony-Anhalt; 2 km from Magdeburg, 130 km from Berlin.
Airport: Hannover or Berlin
Train station: Barleben
Germany GerIjgd9339-09  Dortmund-Rahm III  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  TEEN/SOCIAL  12 V. Ages  17-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that volunteers under the age of 18 is $500.00.

Play, Build, Find Friends in Rahm

Project: Summer time=vacation time!  You will help the Youth Center prepare adventures for children and youth aged 4-18 where they will have the summer of a lifetime!  The center has 12,000 square meters of land and will offer many different activities for the youth.  These include pool, foosball, internet, fitness, a bike workshop, hut building, water balloons, a fire pit, and various sports activities.  After an introduction you will work directly with the youth.  Additionally, you will help renovate parts of the grounds. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
Free Time: In the center you can play pool or foosball, karaoke, and use the internet. You can also see a BVB Dortmund soccer game!  Also in Dortmund are pools, a park, museums, bars, and a soccer field.  Dortmund’s central location makes trips to surrounding cities such as Bochum, Cologne, and Hamburg. 

Camp Location: North Rhine-Westphalia; 20 km northeast of Bochum, 90 km northeast of Köln.

Location: Dortmund-Rahm II

Airport: Dusseldorf

Train station: Dortmund

Special Requirement: Good German knowledge is required
Germany GerIjgd9317-09  Weiden BAVARIA  04-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

Water is Life
Project: The Water Management Office of Weiden dedicates itself to the conservation of water as the foundation of life for humans and as a habitat for animals and plants.  You are entrusted to undertake various measures for the protection of the environment.  There are many ways to help, such as cleansing the bodies of water, cutting back wood, and caring for the biotopes in the area.  In this manner, you are preserving the original habitats of endangered animal and plant species; the climate is what ultimately benefits from your efforts.  For further information see www.wwa-wen.de.

Accommodation: You will be housed in an apartment in Weiden

Catering: You will cook together

Free Time: Weiden lives by the saying „Weiden-a city to fall in love with“.  The city lies right on the edge of the forest.  Many activities are available, such as the Nazi work camp memorial in Flossenbürg, glass blowing in the Neustadt, or visits to the neighboring Czech Republic. 

Camp Location: Bavaria
Airport: Nuremberg
Train station: Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Germany GerIjgd9117-09  Potsdam-Sanssouci  11-Jul-09  to  02-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Spend your Summer ‘Sans Souci’... in Potsdam
Project: The countless historical castles and parks in the Berlin-Brandenburg region are now run and maintained by the Society of Prussian Castles and Gardens.  Its goal is to teach the visitors about this cultural landscape which has been growing for the last 300 years.  You will be working closely with the Sans Souci gardens and will therefore get a rare sneak peek into this diverse field of work.  In the Charlottenhof, built in 1838 by P.J. Lenné, you and your team will build walking paths, plant flower beds, and care for other areas in the park, thus ensuring the preservation of these gardens.  You will work in many different areas of the garden, thus getting to know the incredible diversity of this garden first hand. 

Accommodation: Your sleeping rooms are located in the basement of a house run by the Evangelical Church of Bablesberg

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

Free Time: Countless activities await right in Potsdam and Berlin.  Examples include sightseeing in both Potsdam and Berlin or visiting the lakes and forests that abound.  You will be provided with a ticket for the Potsdam public transport to aid your exploration possibilities.

Camp Location: Brandenburg; on the southwest edge of Berlin
Airport: Berlin-Schoenefeld, Berlin-Tegel
Train station: Potsdam
Germany GerIjgd9202-09  Osnabrück  LOWER SAXONY  11-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  ARCH/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Protect Historic Treasures
Project: Over the last 200 years a ‚who is who of Osnabruck’ has been developed, based on their artistic, cultural, or societal contributions.  Their memorials are protected by the government.  Gravestones, fences, stone walls, buildings, paths, and greenery turn this into a place of its own.  Since no one has been buried here for 15 years, these cemeteries will be turned into parks and open green spaces. However, the character of the cemeteries and the more meaningful graves will be kept.  You will be helping with preparation works, painting, cleaning of gravestones, and laying paths, along with other tasks as they come up.  You will get a peek into the world of gravestones, nature, and the history of Osnabruck. 

Accommodation: You will stay in a school

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Osnabruck has 160,000 residents and offers quite a selection of leisure activities.  There is a zoo, a botanical garden, and industrial museum, nighttime tours through the old city, among countless other things.  Many cultural activities (concerts, cabaret, and cinema) will take place outside during Osnabruck’s annual “Summer in the City” festival.  For more information please see www.osnabrueck.de.

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; 140 km west of Hannover.
Train Station: Osnabrück
Airport: Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9223-09  Ovelgoenne  11-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  ENVI/MANU/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Path to the ,Everglades’ – Development of a Remarkable Biotope
Project: Do you want to accomplish tons in just a short time?  Help us out!   We will be laying a 70 meter long wooden plank pathway in the Bollenhager Moorland.  You will be supported by a youth workshop and therefore have the opportunity to gain woodworking knowledge, get to know the locals, and learn all about the vegetation in a marsh environment. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the Grossenmeer School

Catering: You will cook together

Free Time:  Gorgeous Ovelgönne lies right in the heart of the Weser Marsh, one of the most toured areas of northern Germany.  (www.ovelgoenne.de).  The coast of the North Sea, with her tideland only 15 km away, is easily reached by bike.  Excursions to Oldenburg, Bremen, or Bremerhaven are also possible. 

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; 16 km north of Oldenburg
Airport: Bremen
Train station: Oldenburg
Germany GerIjgd9322-09  Regensburg BAVARIA  11-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  CONS/TEENS  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Art and Climate Change
Project: Let your creative side run free!  In addition to renovating a playground, you can add to it by designing a mosaic and building it with tiles, painting, and cleaning it.  You will work geo-ecologic energy while following in the footsteps of the Celts and the Romans in order so that these new eco-friendly measures and history can be experienced by all.  Nearby several environmentally interesting and precious habitats exist, which you will work in and improve. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in cots in a common room furnished with a kitchen 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Camp Location: Regensburg, population 150,000, lies at the northernmost point of the Danube River. The city center dates back to the middle ages and has been dedicated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Located right on the edge of the Bavarian Forest, it has gorgeous surroundings while still offering a large selection of leisure activities, including pools, a lively city, and sightseeing.  The city center is easy reachable by bus and on foot.  

Camp Location: Bavaria; 12 km north of Munich, 100 km south of Nuremberg, 200 km from Prague.
Airport: Munich or Nuremberg
Train station: Regensburg
Germany GerIjgd9345-09  Oberhausen  11-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/STUDY  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

A Step against Child Poverty
Project: One in every six children in Germany suffers from poverty.  One of the effects of this poverty is the inequality in education.  The catholic Youth Center, ‘Die Kurbel’ is founding an international children’s academy, in order to fight against this ever growing epidemic.  In this international academy, children and youth will be able to come together and take part in educational and cultural activities.  However, they can’t do this alone!  Working under the motto ‘Anything is possible’, you will renovate rooms and give them their own ambiance and do ‘marketing’ work with the locals.  This will require your creativity and initiative to spread word of the facility, work with children, run a street theater, plan a festival, fund raising, and the formation of their very own website

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a school

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: A rich art scene, Sea Life Aquarium, malls, canoeing, hiking, and climbing make Oberhausen unique.  There are also countless travel possibilities to Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Essen, as well as the Netherlands.

Location: Oberhausen / Airport: Dusseldorf / Train Station: Oberhausen
Germany GerAi03-09  Marburg  11-Jul-09  to  25-Jul-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international  volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including  German language training. The lectures will be two hours  the day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group  will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures  will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The  teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language- course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but  experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success. 

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth holidaycamp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for (or after) the summer leisure activities of the  municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building  up/taking down tents. Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday. 

Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower.  Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,  accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies  needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120   different countries). The camp is located in the area named  "Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp. It is not located in the  centre, but not too far, and there is a good bus-connection. 

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with  each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR -to
be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German
Germany GerIjgd9207-09  Cloppenburg  18-Jul-09  to  09-Aug-09  GROUP/TEEN/ARTS/MANU  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $226.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

We are seeking a group of at least 8 volunteers from the United States for this wonderful project that will include participants from Germany and the US only. This is the perfect opportunity for a university or high school history class, German students, or any group interested in a great cultural and volunteering experience for a very affordable price. This project is English language, but there will be plenty of opportunities to practice a little German! Food, accomodation and excursions are all included.

Project: Living History - the American Dream: For the next three weeks you will be living in Quatmannshof, an old traditional German ‘Fachwerkhaus’, right in Cloppenburg, the oldest open air museum in Germany.  Your team will be supporting the museum through landscape work: the graveyard near an older building needs to be cleared.  You will also work in traditional workshops using traditional tools and techniques, for pottery, weaving, brewing, and baking, to allow these traditions to stay alive.  You will become experts in these techniques through small instruction sessions. 

Study Part: The former residents in almost each and every one of these houses are people who immigrated to the US between 1820 and 1870.  What motivated them to take this journey?  What expectations did they have from the ‘American Dream’?  Were their dreams fulfilled?  Follow in their footsteps all the way to Bremerhaven, home of the ‘German Immigration Museum’, where you will find answers to all these questions and more.  Do you have German heritage? Ever wondered why your ancestors emigrated, or settled where they did?   You will discuss answers to these questions; learn about the effect the German immigrants had on the US, which is still visible today; and look at the current image to the US, the ‘American Dream’ and how it compares to its image in the 19th century. 

Additionally, you will visit the Bremerhaven Harbor, where many immigrants had their last view of their homeland.  Never before has history been so about YOU!  Discover your own history!

Accommodation: You will live right in the museum

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Right next to the museum is a pool.  Nearby are also protected nature areas and animal reserves.  Trips to Bremen and Bremerhaven offer tourist attractions as well as a colorful history. 
 (www.museumsdorf.de; www.dah-bremerhaven.de, www.bremerhaven.de, www.bremen.de).

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; Bremen 95 km, Hannover 180 km, Bremerhaven 140 km.

Train Station: Cloppenburg
Airport: Bremen or Hannover

Age: 16 – 26 years

Note: Extra Fee for trips relating to the study part is 180 €.  This includes the trips to Bremerhaven and Bremen, as well as other already planned excursions
Germany GerIjgd9222-09  Bremen  18-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  ARTS/TEEN  12 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $350.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Cartoon! Let your creative side shine!
Project: „Stop & Motion“ – make your own cartoons!  You can do just that in this international media camp!  Learning by doing is the idea; therefore in small groups you will collect ideas and experiment with them.  You will learn to make your characters move with the TrickBoXX, making them into real live protagonists.  Your fantasies will meet no borders here!  Along with handling the camera, you will also learn to cut and edit your movies with Windows Movie Maker.  The results will be posted online so you can show all your friends!  Some examples from last year can be seen at: http://mediencampbremen.blogspot.com/

Free time: The 1200 year old hanseatic city of Bremen offers many sights, cultural activities, and shopping.  On weekends you can travel to the North Sea, Hamburg, and other nearby cities. 

