Below is the list of 2010 TEEN projects that are offered to volunteers under age 18 sorted by country first and then in date order.

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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.

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Teen Volunteer ~ Alisa Trinh

"We were all incredibly different, but we all had one thing in common: we all had within us the human spirit to jump over geographical hurdles, cross cultural boundaries, and break down language barriers to come together as one entity who shared a sense of world community….. I fell in love with the challenges that came with overcoming fears and the opportunities of learning that came from being in the unfamiliar."

Alisa Trinh ~ Estonia ~ 2008

Armenia

ARMENIA ARMHUJ04-10 ABOVYAN 29-JUN-10 TO 17-JUL-10 KIDS/ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00 ** THE VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18 IS $500.00. **

SOS-Kinderdorf- Abovyan
The camp in SOS Children's village is organized for the 7th time this year. It is situated in the region of Abovyan (15km from Yerevan).

The SOS Children's Village is a place where children-orphans found their new mothers, sisters and brothers and live in families. It is concerned about all children, particularly those who have no parental care and those whose families have to live in difficult conditions. 6-7 children live in separate cottages with their SOS mothers. SOS Children's village in Armenia is built and is financed by SOS-Kinderdorf international non-governmental social development organization. SOS Children's Villages revolve around the effort to give children who have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with them a permanent home and a stable environment. The SOS Children's Village family-like structure is formed by four basic principles: mother, brothers and sisters, house and village.

This camp has become a popular and traditional one and children are looking forward to meeting the volunteers in summer.

Work: Volunteers will participate in most activities with the children and have a variety of different tasks: They'll organize workshops - painting, sculpturing, handicrafts, dancing, singing, sports, language lessons, leisure time games.
The main aim of the camp is the organization of a big performance and an exhibition of works which will be presented in the end by volunteers and children. The concert/performance will be organized by the active participation of the children and the volunteers, where the volunteers together with children will make an interesting presentation of the national songs, dances, traditions of each country that the volunteers come from.

Also the volunteers will do ecological work on the territory. The details will be provided at the time of the workcamp.

The workcamp is organized together with OSCE office in Yerevan. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe).

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in a comfortable cottage on the territory of the village.

Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.

Location: English

Language: Yerevan

Terminal: Yerevan

Special remarks: Armenia is called an open-air museum. A lot of interesting excursions and visits to historical monuments, ancient churches and monasteries, temples and museums will be organized during the workcamp.

The following excursions will be financed from the budgets of the workcamps: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex, Sevan lake (with a picnic on the beach). Volunteers will also visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia, National Gallery of Armenia, Modern Art Museum, Erebuni-museum of the city foundation; museum of famous film director S.Parajanov, Cascade stairwell, Vernisaj - Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky
ARMENIA ARMHUJ03-10 YEREVAN 06-JUL-10 TO 24-JUL-10 DISA/KIDS/ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00
** THE VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18 IS $500.00. **

Rehabilitation Cente- Yerevan
The camp is situated not far from the center of Yerevan, next to the artificial Lake Yerevan. The territory of the Rehabilitation Center was former Governmental rest house. The camp will be opened for the 15th time and has become a popular and traditional one. Most of the children are having treatment here every year and are looking forward to meeting the volunteers in the summer.

Work: The aim of this camp is to organize the leisure time of children with motor-system infringement and cardio-vascular system diseases and to do some environmental work on the territory.

Volunteers' day will begin from ecological work: maintaining the territory, cleaning children's playground from weeds and grass, painting. After the children finish their therapy, volunteers gather together with children to draw, sculpture, sing and dance, do physical training, play games.

At the end of the camp volunteers and children will organize a farewell party.
Volunteers will bring along a lot of ideas, spirit, love, warmth, kindness and make the stay of these children in this Center a great holiday. They make these children feel that they are needed, full-valued and help them to open their talents and abilities.

There must be a strict discipline in the camp.

The workcamp is organized together with OSCE office in Yerevan. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe).

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a separate comfortable cottage on the territory of the Rehabilitation Center and sleep on beds.

Special Requirements: Volunteers are requested to read methodic literature about work and special games for disabled children. Volunteers are also asked to bring different games and face-paint for the work with children.

Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.

Language: English

Location: Yerevan

Terminal: Yerevan

The following excursions will be financed from the budgets of the workcamps: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex, Sevan lake (with a picnic on the beach). Volunteers will also visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia, National Gallery of Armenia, Modern Art Museum, Erebuni-museum of the city foundation; museum of famous film director S.Parajanov, Cascade stairwell, Vernisaj - Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.
ARMENIA ARMHUJ02-10 YEREVAN 13-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00
** THE VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18 IS $500.00. **

Botanical Garden- Yerevan
The Botanical Garden is situated in the north-eastern part of Yerevan (80 ha). We are opening a workcamp in this place for the 5th time already. The Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Science is responsible for plant collections in Armenia. It holds rich herbarium as well as collection of 1070 species which represent 40% of the national collection and shrubs which represent 51% of the collection. The collection of Armenian flora includes around 200 species of endemic, rare and declining plant species, and provides a basis for the study of Armenian flora, and the ecological interactions of species, in a relatively natural environment.

Work: The main aim of this camp is to perform a variety of environmental maintenance projects: taking care of spaces of the Garden, clearing the paths, taking out the weeds, cultivating the trees, preparing the trees for planting, cleaning of the territory etc.

The staff of the Botanical Garden will organize a seminar for volunteers on the theme of environment and nature.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in separate building on the territory of the Botanical Garden. They will be provided with mats and beds.

Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.

Language: English

Location: Yerevan

Terminal: Yerevan

The following excursions will be financed from the budgets of the workcamps: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex, Sevan lake (with a picnic on the beach). Volunteers will also visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia, National Gallery of Armenia, Modern Art Museum, Erebuni-museum of the city foundation; museum of famous film director S.Parajanov, Cascade stairwell, Vernisaj - Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.
ARMENIA ARMHUJ01-10 YEREVAN 20-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 TEEN/KIDS/SOCI 15 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00
** THE VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18 IS $500.00. **

ZATIK- Yerevan
The orphanage "Zatik" is located in Yerevan. There are 100 orphan children living in the orphanage. The camp in this venue will be organized for the 7th time this year.
Work: The volunteers will have the following tasks: aesthetic education of children, concert/performance for the last day of the camp and ecological work on the territory of the orphanage and an agricultural complex 15km away from Zatik orphanage.

In the morning the volunteers will be involved in ecological work and in the afternoon work with children to organize a big concert/performance on the last day of the workcamp. The decorations will all be prepared by the volunteers and the children themselves. The children together with the volunteers will be the main actors and directors of the performance. Each country should present some national song, dance or a performance that will present their country's culture, traditions with the participation of the children and the volunteers themselves.
During the workcamp volunteers will organize different workgroups for children, where they can draw, sculpture, dance, sing. Children will also play intellectual games, attend elementary English, German and French and other language courses by their wish, physical training classes and other things according to the talents and abilities of the volunteers. Volunteers will have to bring CDs with national songs and a developed idea on his/her own part of the concert/performance.

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the orphanage. They will be provided with beds.

Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.

Language: English

Location: Yerevan

Terminal: Yerevan

Belgium

BELGIUM BELCB04-10 CHEVETOGNE 30-JUL-10 TO 13-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00 Project lang. English / French

PARTENAIRE
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.

TRAVAIL
Volunteers will assist in the construction of a shelter to observe the local birds: they will clean the surroundings, put together wooden parts in a special mortise and tenon way without a single nail and also build feeder for birds. Good news for all wood-lovers - the wood processing will be made by volunteers as well. ATTENTION: work might be sometimes long and difficult. Volunteers will spend the whole day outdoors.

LOGEMENT & NOURRITURE
In a cottage with two dormitories, beds, kitchen and bathroom with hot shower. 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. Volunteers must notify beforehand about specific diet - vegetarian or muslim if any. There will be no Internet access during the camp.

SITUATION
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). http://www.domainedechevetogne.be/ - check for nice pictures and general information.

BESOIN SPéCIAL
150 € extra participation fee payable upon arrival; leisure time activities are covered. Please take working clothes with you and shoes - boots are just perfect. Check if you have something suitable for a wet weather.
BELGIUM BELCB05-10 DOMAINE DE MOZET 06-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00
PARTENAIRE
The Domain of Mozet is a meeting and lodging centre, where any kind of group is welcome. Besides, thanks to its features it is fit for youth groups: youth movements, schools, theatre or sports groups. Its natural and historical background is outstanding and it should endure forever. For that reason, Mozet can be considered as the centre of ecocivism. It is based on ecology and good citizenship while coping with different aspects of the environment. All of us should be aware of the place which we occupy in the biosphere and accept our responsibilities concerning the present and future community. To enter a sustainable world, it also means to transform this knowledge into respectful behaviour towards the environment. As the citizens of the world, we are all invited to act in this way; each human being must take care of the Earth, our common residence.

TRAVAIL
This year, volunteers will mainly help with the maintenance of the park. The work will for example consist of cleaning paths from bushes and cutting off branches. Teenagers from enclosed refugee center will come to help for a couple of days.

LOGEMENT & NOURRITURE
Housing inside the castle. Lunch will be provided for volunteers, but they have to prepare their evening meals by themselves. Great chance to wake your inner cook up!

SITUATION
Situated on the southern slope of a charming valley, in a landscape filled with meadows and groves, Mozet is a characteristic example of the architecture in the Condroz area. The old village centre is dominated by the Saint-Lambert's church, built in a classical style and rebuilt in blue stone in 1775. The grey limestone and the black tints of the slates dominate the entire village, which confers its an undeniable charm. www.mozet.be

BESOIN SPéCIAL
150 € of participation fee; leisure time activities are covered. Volunteers are asked to take working clothes as well as shoes, boots will be perfect. Think as well to bring rainy clothes in case of wet weather.

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

(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.

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).

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.

Canada

CANADA CANCJ29-10 SAINTE-THÉRÈSE 31-JUL-10 TO 13-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 12 V. AGES 16-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $135.00 French Language Skills Required!
VFP Fee is $500, with an additional $135 US payable upon arrival.

Almost 15 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;
• To clean and lay out the site of the River Park.

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
MEETING POINT: The morning of Saturday the 31st of July, at 10:00 AM in Montréal (more information in the Info-Sheet).
SPECIAL REMARK: FRENCH SPEAKING CAMP FOR TEENAGERS (16-17 y.o.). MOTIVATION LETTER IN FRENCH REQUIRED. EXTRA FEE : 100 EUROS.
ESTONIA ESTYEST01-10 KOPU VILLAGE 05-JUL-10 TO 17-JUL-10 MANU/TEEN 6 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $120.00
KOPU VILJANDI ( 6 intl. volunteers + 20 locals)

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 jobs 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.

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 is requested from volunteers to cover the costs of board, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. This fee is different from sending organisation fee paid at home, and it has to be paid by volunteers on arrival to the camp.
ESTONIA ESTYEST02-10 VAIBLA VILLAGE 08-JUL-10 TO 18-JUL-10 STUDY/TEEN 15 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $255.00
DOWN TOWN COUNTRY VILJANDI (15 int +15 local vols.)

Project
This project is organized for teenagers by the non-profit educational association "Alternative Language Programs Satellite" within its annual activities on multicultural issues. The project's aim is to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the youth and provide them with good practices in intercultural communication by means of alternative English language practice which includes project work, games, handicrafts, meetings, discussions, direct contact to young people from abroad.

The project gets the teens of 14 to 17 years old familiar with customs and traditions of the participating countries. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life living all together in one place as one family. This shift of the camp will be organised in the countryside, in the village of Vaibla near Viljandi town in the South of Estonia where one can enjoy a picturesque landscape of forests, meadows and lakes. Staying in an international team of young people from all over the world, away from the big cities, doing the things together will become a lifetime experience that will bring you a new vision of yourself and a lot of new friends from different countries. The common theme for all Down-Town camps 2010 is CARE - What do we really care of today? What is there in our minds? Do we care of anything at all?

Program
The shift is called AVATAR, and the key word is ALTERNATIVES. Camp program includes presentations, social and sport games, performances in the open air, handicrafts sessions, talks and discussions at the round table, team projects etc. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to discuss and a related activity, and party/ disco in the evening. To activate teenagers and run the program there will be 8 international volunteers and members of a local school staff. NB! Documentary film about the Down-Town camps is going to be shot during this shift.

Accommodation
Teenagers will stay in the shared rooms for 4-8 persons of the same camp house as the volunteers and local staff one. Toilets and showers are of common use. You do NOT need a sleeping bag, but please bring your own towels. Meals are provided in the camp house's canteen. More information about the camp site is on www.veldemani.ee

Location
Camp will take place in Vaibla near Viljandi, big town situated in South Estonia on Sakala Upland. Viljandi lies 160 km from Tallinn, 100 km from Parnu and 80 km from Tartu. More info about Viljandi on www.viljandi.ee/?id=506 and www.viljandimaa.ee/turismiinfo/?lg=eng

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn; bus to Viljanidi; specially arranged transport to Vaibla village.

