ESC Discover Nature & Wool – Hands-on green care and sheep shearing (Meinwegpark II)
In het kort:- Land
- Nederland
- Soort werk
- Natuur
- Projectduur
- 19 juli t/m 3 augustus
- Aantal deelnemers
- 14 (7 mannen en 7 vrouwen)
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The main activity regards the contribution of the conservation of the National Park.Like all old, open cultural landscapes, the heathland requires targeted maintenance in order to continue to exist and provide a habitat for the typical species. This requires the targeted removal of overgrowth. As only certain plant species are removed, this is usually done by hand. This also protects the habitat, which is not accessible to machines.
Part of these activities is the management of a sheep farm. We will leran how to shear sheeps.
The accomodation is a stone building, located in the wood. It has separate rooms for boys and girls including sanitation facilities. The bedrooms have airbeds. You need to bring your own sleeping bag. A kitchen is available with all facilities, including a washing machine. Outside there are many places for organising a bbq. There is a separate building for indoor activities.
Volunteers as a group have to organise their food and drinks. Cooking the meal from your homecountry is recommendable.
The beautiful Environmental Protection Station is located at the east side of the Grenspark on the German side. The Wildenrath House can look back on a long history. Haus Wildenrath or the Höfchen Wildenrath was a Fronhof of the Count of Wassenberg. The associated Wildenrath settlement was first mentioned on September 30, 1911. Since this is not a founding certificate, it can be assumed that the settlement and the then Haus Haus Wildenrath originated between 900 and 1000 AD. https://www.naturschutzstation-wildenrath.de/
Volunteers will discuss the recrational program together with camp leaders and the host organisation. For example, they can explore the area by bike, go swimming, visit cities like Roermond, Aachen. A van is available during the project.
In the summer of 2025, SIW International Volunteer Projects will organize two two-week activities for 14 young people, mainly from Europe and neighboring countries, in the De Meinweg National Park to work on the nature management of this area. The aim of the project is to give international young people the opportunity to get acquainted with this special area and to have them contribute to its sustainable maintenance. Part of this project is the care and shearing of sheep. These sheep are also used for nature management. In addition, SIW wants to stimulate a dialogue between the volunteers and local residents about mutual intercultural awareness.
The partner organisation is Naturschutzstation Haus Wildernrath, as part of the organisation Grenspark Maas-Swalm-Nette. https://www.naturschutzstation-wildenrath.de/
This project will be realized as a European Volunteering Teams (ESC-VT) project. This means that the project is co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps subsidy program 2025 and has certain requirements for participation.
Who can volunteer?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities are open to 18-30 year old people who reside in programme and partner countries.
This means an EU member state, a Non-EU country associated to the programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, or Norway) or a partner country (Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine)
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).
Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.
The travel cost reimbursement has a maximum amount and is based on the distance from your hometown to Leens, the Netherlands. Following the distance, we will reimburse based on the actual costs with a maximum of the following amounts (in between brackets the amounts if you use green travel, meaning low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car sharing):
0-99km: 23 euro
100-499 km: 180 euro (210 euro)
500-1999 km: 275 euro (320 euro)
2000-2999 km: 360 euro (410 euro)
3000-3999 km: 530 euro (610 euro)
4000-7999 km: 820 euro
>8000km: 1500 euro
It is very important to keep at the receipts, booking confirmations, boarding passes and travel tickets with you. Any missing documents may affect your reimbursement amount. Furthermore, we can also provide up to 100 euro for visa purchase. For this, please keep your receipt as well.
Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you specifically identify as LGBTQ+, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en). PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRN (PARTICIPANT REFERENCE NUMBER) AS SOON AS YOU APPLY. Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.
Het inschrijfgeld voor dit project bedraagt € 225, exclusief € 50 korting voor studenten en jongeren onder de 18.
| Projectnaam | ESC Discover Nature & Wool – Hands-on green care and sheep shearing (Meinwegpark II) |
|---|---|
| Projectcode | SIW ESC 2025-05-2 |
| Continent | |
| Land | |
| Soort werk | |
| Startdatum | 19-7-2025 |
| Einddatum | 3-8-2025 |
| Aantal vrijwilligers | 14 (7 mannen en 7 vrouwen) |
| Leeftijd | 18 t/m 30 jaar |
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