Accommodation: You will live in a youth hostel

Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Camp Location: Bremen; Hamburg 120 km
Train Station: Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Airport: Bremen, Hamburg
Note: Extra fee € 270, approx. $350 US dollars
Germany GerIjgd9310-09  Königsberg  18-Jul-09  to  01-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Learning Abounds with Old City Walls

Project: Right in the center of Konigsberg lie the restored ruins of the twelfth century Stauferburg Fortress.  Your task is to make this large historic city wall appear as it once did.  Under expert leadership you will work on the wall and with stones, mix and apply mortar, and remove excess branches along the path.  The work will be physically challenging at times, but being right in the middle of this historical majesty you will learn a lot about the care of historical monuments. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the rooms of the city hall, in the center of Konigsberg

Catering: Meals will be prepared together.

Free Time: The small city of Konigsberg is famous for its traditional German framed houses, as if it were straight out of a picture book.  There is an indoor pool, sports facility, and endless hiking trails in the area.  It is also possible to visit the city of Wurzburg, where you can visit UNESCO World Heritage sites or the Marienberg Fort.  Other side excursion possibilities are the cities of Bamberg and Coburg. 

Camp Location: Bavaria; 46 km north of Wurzburg

Location: Königsberg / Airport: Frankfurt  / Train station: Schweinfurt
Germany GerIjgd9224-09  Wrangelsburg  18-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

An Adventure on the Castle Grounds
Project:  In fairytale like surroundings you can engage yourself in maintaining and beautifying the grounds of the Wrangelsburg Castle, built in 1880, as well as its neighboring historical buildings.  Here you will learn to use various tools and work with disadvantaged youth from a local youth assistance center.  You will help build a footbridge, restore windows, renovate former horse stalls, and learn how paper is made. 

Accommodation: You will be housed in the castle itself

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Last year’s participants rave about their time at this camp.  The youth assistance center will show you around town and organize some activities for you.  The village of Wrangelsburg has a population of 162 and is isolated in its coastal area.  While you are there, the annual village festival will be taking place.  You can spend much of your free time around and on the sea in boats.  The area lends itself to exploration by bike.  On weekends you can travel to the Baltic Sea and nearby Poland.  A favorite destination is Greifswald with its gorgeous historic university buildings and shopping opportunities. 
Camp Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Greifswald 18 km, Stralsund 78 km.

Location: Wrangelsburg / Airport: Berlin, Rostock-Laage / Train station: Züsso
Germany GerIjgd9342-09  Mörfelden-Walldorf  18-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEEN/STUDY  17 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

In Remembrance Of
Project: Even today many people don’t realize that many smaller ‘satellite’ Nazi-run concentration camps belonged to the larger, more well-known ones.  One of these satellite camps lay in the city of Mörfolden-Walldorf, located 15 km south of Frankfurt.  1,700 Hungarian Jewish girls and women were deported from Auschwitz to Walldorf in August of 1944 and set to the task of building the one of the first concrete roadways.  The story of this camp and its victims has been brought back through education.  The focus of this camp is the memorial work on the grounds of the former concentration camp through the restoration of the basement kitchen as well as dealing with the idea of anti-Semitism.  You will be discussing the European history of anti-Semitism as well as its conception in eastern vs. western countries, and the current issue of human rights.  You will take several excursions, for example to the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt and the Anne Frank Center, where you will be invited to lectures by historians that will discuss the past and the present with you.  Especially relevant will be stories of your experiences in your home town.  Twice a week you will have the opportunity to work with a professional musician to create music or discuss music that fights against oppression and discrimination.  It is planned for grandchildren of Walldorf survivors, now living in Hungary, Israel, and the US, to take part in the camp also. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Accommodation: You will be housed in a Walldorf school.

Free Time: Mörfelden-Walldorf offers many excursion possibilities to Frankfurt, Mainz, Heidelberg, Wurzburg, or to the Rhine and Mosel Rivers.  You will be provided with bikes in order to better discover the area. 

Camp Location: Hesse; Mörfelden Walldorf 15 km south of Frankfurt, 30 km from Mainz, 50 km from Heidelberg.

Note: It is assumed you are prepared, emotionally and otherwise, to discuss this heart-wrenching material.

Location: Mörfelden-Walldorf / Airport: Frankfurt /Train Station: Waldron
Germany GerIjgd9201-09  Heckenbeck  18-Jul-09  to  07-Aug-09  ARTS/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $400.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

The Heroes of my Life Theater Workshop
Project: Were brave, strong knights or a smart princess the heroes of your childhood?  Or maybe Pippi Longstocking, Robin Hood, Lara Croft, even Superman?  Who is your personal hero?  Whose example do you follow in everyday life?  People from your own neighborhood, school, in sports, politics, family, or from art and culture? For two weeks in this theater workshop you will work with theater instructors on facial expressions, self confidence, rhetoric, ambition, condition, and rhythm.  It’s all about your personal example, questioning preset images, and putting your best foot forward.  You are a member of a team that at the end will present its very own play!  A large performance hall is ready for you!  During the third week you will present this play to the participants of another workcamp in the area, in the village of Heckenbeck.
 
Accommodation: You will stay in the Cultural Center „Weltbühne Heckenbeck“, a former guest house

Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Free Time: In order to explore the gorgeous surrounding area, bikes are available.  The city of Bad Gandersheim is only 4 km away, an easy bike ride away.  Other destinations include Alfeld, the Marienburg Castle, or the Harz Mountains.  For further information please see
www.bad-gandersheim.de; www.alfeld.de, www.fagus-gropius.de, www.schloss-marienburg.de

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; 60 km south of Hannover, 45 km south of Hildesheim, 45 km north of Gottingen. Heckenbeck features a distinct infrastructure with an organic food shop and organic market, a free school, and many clubs.  The KuK Society (Culture and Communication) supports the “Weltbühne Heckenbeck“ where you will be staying, for more information see www.heckenbeck-online.de, www.weltbuehne.info

Special Requirements: Knowledge of English or German is prerequisites for participation
Note: Extra fee € 310, approx $400 US dollars

Train Station: Kreiensen
Airport: Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9308-09  Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg  18-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  13 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Forest Adventure
Project: Many motivated hands from all corners of the world are meeting once again in the beautiful Rotwildpark in western Stuttgart in order to fight a bitter battle against Neophytes, a foreign invasive plant species.  You will undertake measures to prevent their spread and return.  The forest, which takes up 4 square kilometers, has been a protected area since 1939 and is especially known for its many ancient oak and beech trees. 

Accommodation: You will live smack dab in the middle of the forest in a fully furnished hut

Catering: You will cook as a group

Free Time: „Stuttgart – A City Between Forest and Vines“ is the running motto, by which this capital of the state of Baden Wuerttemberg has lived for many many years.  Stuttgart offers quite a selection of leisure time activities, such as museums, a planetarium, and shopping.  Hiking and swimming are also options.  The Black Forest, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, and Heidelberg are easily reachable by train; Heidelberg one of the most famous cities in Germany for its quaint beauty.
 
Camp Location: Baden-Wuerttemberg; the Rotwildpark lies 10 km from the city center of Stuttgart
Airport: Stuttgart
Train station: Stuttgart
Germany GerPro09-09  Bogensee (Berlin)  19-Jul-09  to  02-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organization is a Forestry Office. In one of the most beautiful landscape with many forests and lakes north of Berlin (ca. 25 km) there will be created an international youth center in the forest called "Forstcamp Bogensee". The buildings go back to the  thirties and were used in the former GDR too. The idea of this place is to make people  appreciate nature, wood and environment. The focus of interest will be practical experience in ecological education.

Work: The group will be divided into two or three groups. The volunteers will work in the  wood-workshop; they will collect fire wood in the forest, remove non-native plants, care for  the herb and project garden, participate in biotope and species protection program aswell as support the renovation work at the house.
 
Accommodation: Will be in two large tents in the project garden. In them, there are army developing forestry youth hostel) as well as a small kitchen important topic of this work camp will be forest protection and forest care. Wildlife can be watched in the wild. Above that a trip to Berlin is planned where the volunteers will learn about Germany’s governmental system in the house of parliament,
for example.

Location: Bogensee is just the name of the Forestry (several buildings, in the period of the former DDR it was used as a college for the youth-organisation ”FDJ”). It’s part of the village ”Lanke”, which is part of Wandlitz, 20 km north-east of Berlin.

Terminal: Train station Wandlitz; next airport Berlin.

Language: English
Germany GerIjgd9319-09  Nuremburg  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Pimp the Youth Centre
Project: The Youth House of Gostenhof, affectionately dubbed „Gost“ is a development of the Youth Office of the City of Nuremberg.  Here, children and young adults between the ages of 6 and 25 visit Gost to spend some of their leisure time.  The outside grounds offer sitting areas as well as fields for various sports.  Your task is to beautify these outer grounds to make them more attractive for its visitors.  A grill pit will be built, and the entrance areas and facades need to be renovated.  The Gost logo will also be designed by you and painted on the entrance.  Of course, all tasks will be done under expert leadership and supported by Gost visitors. Gost lies right in the center of Nuremberg, therefore you will have endless possibilities to explore this remarkable city.  For more information please see www.nuernberg.de.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in the rooms of Gost, which was recently renovated and is above standard.  www.jugendhaus-gost.de
Catering: You will cook as a group, the fully furnished kitchen of the Center is available for your use. 

Free Time: Nuremberg lies in the heart of Franken and offers quite a selection of leisure activities along with picture perfect locations such as the Kaiserberg.  The nearby Frankish area of Switzerland is also well worth a visit. 

Camp Location: Bavaria; 180 km from Munich

Location: Nuremburg

Airport: Nuremburg

Train station: Nuremburg
Germany GerAi09-09  Dillenburg  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  ARCH/LANG/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

roject: Host organisation is the local museums-association ("Museumsverein Dillenburg e.V."). In previous years there have been several workcamps in Dillenburg already. It is a workcamp including German language training. The lectures will be on ten days during the camp, two hours the day. The main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.

Work: Participants will work at the area of the castle "Wilhelms-tower", in the former underground defensive fortifications (Kasematten), which are the biggest in Europe. It concretely means excavating in-and outside, also the sorting of minerals/stones. Volunteers who have knowledges about minerals/stones, maybe because of their hobby or study, are welcome. Time of work will be 5 hours daily, excluding Sunday and one other day per week. But on Saturday there will be some work – together with members of the organization.

Accommodation: Will be in tents near the castle with sleeping-place, kitchen/living room, bathroom and shower. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done bythegroupitself. Like in each workcamp, accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions arefreeas well as materials/copies needed for the lectures. 

Location: Dillenburg is a small town with 19.000 inhabitants, located in Hessen, approx. 100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. The camp itself is loctated in the center of the town, at the area "Wilhelms-tower".

Terminal: Train-station Dillenburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn. Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR to  be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German
Germany GerIjgd9325-09  Krefeld  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  KIDS/MANU/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Create Nature Space for Kids
Project: You are asked upon to renovate the outer grounds of a day care center in a nature friendly manner.  Together with experts from the Parks and Open Spaces Department you will undertake various tasks to create a play area while keeping the original nature there.  You will lay a river channel with a bed out of stones.  Tree stumps will be leveled so that the kids can stand on them and play.  Additionally you will pull out your creative side while you build wind games and musical instruments.
 