Special requirements
We will welcome any ideas to improve the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. The age of participants is 14 - 17. As you will be requested to make your country presentation, we ask you to bring some materials: postcards, posters, maps, symbols of your country or region, music or popular national games etc typical for your country which can be used by you during your country presentation. Also it will be just great if you can bring any traditional food to present during intercultural evenings.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional volunteering camp this is a study camp and there will be mostly informal educational activities and alternative language practice. The camp program implementation involves costs for board, lodging, domestic transport and materials as well as cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS receives any financial support for this camp from state or municipality, to make the camp happened we have to charge the local participation fee of 190 Euro which is different from your sending organization fee paid at home, and it has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia

ESTONIA ESTYEST03-10 TALLINN 25-JUL-10 TO 06-AUG-10 STUDY/TEEN 15 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $240.00 DOWN TOWN ENG TALLINN (15 int + 25 local volunteers)

Project
International language camp is organized for teenagers by non-profit educational association "Alternative Language Programs Satellite" within its annual activities on multicultural issues. The project's aim is to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the youth and provide them with good practices in intercultural communication by means of alternative English language practice which includes meetings, visits, direct contact to young people from abroad. The project gets 14 to 17 years old teens familiar with national traditions of the countries from all over the world, encourages them to develop their global thinking and individual initiative, tolerance and resistance to xenophobia and ethnic hatred. At the same time camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the host families. The common theme for all Down-Town camps 2010 is CARE - What do we really care of today? What is there in our minds? Do we care of anything at all?

Program
The shift is called ROBOTS, and the key word is REVOLUTION. Camp program includes sightseeing in Estonian capital, visits to museums, meetings with organizations, social and sport games, performances in the open air, actions for peace and nature protection, discussions at the round table, presentations of the countries camp participants and volunteers represent, team projects etc. Each day of the camp will have a country presentation, a subject to learn or discuss and a related activity. Teenagers will stay in the camp activities zone from 10.00 to 17.00 There is one day off in the camp and at least one day of travel outside Tallinn. The day off is spent in the host family. Camp activities will take place in a learning centre situated in the centre of the city. To activate teenagers and run the program there will be 8 international volunteers and members of a local school staff. NB! This year a documentary film about the Down-Town camps is going to be shot.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn and suburbs. Travel cards or pick up will be provided. Participants will stay in a separate or shared room. You do NOT need a sleeping bag. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in their host families, lunches - all together in the city.

Location
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, country's largest city with 400 000 inhabitants and nearly as many tourists during summer. You can get a lot of information on Tallinn 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 any ideas to improve the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. The age of participants is 14 - 17. As you will be requested to make your country presentation, we ask you to bring some materials: postcards, posters, maps, symbols of your country or region, music or popular national games etc typical for your country or region which can be used by you during your country presentation.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional voluntary camp there will be mostly informal educational activities and alternative language practice; some work may occur only during camp actions. Camp program implementation involves costs for board, lodging, domestic transport and materials as well as expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS receives any financial support for this camp from state or municipality, to make the camp happened we have to charge participation fee of 180 Euro which is different from your sending organization fee paid at home, and has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.
ESTONIA ESTYEST04-10 SOOMETSA, PARNU COUNTY 29-JUL-10 TO 09-AUG-10 MANU/TEEN 8 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $200.00 SOOMETSA PARNU (8 intl.+ 8 local volunteers)
Project
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 bring fresh ideas into the life of a small village and contribute to the local development by facilitating leisure time of local youth. Important idea of the camp is to give local youngsters the opportunity to learn and practice English in a non-formal way and friendly atmosphere meeting their peers from abroad. Most of those kids have a 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 & Study
Volunteers will help general cleaning, tidying up, gardening and landscaping the area around the village Community House. A group of local youngsters will be sharing work and leisure with the international group of volunteers. The study theme of the camp will be Democracy and Equal Opportunities. There will be workshops and discussions on the theme of the camp, also several trips to visit youth organisations and institutions of the County of Parnumaa are planned.

Accommodation
Volunteers will live in the Community House. It has toilet, shower and equipped kitchen. Volunteers will have to cook themselves from ingredients provided by community. It will be possible to try famous Estonian sauna.

Special requirements
Please bring working clothes and gloves. 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 Rannametsa-Soometsa 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 especially during summer season. More information about Soometsa is on www.soometsa.ee

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

Leisure time
The camp provides an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with young Estonians and to experience local life. Possible activities to do: sport, games, workshops, competitions, exhibitions, hiking (Soometsa is a beautiful nature resource), excursions to the places of interest of the area. Visit to Parnu, famous spa town, 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 is requested from the volunteers to cover the costs of board and lodging, local trips, study programme, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. This fee is different from your sending organization fee paid at home and it has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

Finland

FINLAND FINALL07-10 BENKKU BENGTSÅR & HELSINKI 29-JUN-10 TO 08-JUL-10 TEEN/ENVI/HERITAGE 15 V. AGES 16-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $150.00

W: The camp will be organized by Helsinki City Youth Department as a part of their international youth work. Camp will take part in two locations, Bengtsar island and Helsinki. The main 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 to15 international vols. Volunteers will also have a possibility to get to know Finnish culture and the capital city because the first and the three last nights will be spent in Pakila Youth House in Helsinki. The volunteers should be prepared to tell about their home countries and cultures, cook a traditional dish in international evenings etc.

A: Accommodation will be in a youth house in Helsinki and in island in tents with wooden floors. The meals are partly self-catering, partly in the dining hall. The island camping area has 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.
Extra fee: 110 euros payable upon arrival

FINLAND FINALL09-10 OLD POWER OULAINEN 03-JUL-10 TO 17-JUL-10 TEEN/HERITAGE 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $150.00

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 and the volunteers must have their own travel insurance.

France

FRANCE FRAUNAREC60-10 FESTI'VAL D'OLT BLEYMARD (LE) 06-MAY-10 TO 20-MAY-10 FEST 8 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

This project will accept ONE 17 year old with previous experience and motivation to participate. Parents must be aware that this is not a teen project ~ there is only limited supervision and adults will be attending.

The project: The Rudeboycrew association is a local organisation born in 2004, in Bleymard, a small municipality of Lozere, near the city of Mende (South east of France). This organisation sets up a festival of music and street entertainments every year, from the 13th till the 15th of May in 2010. Usually, a small team of local volunteers, very motivated, comes to help them during the festival. This year, the association wants to mix them with international volunteers to give a supplementary dimension to this project. They will be present before and during the festival for the preparation and the good progress of the event. It will be a time of meeting between the public and volunteers, with a specific aim on ecological issues.

Works: You will be fully involved in the organization of the festival. - Before the festival: installation of the scenes and marquee, general installation of the surroundings, construction of ecological dry toilet, of the bars and catering... - During the festival: integration in the teams of volunteers to manage the various tasks relative to the organization: box office, refreshment room, catering, campsite, reception of the artists, hosting guests, joining the safety team, making arts in the street... - After the festival: general tidying up...

Accommodation: In shelter the first 2-3 days, then in tents during the festival (as the other volunteers). 1 big tent will be used as a collective place for all the volunteers of the festival. Don't forget a warm sleeping bag and a groundsheet/mattress (more blankets will be provided if necessary).
More infos: Bleymard is a village situated on the beautiful National park of Cevennes, on the edges of the Lot river and near the Mountain Lozere. The village is in the crossing of several riding roads and there are a lot of activities to do in this rural region. Mende, the closest city, is 30 km far. The village is a 1037m height and counts a population of 356 inhabitants. The heart of the old village will amaze you by its ancient heritage and its old characteristic houses. All facilities are present in the village: restaurant, bar, post office, bakery, tobacco and press shop, butcher's shop, craft shop, garage and grocer's shop. http://www.cevennes-parcnational.fr/ http://www.bleymard-montlozere.com/ http://le.bleymard48.free.fr/ http://www.festivaldolt.org/

Special Requirements: You may found strong thermal amplitudes between day and night (cold in the night). Don't forget to bring a very warm sleeping bag.
FRANCE FRAUNAREC47A-10 AUZAT 1 14-JUN-10 TO 26-JUN-10 ARCH 8 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
This project will accept ONE 17 year old with previous experience and motivation to participate. Parents must be aware that this is not a teen project ~ there is only limited supervision and adults will be attending.

The project: The town of Auzat, situated in a lovely valley in the Pyrenees mountains, organises archaeological excavations since several years, at the Montréal-de-Sos castle. It was originally built in the XIIIst century, on a rocky promontory. A mule will help you out carrying the needed material. A number of historical pieces has been found on the site: tools, pottery, coins... You will work with local volunteers from all walks of life as well as people under professional training.

Works: The person in charge of the archaeology project will guide you. The excavation takes place every day; however you will alternate 1 day of work and 1 day off with half of the group, so as to get some rest. On rainy days (if ever there are some!) you will carry out cleaning of the founded objects. This is a work that is sometimes challenging, but quite exciting if you are fond of archaeology.

Accommodation: In tents at the municipal campsite.
More infos: You will stay at the municipal campsite, in the beautiful Vic des Sos valley. A number of painted caves as well as castles are worth a visit in the area.

Special Requirements: Caution: To join this workcamp it is compulsory to be vaccinated against tetanus. An attestation will be asked on arrival. Bring very good trekking shoes and a little rucksack!
FRANCE FRAUNAREC35-10 AUZAT 1 20-JUN-10 TO 07-JUL-10 ENVI/RENO 9 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
This project will accept ONE 17 year old with previous experience and motivation to participate. Parents must be aware that this is not a teen project ~ there is only limited supervision and adults will be attending.

The project: The city of Grigny is pleased to welcome you in the heart of its educational farm and kitchen garden. You will work around a building to successfully integrate into the natural landscape and create a green roof and a water recovery unit.

Works: The organisation études ET chantiers helps people with less opportunities by giving them professional training. In Grigny some of these people follow a market gardener training. The main interest of the project is to integrate their working place within a natural heritage that surrounds it. In partnership with them, you will make some renovations (painting, decorating), and rehabilitation work (creating a green roof, setting up a water recovery unit ...) in a dynamic of sustainable development.

Accommodation: In tents near the educational farm located in the town of Grigny.
More infos: Grigny is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, located 22km from the centre of the capital. There will be many activities to do and you will be able to meet many local habitants.

Special Requirements: This activity gathers both environmental awareness and sustainable development, but you also participate in the enhancement of working place of a group with less opportunity.
FRANCE FRAUNAREC91-10 LALLEY 01-JUL-10 TO 15-JUL-10 ENVI/HIST 8 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
The project: The commune of Lalley welcome you to develop a demonstration and animation site dedicated to prehistoric techniques: assegai throw, silex sharping, pottery... You will also participate in workshops dealing with prehistory : assegai throw, pottery, weaving... A great experience in the middle of a beautiful area.

Works: You will clear the animation site and create a path to give an access to the assegai throw course. You will also make some new improvements in the site: building dry toilets, benches, shelters...

Accommodation: Accommodation in a rural cottage, in 4-people bedrooms. It is an eco-cottage with an organic garden.

More infos: Charming little village of about 180 inhabitants situated under the pass of Lus la Croix Haute, Lalley is a traditional village from Trièves. Haven of traditions, it has conserved its several basins that we can find in nearly all the roads, as well as the architecture of its arched houses made of scaly tiles. You will enjoy this mountainous area, in a rural environment, very far from the city and turned to nature. A marvellous site, really outlying.

Nearest "big town": GRENOBLE
Nearest airport: AéROPORT DE LYON-SAINT EXUPéRY (LYS)

Terminal: CLELLES MENS
Special Requirements: This marvellous site is really outlying. Nature-friendly volunteers are very welcome !

FRANCE FRAUNAREC01-10 LE PALACRET SAINT LAURENT 02-JUL-10 TO 23-JUL-10 RENO 11 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 études 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 études 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 participate in the restoration of the chapel of Tregonneau, little village located 6 km from Palacret.

Works: You will participate in the restoration of the chapel of Tregonneau by masonry work.

Accommodation: You will sleep in a newly-renovated building. You will sleep in double rooms.

More infos: 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).

