If you enjoy being outside amongst nature, spending the evening around a camp-fire, discovering the forest first-hand with people from all around the world and working hands-on in the forest with real foresters, then this project at the Forest Education Centre in Hahnhorst is exactly the one for you! The study part of this project consists of several workshops like starting a fire without equipment, outdoor kitchen, learning how to build a place to sleep for the night and archery. These workshops will prepare you for an overnight stay in the forest at the end of the project. Besides this, you'll be working in co-operation with foresters and forest workers on conservation projects in the forest and will help to improve the quality of habitats for rare species of plants and animals. In the mornings (you'll be working up early), you'll be focusing on the work tasks. The survival workshops will take place in the afternoons.

Forest education centre for youth and children, multi-bed rooms, huge outdoor area. Full catering. The group will take part in regular kitchen and cleaning duties. Vegetarian meals are possible. Please indicate any allergies when registering. only in German, but you can see many pictures from your accomodation: https://www.landesforsten.de/erleben/waldpaedagogik/unsere-waldpaedagogikzentren/wpz-hahnhorst/unser-haus/

There are some free afternoons for enjoying the range of free time activities available (for example a bike tour, sitting around the camp-fire, a trip to the swimming pool). At the weekend, you could also go on a day-trip to Bremen for sightseeing and shopping. Schwaförden is a small village with 1.500 inhabitants.

The ijgd has been organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. We are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, we assist around 5,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. We give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths. Our principles: Ecological learning, voluntary contribution, self-organisation, social development, intercultural learning, gender equality, anti-racism/anti-discrimination and political education. Follow us on Instagram ijgd_workcamps Facebook @ijgd.workcamps Hahnhorst Forest Education Centre: The Forest Education Centre in Hahnhorst offers activities in the forest for young people, as well as a themed excursions and adventure trips for school classes.

Covid Rules: 2G+: Vaccinated and recovered persons must arrive with an official negative rapid test or PCR test, take a self-rapid test on arrival and then a self-rapid test at least every 72 hours. We will provide self-rapid tests for the arrival and the whole camp period! Subject to changes! You will receive more detailed information after confirming your registration and at least 3 weeks before the start of the camp with the specific info sheet for your camp.

495 € extra Fee. You have to be keen on working in the forest and taking part in outdoor activities. You have to be able to ride a bike. German volunteers have to pay as well 495€ in total, but system can't show this for you here.