Accommodation: You will be accommodated in the day care center
 
Catering: You will cook as a group

Camp Location: Krefeld offers quite a culture and free time selection: museums, zoos, outdoor pools, cafes, bars, pubs, and a bowling alley.  There are also excursion possibilities to the Rhine River, to Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, and other cities in the region.  

Area: North-Rhine Westphalia; 20 km northwest of Düsseldorf, 60 km north of Cologne

Location: Krefeld
Airport: Dusseldorf 
Train station: Krefeld

Note: Work may be physically challenging at times
Germany GerIjgd9113-09  Rangsdorf  25-Jul-09  to  16-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Your Stitch is Missing in the Web of Trails
Project: Your camp is located in Rangsdorf, an area full of nature, 15 km south of Berlin.  In order to make the fields, prairies, forests, as well as the Rangsdorf Lake accessible, an interconnecting network of hiking trails has been in progress since 2005; each year it is added onto.  Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BBI) has been of great assistance to this project and is one of your project partners.  Under expert leadership from the area Landscape Care Society, the trail network will be continued and designed.  Among your tasks are caring for, repairing, and creating trails, removal of debris, building of banks and observation points, creation and erection of signs, and the care of neighboring nature areas.  The most work lies in manual labor.  Foresters and other Nature Society members will help you with heavy work.  At the end of the project you will present your work to the public. 

Accommodation: You will live in a day care center, with plenty of sleeping room, a kitchen, dining room, and sanitary facilities.  The commute between your accommodation is about 3-5 km, which you will cover by bike. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Camp Location: Rangsdorf is just south of Berlin, where you will find typical Brandenburg landscapes with fields, prairies, small bodies of water, and forests.  Bikes will be available to you for the entire duration of your camp; you will therefore be able to visit the Badesee (3 km away) and the nearby train station.  The Berlin metropolis and nearby Potsdam are easy to visit. 

Camp Location: Brandenburg; 15 km south of Berlin
Airport: Berlin-Schoenefeld, Berlin-Tegel
Train station: Rangsdorf

Special Requirements: It is very important to be able to ride a bike, since it is your main means to reach the worksite
Germany GerIjgd9318-09  Georgensmünd BAVARIA  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

Energy with Wind, Sun and Fire
Project: The Haemmerleinsmuehle Environment Station for Ecology and Social Work as began to plant a Culture Garden on its grounds.  This garden, ecologically established, will be a habitat to develop relationships between nature, humans, and culture.   Last year, a simple wooden hut was built as a room for various seminars.  Now, the idea is to generate environment-friendly and regenerative energy.  Under the motto “Energy for the Island”, you will lay the first steps for wind power and solar energy.  Bring your ideas to create useful electric energy!  Your prototypes will be built under expert leadership and installed on the premises, where they will power the hut.  Also, a bread oven will be built from all-natural materials.  You will learn about bread and the theme of food and its differences and similarities in other cultures.  You will get to cook over an open fire under the stars and with solar power.  For the construction work please bring work clothes and sturdy shoes. 

Accommodation: You will stay at the youth house of Georgensgmünd and its cafeteria, a kitchen, and a party/common room.  The sleeping rooms are right nearby. 
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

Free Time: Georgensgmuend lies south of Nuremberg, in the heart of the frankish lakelands.  There are many activities and interesting cultural and historical attractions, from a Jewish Museum, to the Planet Path or the Path of Sculptures.  You can swim in the nearby Bagger Lake, or take trips to Nuremberg

Camp Location: Bavaria; 45 km from Nuremberg
Airport: Nuremburg
Train Station: Georgensmünd
Germany GerIjgd9209-09  Clausthal-Zellerfeld  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

A Nature Adventure
Project: The forest areas in the Oberharz are protected by the government—but are also a recreation area.  As large, connected areas they are very important for climate preservation.  You will help with nature and environmental conservation efforts, preserving the habitats of rare plants and animals.  The tasks consist of caring for lake and river banks, taking care of the forest and clearing the paths, as well as creating new paths for the visitors, for which your creative hand is needed.  You will gain much insight into the ecologic world of the Forestry Office. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the forest, in a hut with sleeping areas made of hay.  There is no electricity and no running water. 
Sanitary facilities consist of a simple outhouse and an open air shower.  The town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a 30 minute walk away. 

Catering: You will cook together on a gas cooker over an open fire

Free Time: The Harz Mountains, with their mountains, springs, brooks, museums, and forests is a beloved destination and recreation area.  The Forestry Service organizes survival training hikes for groups.  For more information please see www.harzinfo.de, or www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de. 
Camp Location: Lower Saxony; 100 km south of Hannover, 70 km northwest of Gottingen

Special Requirements: This camp is only for those who enjoy being very close to nature.  Have a grand adventure right in the middle of the forest!

Airport: Hannover
Train station: Goslar
Germany GerIjgd9341-09  Bönen  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  TEEN/STUDY  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Create an Interactive Museum
Project:  Do you want to help develop an interactive children’s museum?  If you want to know how one makes industrial culture tangible and livable through different mediums, you are in the right spot! The 68 meter high tower was changed into a cultural and meeting center.  Because of its one of a kind atmosphere, the tower houses concerts, theater performances, and art galleries.  It also offers a spot to peek into the unique industrial history of the area and, of course, provides quite the view of the city.  A guided tour already exists for adults; your task will be to design one especially for children.  Working with museum experts and under an educational point of view you will use various mediums such as word, picture, sculpture, video, and games to create a 90 minute tour especially for children ages 6-10.  Local children will also help you with the project, to test the project’s ‘kid-friendliness’.  You will work on the project three days a week with the kids.  It is to be expected that you have a genuine interest in the history of mining in the Ruhrgebiet area and in visiting museums, to set this project’s content apart.  Your creative hands are also called on to make a program for the tower’s 80th birthday!

Accommodation: You will be housed in a youth center

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Bönen is a very alive, green community in the eastern area of the Ruhrgebiet.  There are countless excursion possibilities to Dortmund, Munster, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Cologne.  It is interesting to follow the route of the formation, transformation, and future of the area. 

Camp Location: North Rhine-Westphalia: 30 km from Dortmund, 50 km from Münster

Special Note: It is assumed that you have an interest in the material.  Working with the children, and with the various presentational materials, is a fundamental element of the camp.

Location: Bönen / Airport: Dusseldorf / Train Station: Bönen
Germany GerIjgd9335-09  Lorch HESSE  25-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  ENVI  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

On to New Things...Nature Conservation on the Rhine
 Project: Nature and amphibian protection are the themes of this camp!  In the Rheingau, an area known for its idyllic landscape, lie cities dating back to the middle ages.  These, along with their historic monuments and fortresses have earned the area the UNESCO World Heratige Site award.  With your help, biotopes and hiking trails need to be cared for, and wooden benches need to be built for the hikers and other visitors.

Accommodation: You will sleep in a school 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: If interest is there, you can participate in the 4th ijgd annual soccer tournament together with the local youth.  On one excursion you will learn much about the protection of natural areas and get to know the Rhine on a boat tour.  You are even invited to a wine tasting in connection with the history of the area.  Nearby cities including Wiesbaden and Mainz offer further activities, such as ship tours and city tours. 

Camp Location: Hesse; Lorch lies 35 km west of Wiesbaden, Mainz 40 km, Frankfurt 70 km, Koblenz 70 km;
Airport: Frankfurt
Train Station: LorcH
Germany GerPro05-09  Deetz (Magdeburg)  26-Jul-09  to  15-Aug-09  MANUAL/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Work: The work will consist of rebuilding a former block of flats and farmbuildings and also the surroundings into an 'European Youth Farm'. Mainly the work has already been done, so there is not much construction work any more. It means mainly working outside, for example to cultivate land, gardening, harvesting, doing some renovation depending upon need. The time of work is 6 hours daily except Wednesdays and weekends.

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Location: Deetz is a small village with approx. 800 inhabitants in the Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt; it is located 50 km south-east of Magdeburg. It is also not far away from Berlin. The house where the group will live is situated near a lake. Swimming is possible. It is at the edge of a nature reserve.

Terminal: train station Zerbst; within reach from Magdeburg or Berlin; next airport Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerIjgd9220-09  Hamburg-Fischbek  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  14 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Environmental Protection in the Big City
Project: Environmental conservation in an unbeatable landscape and big city sightseeing all in one in this camp right in the Hamburg metropolis.  You will be working in the Fischbek Moorlands, a 770 hector large protected area in southwest Hamburg.  In order to preserve this area, foreign species, mostly pines must be removed.  This serves to let the plant and animal species these foreign species push out flourish again.  The work may be challenging at times, but the beautiful landscape you will be working in makes it more than worthwhile. 

Accommodation: You will live in a cozy, simply furnished house on the grounds of the Nature Protection Society of Fischbek.  

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Fischbek is an hour away from the center of Hamburg by tram.  During your free time you can venture into this city, the second biggest in all of Germany.  Quite a selection of activities await, such as sightseeing, the harbor, shopping, and the bars and pubs.  On weekends travels to the North and Baltic seas are possible.

Camp Location: Hamburg
Airport: Hamburg
Train station: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Germany GerIjgd9204-09  Alfeld  01-Aug-09  to  21-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

From Historical Parks to Nature Trails
Project: The city of Alfeld has evolved from a medieval city, known for the famous composer George Handel, to a modern industrial city.  It lies in a beautiful area of Germany and last year celebrated its 750th anniversary.  Your assistance is needed for various projects in the historic parks dotted throughout the city.  There, a stone garden and its unique Edelweiss flowers need to be freed, new greenery needs to be planted, and pathways need to be laid.  You will help lay additional pathways in the forest, design tree designation signs, among other projects. 

Accommodation: The group will stay at the city’s youth hostel, „Ville Ruhe“. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Leisure: You will have a plethora of activities within your reach, such as a pool, museums, sport facilities, and a disco.  A visit to the Marienburg castle is well worth it.  In the youth hostel you have access to computers with high speed internet, and there might even be a few awesome concerts there!  There is also a party room at the hostel.  Bikes will be provided so you can get to know the area better.  www.alfeld.de, www.fagus-gropius.de, www.schloss-marienburg.de, www.villa-ruhe.de

Train Station: Alfeld
Airport:Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9412-09  Barleben-Jersleben SAXONY-ANHALT  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Pack your swim trunks!
Project: Jersleber Lake (www.camping-ok.de) belongs to the Barleben community, located 15 km north of Magdeburg.  Here there are bungalows, a camp ground, and a swimming hole.  Here you will help with maintenance efforts on the beach, with trimming hedges, removing wild growth and deposits.  Other smaller construction and renovation projects will also be done.

Accommodation: You will live in a building on the campground with a perfect view of the water.  Catering: You will cook as a group

Free Time: After work you can jump straight into the lake, play beach volleyball, relax...in short everything you would want from summer.  In Barleben you can use the skate park, soccer field and basketball court, and swim in the Jersleber and Barleben lakes.  A local center offers bowling and cinema, while canoeing down the Elbe is already on the plan.  Bikes will be available for your use so you can take trips to Magdeburg and other local attractions. 