FRANCE FRAUNAREC66-10 FESTIVAL REVE DE FOIN ROSIERES 02-JUL-10 TO 16-JUL-10 FEST 7 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00 French Speaking Camp

The project: The local organization Rêve de Foin whose aim is to protect the rural heritage and to offer activities, organizes each summer the "Nuits de Rêve Festival" (dreaming nights). It is a theatre, music and dance "Eco-festival" in the middle of the natural site of the Blanhac mills (village of Rosières). This year again, the team will welcome international volunteers in order to help organizing the festival and to take part in the activities. You will be fully integrated within the life of this young and dynamic organization and you will have the opportunity to meet the artists invited and be increased awareness of the eco-responsibility in festival.
Works: You will participate in the logistics of the event. You will welcome people (around 1000 visitors), take in charge the reception (ticket booth, refreshment bar...) and take down the facilities at the end of the festival. Clearing, setting up and dismantling of stages, reception of the public, make cake with inhabitants... You could take part in light's adjustment

Accommodation: In tents near the farm of the association.
More infos: Great walks can be planned around the beautiful (and quite isolated) site of the Blanhac mills. The little town of Rosières (1300 inhabitants) is less than 10 km far from the camp and you can find there all facilities such as a bar, a bakery, a doctor... You can also walk along the former railway track converted into a footpath, go to swim in the surrounding lakes... The local volunteers will be delighted to show you their region!

Special Requirements: French speaking Camp. Caution! Life during a festival is often hectic and days may be long. It is a workcamp different from the others! You will have to be always available and be able to face emergency situations.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC54-10 EMMAUS 82 VILLE DIEU DU TEMPLE (LA) 04-JUL-10 TO 22-JUL-10 SOCIAL 10 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The Emmaüs community of Tarn et Garonne is one of the association member of the movement Emmaüs France. The association helps every people in precarious situation. Emmaüs offers room and board to its companions, and in compensation, they participate in activities of recycling, collecting and selling developed in the department. As it develops a project of social economy, the association constantly welcomes about sixty people, and since its creation in 1995, welcomes international volunteers to bring help to this project. Since 2007, a festival has been organised every year by the companions and the local associations in order to promote a fair humanity.

Works: You will participate in the activities of the Emmaüs community, with the companions. That is to say to collect objects in individual's houses, to sort the collection and restore the objects, to sell these objects and to help to cook and clean. You will work from Tuesday to Friday from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm. On Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays you will go out and have activities.

Accommodation: You will be housed in tents or dormitory in the community.
More infos: The Emmaüs community of Tarn et Garonne is engaged in the constitution of an environmental village. It owns a healthy garden. All along your journey, the community will increase your awareness of their different actions.

Special Requirements: The Emmaüs community being a social welcoming place, it is important to respect the rules of the community to make sure things go smoothly, such as respecting time of work and meals. Moreover, alcohol is forbidden within the community.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC11-10 CONCORET 05-JUL-10 TO 19-JUL-10 RENO 11 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The Centre for the Environment of Brocéliande forest (Centre Permanent d'Initiative pour l'Environnement (C.P.I.E)) is in the small village of Concoret. The mission of the centre is to contribute to sustainable development in the area and to educate the public about the environment. A discovery trail has been created and together with a guidebook enables people to find out about and learn more about the natural environment and the cultural heritage: architecture, traditional professions, rural traditions and well-known fairy tales. Last years, two international workcamps built some parts of this educational path. This summer you will continue its development.

Works: This year you will participate in the restoration of the wash-house "La Blanche Bouvier", property element of Concoret: renovation of the floor, cleaning of the basin...and bringing out the best of the wash-house by landscaping.

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents at the municipal campsite in Concoret.
More infos: Concoret or " the Valley of the fairies " is about thirty kilometres from Rennes, on the edge of the legendary forest of Brocéliande. The centre of the village is in the traditional red schist with architecture that is typical in the east of Brittany. There are many hiking paths, the castle of Comper, standing stones, and the heritage coming from the King Arthur legend (Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Merlin the Enchanter). All of which add their charm to the discovery of Brittany.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC73-10 ESPAGNAC 06-JUL-10 TO 22-JUL-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: In the middle of Correze, the dynamic village of Espagnac and its association to preserve patrimony are waiting for you to restore the bread oven of one of the burgs.

Works: You will start working at the restoration of the oven of Enoillac: remove the brambles, take off the elements of the roof and put the new roof.

Accommodation: In tents (to be confirmed).
More infos: Espagnac is a small village near Tulle with dynamic population who is very happy to host you. Great walks can be planned around the beautiful (and quite isolated) site. A local historical association will share with you his past and local history...and help you to discover the rich area.

FRANCE FRACON213-10 BEZOUCE, NEAR NÎMES 07-JUL-10 TO 21-JUL-10 TEEN/RENO 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

NIMES
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 canalized by stone walls.

WORK: There are some ruins of an old "building" in the park and the purpose is to see by clearing the area and doing some excavation if this building was an icehouse or something else. An archeological following might be done.

LOCATION: You will live in the little village call Bezouce, 10 kilometres from Nîmes. You will however have many opportunities to go to Nîmes in the south of France, between Avignon and Montpellier. www.nimes.fr. The town is in a very welcoming and historically rich region

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents in the camping of Bezouce (if you have one, you may bring it.)

FRANCE FRACON061-10 MÉNÉTROL 07-JUL-10 TO 22-JUL-10 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
MENETROL

Participatory project, " Jardins pour tous ", that gets Ménétrol municipality and some locals together around family gardens creation. The collective management and the organic practises that would be implemented would be completely in line with the sustainable development. The water, necessary for these gardens, will be the main theme for this work camp. In fact, the work will be mostly linked with Le Genzat, small river lining with the site. By favouring meeting and environmental sensitisation, this international work camp will be the first convivial time for these gardens.

WORK: By creating vegetable steps and footbridge, you will realise walking access paths to the site and to the river. It will allow the future gardeners to draw water from the river moderately. The cleaning up of the river bank will be also realised during this work camp (clearing of brushwood).

LOCATION: Ménétrol is a village part of the Puy de Dôme department, close to Clermont-Ferrand (around 15 km), located between the Limagne plain and the Puys chain, unique volcanic natural site in Europe.

ACCOMMODATION: At the local stadium. Under tents for two persons, the collective life will take place in the local room very well furnished to welcome a group.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: The nights could be cold, bring with you warm clothes and sleeping bag. Bring also with you, mattress, working clothes and shoes.

FRANCE FRACON214-10 ROQUEMAURE, NEAR AVIGNON 07-JUL-10 TO 28-JUL-10 TEEN/RENO 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

ROQUEMAURE
It's the first time that the town council and Concordia are teaming up. This year, you'll clear the vegetation of the banks of an old dike that was used before by the wine growers of the famous wine "Côtes du Rhone". You will have also to clean around an old tower.

LOCATION: 12 Km north of Avignon. This little town is a very interesting one, from there, one can visit the vineyards and the beginning of the Provence : http://www.mairie-roquemaure.fr/

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents (if you have one and/or a ground sheet, you may bring them) in the school in the village

FRANCE FRACON185-10 LE MEUX 07-JUL-10 TO 28-JUL-10 TEEN/RENO/MANU 13 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
LE MEUX

Small village of 2000 inhabitants, Le Meux is bording the Oise river. The youth center and the local council is very keen to organize activities for the local youth. This year for the first time they want to organize a workcamp to boost the local life in July. The local youth center is already preparing your welcome.

WORK: Next to fields around the village, you will restore small old fountains: masonry work, brick laying.

FRANCE FRACON152-10 ALENÇON, NORMANDY 07-JUL-10 TO 29-JUL-10 TEEN/ARTS 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

ALENÇON
For the 13th year in a row, the town of Alençon will welcome a group of international volunteers for the restoration of a fresco in an urban district. You will work in the multi-cultural Courteille district, which has been developing thanks to the town's urban renewal plan. The local players, convinced that an art project is unifying, make the young Alençonnais aware of the environmental protection and the town development for and by everyone. Beyond the execution of an art work, by hosting a workcamp, the municipality really wants to create links and to organize cultural meetings with the inhabitants.

WORK: With the local players' support and under the direction of supervisors from Concordia, you will work on a fresco, whose topic will be decided by the district inhabitants committed to the project. At the end of the workcamp, you will have to organize the "preview", a festive event with the inhabitants and the partners.

ACCOMODATION: You will be accommodated in collective tents on the camp-site; sanitary facilities in a building; cooking and eating under a big tent outside. Please bring a tent and a sleeping mat, if available.

SPECIAL REMARKS: As the workcamp takes place in an urban area, for practical and eco-friendly reasons, you will go by bicycle from the accommodation and the working place.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC21-10 LANGRES 09-JUL-10 TO 30-JUL-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 date from the 3rd century. The heritage service of the town continues its action of raising the awareness of the heritage of Langres, 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 reawaken and embellish this site.

Works: You will participate in the reconstruction of the sleeping bridge of the famous Lunette 10, (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 council campsite situated in the heart of the town. You will be in tents and a big one will serve as kitchen and as a living room.

More infos: 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 airport: EUROAéROPORT BâLE-MULHOUSE-FREIBURG (BSL)
Terminal: GARE DE LANGRES

FRANCE FRAUNAREC02-10 CHATEAUGIRON 09-JUL-10 TO 30-JUL-10 RENO 11 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: Châteaugiron is a small, dynamic town which hosts for the third 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 town hall. The workcamp will continue the renovation work on the moat of the castle.

Works: You will participate in the reappointing of the moat walls using the traditional lime.

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents at the municipal campsite of Châteaugiron.
More infos: 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 forest of

Brocéliande with its mysterious legends, or to discover the wonderful, Brittany coast (near to Saint-Malo, Cap Fréhel...)
Nearest "big town": RENNES
Nearest airport: RENNES, PARIS
Terminal: GARE DE RENNES, GARE PRINCIPALE

FRANCE FRAUNAREC71-10 FESTIVAL DE GANNAT 09-JUL-10 TO 29-JUL-10 FEST/ARTS 10 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: You will take part of the organization of the 37th 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 before and during those 10 days of party. They will welcome you and be your guide. The workcamp 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 16th to 26th of July): creation of the decoration and installation of stands, involvement in the bars and the 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). You 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.

More infos: You 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. You 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: GARE DE GANNAT

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 FRACON002-10 AIGUEBELLE, RHONE ALPS 09-JUL-10 TO 24-JUL-10 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

AIGUEBELLE
The " Charbonnière " rock is a place located in the Aiguebelle highness in a mountain décor that will let you speechless. Historic medieval site that used to shelter the Charbonnière castle, an XI century old fortress. Nowadays, we can discover past prints through the ruins and the relics. Not very well-known by the inhabitants, this site is still hiding a lot of mysteries that we suggest you to discover. Partner on this international youth exchange project, Animation of Canton d'Aiguebelle Association (AACA) will take advantage of this opportunity to meet the international volunteers during the work camp. Accompanied by local youth, the AACA supervisors will make direct exchanges easier and will increase the youth awareness of international mobility. Beautiful international friendship in prospect!!

WORK: You will revamp the site that is not apparent because the vegetation recovers it. You will have the mission to clean up and clear of the brush wood to make easier the understanding and the interpretation of this medieval site. You will also be part of the paths reopening and pruning. A skidding activity will be offered time to time during which the donkeys will help you to take the shrub and the brushwood down during your working time.

A technical supervisor, medium mountain guide, will supervise you for the work that has to be done, and he will share with you his knowledge of nature during your work camp. Work camp made for hiking and nature lovers!!!

LOCATION: Aiguebelle is a village of 1100 inhabitants in the Maurienne Valley 30 km away from Albertville. This village is surrounded by mountain massif such as Bauges, Belledonne and Vanoise one.

ACCOMODATION: 10 minutes from your working place, under tents next to the living space (local premise), shower in a gymnasium in the centre of the village at 15 minutes by walk from your accommodation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT : Bring with you working gloves, good walking shoes, a torch, recipes from your country, a good sleeping bag and warm clothes: the nights could be cold in the mountain! Back pack compulsory.

SPECIAL REMARKS: For more information have a look at : http://www.ot-aiguebelle.fr

FRANCE FRACON186-10 COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNE OUEST AMIÉNOIS 09-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 TEEN/ENVI/RENO 13 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
** Certificate of swimming required.

CCOUEST AMIENS
This is the fourth year that we organize a workcamp in collaboration with the Communauté de Commune Ouest Amiens and the Conservatoire Botanique National of Bailleul. The volunteers will participate to fight against the Jussie, an invasive plant which creates problems in the region. Indeed it will be the opportunity to discover the ecosystem of a small river and also to value the natural heritage. During the workcamp you will join several activities and entertainment in this village, all of them organized in collaboration with the youth center in the village. And the last week you will finish with a great festival organized by the young people of the village.

WORK: The Jussie is a plant that prevents development of flora and fauna. In collaboration with the Canoe Club and the Center for Youth Leisure canoes will be available to travel to different parts of the swamp to extract and export of waste Jussie. Also work in other areas of the swamp, this time by land (mowing) to maintain natural areas.

LOCATION: The Communauté de Commune Ouest Amiénois is reorganized in 18 smalls different and rural villages like Picquigny or Breilly. Picquigny is in the department of Somme (80), in the Somme Valley, 20km from Amiens which is capital of the region Picardie and town's Art and History.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: It's very important to know to swim to make Canoe and to come with yours plastic bots. Physical work. Certificate of swimming required.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC22A-10 CHATEAU DE BEAUFREMONT 1 09-JUL-10 TO 30-JUL-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: This fortified castle of the 12th century was one of the most impressive of the region. Its vestiges include a construction of the 16th century, a well, little towers tumbledown, ditches and underground passages. Nowadays, the old outbuildings of the castle shelter a distillery where you will find local brandies and liquors of quality.

