On this workcamp, you will be helping with the renovation of the Black Forest House of the Senses and the local secondary school. Much of this work is on the outside of these two buildings. It includes updating of earthworks, erection of small walls and benches. Depending on the weather you might also help out with other various tasks in the community. There’s always a lot to do, so just prepare yourself to work outside manually, fulfilling constructional/renovation/ environmental tasks.

You will be accommodated in a beautiful group house where showers and a kitchen are provided. Please bring your own sleeping bag. The group house is in the middle of the village, so you can easily walk to a bakery/café and the local supermarket.

Grafenhausen is a very nice village within a beautiful landscape. The surrounding area is perfect for hiking trips: There are lakes close-by and it is not even half an hour by car to the Feldberg (the highest German mountain outside of the Alps). Also, the famous beer "Tannenzaepfle" is brewed in Grafenhausen and you might be able to visit the brewery. The village is in a very rural area, so be prepared for two calming weeks in the Black Forest and far away from big city life. To go shopping and for excursions, the community will lend you a bus, if it’s more convenient. There are regular train connections to Freiburg (a university city) and Lake Constance. Grafenhausen is located at about 1.000 meters altitude; therefore the weather in autumn is a bit unpredictable: Be prepared for warm and sunny temperatures, as well as coldness and rain.

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Coronavirus / Covid-19: Info regarding workcamps in Germany Although it is still difficult to make definite plans for this year, we are optimistic that our workcamps in summer and autumn can take place as planned. Your safety and health, just as everybody else's, is our priority in any project. Be assured that we will take the neccessary health and sanitary precautions in all of our projects. Should there be any changes or cancellations to your workcamp, we will inform you immediately. Please be aware that we can only really plan ahead a couple of weeks at the moment, so we ask you to wait to buy tickets for travelling to your workcamp until you receive a definite confirmation that your workcamp is going to take place; or to buy refundable tickets. On May 31st we will confirm or cancel the workcamps for July and August and on July 31st the workcamps from September onwards, depending on the development. For more information about the travelling restrictions to enter Germany you can visit this page https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einreiseundaufenthalt/coronavirus.