Camp Location: Saxony-Anhalt; 15 km from Magdeburg, 145 km from Berlin.
Airport: Hannover or Berlin
Train Station: Barleben
Germany GerIjgd9208-09  Hannover  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

A Green Oasis Right in the City
Project: The International City Garden of Hannover have built a large garden over two parking garages, in which families from Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Germany, Tunisia, and Belarus plant vegetables, spices, and flowers.  The garden is surrounded by several high rise buildings in a part of the city plagued by a high unemployment rate.  Many of these families have no permanent immigration status here.  In order to bring these families together, language, food, cooking, and music will be shared in addition to the work in the garden.  You will support the families by building an oven and a large wooden house, which is to be used as a meeting point.  You will get to enjoy the camaraderie between your group and the families as well as help them to feel at home here. 

Accommodation: You will live in a nearby youth hostel

Catering: You will cook as a group

Free Time: Hannover is the capitol of the state of Lower Saxony; with its 500,000 residents it is the biggest city in the region.  Touristic highlights include gardens, a zoo, and a lake.  For further details please see (www.Hannover.de). For more information about the international garden please see www.stiftung-interkultur.de/prop2i.htm.

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; Hannover.

Airport: Hannover
Train Station: Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9241-09  Stavenhagen  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Preserve Natural Landmarks
Project: The thousand year old oaks in Ivenack (www.ivenacker-eichen.de) are one of a kind in Germany and attract many visitors each year.  The biggest one as a diameter of 3.49 meters and is 35.5 m high!  In order to maintain the woodland and the animal diversity here your help is needed to help improve the biotopes.  You will cut away plants that threaten the oak trees, plant protective fences, and help out in various other small projects.  You will be working under expert leadership from the forestry office, and will learn much about the forest and the animals that call it home. 

Free Time: Stavenhagen lies in the heart of Mecklenburg-Pomerania surrounded by forests.  You can learn a lot in this isolated town, by bike or canoe.  You can swim in the many lakes here, or take trips to the Baltic Sea or Berlin on the weekends. 

Accommodation: As of the date of writing you will be housed in two furnished apartments in Stavenhagen and will bike to and from the work site
Catering: You will cook as a group

Camp Location: Mecklenburg-Pomerania; Neubrandenburg 30 km, Rostock 70 km.
Airport: Hamburg, Rostock-Laage 
Train Station: Stavenhagen
Germany GerIjgd9303-09  Rottach-Egern BAVARIA  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Discover New Trails – Nature Conservation on the Tegernsee
Project: You and your team will be building new hiking trails around Rottach-Egern and protecting already existing ones from damage and bad weather, thus restoring them for use.  Also requiring preservation and care are the mountain pastures and grazing land used by cattle, as well as various biotopes and protected nature areas.  Hiking paths will be laid and paths for water runoff also need to be put in.  You will be creating information boards for the trails, all while gazing at the Tegernsee Lake and breathing that mountain air!

Accommodation: A cozy house with multibed rooms, right on the lake

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Rottach-Egern lies right on Tegersee, a lake just south of Munich.  There, you can swim, sail, paddleboat, or slide down the adrenaline-pumping slides of the Rottach pool.  If you can stand to be away from the lake for a day, mountain biking, hiking, and of course visiting Munich can be on your itinerary for the day.
 
Camp Location: Bavaria; 56 km south of Munich
Airport: Munich
Train Station: Tegernsee
Germany GerIjgd9102-09  Berlin-Reinickendorf  01-Aug-09  to  15-Aug-09  ARCH/TEEN  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $125.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

May they never be forgotten…
Project: Working in the Heiligensee cemetery located at the northwest side of Berlin, you will help with the restoration and repair of gravestones of war victims.  German as well as non-German victims are buried here, soldiers as well as civilians; the cemetery is dedicated to them and their sacrifice.  Among the necessary tasks are planting and mowing the lawn, cleaning the gravestones and resetting them.  You will only work 4 days a week, so that you have the opportunity to get to know Berlin and its culture, history, and East/West story. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in a center run by the boy scouts. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Your accommodation is located near a protected nature area „Tegeler Fließ“, lakes, and other forests.  You will have many opportunities to hike and explore these areas, as well as the Mecklenburg and Rheinsberg lakes, the Spree forest, and the Oder River.  Berlin’s city center is a short 30 minute ride away with public transport.  You will be provided with a ticket for the public transport. 

Camp Location: Northern Berlin
Train Station: Berlin
Airport: Berlin
Note: Extra Fee: 100 €, approx $125 US dollars
Germany GerIjgd9333-09  Bielefeld  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  RENO/MANU/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Field of Dreams
Project: The city of Bielefeld is calling on you to help clean and rebuild a playground, to return it to such a condition that the neighborhood children can use it once again.  You will repair the existing play equipment, the sandboxes and other defect areas.  The ground around the playground needs a lot of work to be a safe surface, pathways need to be laid, and additional safety measures need to be taken.  However, your creativity is also needed to make the playground colorful and decorative once again.  At the end, there will be a playground-warming party for the kids and their parents (and you too!), which your group will also organize. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the Niedermühlenkamp Youth Center.

Catering: You will cook together

Free Time: Bielefeld, population 300,000, lies right on the edge of the Teutoburg Forest.  The city offers quite the free time and cultural selection, i.e. music and theater, movie theaters, bars, pubs, etc.  In the Youth Center you can play pool or ping pong, play a round of foosball, or use the free internet.  Hiking is also prime in this area.  Excursion possibilities to Hannover, Osnabruck, or Munster also exist. 
Camp Location: North-Rhine Westphalia; Bielefeld lies 50 km east of Munster, Hannover 80 km

Location: Bielefeld
Airport: Hannover / Train Station: Bielefeld

Note: Work will be physically challenging at times

Germany GerIjgd9305-09  Vaterstetten  01-Aug-09  to  22-Aug-09  TEEN/SOCI/ENVI  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Note: VFP fees for volunteer under age 18 is $500.00

3 in 1:Build, care for, green-ify
Project: Change things up within the gates of Munich!  During the first week you will work with children and build wooden huts during their vacation.  The tots need your support and care and are looking forward to getting to know you.  Hut construction will end with a festival and a giant bonfire!  During the second week you will care for the children and youth of the nearby community center.  Bring along your creative ideas and games from your home country, as you will be in charge of creating fun programs for the children.  During the third week you will undertake various nature protection measures to care for biotopes, as well as maintain hedges and lawns.  Bikes will be provided for your commute between your
accommodation and the work site, as well as to aid your exploration of the area.  For further information please see www.vaterstetten.de.

Accommodation: You will sleep in a furnished youth center.  www.juz-vaterstetten.de

Catering: The group will cook together or eat with the youth.  

Camp Location: Munich is a short 20 minute ride away, where all the offerings of a big city await.  The workers at your place of accommodation will give you lots of tips for your free time and also lead activities.  In good weather you can swim in the local outdoor pool or the lake.  Bavaria; 20 km east of Munich.

Location: Vaterstetten

Airport: Munich

Train Station: Vaterstetten
Germany GerYap07-09  Dachau  01-Aug-09  to  14-Aug-09  STUDY/RENO/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $155.00
The VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Language: good English knowledge

Age: 16-26

Participation fee: 120,-Euro (about $155 USD)

Project: The International Youth Meeting is a place for young people from all over the world to discuss issues concerning the past, the present and the future. Young people will look at the history of the concentration camp at Dachau, National Socialism and present forms of exclusion, racism and discrimination. The principles of exchanging ideas, experiencing different cultures, as well as Holocaust education are the core ideals of the International Youth Meeting. The International Youth Meeting is primarily organized by a team of volunteers. Many survivors of the National Socialist regime will talk about their personal experiences of persecution, whether in the concentration or labour camps or working in the resistance. Background: In March 1933 one of the first Nazi concentration camps was established in the town of Dachau, near Munich. The Dachau concentration camp became a model for other concentration camps and also a place to train the Nazi SS. Over 200.000 people from different countries were imprisoned in Dachau between 1933 and 1945. Prisoners died from terror and the consequences of inhuman practises, disease, exhaustion and hunger.

Program: The program consists of different workshops, discussions with eye-witnesses and Holocaust survivors, guided tours through the Memorial Site, tours in Dachau and Munich, maintenance work, day trips and lectures. There is also time for personal conversation, free time and the chance to experience the Germany of today.

Accommodation: Accommodation is at the Dachau Youth Guest House in rooms for four people. The participation fee includes: full board and lodging, together with the cost incurred by the program.

Requirements: You should have a working knowledge of English and/or German to communicate without any difficulties. Age: 16-26 years. You should be interested in various subjects and in taking part in workshops. It will not be possible to arrive earlier in the camp. Participation fee: 120,-Euro

What else to bring: Clothes which suit the work and the weather, musical instruments, games, songbooks or whatever you want for the leisure time... Materials for the study-part, a map of your country, photos and things which help you to explain your country to the other participants of the workcamp.
Leisure time: There will be free time for fun and games, day-trips, entertainment, getting to know the people, going to cafés, etc.

Terminal: Dachau

Next airport: Munich
Germany GerIjgd9302-09  Freising  02-Aug-09  to  30-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

On the Right Track in Nature
Project: Together you will help to mow the area fields cut hay, as these areas are difficult to reach with machines.  The fences around the orchards need to be strengthened, and neglected grasslands need to be cared for to preserve this environment for the endangered animals that live there.  Information boards will be constructed for visitors as well.  The highlight of this camp is a five day stay in alpine huts in Chiemgau!  There, you will work on renovation efforts while enjoying the unparalleled atmosphere of the Alps.  During the fourth week you will be in the Friesing Dom Mountain to work on erosion prevention.  We look forward to meeting those of you who enjoy spending time in nature and love to hike!

Accommodation: The large yet cozy self-supported house run by the Friends of Nature, located 5 km outside of Freising, on an idyllic hillside over the Isar River with a view of the Alps. 

Catering: You will cook together

Free Time: Freising is connected directly with Munich by tram, so you will have many opportunities to visit museums, the English Garden, and of course the world famous Hofbräuhaus!  Around Munich you can hike through the Alps and truly enjoy nature.  The beer gardens in and around Munich are also one of a kind.  You will be provided with bikes. 

Camp Location: Bavaria; Munich and Landshut ca. 35 km away, Regensburg ca. 90 km
Airport: Munich
Train station: Marzling (bei Freising)
Special Requirements: The work will be physically challenging at times. 
This camp also lasts 4 weeks!
Germany GerAi10-09  Marburg  02-Aug-09  to  15-Aug-09  ENVI/LANG/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP placement fee for 16-17 year olds is $500.

Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Nature Friends" of Marburg. For many years they have organised international volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including German Language Training. The lectures will be daily, two hours per day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group will go on excursions). Main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-course won't have the same standard like a professional language-school, but experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.
Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area around the house of the nature-friends. It means for example clearing the place and doing little forest-work. Partly the work could be also at the area of the youth-holiday-camp of the municipality. Time of work will be 1-2 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

Accommodation: will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, showers. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp, accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120 different countries). The camp is located approx. 2 km away from the town centre.