Works: You will participate in the reconstruction of several parts of the castle, more precisely the tower.

Accommodation: You will be housed on the site, in tents, and you'll warmly be welcomed by the Prince and the Princess of Beaufremont.

More infos: Beaufremont is a commune in the Vosges department in north-eastern France. The village, hung up the hillside, overhangs a rather big area around of which weeping willows on a falling ground betray the past presence of the banks of a pond.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC26-10 SENONES 09-JUL-10 TO 30-JUL-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 develop a medieval garden within the park of its Abbey and therefore lay out a forgotten part of it. This year, the theme of the garden is the medieval times and different species of plants will follow this story.

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.
More infos: 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 airport: AéROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE STRASBOURG (SXB)
Terminal: ETIVAL-CLAIREFONTAINE

FRANCE FRASJ27-10 THE LIMESTONE OF LA FERTÉ 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 RENO/TEEN 8 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

La Ferté sous Jouarre is the world capital of limestones. The community of this village aims to upgrade the historical important patrimony. This is why they are looking forward to host international volunteers, which are going to restore the local patrimony constructed of those limestones. Volunteers will be hosted at the centre of the association and will therefore have the possibility to meet a group of 12 local volunteers.Furthermore, a lot of activites and get-togethers with the inhabitants are planned. Some exemples: canoeing, screenings of films, international feasts...The volunteers will certainly have the possibilty to discover the cultural patrimony of the region and make excursions to Paris.
ACCOMMODATION: Tents
NEXT TRAIN STATION: La Ferté Sous Jouarre
LOCATION: La Ferté Sous Jouarre is located at 60 km of Paris.

FRANCE FRASJ28-10 LAGUÉPIE 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 RENO/TEEN 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

The association Citrus is restoring an ancient ruined farm, called "la Mayounelle", to build an international hosting centre in the village of Laguépie, in the very heart of the famous natural site, the Gorges of the Aveyron river. Guided by a landscape architect and a team of dynamic leaders, you'll have to conceive and realize the landscaping of the farm's surroundings.

The ACCOMMODATION will be in tents, next to the farm, with access to kitchen and sanitary facilities. The leisure time will bring you to discover this beautiful area, through hiking, canoeing on the Aveyron river, and many more surprises...

ACCOMMODATION: in tents, all the facilities available.
LOCATION: Laguépie is located 50 km East of Montauban.
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Laguépie.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC48-10 BAS COUSERANS MERCENAC 10-JUL-10 TO 24-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

The project: After two environment workcamps, Bas Couserans is happy to receive you again for a new workcamp on heritage. In the middle of the mountains, you will 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 exchanges 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 in the park (seat, road sign...).

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents near the site.
More infos: Lacave village is situated in the border of Haute Garonne and Ariege. It's rich of big cultural history. It is bordered by the river Salat. In 1970 the village was famous because of boat construction.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC16-10 STE JAMME SUR SARTHE 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 RENO 11 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The Metal Industry indicates the industry which allows the manufacturing of metals such as the iron, since the extraction of ores in their transformation. It is a former technique dating from the period of the antiquity. The department of Sarthe, with the ancient foundry of Antoigné situated in "Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe", was during the Industrial Revolution, one of the most important places of the French Metal Industry. It is on this site, where 400 years of industrial history wait for you, that you will put your suitcases for three weeks in order to restore the gardens of this foundry. You will be hosted by a small local organisation, aiming at reopening the foundry of Antoigné to the public.

Works: You will create in the foundry's gardens a real space of interpretation around the metal industry and the various stages allowing the iron manufacturing... Hedge laying, explanatory zones on the various ores, animations... Imagination and application will be your main assets to attract the walkers and the other visitors towards this place really important for the industrial heritage of this area. The realisation of an authentic "low stove", the first oven allowing the iron transformation since the antiquity will make you go back up millenniums behind.

Accommodation: In tents at the football stadium of Ste Jamme village. The sanitary of the stadium will be at your disposal.

More infos: The local organisation of the foundry wants to share its know-how and its history with you. Tourism officers, heritage lovers... a good number of people are looking forward to the opening of this foundry and this space of interpretation. Indeed, this place will have the very first one "low stove" in the area. By bringing it back to life, you will create place for nice encounters, just like in a work camp. As regards the animations and visits, the Commune of saint Jamme is ideally situated: indeed you will be at once close to the city of Le Mans and its numerous tourist assets, but also close to the Alps Mancelles and its magnificent landscapes...

FRANCE FRACB02-10 SUÈVRES 11-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 RENO/TEEN/ENVI 8 V. AGES 16-18 FEE:$300.00

Renovation work around an old pool. This project is willing to include during several days 5 young people who come from the region.

Project : Suèvres is a small village with a large architectural and historical heritage which need renovation works. The municipality in cooperation with the youth sector is working on many projects for young people. Beside,. After their first experience last year, they will host a new international workcamp. This year the volunteers will work on the walls situated around an old pool. At the same time, a sustainable development awareness program will be run on a daily life basis and through workshops organised together with the volunteers.

Work : masonry and more specifically staking and lime jointing.
Location: Suèvres is situated in Loir-et-Cher, 250 km from Paris and 15km from Blois.
Nearest airport: Paris
Nearest train station : Blois

Accommodation: in tents and with an environmental respectful way of life using bicycles, dry toilets and solar shower...
Language: French, English
Age : 16-18 years old

FRANCE FRASJ32-10 CHÂTEAU DES PRUREAUX ADO I 12-JUL-10 TO 28-JUL-10 RENO/TEEN/ENVI 16 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

PROJECT (16 vols, 15 - 17 years): 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 backgrounds, who work voluntarily. Their aim is to find a different way of life. The volunteers will participate in the reconditioning of the place, mainly of hiking ways and a little water course.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents.
LOCATION: Montcombroux-les-Mines, Allier, region of Auvergne.
NEXT TRAIN STATION: St Germain-des-Fossés.
FRANCE FRAUNAREC75-10 AURILLAC 13-JUL-10 TO 29-JUL-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
This project will accept ONE 17 year old with previous experience and motivation to participate. Parents must be aware that this is not a teen project ~ there is only limited supervision and adults will be attending.

The project: Since 2001, études ET chantiers and Aurillac city carried out several workcamps. For 2 years, études ET chantiers works with social centres of the city to develop social ties with the local youngsters (meetings, common animations...). This year, you will continue the development and cleaning of La Jordanne river banks. This river rises in the Cantal mounts (nearby) and flows to Aurillac. You'll take part in intercultural animations to talk about your country, your culture to youngsters from Aurillac.

Works: You will be working on the Jordanne banks that rise in the Cantal mounts and flows to Aurillac city. Your goal will be to clean the river and to clear its banks. For that purpose, you'll cut the lush vegetation that is restricting its access. You will also have to preserve water quality and to decrease the environment pollution by collecting the wastes that are in. You may also do little works by the river course to maintain or to ameliorate its accessibility.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a camping near the river, close by the nature. You will be sleeping under 2-3 people tents.

More infos: With about 30,000 inhabitants, Aurillac is a small welcoming town, situated near beautiful mountainous landscapes. You will have opportunity to hike in the volcanoes. Aurillac is also famous for his street festival which gather artists and people from all the French regions.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC72-10 ARBORETUM LANGEADOIS LANGEAC 13-JUL-10 TO 29-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN 11 V. AGES 11-13 FEE:$775.00

The project: For the 2nd year, 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. 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 scissors... and a leader will be with you to supervise and help you.

Accommodation: In tents, in the municipal camping, this area host many group like yours.

More infos: 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 lot of activities are possible: hiking, visits, climbing, canoe, as well as the museum and visits to farms. You can also find a swimming pool in Langeac, as well as many shops...

IMPORTANT : A leader can pick you up in PARIS - Gare de Lyon train station and go with you to Langeac (extra fee depending to the ticket price) OR in CLERMONT-FERRAND airport OR directly in LANGEAC train station

FRANCE FRACON155-10 LES MAUGES, PART OF MAINE ET LOIRE 14-JUL-10 TO 29-JUL-10 TEEN/RENO 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
LA JUBAUDIÈRE

In Les Mauges, part of Maine et Loire, about 10 km away from Beaupréau and close to Cholet, la Jubaudière has been developing: about twenty cultural and sports associations liven up this 1.200-inhabitant town. In addition to that, a youth club has organized successful mini workcamps for some years. That is why the youngsters and the inhabitants want to host an international workcamp for the first time. They are ready to make you discover their charming countryside.
WORK: You will work on the restoration of a small bridge by renovating both sides, building parapets and cleaning the surroundings.

ACCOMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents close to the football stadium, with kitchen and sanitary facilities in a building. Please bring a sleeping mat, if available.

SPECIAL REMARKS: 3 km by bicycle between the accommodation and the working place.

FRANCE FRACON062-10 SAINT GERMAIN DE SALLES 16-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 13 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
CONC065 ST GERMAIN DE SALLES

Concordia has been working with the community of "Bassin de Gannat" district since 1997. Many municipalities have already hosted international workcamps. Based on small local heritage projects, these workcamps create loads of interests and expectations. As important as the work, the exchanges with the local population are the heart of this partnership. The third work camp of the summer will be organised in Escurolles. This municipality will host an international workcamp for the first time.

WORK: You will restore a wall of a cemetery, relatively old, situated in the perimeter of classification of the gate of a castle classified in the heritage. You will use techniques of traditional masonry techniques such as taking off the old joints, replacing of revealed stones, making joints with lime (mortar), coating and brushing.

LOCATION: Saint Germain de Salles ( 450 inhabitants) is located 60 km north of Clermont-Ferrand and 10 km north of Gannat in Allier county. Situated at the exit of the gorges of Sioule, it's a rural region rich in historical heritage (numerous castles and Romanesque churches).

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents in the municipal football stadium hall which is equipped for group life.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Nights can be chilly, so bring warm clothes and sleeping bag. Please, bring special gloves, clothes and shoes to work and bring your sleeping mats. Bikes will be lent during weekends.

FRANCE FRACON065-10 SAINT GERMAIN DE SALLES 16-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 13 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

ST GERMAIN DE SALLES
Concordia has been working with the community of "Bassin de Gannat" district since 1997. Many municipalities have already hosted international workcamps. Based on small local heritage projects, these workcamps create loads of interests and expectations. As important as the work, the exchanges with the local population are the heart of this partnership. The third work camp of the summer will be organised in Escurolles. This municipality will host an international workcamp for the first time.

ACCOMMODATION: two places tents in the municipal football stadium hall which is equipped for group life.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC36A-10 FONTENAY LE VICOMTE 1 18-JUL-10 TO 06-AUG-10 RENO 15 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 church. You will take out the floor tiles, clean it, level the floor, replace the floor tiles and apply 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 sanitary, kitchen and a big room will be at your disposal.

More infos: Fontenay le Vicomte has 900 habitants. 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: marshes, natural parks and a few castles are worth a visit (Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte...)

Nearest airport: AéROPORT DE PARIS ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE (CDG)
Terminal: MENNECY

FRANCE FRACON217-10 ST GENIES DE FONTEDI 21-JUL-10 TO 11-AUG-10 TEEN/ARCH 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

ST GENIES DE FONTEDIT
It's the second time that the town council of St Geniès de Fontedit and Concordia are teaming up. Last year, the volunteers cleared the vegetation of the banks of a river in order to prepare this year project. The volunteers will have to do some excavation in order to find the rests of an old chapel.

LOCATION: 15 Km north of Béziers http://www.saint-genies-de-fontedit.a3w.fr/. This little town is a very interesting one, from there; one can visit the vineyards and this very touristic region. Last year, there have been many contacts with the local youths.

ACCOMMODATION: under tents (if you have one and/or a ground sheet, you may bring them) in the stadium and use of the changing-rooms for cooking and shower.

FRANCE FRACON035-10 MONTUSSAN 23-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
MONTUSSAN

The town of Montussan will host an international work camp for the sixth time. The last 5 work camps which were memorable for the meetings, the splash of energy, the cordial welcome and the intergenerational relations, as well as the enthusiasm of the local young people, have induced Concordia and the municipality of Montussan to renew this experience.

WORK: Led by a technical leader, you will participate in the restoration of the Laurence's banks (the Laurence is a small river crossing through the village). Work of cutting, pruning and restoration of the fence.