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.
Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR - to be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).
Germany GerIjgd9311-09  St. Englmar BAVARIA  03-Aug-09  to  17-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  25 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

New “Islands” for Bats and Junipers
Project: St. Englmar is a cute sanatorium in the middle of Bavaria’s forest.  It is known for its meadows which are overgrown with stiff-bristled grass, huckleberries, and cranberries and dotted with juniper and other trees.  Here a unique type of plant and animal habitat has developed, since the forest keeps species low to the ground.  By adding small lighted ‘islands’, the forest can now receive adequate sunlight; this way the original plants that covered the forest can grow again and provide a home for the animals.  Your task will be plant new juniper plants and hinder the growth of other species of plants so that the original ones can keep flourishing.  The Bechstein bats call this area their home and will especially like the bat boxes you will be building for them.
 
Accommodation: You will sleep in multiple bed rooms at Schullandheim , a guest house.  It is within walkind distance of your project, about 20 minutes. 

Catering: Food will be prepared for you at the guest house. 

Free Time: In St. Englmar you can ride down the longest summer toboggan run in eastern Bavaria, climb the three „thousands“ on foot or swim in the nearby lake.  There are over 125 km of hiking paths and many mountain biking opportunities.  For further information please see .  www.sankt-englmar.de

Camp location: Bavaria; 70 km from Regensburg, 180 km from Munich
Airport: Munich or Nuremburg
Train Station: Straubing
Germany GerIjgd9343-09  Oberursel HESSE  08-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Discover Nature, Create Space
Project: In the city of Oberursel, with its picturesque city center, your helping hands are needed.  Together with the other camp participants, you will undertake various nature protection measures in the nearby woods, the “green classroom”, and in the city forest.  Every year a large festival takes place for the local families and children.  You will be included in the preparation of this festival, let your creativity shine!  You will also help with cleaning and the renovation of an outdoor activity area. 

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in local center

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Oberursel offers diverse cultural and leisure activities, which you will get to know from the beginning on a city tour. There is a pool and a youth center which puts on various types of events.  You have excellent connections to Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, and to the Rhine.  

Camp Location: Hesse; Frankfurt 18 km, Mainz 50 km, Darmstadt 40 km.
Special Requirements: A talent for working with your hands is desirable
Airport: Frankfurt
Train Station: Oberursel
Germany GerIbg29-09  Oberhausen (Baden-Wurttemberg)  09-Aug-09  to  23-Aug-09  TEEN/RENO  14 V. Ages  16-17 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $125.00
Project / Work: The municipality of Oberhausen-Rheinhausen invites an international workcamp to help with renovation tasks on different playgrounds. Volunteers will be painting the playing tools for children and replacing the old playground equipment to put up new tools.   Local youth are looking forward to meet international volunteers!

Accommodation: The accommodation will be in a primary school. Two classrooms will be used as sleeping rooms (separate female and male dorms) and sanitary and cooking facilities are provided as well.

Location: Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is a small community located on the banks of the river Rhine. It is located in the south of Germany, about 160 km from Frankfurt and about 100 km north of Stuttgart. The surroundings and the landscape are beautiful. Erlichsee (one of the most popular lake resorts in southern Germany) is nearby and participants can go there by bike. Many activities are offered there to include windsurfing, camping, fishing, swimming, canoeing etc.

Next airport:  Frankfurt or Stuttgart.
Next train station:  Waghaeusel (5km).
Extra Fee: Extra fee of 100,-€  ($125US) paid upon arrival
Germany GerIjgd9301-09  Berchtesgaden  15-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  TEEN/STUDY  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Pure Nature in a National Park

Project: Have you ever lived in a National Park?  Bet not!  Here’s your once in a lifetime opportunity!  During the first two weeks you and your group will help with the maintenance of paths, stones, and historic buildings as well as care for the forest.  This will take place on the edges of the forest.  In the core of the forest, nature really takes over, where you will experience a truly untamed area!  The third week will consist of lead excursions by experts of the program, through which you will learn useful information about ecology, the Alps, and other tasks the National Park undertakes. 

Accommodation: You will live in a basic yet cozy hut in the middle of the park.  There will be electricity and a kitchen, but no hot water.  If you enjoy escaping the hustle and bustle of city life, you will be very welcome here!  A very nature filled adventure awaits! 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: On weekends you have the chance to take trips to nearby Salzburg or to Munich.  The hiking in the area is also unbeatable!

Camp Location: Bavaria; 150 km southeast of Munich, 20 km north of Salzburg, The Berchtesgaden National Park is right near the German/Austrian border

Location: Berchtesgaden / Airport: Munich
Train Station: Berchtesgaden with a transfer to the park
Germany GerIjgd9234-09  Flensburg  15-Aug-09  to  29-Aug-09  ARTS/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $320.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

Make your own TV program!
Project: Have you ever wanted to create your own program?  You can try it out at this international media camp!  Together with residents of Flensburg you will brainstorm ideas for short films, while they show you ‘a day in the life of a Flensburger’.  With their inside view combined with your outside viewpoint you will form a complete image of the city in your video.  After an introduction to the technology you will develop your own story line and shoulder the camera.  After filming you can further develop and enhance your material.  At the end of the camp your film will be broadcast live!  The technology and space for this project is being provided by the Offene Kanal Flensburg, a public channel.  This camp is for everyone who has an interest in media, video, and television.  Previous experience is by no means necessary, but always welcome. 

Accommodation: You will be housed in the cozy DIE EXXE youth center and will sleep on air mattresses

Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Free Time: Flensburg is the northernmost city in Germany and offers many sightseeing opportunities, shopping, cultural offerings, and of course, a lot of water.  Together with the youth of Flensburg you will get to know the city better than the normal tourist.  On the weekends you can take trips to the North and Baltic seas, to various islands, or to Denmark.

NOTE: Extra-fee € 250, approx $320 US dollars

Airport: Kiel
Germany GerPro06-09  Deetz (Magdeburg)  16-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  MANUAL/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Work: The work will consist of rebuilding a former block of flats and farmbuildings and also the surroundings into an 'European Youth Farm'. Mainly the work has already been done, so there is not much construction work any more. It means mainly working outside, for example to cultivate land, gardening, harvesting, doing some renovation depending upon need. The time of work is 6 hours daily except Wednesdays and weekends.

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Location: Deetz is a small village with approx. 800 inhabitants in the Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt; it is located 50 km south-east of Magdeburg. It is also not far away from Berlin. The house where the group will live is situated near a lake. Swimming is possible. It is at the edge of a nature reserve.

Terminal: train station Zerbst; within reach from Magdeburg or Berlin; next airport Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerAi11-09  Marburg  16-Aug-09  to  28-Aug-09  ENVI/LANG/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP placement fee for 16-17 year olds is $500.

Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Nature Friends" of Marburg. For many years they have organised international volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including German Language Training. The lectures will be daily, two hours per day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group will go on excursions). Main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language-course won't have the same standard like a professional language-school, but experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area around the house of the nature-friends. It means for example clearing the place and doing little forest-work. Partly the work could be also at the area of the youth-holiday-camp of the municipality. Time of work will be 1-2 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

Accommodation: will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, showers. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp, accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120 different countries). The camp is located approx. 2 km away from the town centre.

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.
Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR - to be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).
Germany GerIjgd9107-09  Berlin-Reinickendorf II  16-Aug-09  to  30-Aug-09  ARCH/TEEN  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $125.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

May they never be forgotten…
Project: Working in the Heiligensee cemetery located at the northwest side of Berlin, you will help with the restoration and repair of gravestones of war victims.  German as well as non-German victims are buried here, soldiers as well as civilians; the cemetery is dedicated to them and their sacrifice.  Among the necessary tasks are planting and mowing the lawn, cleaning the gravestones and resetting them.  You will only work 4 days a week, so that you have the opportunity to get to know Berlin and its culture, history, and East/West story. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in a center run by the boy scouts. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Your accommodation is located near a protected nature area „Tegeler Fließ“, lakes, and other forests.  You will have many opportunities to hike and explore these areas, as well as the Mecklenburg and Rheinsberg lakes, the Spree forest, and the Oder River.  Berlin’s city center is a short 30 minute ride away with public transport.  You will be provided with a ticket for the public transport. 

Camp Location: Northern Berlin
Train Station: Berlin
Airport: Berlin
Note: Extra Fee: 100 €, approx $125 US dollars
Germany GerIjgd9328-09  Sonsbeck  22-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Live Diversity-Create a Home
 Project: The former convent in Sonsbeck is now a home for people with various handicaps.  Together with other participants, you will build an artistic fire pit in a section of the park on the grounds.  Here, the residents will be able to grill out and have parties.  You will also create a recreation room for the residents.  The fire pit will be built out of natural stones and plaster.  Working in teams, benches will also be built in a creative manner using stones and natural stone walls.  Additionally, plants and other greenery need to be planted to beautify the grounds.  You will also have contact with and work with the residents; you should therefore be ready to be involved with handicapped people.  At the end, an international grill party is planned with the residents. 

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in rooms of the home

Catering: Meals will be prepared together.

Free Time: The Sonsbeck Society lies right on the gorgeous Lower Rhine, nearby the Dutch border.  The workers of the center will organize a trip for the group to the historical Xanten, where you will tour the archeological park and the new Roman museum.  In Xanten there is also a beautiful outdoor pool and a high ropes course.  The area is perfect for biking.  There are tons of excursion possibilities, to Cologne, Dusseldorf, or to the Netherlands.  You can also use the pool or bowl in the house.  If there is interest, you can grill or play volleyball or soccer with the Scouts of Geldern-Kapellen. 

Camp Location: North-Rhine Westphalia; 60 km northwest of Dusseldorf, 100 km north of Cologne

Location: Sonsbeck

Airport: Dusseldorf 

Train station: Geldern
Germany GerIjgd9327-09  North-Rhine Westphalia  22-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  CONS/TEEN  14 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Create a Fabulous Adventure for Children
Project: The adventure center „Bauspielfarm“ in Recklinghausen is moving!  The center will be much improved with the addition of additional game areas, animal areas, and a high cable course.  Your help is being asked to share in the task of building a lower ropes course with artistic obstacles designed by you.  The designing of the par course will also need your delicate creative touch!  Worry not, there are more diverse tasks awaiting you! 

Accommodation:. You will live in large tents on the grounds of the center
Catering: You will cook as a group

Free Time: Countless leisure activities await you.  For one, you can try out the ropes courses on site, go canoeing on the Lippe River, and take trips to the sights in and around Recklinghausen.  The Ruhrgebiet area contains many great cities such as Dortmund, Essen, or Munster.  You also have the opportunity to hang out with some of the locals and get to know the area with them. 

Camp Location: North-Rhine Westphalia; 75 km southwest of Münster, 35 km northeast of Dortmund, 200 km southeast of Amsterdam

Location: Recklinghausen / Airport: Dusseldorf / Train Station: Recklinghausen
Germany GerAi04-09  Marburg  22-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international  volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including  German language training. The lectures will be two hours  the day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group  will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures  will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The  teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language- course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but  experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success. 

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth holidaycamp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for (or after) the summer leisure activities of the  municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building  up/taking down tents. Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday. 

Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower.  Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,  accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies  needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120   different countries). The camp is located in the area named  "Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp. It is not located in the  centre, but not too far, and there is a good bus-connection. 

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with  each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR -to
be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German
Germany GerIjgd9232-09  Ueckermünde  22-Aug-09  to  05-Sep-09  TEEN/STUDY  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $375.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Exploring Nature Experience the Stettin Lagoon

Project: Swimming, climbing, camping, and learning all at the same time?  Yes, really!  In the majestic Stettin Lagoon, you can experience all the diverse areas of adventure education.  Accompanied by qualified expert trainers, you will gain great knowledge on climbing walls, ropes courses, and in the forest.  In four day-long workshops you will attain the knowledge you need for these thrilling activities.  Then, you will hunt for the perfect location for a high altitude ropes course in the forest!  After successful participation in this camp, you will receive the “Adventure Based Counseling Certificate”, an international certificate that can be your start into adventure education. 

Free Time: No worries, there will be plenty of time remaining for group activities, encounters in and with the surrounding nature.  Your own small ‘harbor’ offers the opportunity for sailing and paddling.  With the boat you can explore the nearby beach and relax in the sun.  Further activities include paddle tours, a ping pong table, volleyball court, and bikes.  On the weekends you can travel to Stralsund, to Stettin in Poland (Non-EU citizens please pay attention to visa requirements!), or to the island of Usedom. 

Accommodation: The ZERUM (Center for Adventure and Environmental Education) lies right in the beautiful landscape of the Stettin Lagoon.  You will live in simple tents/huts run by ZERUM.  For further information please see  (www.zerum-ueckermuende.de)

Catering: Meals will be prepared together in a cooking tent

Camp Location: The center of Ueckersmünde is reachable by bike (www.ueckermuende.de).  The tourist zone of the lagoon offers shopping and other gastronomic offerings.  Berlin and Stralsund are only a 2-3 hour train ride from the Ueckermünde train station. 

Location: Ueckermünde / Airport: Berlin / Train Station: Ueckermünde

Note: Extra fee €295 ($375 US) .  All participants must be prepared to swim in open water and all minors must bring a permission slip signed by their parents or guardians!!
Germany GerIjgd9326-09  Ingelheim, Rheinland-Palatinate  22-Aug-09  to  12-Sep-09  ENVI/TEEN  17 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

ForestFest International
Project: Are you a nature lover?  If so, bookmark this camp!  You get to live right in the middle of the woods and undertake nature conservation tasks, such as caring for various plants, build and repair protective fences, and care for diverse biotopes.  Your creative touch is also being called on for the preparation of a large festival!  You will enrich the fest with your own touch, such as music, theater, and art.  A varied and fun program will be created for the children attending.  The fest will take place on the 29th of August. 

Accommodation: You will be housed in a new, modern house built right in the heart of the forest. 

Catering:  Some meals will be prepared by the house, dinners will be cooked together.

Free Time: You will be right in the forest, where you will grill out and have bonfires at night.  In order for you to acquaint yourself with the area, a minibus will be provided for you, to take trips to the pool, but trips to the Rhine River, Koblenz, Mainz, or Frankfurt are already on the itinerary. 

Camp Location: Rheinland-Palatinate; 5 km southeast of Rheinböllen, 45 km from Koblenz, 60 km from Mainz, 85 km from Frankfurt
Airport: Frankfurt-Hahn
Train station: Bingen
Germany GerIjgd9344-09  Braunfels HESSE  29-Aug-09  to  20-Sep-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

Discover Nature and Water Ways in the Lahn
Project: The city of Braunfels, with its medieval city center and castle straight from a fairy tale needs your help!  You will help to clean the Walschen-hut, where an exhibit on prehistoric and medieval iron mining and production will be put up.  For this to occur, the building and its grounds need a little work.  If time remains you and your team will undertake other nature protection projects in Braunfels. 

Accommodation: You will be housed in a small apartment on nearby farm grounds

Catering: Meals will be prepared together

Free Time:  You will participate in a city tour, in order to get to know Braunfels and its historic city center and castle better.  You can bike ride and hike, there is an outdoor pool and wildlife reserve.  On the last weekend there will be a Celtic rock festival you can visit.  The nearby area also offers many activities, such as canoeing, museums, and another castle.  Trips to Frankfurt, Koblenz, Marburg, and Giessen are also worthwhile.  

Camp Location: Hesse; 60 km from Frankfurt, 60 km from Marburg, 30 km from Giessen.
Airport: Frankfurt
Train Station: Wetzlar
Germany GerAi08-09  Tringenstein  29-Aug-09  to  12-Sep-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  14 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the Regional Government, depart. for Youth. For several years  they have organised international volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including  German language training. The lectures will be two hours the day (excluding Saturday and  Sunday when the group will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures will be  intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures will be firstly communication and  secondly grammar. The teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly  students. The language-course will not have the same standard like a professional  language-school, but experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success.

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to help maintaining the area   (youth-holiday-camp). It means for example clearing the  place, painting, repairing, doing little forest work. Time of  work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday.

Accommodation: Will be in little comfortable houses with bedrooms. Kitchen, bathroom, showers and more rooms will be  in the main building. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be  done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,  accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free  as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.

Location: Tringenstein is a little village in Hessen, approx.   100 km north of Frankfurt/Main. The next town is Dillenburg. The camp is located at the  edge of village, almost in the forest.  

Terminal: Train-station Dillenburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.
Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at
least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute
beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with each other during the
camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only
during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR  to  be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be  given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible). 

Language: German
Germany GerIjgd9243-09  Kieler Förde  29-Aug-09  to  19-Sep-09  TEEN/RENO  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please note that VFP fee of $500.00 is required for volunteers under the age of 18.

Renovate Recreation Areas on the Baltic Sea
Project: With shovel, hoe, and rake in hand, you will help beautivy the grounds of the „Kahlenberg“ youth center.  After a hard day’s work on a hot day, you can jump straight into the Baltic Sea to cool off!  Along with the strenuous work, your creative touch is needed for the construction of a relaxation spot on the grounds.  Also planned, if time remains, is work on the second building of the organization, right on the Brahmsee.  Transportation here will be organized by the youth center.  There you will find more swimming and canoeing opportunities.
www.brahmsee.info

Free Time: You will live and work on the edge of Kiel, about 13 km from the city center.  With its 200,000 residents you will have countless leisure time activities, such as bars, movie theaters, museums, and shopping.  On the weekends you can take trips to Hamburg and other coastal cities.  Even better, enjoy the ocean air right on your doorstep!

Accommodation: You will be housed at the Kahlenberg Youth Center, right on the Baltic Sea

Catering: On weekdays the center will provide the food, on the weekends you will cook for yourselves

Camp Location: Schleswig-Holstein; Hamburg 100 km, Flensburg 80 km.

Location: Kieler Förde / Airport: Hamburg / Train station: Kiel
Germany GerIjgd9329-09  Hesse  05-Sep-09  to  26-Sep-09  RENO/MANU/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Sport and Nature
Project: Nieste and the Sesenstein Youth and Sport Center lies in a charming area right in the middle of the Meissner-Kaufunger Forest.  Your support is much needed!  During the first week you will work on the grounds of the center to build an observation deck.  During the remaining two weeks you will help to renovate three day care centers, by building new playground equipment and repairing the old, painting, and caring for the grounds of the facility.

Accommodation: You will sleep in the youth center, which leaves no stone unturned for sport activities; you can use the beach volleyball court, pool, and even the workshop. 

Catering: Meals will be provided by the center

Free Time: What else could there possible be?!  Your team can participate in a workshop where you test your pottery skills.  You can take trips locally, seeing the historical sites of the town or the forest; or visit the cities of Kassel, Gottingen, or Fulda.  The forest is surrounded by folklore and legends that you can investigate. 
(www.nieste-online.de, www.jufkk.de).

Camp Location: Hesse; 10 km from Kassel, 50 km from Gottingen, 100 km from Fulda.
Location: Nieste and Jugendburg Sensenstein
Airport: Hannover
Train station: Kassel
Note: A handywork talent is desirable
Germany GerPro07-09  Deetz (Magdeburg)  06-Sep-09  to  26-Sep-09  MANUAL/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Work: The work will consist of rebuilding a former block of flats and farmbuildings and also the surroundings into an 'European Youth Farm'. Mainly the work has already been done, so there is not much construction work any more. It means mainly working outside, for example to cultivate land, gardening, harvesting, doing some renovation depending upon need. The time of work is 6 hours daily except Wednesdays and weekends.

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Location: Deetz is a small village with approx. 800 inhabitants in the Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt; it is located 50 km south-east of Magdeburg. It is also not far away from Berlin. The house where the group will live is situated near a lake. Swimming is possible. It is at the edge of a nature reserve.

Terminal: train station Zerbst; within reach from Magdeburg or Berlin; next airport Berlin.

Age: 16-26

Language: English
Germany GerIjgd9203-09  Hildesheim  19-Sep-09  to  06-Oct-09  ARTS/FEST/TEEN  15 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD

“Fruit of the Garden” Thanksgiving Festival at Steuerwald Fortress
Project: For the conclusion of the cultural project „The Mobile City Garden“, a thanksgiving festival will take place at the Steuerwald Fortress, complete with culinary delicacies and a diverse program.  The project will be lead by KulturFabrik Löseke, a sociocultural center in Hildesheim.  Working together with other leaders, artists, and workers you will support the preparations for this one of a kind fest.  A tunnel vault of the fortress, dating back to the 16/17th centuries will serve as the festival room, and therefore needs to be renovated.  Additionally, you will help with the set up and take down of the space, including the stage, mechanics, and decoration.  Your creative touch is called upon to put your artistic touch to the festival. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in the KulturFabrik Löseke in the center of Hildesheim
Catering: You will cook together

Free Time: Hildesheim is an old, historic city with a population of 103,000, situated right in the middle of the state of Lower Saxony.  There is a very large, open art and cultural scene with a great deal of music, theatre, exhibits, and parties.  Much of it is put on by the KulturFabrik Löseke, but for more information please see www.hildesheim.de and www.kufa.info. 

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; between Hannover, Braunschweig and Gottingen
Airport: Hannover
Germany GerIjgd9229-09  Edewecht  03-Oct-09  to  17-Oct-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00
Please Note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under Age 18 is $500 USD.

Indian Summer in Ammerland
Project: In Edewecht, your hardworking hands are called upon to convert land that up until now has been used for agricultural purposes into a protected nature area.  Led by an expert in the gardening field, you will plant trees and reinforce already planted areas.  Maybe you’ll even beat your predecessor group that managed to plant 5,000 trees!  In these two weeks you will learn a great deal about nature, landscape, and their protection, while getting some fresh air before winter starts.  With a little weather luck, you will experience a true Indian Summer in Ammerland. 

Accommodation: You will sleep in a nearby school which has been set up for you. 

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group

Free Time: Edewecht is a small town located in Ammerland, which is full of nature.  You will be provided with bikes so you can explore the network of bike trails here.  The university town of Oldenburg is only 20 km away and easy to reach with public transport.  On the weekends you can take trips to Bremen and to the North Sea. 

Camp Location: Lower Saxony; Oldenburg 20 km, Bremen 65 km
Airport: Hamburg, Bremen 
Train Station: Edewecht
Germany GerAi05-09  Marburg  24-Oct-09  to  07-Nov-09  MANU/LANG/TEEN  10 V. Ages  16-26 Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $230.00
VFP Fee For volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg.
For many years they have organised international  volunteer camps already. It is a workcamp including  German language training. The lectures will be two hours  the day (excluding Saturday and Sunday when the group  will go on excursions). The main topic during the lectures will be intercultural diversities. So the basis of the lectures  will be firstly communication and secondly grammar. The  teachers will be native speakers, partly trained teachers, partly students. The language- course will not have the same standard like a professional language-school, but  experiences with this concept in the past have shown its success. 

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth holidaycamp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") for (or after) the summer leisure activities of the  municipality. It means for example clearing the place, gardening, painting, building  up/taking down tents. Time of work will be 4-5 hours daily, excluding Saturday and Sunday. 

Accommodation: Will be in a house with several-bed-rooms, kitchen, bathroom, shower.  Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself. Like in each workcamp,  accommodation, food and travel-costs for excursions are free as well as materials/copies  needed for the lectures.

Location: Marburg is a historical and picturesque old university town, 100 km north of
Frankfurt/Main. It has 80.000 inhabitants, including 20.000 students (from actual 120   different countries). The camp is located in the area named  "Stadtwald" in a youth-holiday-camp. It is not located in the  centre, but not too far, and there is a good bus-connection. 

Terminal: Train-station Marburg; next airport Frankfurt/Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

Special requirements: Participants must be able already to communicate in German, at least on a level which ensures simple communication; this course is not for absolute beginners. Participants also must be willing to communicate with  each other during the camp in German and not in English or own mother tongue for the whole time, not only during the lectures. This is one important part of the concept.

Special remark: Because of the language-course there is an (extra-) fee: 160,00 EUR -to
be paid upon arrival. Official confirmation for participating in the language-course will be given at the end of the camp.

Age: 16-26 (exceptions for older volunteers are possible).

Language: German

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Italy

Italy ItaLeg89-09  Francavilla (Ch)   ~   Abruzzo  06-Jul-09  to  15-Jul-09  ENVI/TEEN  15 V. Ages  15-17 Fee:$500.00
Project:
Francavilla al Mare, a nice village that overlooks the Adriatic sea, is located in Abruzzo, "the European green region". On the west side, it is possible to admire the Majella and the Gran Sasso mountains. Francavilla is a tourist place, well known for its Carnival, for the international floral art competition, and for its beautiful sea and coastline. Volunteers will work about 5 - 6 hours per day, cleaning and maintaining beaches and green areas, also supporting the organization of cultural summer events.

Work: paths cleaning and maintenance

Location: Francavilla a Mare, Chieti, Abruzzo

Accommodation: school

Terminal: Pescara and Rome international airports

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Japan

Japan JapNice37A-09  Un-nan A  (Shimane)  02-Aug-09  to  11-Aug-09  AGRI/FEST/TEEN  13 V. Ages  15-18 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $200.00
Organized together with a local group formed for this project since 2006.  In 2005, we started an international teenage workcamp in Japan in order to give them the chance to understand different cultures, parts of society and build international friendships.  In this area, there has been depopulation, especially a decrease in children and a significant ageing population.  The goal of this workcamp is to energize and engage the community through the power of global voluntary service.

W: We will help the local farmers by working along side them with activities such as cutting bushes or harvesting vegetables. We will also prepare, run and clean up after the local summer festival.  There are possibilities to do other community work.

S: The youth issues and education in each country.  Bring some info.!

A: Public house.  SB!  CV

L: Un-nan is located in the east part of Shimane prefecture, the area of highlands about 100 km from Matsue-city.  It is a small city with a population of about 50,000.

T: Osaka (5 hours by train).  From Tokyo, 8 hours by bullet train or 12 hours by midnight bus.

LA: Exchange parties, excursions, sports festival, etc.

SR: Only 15-18 years old

PF: The additional fee of 20,000 yen should be paid on arrival.(about $200 USD)

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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan KyrCci03-09  Karakol ~ Karavan Tour  16-Jun-09  to  30-Jun-09  TOUR/ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $320.00
Please note that the registration fee for Teenagers (under 18) is $500.

The Guides and Porters Association is an NGO in Karakol with the mission of promoting eco tourism in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. It unites guides, porters, cooks, interpreters and organizations who are interested in developing ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan. The work of this project will be implemented in cooperation with local guides who are members of the Association. For more information, please visit www.kyrgyz-tours.info.

Project goals:
• Develop a section of mountain trail in the Tien Shan Mountain range for future guided and independent treks.
• Create a map of the trail and make it available for local and international visitors.
• Promote the Association through developing various PR materials.  

Work: During the first 3 days, volunteers with camp leaders and professional guides will hike through Kum –Bel Pass to Auy – Tor Pass where volunteers will work on developing a section of mountain trail. Volunteers will clear the trail from Archa bushes and stones, and prepare a permanent campsite for future visitors.
Afterwards, volunteers will hike to the Karakol gorge where they will be accommodated in a yurt (traditional Kyrgyz house). Volunteers will have the chance to build a yurt and live there for 4 days experiencing the beauty and culture of Kyrgyzstan. Volunteers will be encouraged to put a new route into the map, write down the description of the area, and develop PR materials (brochures, leaflets, flyers) to promote the new trail.

Location: The Tien Shan is a mountain system located in Central Asia, on the border where Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China meet. The Tien Shan includes more than thirty peaks higher than 6,000 m. The highest point in the system is Victory Peak (7,439 m) and Hantengri Peak (6,995 m). The length of the Tien Shan from the west to the east is 2,500 km., geographically, the Tien Shan is divided into the northern, western, central, eastern and inner parts. The northern Tien Shan includes the Kyrgyz, the Kyungey-Ala-Too, the Ketmen, the Zailiy Alatau and the Chu-Iliy mountain ranges. The western part of the Tien Shan includes the Talas Alatau range with the adjoining Chatkal, Chandalash, Pskem, Maidantal, Ugam ranges. The highest point of the western Tien Shan are Chatkal Peak (4,503 m) in the Chatkal range, Manas Peak (4,482 m) in the Talas Alatau and Mount Baubash-Ata (4,427 m). The central Tien Shan is the highest and most majestic part of the Tien Shan mountain system.

Language: English; Kyrgyz or Russian is preferable
 
Accommodation: Participants will stay in tents along the trail. Volunteers should bring warm sleeping bags and mats. 

Food: Cooking will be done collectively on a camping stove, all necessary cooking equipment will be provided.

Terminal: Manas International Airport, Bishkek (FRU)

Group: Mixed, composed of about 5 international, 3 Peace Corps and 4 local volunteers. Volunteers will manage working hours and free time activities with the camp leaders. Decisions will be made based on discussions with the whole group.

Insurance: Volunteers should come with their own health and accident insurance.
Bring: A more detailed packing list will be sent after applying, a basic list includes:  back-pack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, raingear, warm clothes, comfortable shoes for hiking, a swimsuit, sunscreen, insect repellent, a torch, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy and a good mood!

(VFP Extra Fee) Participation fee: 250 Euro (about $320 USD) should be paid upon arrival in cash. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, basic equipment, transportation, recreation and organizational costs.
Kyrgyzstan KyrCci02-09  Aksuu Forest  27-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  12 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $295.00
Please note that the registration fee for Teenagers (under 18) is $500.

Aksuu Forest Department (Nursery Forest) is situated in Aksuu Village, 15 km from Karakol. The Forest Department was created in 1947 but in 2003 acquired legal status. It is unique because it is the only organization of its kind in Kyrgyzstan. Aksuu Forest Department covers 21858 hectares of landscape, 7048 hectares of which are forested. One of the main goals of the Forest Department is forest recovery. According to their goals, every year they plant trees, care for young seedlings, protect soil, etc.

Project goals:
•Maintain forest nursery through caring for young trees (watering, weeding, trimming, etc)
•Promote eco tourism through developing the Forestry Museum and making wooden souvenirs for visitors.

Work: During 2 weeks volunteers will be take care of young trees (seedlings), water, weed and trim the area of the nursery. During the second week volunteers will take part in developing the Forestry Museum and to produce wooden items for visitors (key chains, coasters, etc.) 

Weekend: During the weekend volunteers will visit Djety –Oguz gorge located about 35 km south west of Karakol it is a lush valley with striking red sandstone rock formations (the “seven bulls” from which the valley takes its name and the “Broken Heart”).  These two rock formations have become symbols of the Issyk-Kul region. Volunteers will have opportunity to stay in a yurta (traditional Kyrgyz house) for a night and have traditional food.

Location: Aksuu is situated 15 km from Karakol, the Issy-Kul Oblast centre. Aksuu region is one of the region’s oldest districts, full of hot springs for health and leisure. Surrounded completely by mountains, this location is very picturesque. 
Language: English; Kyrgyz or Russian is preferable 

Accommodation: Basic cabins with shared rooms. Kitchen supplies will be available. Volunteers will bathe at a former Soviet resort in Aksuu where there are bathhouses 2 times per week. Volunteers should bring sleeping bags and mats. 

Food: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary supplies provided.

Terminal: Manas International Airport, Bishkek (FRU)

Group: Mixed, composed of about 5 international, 3 Peace Corps and 4 local volunteers. Volunteers will manage working hours and free time activities with the camp leaders. Decisions will be made based on discussions with the whole group. Local residents who wish to be involved will be welcome.

Insurance: Volunteers should come with their own health and accident insurance.
Bring: A more detailed packing list will be sent after applying, a basic list includes:  back-pack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, raingear, warm clothes, comfortable shoes for hiking, a swimsuit, sunscreen, insect repellent (much of the time will be spent on the lake shore), a torch, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy and a good mood!

(VFP Extra Fee) Participation fee: 230 Euro (about $295 USD) should be paid upon arrival in cash. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, transportation, recreation and organizational costs.
Kyrgyzstan KyrCci01-09  Aksuu Orphanage  27-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  TEACH/KIDS/TEEN  6 V. Ages  17+ Fee:$300.00 Xtra Fee: $295.00
Please note that the registration fee for Teenagers (under 18) is $500.

About the hosting organization: Aksuu Orphanage cares for 109 children from ages 3 to 19. During the summer months, children live in summer homes on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake. Children visit secondary schools with other local children to be involved in other social arenas. A team of volunteers will help children develop English communication skills, foreign cultural acknowledgement, leadership skills, sharing, sports ability, intellectual activities, and singing and dancing. Local teachers and nurses will assist each group. Teachers at the orphanage are also interested in conversation practice and working with international volunteers.

Project goals:
•Organize orphanage children’s leisure time through conducting games, sport competitions, and dance classes. 
•Increase people’s awareness about the Orphanage through implementing a mini- project entitled “Childhood Book.”
•Participate in first aid and environmental training sessions for children
•Participate in daily orphanage activities and spend leisure time with orphanage children.