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

SPECIAL REMARKS: Little public transportation. The stadium is situated 3 km away from the center of Montussan and you can only go downtown by foot on a higly frequented road. The lodging is really far from everything. We therefore advise you to subscribe only if you like nature and walking.
For more information, you may check the following website: http://www.montussan.fr/
FRANCE FRASJ43-10 BUCEY LES GY 24-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN/HERITAGE 16 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00
The village of Bucey les Gy and the Association of heritage protection will organize their first international workcamp in 2010. You and 10 other international volunteers will be welcomed to work on stones with 10 French teenagers living in the village. The work consists in the rehabilitation of a path (small road between houses) leading to the top of the village. You will be guided by three campleaders and a technical leader. Afternoons are devoted to the meeting with local population and to the discovery of the region Franche-Comté.
ACCOMMODATION: In the Community Centre, you will sleep on camp beds.
LOCATION: Bucey les Gy.
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Besançon.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC53-10 LAURE MINERVOIS 24-JUL-10 TO 11-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 15 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

The project: The towns community of Haut Minervois is willing to host an international workcamp in order to create ties between the local youngsters and the workcamp participants.

Works: You will renovate a dry-stones wall that borders the village's lake, a recreational and walk place for the inhabitants.

Accommodation: You will be in tents, in the former Laure Minervois camp site.
More infos: The Minervois is very rich in terms of history and heritage. With a
Mediterranean climate, you will find vineyards, capitelles (dry-stones shepherds shelds) and marble quarries.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC17-10 YVRE L'EVEQUE 28-JUL-10 TO 17-JUL-10 ENVI 11 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
This project will accept ONE 17 year old with previous experience and motivation to participate. Parents must be aware that this is not a teen project ~ there is only limited supervision and adults will be attending.

The project: It is within the residence for elderly people of "Yvré l'Evêque" that the work camp will take place. In the garden of this residence, there is a big pond with fishes, place very appreciated by the residents and the inhabitants of the municipality to walk or rest, but which, by the effects of time, begin to become dilapidated...fishes have quit this pond since a long time... The project will consist in renewing this pond in order to bring it back alive. This workcamp will allow you to meet people that you will not forget!

Works: You are going to restore a pond which has been neglected for years. Works are really diversified... You have to clean the pond and its neighbourhood, to restore it, to paint it, to put lights and a waterfall, to put plantations, to put a safety fence around the pond and a natural one in the garden...and of course to put back fishes inside. The unveiling is planned for the end of the workcamp! It is a technical workcamp facilitating an important local development and you will have to let your stamp by any means you want in the residence.

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents in the four stars camping of Yvré l'Evêque.
More infos: It is a very dynamic and committed population which is waiting for you. People of the residence have already known a workcamp last year and are impatient to meet new volunteers. 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": MANS (LE)
Nearest airport: AéROPORT DE PARIS ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE (CDG)
Terminal: GARE DU MANS (GARE PRINCIPALE)

FRANCE FRAUNAREC27-10 CHAPELOTTE RAON L ETAPE 30-JUL-10 TO 20-AUG-10 ENVI/HERI 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: Real 1st world war vestiges are lying under the Vosges fir-trees! Lots of them are preserved in excellent conditions, as the infirmary, the battlefield and numerous fortifications. To facilitate the access of visitors, you will participate in the development of this historic area.

More infos: Rising to a height of 583 metres, the Col de la Chapelotte is the first of the Vosges mountains proper. With its ruined chateau, steep, fir-covered inclines and the deep blue lake of Pierre Percee and its awesome dam this heralds the start of the stunning mountain scenery that characterises the Western Front between St Die and Belfort. This Col of Chapelotte was also the theatre of violent confrontations during the First World war.

Nearest "big town": RAON L ETAPE
Nearest airport: AéROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE STRASBOURG (SXB)
Terminal: RAON L ETAPE

FRANCE FRACON187-10 HAM, PICARDY 30-JUL-10 TO 25-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 11 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
HAM

The association of the friends of Ham's castle (http://chateau-de-ham.over-blog.com/) organize regularly some actions to maintain, restore and promote the castle : Theater, car boot-sells, exhibitions and workcamps. This castle was destroyed by the German army in 1917. Before then it had a very rich history, it has even hosted Napoléon Bonaparte when the castle was used like a jail.

This year, the association of the friends of Ham's castle wanted to welcome international volunteers to boost their usual workcamps.

WORK: Manly masonry work: building walls, laying pavement and working on Vauban's fortifications (from early XIX century).

FRANCE FRAUNAREC25-10 SAINT JEAN DU MARCHE NEUVEVILLE DEVANT LEPANGES (LA) 30-JUL-10 TO 20-AUG-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The castle of Faucompierre, or Saint Jean du Marché, has been ruined by the Franco Swedish troupes in the mid 17th century. It has great and majestic ruins that show a keep, towers, fortifications and a chapel.

Works: You will secure the site of these vestiges, in relation with archaeological teams.

More infos: Saint Jean du Marché village is located 20kms from Epinal, in the Vosges mountains. You will be in the middle of a beautiful landscape and nature !

FRANCE FRAUNAREC34-10 CHALO-SAINT-MARS 01-AUG-10 TO 17-AUG-10 RENO 15 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: Built and natural heritage in the town of Chalo-Saint-Mars are really important. This town is particularly sensitive to the value of this heritage and expects that volunteers will participate in the reconstruction and renovation of a market-garden wall.

Works: You will take part of the restoration of a market-garden wall. 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 be accommodated in tents. You will also have a place for cooking.

More infos: Chalo-Saint-Mars, located in Essonne, is a town of 1612 inhabitants.
The town of Chalo-Saint-Mars and its inhabitants are eagerly awaiting the arrival of volunteers and are ready to show you their heritage.

FRANCE FRASJ56-10 AUTHUMES 02-AUG-10 TO 16-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN/HERITAGE 16 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

During two weeks, the association "Loisirs populaires Dolois" and the municipality of Authumes will work together for the organization of this workcamp. You will work on the renovation of an old wash-house (pavement, sealant, etc.) in the morning and will participate in different activities during the afternoon. A physical work which doesn't require particular skills. The group will be by constituted by 10 international volunteers and 10 French teenagers from the region of Dole.

FRANCE FRASJ57-10 VAUNIÈRES 02-AUG-10 TO 16-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

Vaunieres village is a national and international meeting centre, situated at the level of 1200m. Throughout the whole year, it hosts people from very different social and cultural backgrounds. Every year, international volunteers, families, handicapped people, youngsters coping with social issues or tourists come during their free time to take part in the restoration of the village, to take a holiday or to organize a specific project (theatre plays, seminars...).
The objective of the environmental works is to optimize the educational potential of the site and the arrangement and marking of nature paths in the surroundings of the centre. Vaunières is situated in the south Alps of France, in the heart of a beautiful range of mountains. 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: either in tents or inside the building
LOCATION: Situated at 40 km of Gap, 90 km of Grenoble
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Lus La Croix Haute

FRANCE FRASJ66-10 CORNEILLA DEL VERCOL 02-AUG-10 TO 22-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

This workcamp is organised together with a youth center called "La Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture". A group of local youngsters is going to work together with the international volunteers. Together they will renovate the façade of a chapel, which is situated outside the village.
They will take off the plaster and fill in the gaps.

ACCOMMODATION: tents next to the youth centre (washroom and kitchen inside)
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Perpignan
LOCATION: 10 km from Perpignan, 10 km from the sea

FRANCE FRAUNAREC68-10 TALIZAT 03-AUG-10 TO 19-AUG-10 RENO/ENVI 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: On its territory, the town of Talizat hosts a peat-bot that offers a unique landscape especially in terms of altitude and migratory birds. The town wishes to enhance this special environment and is willing to allow its discovery by tourists and local population the whole in preserving this natural site. For that purpose, the town relies on you to begin the development works, to inform the local population and to promote the very special natural site.

Works: Repointing the walls of a traditional oven and plant an hedge in order to develop a hiking path near the peat bot.

More infos: Talizat is located on the Planèze of Saint Flour (a high volcanic plateau) : great hikes in prospect... The nearest city is Murat.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC64B-10 MONTAIGU LE BLIN 2 03-AUG-10 TO 19-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

The project: études 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 a 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 in 2010.

Works: Works are numerous and diversified. The restoration will focus on the surrounding wall: dismantling the top part, cutting back into the old joints, building and repointing using lime mortar. Careful: you'll work at heights, on scaffolding ! Your other tasks are to clear the vegetation in order to restore the public access to the castle and welcome visitors. In the same time, you'll participate to give more life to the castle and to promote the work accomplished here: your ideas and experience will help us to bring the castle back to life!

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents. Showers are a five-minute walk from the
camp.

More infos: You will be welcomed in Montaigu-le-Blin ; it is a small village. There is an inn that also sells bread; food shops are located at Varennes-sur-Allier (within 12kms). 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.

Special Requirements: You will work at heights, on scaffolding. So, we ask you a parental authorization and a medical certificate (see attached document). If you have safety shoes, take them with you. Otherwise, make sure you bring sturdy and close footwear to protect your foots while working !

FRANCE FRAUNAREC79-10 LA MARGERIDE RUYNES EN MARGERIDE 03-AUG-10 TO 19-AUG-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 restore typical local built heritage and realise some work on the surroundings (paving....) This implies mainly stonework.

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 centre of the village is established on the same place nevertheless it is still in the middle of the country. The village centre is 500 meters away from the camping place.

More infos: Ruynes en Margeride is a village of 600 inhabitants situated 920 meters above sea level. Small shops and local craftsmen are established in the centre. 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 wonderful landscapes and very typical villages of the region. The nearest small town is St Flour, 14kms away from Ruynes en Margeride.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC67-10 PAYS DE MURAT ALBEPIERRE BREDONS 03-AUG-10 TO 19-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

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 études ET chantiers, a teenage workcamp. 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 Albepierre-Bredons.

Works: You will restore typical local built heritage and realize some work on the surroundings (paving....) This implies mainly stonework.

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents at the communal campsite in Albepierre-Bredons; there will be a big tent for collective activities (eating etc). The campsite is located next to the village centre where there is a small shop.
More infos: Albepierre-Bredons is 1000 meters high, between the Cantal Mounts and the Cézallier plateau. It is a rural town where breeding is the main activity. This small town counts more than 200 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 XIIth century church and the richness of its traditional heritage. It also developed an environment friendly economy thanks to tourism and open air activities. The closest town, Murat, is 11kms far.

Terminal: MURAT
Special Requirements: The village is high above sea level, evenings and nights are often fresh and sometimes cold. Bring sweaters and a warm sleeping bag.

FRANCE FRACON219-10 ALBAS, CORBIÈRES 04-AUG-10 TO 25-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

ALBAS
It's the fifth time that this nice isolated village of 60 inhabitants receives the volunteers of Concordia. Since 4 years, the volunteers worked on various arrangements in the streets of the village. Many meetings with the local population and particularly a meal every week are organised.

WORK: Excavation and building a pavement with stones just in front of a fountain restored by a previous work camp.

LOCATION: 40 km south-west of Narbonne. Albas is in the wild region of the Corbières, in Pays Cathare, with many possibilities of walks and a rich historical heritage.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents (if you have one and/or a ground sheet, you may bring them). Cooking and shower in a town hall.

SPECIAL REMARKS: This village is very isolated. The station is 40 Km from Albas. You will have to be on time at the meeting point!

FRANCE FRACON189-10 ST. MAXIMIN 04-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 14 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
SAINT-MAXIMIN

The town of Saint Maximin, is in the heart of stone careers, in the south of Oise. This little town's got a cultural and particular heritage born from the stone (troglodithes houses, old carrers in outdoors, and "mushroom's farm" etc.). For this reason, the town of Saint Maximin wants to develop a museum called "La Maison de la Pierre". For the fourth workcamps, your work will be link to this project. The village authority is keen to to involve of the local young people into the workcamp so they will take part in the work and in the numerous leisure activities.

WORK: This year you will carry on the embellishment of the access of the quarry and some other small works will also be undertaken in the village.

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

ACCOMMODATION: In tents and use of the locker room and shower of the football stadium

FRANCE FRACON188-10 DEPARTMENT OF OISE (REGION PICARDIE)/ TRACY LE MONT 04-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

TRACY LE MONT
This is an environmental workcamp that we organize for the second time in the community of Tracy Le Mont in the heart of Laigue's forest.
The people of this small village, sensitized to their life environment, want to preserve their quality of life and promote the participation of youth international volunteers in the village. Your role will be to help them to maintain a walking path in the forest and to restore the "Gotebert" fountain. The workcamp provide also the entertainment for the community during month August. It is also noteworthy that many of the village paths cross in the woods.

WORK: The work will be to build a fence, fit in water pipe to prevent rain water to wash out the path and to restore an old traditional wash tub : cleaning and small masonry.

LOCATION: Department of Oise (Region Picardie)/ Tracy Le Mont is located in the heart of the forest near Compiegne and Noyon.

FRANCE FRACON158-10 BRÛLON 04-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

BRULON
Brûlon is a charming little Middle Age village full of history. The centre of the village has a church from 11th century, a priory and typical houses, a feudal motte, and old trading halles. Brûlon is also the "cradle of modern communication" since Claude Chappe, born in the village, invented during the French revolution the optical telegraph. In addition to this rich historical character, Brûlon welcome nowadays a lot of field sports (bicycle, canoe,...) in a leisure base. The municipality, proud of its patrimony, has started to work on the protection and of the priory in order to transform it in a place of conviviality, exhibitions and outdoor animation in link with the Claude Chappe museum. With this wish of development, the village collaborates this year with Concordia in order to restore the wall surrounding the priory garden.

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

LOCATION: In the west of Sarthe, between Laval (40km) and Le Mans (35 km), about 15 km from Sablé-sur-Sarthe.

ACOMMODATION: You will be accommodated in tents in the leisure base, close to a lake and a river. Kitchen under tent and sanitary facilities in buildings. Please bring a sleeping-mat and a tent if available.

SPECIAL REMARKS: Bring your sleeping mat For more information have a look at: http://basedepleinair.brulon.over-blog.com/

FRANCE FRACON067-10 CLERMONT-FERRAND 04-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 TEEN/MANU 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

CLERMONT FERRAND 2
Concordia organizes since 1993, international workcamps with the city of Clermont-Ferrand. The nature was always been very present in the proposed activities. This year a new dimension will be investigated with an intervention on the family gardens. Of relatively ancient and labor tradition, they extend over two districts " Champratel " and "Les Vergnes" in the North of Clermont-Ferrand. Today these gardens seriously need to be reorganized. The family gardens owe be places of conviviality which allow the city-dwellers to find a link with the feeder nature to return our more long-lasting(sustainable) cities. A preparatory preliminary study will be led in connection with the districts houses to integrate the workcamp into the
local life and facilitate the exchanges between the volunteers and the gardeners.

WORK: You will cut scrubs on certain plots, you will participate in the the removal of bulky waste. You will defuse the small houses of the most damaged gardens. Finally you will make some works and arrangements to create spaces with collective vocation.

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.

ACCOMODATION: two places tents and collective tent for the group life, sanitary on the camp site.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Urban work camp. Lodging far away from the town centre. Bring your sleeping mattress. Nights are cold so bring warm clothes and sleeping bags.

FRANCE FRACON193-10 BRETEUIL, OISE COUNTY 06-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 13 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00
** This is a French-speaking project.

BRETEUIL
This year, for the first time, the Social and Leisure Center of Breteuil and the surrounding villages wants to organize an international workcamp. In order to facilitate the involvement of the local young people, the workcamp will take place in one of the villages surrounding Breteuil, and the accommodation in another one.

WORK: The work will be undertaken by volunteers and local young people. It will take place in one of the village of the surrounding village of Breteuil. The volunteers will do some restoration work like small masonry.

LOCATION: Breteuil is in the north of the Oise County, between the cities of Amiens and Beauvais.

ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation with tents with access to public hall's facilities.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC23-10 THANN 06-AUG-10 TO 27-AUG-10 RENO 15 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The town of Thann, situated in Alsace region, has a magnificent heritage of the Middle Ages, which is the famous ruins of Engelbourg, a fort destroyed in the 17th century. This fort, called also "The Eye of the witch", is an ancient part of a dungeon, celebrated for his beauty overhanging the town, such an enormous wheel on top of the mound. This site is the aim of tourism and cultural development. Come and join the young people of Thann for this project !
Works: For this year, you will work with the masonry before re-jointing, to re-strengthen the ancient facings and for the excavation. You will clean the wall while paying attention to the vegetation which can be an element of support for the stone. A path needs to be rehabilitated, as well as a low wall of dry stones which need to be restored.

Accommodation: You will sleep within the music school which has wash rooms and a kitchen.

More infos: The town of Thann (6000 inhabitants) is situated in the south extremity of the famous wine yards of Alsace. Kept rural while developing its industries and 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.

FRANCE FRACON010-10 AIGUEBELLE, RHONE ALPS 06-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$700.00

AIGUEBELLE 2
The " Charbonnière " rock is a place located in the Aiguebelle highness in a mountain décor that will let you speechless. Historic medieval site that used to shelter the Charbonnière castle, an XI century old fortress. Nowadays, we can discover past prints through the ruins and the relics. Not very well-known by the inhabitants, this site is still hiding a lot of mysteries that we suggest you to discover. Partner on this international youth exchange project, Animation of Canton d'Aiguebelle Association (AACA) will take advantage of this opportunity to meet the international volunteers during the work camp. Accompanied by local youth, the AACA supervisors will make direct exchanges easier and will increase the youth awareness of international mobility. Beautiful international friendship in prospect!!

LOCATION: Aiguebelle is a village of 1100 inhabitants in the Maurienne Valley 30 km away from Albertville. This village is surrounded by mountain massif such as Bauges, Belledonne and Vanoise one.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Bring with you working gloves, good walking shoes, a torch, recipes from your country, a good sleeping bag and warm clothes: the nights could be cold in the mountain! Back pack compulsory.

SPECIAL REMARKS: For more information have a look at : http://www.ot-aiguebelle.fr/

FRANCE FRAUNAREC22B-10 CHATEAU DE BEAUFREMONT 2 06-AUG-10 TO 27-AUG-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

Works: You will participate in the reconstruction of several parts of the castle, more precisely the tower.

Accommodation: You will be housing on the site, in tents, and you'll warmly be welcomed by the Prince and the Princess of Beaufremont.

Nearest airport: EUROAéROPORT BâLE-MULHOUSE-FREIBURG (BSL)
Terminal: VITTEL
Special Requirements: Do not forget warm clothes.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC50-10 BAGNERES DE LUCHON 07-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

The project: The Luchon town is willing to host an international workcamp in order to create relations between the local youngsters and the workcamp participants. During this camp you will take part in animations with the youngster from the Youth and Culture House of Luchon.

Works: You will do maintenance works on walkways at the town's periphery. Clearing of watercourses banks, building of a wood fence, mending of a dry-stones low wall are waiting for you!

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in tents, not far from the stadium.
More infos: Luchon is a town located in the heart of the Pyrenees, often called "the Pyrenees Queen". Its skiing and health resorts are well-known. Mountains will be your playground !

Special Requirements: Luchon is situated in mountains, do not forget that summer nights can be quite cold.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC44-10 AURIGNAC 07-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$775.00

The project: The town of Aurignac is willing to organize an international workcamp in order to restore a retaining wall along by the Rodes stream banks. You are invited to discover the Comminges in a very attractive environment.
Works: You will partly rebuild and clean a stones wall that borders the Rodes stream from the foot path. Masonry and clearing works.

More infos: In Aurignac you will travel through times. The village gave its name to the aurignac period (32 000 to 27 000 years before J.C.), after the discovery of Palaeolithic relics alongside the Rodes stream in 1860.

Terminal: GARE DE BOUSSENS
Special Requirements: Don't forget to bring walking shoes and if possible, good boots !

FRANCE FRASJ61-10 LA FERTÉ SOUS JOUARRE 07-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

Furthermore, a lot of activites and get-togethers with the inhabitants are planned. Some exemples: canoeing, screenings of films, international feasts...The volunteers will certainly have the possibilty to discover the cultural patrimony of the region and make excursions to Paris.
ACCOMMODATION: Tents
NEXT TRAIN STATION: La Ferté Sous Jouarre
LOCATION: La Ferté Sous Jouarre is located at 60 km of Paris.

FRANCE FRASJ63-10 OPEN AIR CULTURAL CENTRE - FAÏ 08-AUG-10 TO 22-AUG-10 SOCIAL/TEEN/CONS 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

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.

During this workcamp, volunteers will implement a multilateral wooden cottage. This will be used as place for feasts, high days and holidays. Afternoons will be free for artistic workshops in order to prepare the musical event, which will happen from the 18th of july to the 17th of august. This event will be organized together with professional artists.

The Faï farm is located at the level of 1100m 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: either in tents or inside the building
LOCATION: Situated at 40 km of Gap, 200 km of Marseille
NEXT TRAIN STATION: Lus La Croix Haute

FRANCE FRAUNAREC70-10 POMPIDOU (LE) 10-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 RENO 12 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: The Pompidou village, in the middle of the Cévennes National Park, has been hosted international worcamps since 2004. The projects have not only a technical objective but also a human one: to bring events and to meet people living in the village. A local association owns a site and is supported by the village to restore track roads, water mills and other built property. The project you will participate in consists in renovating this heritage and opening the site to the public.

Works: You will help to conserve an old water mill by restoring the pinions using lime masonry. A part of the work will take place on a scaffold (secure work high up). Other works will be done on the ground.

Accommodation: You will be hosted at the village campsite and you will sleep in tents. You will organise your daily time under a big tent where you will dig into.
More infos: The Pompidou village is located at an altitude of 750m, in the middle of the amazing Cevennes National Park. The landscapes are hilly with resinous trees. The Cevennes area is particular with a special story and special features. There are 158 inhabitants in the village and this number increases during summer thanks to the tourist activity. You'll find all the store you need in the small town of Florac, 20 minutes away from Pompidou. The village is organised around craft industry, agriculture and tourism. Mende and Alès, the closest big cities are 50 km far away.

FRANCE FRASJ67-10 CHÂTEAU DES PRUREAUX ADO II 10-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN/MANUAL 12 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $205.00

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 backgrounds, who work voluntarily. Their aim is to find a different way of life.

The volunteers will participate in the reconditioning of the place, mainly of hiking ways and a little water course.

ACCOMMODATION : in tents.
LOCATION : Montcombroux-les-Mines, Allier, region of Auvergne.
NEXT TRAIN STATION : St Germain-des-Fossés.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC33-10 BONNELLES 05-SEP-10 TO 17-SEP-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: For the third 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.

Accommodation: In tents.
More infos: Bonnelles 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 airport: AéROPORT DE PARIS ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE (CDG)
Terminal: RAMBOUILLET

FRANCE FRAUNAREC64C-10 MONTAIGU LE BLIN 3 07-SEP-10 TO 23-SEP-10 SOCIAL/RENO 7 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: études 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. After the July's and August's workcamps focus one the restoration of the surrounding wall, we expected you to end the season on a high note, giving back to the castle the important part it used to play (openings to the public & guided tours, heritage linked activities and festivities...).

Works: During this last workcamp of the season, you'll aim to organize "les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine" (the European Days of Heritage) the 18th and 19th of September, preparing activities for the public (guided visits, heritage workshop, games for children, all kind festivities...). Currently, we don't know the national subject which will be chosen in 2010. It's an important moment in the castle's live: your desires, ideas and experiences will help us to bring the castle back to life! Depending on yours projects and ideas, think you'll have works numerous and diversified in order to prepare the site (for example: clear the vegetation, install safety nets, etc.) You'll discover the know-how which allowed to build the castle and which allows you today to restore it: observation of the buildings, squaring and hewing's workshop will be planned.

More infos: You will be welcomed in Montaigu-le-Blin; it is a small village. There is an inn that also sells bread; food shops are located at Varennes-sur-Allier (within 12kms). 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: GARE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-FOSSéS

Special Requirements: French speaking camp, with a special thematic on heritage. If you have safety shoes, take them with you. If not, make sure you bring sturdy and close footwear to protect your foots (hewing workshop)!

FRANCE FRAUNAREC43-10 LA BOUZIGUE MONTAIGUT/SAVE 10-SEP-10 TO 22-SEP-10 ENVI/CONS 10 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

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 help on the organization of an open day. You will also help on the ecological construction of a sustainable house.

Accommodation: You will sleep in tents on the site.
More infos: 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. For more information on the farm: www.fermebouzigue.com

Nearest airport: AéROPORT DE TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC (TLS)
Terminal: GARE DE TOULOUSE-MATABIAU, GARE PRINCIPALE.

FRANCE FRAUNAREC78-10 SAINTE ENIMIE 20-SEP-10 TO 01-OCT-10 ENVI/RENO 8 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00

The project: Since 1999, the EPMM (Sport for All Association, French federation) of Saint Enimie and études ET chantiers carry out workcamps every year. These camps are part of a refurbishment and improvement long term project of groups and activities' welcome places. Located in the Tarn Gorges, the EPMM welcomes groups for nature outdoor activities that combine physical activities, natural heritage and local built heritage. The EPMM team will welcome you warmly.

Works: You will arrange dry stones walls. You have to be patient with your job!!

More infos: The EPMM centre is located in the famous and gorgeous Tarn Gorges of Lozère, near the medieval village of Saint Enimie (540 inhabitants). The nearest town is Mende (28 kms). Saint Enimie is registered as one of the most beautiful French villages. It's an amazing place for nature and built heritage lovers.