Work: During the project volunteers will conduct English trainings, various games, and sporting events with orphanage children in their leisure time. Volunteers with children will have a chance to participate in a First Aid training session conducted by the Red Crescent Center. The project “Childhood Book,” volunteers and orphanage children will assemble pictures, photos and stories about orphanage life which will be published in a magazine at the end of the camp.

Weekend Excursion: During the weekend volunteers will visit the Djety –Oguz gorge located about 35 km southwest of Karakol, it is a lush valley with striking red sandstone rock formations (the name means “seven bulls”).  These two rock formations have become symbols of the Issyk-Kul region. Volunteers will have the opportunity to stay in a yurt (a traditional nomadic Kyrgyz house) for a night and eat traditional food. For more information about the above locations and Kyrgyzstan please visit www.welcome.kg or www.karakol.kg

Location: The work camp will take place at the summer homes of Aksuu Orphanage in Pristan—14 km from Karakol. Pristan is famous for its Prezhevalski Museum about the Russian researcher of Central Asia.  

Language: English, Russian is preferred as children know only basic phrases in English.

Accommodation: Basic summer shelters at the orphanage, double rooms with single beds. Volunteers will stay in yurts during the weekend excursion.  Volunteers will bathe at a former Soviet resort in Aksuu where there are bathhouses 2 times per week.  Sleeping bags and mats are required. 

Food: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary supplies provided. Volunteers are requested to take a personal plate and utensil set for the trek, cooking will be done as a group.

Group: Mixed, composed of about 4 international volunteers and 2 camp leaders (one local, one international), orphanage kids are not official members of the volunteer team, but play an integral role in the project.  Participants will manage the working hours and free time activities with the local camp leaders. Decisions will be made through group discussion.

Note: We welcome all volunteers who are enthusiastic, creative and motivated to work with orphanage children. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted during the camp or at the accommodation venues. Smoking is not allowed while volunteers are with children.

Insurance: Volunteers should come with their own health and accident insurance.
Bring: A more detailed packing list will be sent after applying, a basic list includes:  back-pack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, raingear, warm clothes, comfortable shoes for hiking, a swimsuit, sunscreen, insect repellent (much of the time will be spent on the lake shore), a torch/flashlight, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy and a good mood!

(VFP Extra Fee) Participation fee: 230 Euro (about $295 USD) should be paid upon arrival. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, transportation, recreation and organizational costs.

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Netherlands

 
Netherlands NetSiw03-09  Weerribben  25-Jul-09  to  08-Aug-09  ENVI/TEEN  16 V. Ages  16-18 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $190.00
It’s not strange to have a lot of wetlands in a country that’s below sea level. In fact if the dikes would break half of the Netherlands would be either sea or wetland. Birds frequently use the wetlands in the Netherlands in fall and springtime. They come from Siberia and northern Europe during their migration to warmer places in fall and to cooler places to nest in spring.  Most wetlands in the Netherlands consist of swampy grasslands, reed areas and forelands (areas next to rivers). In the swampy grasslands unique mosses and plant species grow.

Because the reed is no longer used on Dutch houses the wetlands slip full and would eventually disappear if not cleaned. This has to be done the old-fashioned way; by hand. Machines are too heavy for the soil and will get stuck. The reed is gathered on boats and transported. Sometimes it is used for farms or burned if transport in the area is too difficult.

Wetland project the nature reserve ‘De weerribben’ is in cooperation with Staatsbosbeheer, the National Forest Service. The reserve is the most important swamp area of North Western Europe, and several stages in the development from open water to swamp forest can be seen in this vulnerable area. It is a typical Dutch area with lots of water and fields.

Work: To preserve this the participants will make hay in the wetlands. The volunteers will get some other work on two days as well. We continue to host teenagers on this camp, after the good experience of last year. The accommodation is perfect to play sports, swim or organize activities.

Accommodation: In a farmhouse in the area; beds are available, self catering

Location: Near Zwolle, in the Province of Overijssel

Terminal: Steenwijk (between 4-6pm)

Special notes: This is a teenager camp for youngsters between 16 and 18 years.

Fee: In regard with renting 2 vans we have to ask volunteers for €150 local camp fee - which is approx $190 US dollars

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Turkey

Turkey TurGen12-09  GENC TATIL KIDS-1 ~ YENI SAKRAN  26-Jun-09  to  08-Jul-09  SOCIAL/KIDS/TEEN  20 V. Ages  10-14 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $377.00
GENCTUR continues to organize the international kids camp, named GENC TATIL for 10-14 age groups. The main project of the camp is photography. Besides, the daily program of the camp consists of different activities like sport, handicrafts, creative drama, music, fine arts, etc. Some days are reserved for trekking and sight seeing tours. In the camp, international volunteers will be leading or assisting the daily activities. The camp-site is a secure place and kids will not be allowed to leave the camp site on their own. Airport transfer on arrival will be organized by GENCTUR only from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (in European side) on 27.06.2009 Saturday, between 08.00 - 17.00 hours, at the cost of 20 €. Please arrange the arrival accordingly. The group will depart to the campsite on the same evening by an overnight coach. The return coach ticket is 60 €. The kids will also be accompanied on their return to Istanbul on 08.07.2009 Wednesday and will be hosted free of charge with the families. Then will be taken to the airport for departure on the following day, 09.07.2009 Thursday, at the cost of 20 €. Please arrange the departure accordingly. 

A: In Afacan Youth Centre (www.afacan.info ) in 3-4 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bags and mats are not necessary.

F: Will be supplied at the campsite.

LA: English.  LO: Yeni Sakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey. The next city is Izmir.

T: Istanbul.

Extra Fee: 300 Euro , to cover 10 nights full board accommodation + the program during the camp, excluding the personal expenses like soft drinks, ice cream, etc. & return travel + transfer costs in Turkey. (about $377 USD)
Turkey TurGen15-09  GENC TATIL KIDS-2  ~ YENI SAKRAN  08-Jul-09  to  19-Jul-09  KIDS/TEEN  20 V. Ages  10-14 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $377.00
GENCTUR continues to organize the international kids camp, named GENC TATIL for 10-14 age groups. The main project of the camp is photography. Besides, the daily program of the camp consists of different activities like sport, handicrafts, creative drama, music, fine arts, etc. Some days are reserved for trekking and sight seeing tours. In the camp, international volunteers will be leading or assisting the daily activities. The camp-site is a secure place and kids will not be allowed to leave the camp site on their own. Airport transfer on arrival will be organized by GENCTUR only from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (in European side) on 08.07.2009 Wednesday, between 08.00 - 17.00 hours, at the cost of 20 €. Please arrange the arrival accordingly. The group will depart to the campsite on the same evening by an overnight coach. The return coach ticket is 60 €. The kids will also be accompanied on their return to Istanbul on 19.07.2009 Sunday and will be hosted free of charge with the families. Then will be taken to the airport for departure on the following day, 20.07.2009 Monday, at the cost of 20 €. Please arrange the departure accordingly.  

A: In Afacan Youth Centre (www.afacan.info ) in 3-4 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bags and mats are not necessary.

F: Will be supplied at the campsite.

LA: English. 

LO: Yeni Sakran is by the Aegean Sea, in west of Turkey. The next city is Izmir.

T: Istanbul.

Extra Fee: 300 Euro (about $377 USD), to cover 10 nights full board accommodation + the program during the camp, excluding the personal expenses like soft drinks, ice cream, etc. & return travel + transfer costs in Turkey.
Turkey TurGen18-09  LET'S MAKE OUR FILM-1 ~  YENI SAKRAN  19-Jul-09  to  27-Jul-09  TEEN/ARTS  15 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $266.00
GENC TATIL is an international thematic camp for the age group 14-17. Teenagers from different countries will create a "group film" in a youth center. The group participants will use their creativity & express their ideas to write their scenario, act, shoot and direct their films in this camp. Besides, the daily program of the camp may consists of different activities like sport, handicrafts, creative drama, music, fine arts, etc.  Some days are reserved for trekking and sight seeing tours. In the camp, international volunteers will be leading or assisting the daily activities. Afacan Youth Center is a place where GENCTUR hosts various voluntary and youth camps. www.afacan.info . The campsite is a secure place and participants will not be allowed to leave the camp site on their own. Airport transfer may be organized by GENCTUR upon request but only from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (in European side) on 19.07.2009 Sunday between 08.00 - 17.00 hours, at the cost of 20 €. The group will depart to the camp site on the same evening by an overnight coach. The return coach ticket is 60 €. The teen participants will also be accompanied on their return to Istanbul and will be settled in a hostel which GENCTUR has been in cooperation for many years, in the city center, at the cost of 12 €, on bed + breakfast basis. Thus the return flight tickets must be arranged for 28.07.2009 Tuesday.

W: Making a short documentary film about the camp life by using hand cameras and computers.

A: At Afacan Youth Center, in 3-4 bedded rooms with showers & toilets. F: Will be served in the center.

LA: English. 

R: Smoking & alcohol is not permitted at the camp.

LO: Yenisakran is in the west of Turkey. The center is by the seaside. The nearest city is Izmir.

T: Istanbul. Extra Fee: 180 Euro (about $226 USD). To cover 7 nights full board accommodation at the camp site, excluding the personal expenses during the camp like soft drinks, ice cream, etc., the hostel accommodation in Ýstanbul before flying back & return travel + transfer costs in Turkey.
Turkey TurGen21-09  LET'S MAKE OUR FILM-2 ~ YENI SAKRAN  27-Jul-09  to  04-Aug-09  TEEN/ARTS  15 V. Ages  14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $227.00
GENC TATIL is an international thematic camp for the age group 14-17. Teenagers from different countries are invited to create a "group film" in a youth center. The group participants will use their creativity & express their ideas to write their scenario, act, shoot and direct their films in this camp. Besides, the daily program of the camp may consists of different activities like sport, handicrafts, creative drama, music, fine arts, etc.  Some days are reserved for trekking and sight seeing tours. In the camp, international volunteers will be leading or assisting the daily activities. Afacan Youth Center is a place where GENCTUR hosts various voluntary and youth camps. www.afacan.info . The camp-site is a secure place and participants will not be allowed to leave the camp site on their own.
Airport transfer may be organized by GENCTUR upon request but only from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (in European side) on 27.07.2009 Monday between 08.00 - 17.00 hours, at the cost of 20 €. The group will depart to the camp site on the same evening by an overnight coach. The return coach ticket is 60 €. The teen participants will also be accompanied on their return to Istanbul and will be settled in a hostel which GENCTUR has been in cooperation for many years, in the city center, at the cost of 12 €, on bed + breakfast basis. Thus the return flight tickets must be arranged for 05.08.2009 Wednesday.

W: Making a short documentary film about the camp life by using hand cameras and computers.

A: At Afacan Youth Center, in 3-4 bedded rooms with showers & toilets. F: Will be served in the center.

LA: English.  

R: Smoking & alcohol is not permitted at the camp. LO: Yenisakran is in the west of Turkey. The center is by the sea-side. The nearest city is Izmir.

T: Istanbul.

Extra Fee: 180 Euro (about $227 USD). To cover 7 nights full board accommodation at the camp site, excluding the personal expenses during the camp like soft drinks, ice cream, etc., the hostel accommodation in Ýstanbul before flying back & return travel + transfer costs in Turkey.

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