Germany

GERMANY GERIJGD0210-10 BAD ESSEN I, LOWER SAXONY 20-MAR-10 TO 03-APR-10 TEEN/CONS/RENO 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
A Trailer in a Sea of Flowers
Note that if you are under age 18, the fee for this project is $500

Art: Construction, Renovation
When: March 20 - April 3, 2010
Where: Bad Essen I, Lower Saxony; Melle 20 km, Osnabruck 30 km, Hannover 120 km
Who: 15 international participants, 16 - 26 years

Project: Your group will renovate and fashion a trailer/ construction caravan, which will then be used as a venue for families, youth groups, and schools that visit the Niedersächsischen Landesgartenschau in Bad Essen. The outside of the trailer needs to be polished, primed and painted, while the inside will be redone using wood. The trailer will then be decorated inside and out, along the lines of the "Bathe in a Sea of Flowers" theme, and cleaned. Depending on the weather, the work will take place either outside or inside.

Free Time: During your free time you are free to roam the youth club and take advantage of all it has to offer. The education center may also be used, including the gym, beach volleyball court, ping pong, foosball, Wii, disco, sauna, and grill pit. Excursions in the area are possible as well, such as to the Kalkriese Museum and Park, the castles in Ippenburg and Hünnefeld. Take a city tour (there's a night tour as well!) or go shopping in Osnabruck, or visit the nearby zoo and the waffle factory.

For further information on the education center, please visit www.haussonnenwinkel.de, or for more information on the youth club, please visit www.jugendtreffbadessen.wordpress.com.

Catering: Meals will be provided for you
Accommodation: You will share rooms in the education center
Train: Melle / Airport: Hannover

For Further Information:
www.landesgartenschau-badessen.de
www.schloss-huennefeld.de
www.ippenburg.de
www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de
www.osnabrueck.de

GERMANY GERPRO01-10 MARBURG 10-APR-10 TO 24-APR-10 MANUAL/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the 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.

Work: Participants are busy doing various manual works to prepare the area (youth-holiday-camp "Freizeitgelände Stadtwald") 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 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.
Age: 16-26
GERMANY GERPRO02-10 MARBURG 15-MAY-10 TO 29-MAY-10 MANUAL/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the 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.

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

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

GERMANY GERPRO04-10 MARBURG 03-JUN-10 TO 17-JUL-10 LANG/MANU/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

**Language is German. Volunteers must have at least basic German language skills.

Marburg
Project: Host organisation is the municipality of Marburg. They already have organised international volunteer camps for many years. It is a workcamp including German language training. The lectures will be two hours every 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 communication first and grammar second. 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-holiday-camp "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 an 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 already be able 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 in their 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.

GERMANY GERPRO12-10 MARBURG 06-JUN-10 TO 18-JUN-10 ENVI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Marburg
Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Nature Friends" of Marburg. They already have organised international volunteer camps for many years. It is a workcamp including German language training. The lectures will be two hours per 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 communication first and grammar second. 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.

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.

GERMANY GERIJGD0205-10 OLENDORF 19-JUN-10 TO 10-JUL-10 ENVI 13 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: You will be doing nature protection work in the Oldendorf area. Help cut free newly planted trees so they have enough light and space to grow. Help reinstall paths and recreational points and repair already existing ones. Other tasks may come up that need to be taken care of in the forest. You will be working in small rotating groups, and will have the chance to discover nature with the forestry office workers and look behind the scenes of nature protection work.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hannover 50 km, Hildesheim 50 km. Free Time: Hameln and her historical city center, glass blowing shop, museums, and shopping centers invite you to explore the area. An excursion to the Erlebniswald Schönhagen is also worthwhile. For further information please see www.hameln.de, www. Erlebniswald.de, and the link to the forestry office website is: http://www.landesforsten.de/Niedersaechsisches-Forstamt-Oldendorf.242.0.html.
TERMINAL: Train: Hameln / Airport: Hannover

GERMANY GERPRO03-10 MARBURG 19-JUN-10 TO 03-JUL-10 LANG/MANU/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

**Language is German. Volunteers must have at least basic German language skills.

GERMANY GERIJGD0307-10 STEINSDORF 25-JUN-10 TO 16-JUL-10 RENO/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Johannisfeuer Square in Steinsdorf serves as a meeting point for the locals as well as for festivals, especially Pentecost. The day after you arrive you will take part in the Johannisfeuer festival and get to know some of the locals. Unfortunately, the square is not in very good condition. However, with your help, it will be redone for next year: the old lawn stones and fence need to be removed. After this is finished, benches need to be built, the grill area needs to be paved, and a hedge will be planted. The grand finale will be building a footbridge near the square.

LOCATION: Bavaria; Bamberg 20 km, Nuremberg 65 km
Free Time: Feel free to explore Bamberg, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, go canoeing, visit Nuremberg and the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, or go for a hike in the nearby park, which contains some of the oldest Beech stands in Europe. The community will help with organizing excursions as well as with transport.
Visiting the World Heritage City of Bamberg:

This is one of Germany's most adorable towns, offering tours ending with an introduction to its night life, which is shaped by its many students and pubs. Bamberg and the surrounding area is Germany's beer center, with Europe's highest density of breweries. Culturally, Bamberg also has much to offer, such as the E.T.A Hoffman Theater, Bamberg Symphony, beautiful architecture and streets. Luckily the city was not destroyed in the Second World War, meaning that almost everything in the city is original. http://www.bamberg.info/en/

Canoeing in the area:
Get a great view of the area's gorgeous landscape
http://www.fraenkische-schweiz.com/bilderbogen/en.html
Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds:
Here the Nazi past and Nuremberg's role is displayed.
http://www.museums.nuremberg.de/documentation-centre/index.html?fsize=1.2
Hiking through the nearby park:
Not yet overrun, this park is great for turning off one's mind and relaxing. At the edge of the park the Frankish viniculture begins. Currently the big discussion is whether to turn this park into an official national park. Beech tree stands still exist here from the Thirty-Years-War, some of the oldest in Europe.
http://t3-kundenserver.de.dedi661.your-server.de/typo3/tourismusserver/cms/index.php?id=357
http://www.pro-nationalpark-steigerwald.de/

GERMANY GERIJGD0101-10 BERLIN 26-JUN-10 TO 18-JUL-10 SOCI/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $50.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

OPEN YOURSELF TO NEW WORLDS WORK:
Project: Your team will be working in an apartment facility for the mentally handicapped run by the Social Foundation of Köpenick. The residents work in various workshops until the early afternoon. In the afternoons the main job, for 3-4 hours, will be organizing and putting on a summer festival with the residents. Bring your creative side, for ideas for decorations, games, entertainment (i.e. music and theater), and food. You will also have plenty of time to organize and go on excursions with the residents.

Catering: On weekdays, lunch will be provided; all other meals will be prepared as a group.

LOCATION: Where: Berlin. Free Time: The Köpenick district is on the edge of Berlin. Nearby are two rivers, countless lakes, and vast woodlands. In your accommodation there are club rooms, a party basement, computers, and a fitness room available for you to use. The city center is easily reachable with public transport; tickets will be provided for you.

GERMANY GERPRO18-10 DEETZ 26-JUN-10 TO 17-JUL-10 MANU/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Deetz (Magdeburg)
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.

GERMANY GERIJGD0118-10 STORKOW PEACE VILLAGE 26-JUN-10 TO 18-JUL-10 PEACE/TEEN/LANG 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $420.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The camp will be run in German. A basic knowledge of German is required.

WORK: Project: The Storkow Peace Village is an anti-racism youth project that works for humanity, solidarity, and intercultural youth work. In this camp, along with working in the village, you will have the perfect opportunity to improve your German skills. With two hours daily of intensive instruction and by using only German with your group members, your German skills will improve greatly. You will have experienced instructors who are also members of your group. In the village, you will be helping to beautify the grounds by maintaining and redoing green areas.

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

LOCATION: Brandenburg; Storkow is 50 km southeast of Berlin. Free Time: Storkow is one of the oldest cities in Brandenburg and among other things has a historical fortress. Along with cultural activities, sport facilities are available for you to use, such as volleyball courts, basketball courts, and soccer fields. Lakes and parks are in the area for you to enjoy as well, and it is less than an hour's journey to Berlin.
TERMINAL: Train: Storkow / Airport: Berlin

GERMANY GERIJGD0329-10 HESSE 02-JUL-10 TO 16-JUL-10 ENVI 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Your help is needed with various tasks in nature conservation areas: first, you will learn about the ecological connections between flora, fauna, and climate protection.

After this, your support is needed to build a wooden safety fence, to care for forest areas, and to build a tree stand. On the Oberlinspher Mühle grounds you will also build a gate for the goat herd and do maintenance work on the pond.

Catering: Meals will be prepared together.
Accommodation: You will be accommodated in single and double rooms in the Oberlinspher Mühle guest house (www.tagungsmuehle.de).

LOCATION: Hesse; 40 km north of Marburg, 100 km west of Kassel. Free Time: There are countless free time activities in Marburg and Kassel. The surrounding cities filled with the "traditional German houses" are perfect for day trips. The Edersee region offers activities from swimming outside, to hiking in the forest, climbing, and archery. The nearby Kellerwald National Park has a visitors center. Your accommodation ideally located, yet slightly set back in an isolated valley in the nature conservation area itself, ideal for all nature lovers!

GERMANY GERIJGD0216-10 GAILHOF 03-JUL-10 TO 17-JUL-10 CONS/RENO/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Youth, Guest, and Seminar House in Gailhof is used for class field trips, stopovers, meetings, and seminars. With your help, the playground on the house's large grounds will be redone. You will help build games from tree trunks, lay a mud pit, build two spider webs for group games, and redo the soccer goals. These are just a few ideas for what needs to be done; many other project ideas will arise!

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
Accommodation: You will be staying in small block houses. A kitchen and common room are nearby.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony
Free Time: On the house grounds you will find a grill, volleyball court, soccer field, a basketball hoop, and ping pong. There is a pool and skate park nearby. Excursions to Hannover are possible, where you will find museums, lakes, gardens, a historic city center, churches, and art. In Celle you can visit a castle, a historic city center, nature parks, the Hodenhagen Serengeti Park, and the Outdoor Dinosaur Museum.
For more information about the house in Gailhof, see www.jugs-gailhof.de; for further information on Wedemark please see www.wedemark.de
For more information:
www.hannover.de
www.vogelpark-walsrode.de
www.lueneburger-heide.de
www.serengeti-park.de
www.celle.de
www.steinhuder-meer.de
TERMINAL: Train: Mellendorf / Airport: Hannover

GERMANY GERIJGD0212-10 LOWER SAXONY 03-JUL-10 TO 24-JUL-10 SOCI/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

INTERCULTURAL COOPERATION
WORK: Project: Experience Europe First Hand-your group will be running a "camp in a camp" and a graffiti-project for children and youth aged 12 and up. During the first week you will develop the program for the "camp in a camp" and put on various events, and during the second week up to 30 children and youth will be there. Please bring ideas from home, such as for games, recipes, art, music, and fantasy. During the third week a graffiti artist will be coming, who, along with you and the children, will be painting a 4x6 meter container. You can also let your creative side shine by building sculptures out of concrete and wood for decoration.

Catering: Lunch will be provided; the other meals will be prepared together as a group.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hannover 50 km, Bremen 70 km, Hamburg 150 km. Free Time: Pool, tour along the Weser River, canoeing, grilling, trips, and visits to various events in Nienburg are all possible here. Trips to Hannover, Bremen, and Hamburg are also very worthwhile. Bikes will be provided for you to get better acquainted with the area.

Marklohe is a rural but pretty community with a good infrastructure. The towns of Nienburg and Weser are 6 kilometers away and has good public transport connections to Bremen and Hannover.

The youth center consists of a building with an office and small kitchen, and an old circus wagon as a common room. A fire pit, skating area, and a beach volleyball court are available for your use as well. www.Marklohe.de; www.jam-ini.de.tl

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: Knowledge of either English or German; you must also know how to ride a bike.

GERMANY GERIJGD0330-10 GEROLSTEIN 03-JUL-10 TO 24-JUL-10 CONS/RENO/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Playground construction, art, and nature are the center of this camp! Your creative talents are needed for the renovation of a local school's staircase. On the school grounds you will help erect play equipment; there are also two areas that you will renovate. You will also get to work out in nature, by refurbishing a path to Löwenburg.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a school.

LOCATION: Where: Rhineland-Palatinate; Gerolstein is 100 km south of Cologne and 90 km north of Trier. Free Time: Gerolstein is a charming town in the heart of the Eifel region. Forests and stunning rock faces are just some of the scenic wonders this region has. Plenty of free time activities are available, such as swimming, hiking, visiting local breweries, visiting the Geo-Park, seeing birds of prey, and trips to cities such as Cologne, Trier, and Luxembourg.

GERMANY GERIJGD0234-10 EBERTSHEIM 03-JUL-10 TO 18-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN/MANUAL 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Ebertsheim / Airport: Frankfurt
Work Project: The Ebertsheim community needs your help with some nature protections tasks. You will be cleaning the stone walls, which offer a rare habitat for flora and fauna and support these species. These walls are also of historical and scenic importance and give evidence of how the area came to be. The construction of these walls is an old art, since the stones are put together without mortar. Your group will also be mowing the fields and doing some ground work on the grounds. If time remains you will build an insect hotel and examine the water at the ecology station. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in a gymnasium. location & leisure

Where: Rhineland-Palatinate; 20 km from Worms, 35 km from Mannheim, Heidelberg 60 km. Free Time: You can take trips to Mannheim and Heidelberg, or take advantage of the hiking trails to get to know the area. If you want, you can also take a trip to Strasbourg. In summer, there are always countless festivals taking place. There is a good train connection to Grünstadt and Worms, where many leisure activities await.

GERMANY GERYAP04-10 ELBEN 06-JUL-10 TO 22-JUL-10 RENO/CONS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-25 FEE:$300.00
The VFP registration fee for volunteers 16-17 is $500.
Age 16-25
Language: English, German

The project:
This work camp will be one of a series of camps, to comply with the gradual establishment of the Youth Center Elben, called "Eulenbergscher Hof". Young people learn at a blend of familiar and Summer Holiday sustainable, value-creating work, making new friends, organize joint tourism ventures and explore the beauty of the rural area, its towns and villages.

The building is heritage protected and need to be renovated. The project is suited in the nature and rural location, which is ideal for youth and active leisure. Here young people have the opportunity to discover the love of work and to bring their devotion to the appreciation and preservation of old buildings.

Elben is a village in the Mansfeld region, about 25 km from Halle, with a population of around 50 citizens. It is a very peaceful setting in a small valley surrounded by meadows, fields and isolated canyons. Elben is belonging to one of the villages, where people try to live in a closer relationship to nature and life in the country. Elben is worth seeing in addition to the carefully renovated church and an artfully converted into a residential water-especially the Eulenbergsche yard. Each visitor will admire the carefully made unsown sandstone walls of residential buildings, barns and stables, this stately courtyard.

As participants we are are looking for interested girls and boys, who want to join the interesting and meaningful leisure-added activity. Who are fond of travelling, likes to wander in nature, have the courage for new and strange, and can live with alternative solutions. You should be not younger than 16 years and have not exceeded 25 years.

The work:
work may be done in the following areas: Continuation of the interior construction, work on brickwork, Completion of the arcade with the elements through creative woodworking, Maintenance of the green area.The work is guided and accompanied by social workers and craftsmen.

The leisure time:
Various leisure times are possible. It is organized and partially funded by the institution, which are partly as a variable offer for the group.
- Hike in the surrounding area, daily bike ride (bikes provided) to know, learn the nature of area, karst hike
- Field trip to a town in the Mansfeld region, contact with citizens and associations of the landscape, you learn about the life and history of the area
- "Bergfest", Farewell party - Swimming
- Tour to Wettelrode in the reed shaft
- Tour to Halle / Saale, "the city of Handel and the salt boilers, including a visit to the salt museum, Handel House, Beatles Museum and a youth recreational facility, possibly Disco
- Tour to Magdeburg and Hundertwasser House, the Cathedral and Memorial to Victims Stasi
The Accommodation:
The participants are generally involved in the design of cohabitaton at the camp. We are preparing the meals together. This begins with planning and includes the purchase and preparation, and the subsequent washing. The participants have an experienced young carer at their side. We sleep on straw mattresses and blankets or tents. Each participant should bring sleeping bag and a sheet. In exceptional cases, a sleeping bag can be held.

GERMANY GERIJGD0347-10 HESSE 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 MAINT/TEEN/RENO 20 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Hessian Brick Museum (Ziegeleimuseum) needs your help! Here, where roofing tiles and stones were made for over 100 years, you will be helping to build an area where others can experience this history behind this old factory. First the room with the factory's large, powerful oven needs to be completely renovated. A dark pathway, a barefoot path, and a sound/music area are just a few of the 40 stations which will make up the museum's latest exhibit, called the "Sinnesgänge". This will be both inside and around the oven. In order to make this happen, the oven room needs to be washed and the window cleaned and repaned. The stones around the oven are full of soot and misshapen, these need to come out, be cleaned and fixed, then put back in again. This camp is for those that enjoy experiencing alternate lifestyles and manual work.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
Accommodation: You will be sleeping in tents on the museum grounds; this means abstaining from certain comforts

LOCATION: Hesse; Kassel 10 km, Gottingen 50 km, Fulda 100 km. Free Time: Excursions to Kassel, Frankfurt, and Hannover are possible. The museum is located right on the Kaufung Forest and is therefore surrounded by a gorgeous landscape. In nearby Helsa you will find a pool, and on the museum grounds you can have bonfires. There will be a "Sensory Experience" themed workshop as well.

TERMINAL: Train: Oberkaufungen / Airport: Frankfurt
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Work may become physically challenging at times.
Special Requirements: You must be ready to live in simple conditions

GERMANY GERIJGD0230-10 GUSTROW FOREST 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN/MANUAL 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Work Project: Get involved in the Gustrow forest! Various tasks await your team, such as building a biotope, improving paths and fences, and renaturation. Together with local foresters you will do your part in protecting a forest area, which is used by animals and people alike as a retreat area. Through this work you will learn a lot about forest habitats. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be sleeping on cots in a school. location & leisure

Time: Güstrow is also known as "the Paris of the North", lies in a charming area with rivers and lakes and is a popular destination for biking and canoeing. You can take trips through the area by bike, visit the nature parks, go for a swim in the lake, and there are also shopping possibilities, bars, and restaurants. On the weekends feel free to take trips to the beaches on the Baltic Sea coast, or to Wismar, Rostock, or Schwerin. For further information, please see (in German): www.guestrow-tourismus.de www.nup-guestrow.de http://www.filmtippp.de/phoenix/jugendportal/index.htm

GERMANY GERIJGD0339-10 DORTMUND 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 RENO/KIDS/TEEN 18 V. AGES 17-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Dortmund / Airport: Dortmund
work

Project: Summer=Summer vacation! Your team will be helping the youth center with a summer program for children and youth aged 4 to 18. Various activities will be offered at the youth center and on its 12,000 square meter grounds. These include a youth café with billiards, foosball, and internet, a fitness room, bike workshop, hut building area, water and mud pit, fire pit, work area, and a sporting field. After an introduction during the first few days, you will work at the various stations, supervising athletic and other activities the kids are participating in. Your help will also be needed to renovate a section of the grounds. accomodation and food
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in a youth center. location & leisure
Where: North Rhine-Westphalia; 20 km northeast from Bochum, 90 km northeast of Cologne. Free Time: You can play billiards, foosball, or singstar at the youth center, as well as use the internet. Dortmund has indoor and outdoor pools, a park with a soccer field, museums, bars, etc. For the soccer fans out there, you can visit the stadium and watch a BVB soccer game! Because of its central location, Dortmund is an ideal starting points to various cities in the area, such as Bochum, Cologne, and Hamburg. requirements
Special Requirement: You must have a good knowledge of German

GERMANY GERIJGD0229-10 EDEWECHT 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 SOCIAL/ELDERLY/TEEN 18 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Oldenburg / Airport: Bremen / Hamburg

Work Project: "A Vacation from Everyday Life with an International Flair" is the motto of what the residents of the nursing and assisted living homes in Edewecht will be experiencing this summer. Your group will be helping care for and organize free time activities with the residents. Excursions, walks, singing, games, and reading aloud mean fun is to be had by all. Additionally, you will be working outside on the grounds to lay a flowerbed that is wheelchair accessible (paving is involved). A portable worktable will also be made, so that the residents plant and sow their own herbs independently.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in a school in Edewecht.

Location & leisure
Where: Lower Saxony; Oldenburg 20 km, Bremen 65 km. Free Time: Edewecht is a small town located in the gorgeous Ammerland region. You will be provided with bikes so you can get to know the area better. Oldenburg is 20 kilometers away and easily accessible with public transportation. On the weekends you can take trips to Bremen and the North Sea.
Special Requirement: You should be interested in working with the elderly.

GERMANY GERIJGD0117-10 BRANDENBURG 10-JUL-10 TO 01-AUG-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Prussian Castle and Garden Foundation runs the countless castles and parks found in Berlin and Brandenburg. The area is over three centuries old and graces Potsdam with its historical buildings and grounds, including Sans Souci. You will be working in the gardens at Sans Souci and get a sneak peek at what the work here entails. In the Charlottenhof Park, created by P.J. Lenné in 1883, you will help fix and maintain pathways, plant beds, and the lawn. Your help ensures the preservation of these beautiful gardens. By rotating the parts of the park you work in, you will learn how diverse and large this park really is!
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

LOCATION: Brandenburg; on the southwest edge of Berlin.
Free Time: Potsdam and Berlin each offer countless free time activities, such as sightseeing and visiting the numerous nearby lakes and forests. You will be provided with a ticket for public transit in Potsdam so you can explore all the city has to offer.
TERMINAL: Train: Potsdam / Airport: Berlin

GERMANY GERIJGD0202-10 OSNABRUCK 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 MAINT/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Over the last 200 years, two cemeteries have developed a sort of "who's who" in Osnabruck. Due to their artistic, cultural, and societal importance, they now are under monumental protection and will be converted to parks with open green spaces. For this to happen, these important graves and the overall character of the cemetery need to be preserved. You will help prepare and paint the lattices, trim the area around the grave and clean the gravestones, remove ivy and other pesky plants, and reinforce the pathways. Through this work you will get a peek at the work involved in preserving monuments and learn about the history of Osnabruck.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: Your group will be staying in a school.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Hannover 140 km.
Free Time: In Osnabruck you will find such activities such as a zoo, botanical garden, Industry Museum, night tours in the old section of town, a pool, the "Summer in the City" festival with concerts, cabaret, and movies. An Africa festival will also be taking place, along with the National Garden Festival 2010 in Bad Essen.
For more information please see:
unter www.osnabrueck.de
www.landesgartenschau-badessen.de
www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de
TERMINAL: Train: Osnabrück / Airport: Hannover

GERMANY GERIJGD0220-10 HAMBURG-FISCHBEK 10-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Landscape management and sightseeing in a city!? In this camp you can do both, and experience life in the southern end of Hamburg. You will be working in the Fischbek moorlands, a 770 hector nature protection area in southwest Hamburg. To maintain this area, non-native plants, mostly pines, must be removed. This serves to protect the natural fauna of the area; 200 local insect species are at a serious risk of extinction. The work may be tedious at times, but the beautiful landscape makes it worthwhile. You will sometimes work on a nearby island to change the work up a bit. Later, to get litter out of the Elbe River, you will use a boat to help keep the area clean.

Accommodation: You will stay in a cozy, simply furnished conference center on the grounds of the Nature Protection Center of Fischbek

LOCATION: Hamburg-Fischbek.
Free Time: Fischbek is an hour away from the city center by tram. In your free time you can visit Hamburg, the second biggest city in Germany, which offers sightseeing, the harbor, shopping, and a night life. On weekends you can take trips to the North and Baltic Sea coasts.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: You must be able to ride a bike. The work may be physically challenging at times.

GERMANY GERIJGD0328-10 NORTH-RHINE-WESTPHALIA 13-JUL-10 TO 03-AUG-10 SOCI/KIDS/TEEN 13 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: This year's motto is "The World Comes to Julich" and "Under the Sea". 70 kids are just waiting to play games and make crafts with you! You will work with the other group members and participants to create a 2 week long summer camp for local kids. Along with games and crafts you will create costumes and props to immerse yourselves in a fantasy world. Interesting excursions are also on the itinerary. At the end there will be a grill out for everyone. Bring creative ideas, recipes, songs, games, sports, anything you can think of to help enrich the camp for the kids. At the beginning you will be introduced to the program and prepare it together.

LOCATION: North-Rhine-Westphalia; Aachen 30 km, 70 km west of Cologne, Maastricht 65 km. Free Time: Julich is located near the German/Dutch/Belgian border, meaning that you have excellent traveling opportunites to cities such as Cologne and Aachen, as well as to the Netherlands or Belgium. Julich also hosts various events in summer. Biking along the Ruhr is also possible.

GERMANY GERIJGD0337-10 NORTH-RHINE-WESTPHALIA 16-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 EDU/KIDS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

"TRIP AROUND THE WORLD"
WORK: Project: "Travel Around the World" is the theme of this year's vacation camp for local kids aged 6-12. Your job will be to introduce the kids to new countries. Games, sports, crafts, and even a weekly excursion will be offered. Bring ideas for games and crafts from your homeland! If you of know any recipes, songs, or other typical activities from your home country, those are also more than welcome! The first few days of camp will serve as an introduction to the vacation camp.

LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Dortmund 20 km, Cologne 85 km. Free Time: On your arrival weekend a large, free music festival will be taking place, "Bochum total". Bochum is in the heart of the Ruhrgebiet area of Germany and in addition to its colorful cultural scene, has good connections to many cities, such as Dortmund, Cologne, and Dusseldorf. Since this year the area will be celebrating its title as Europe's Cultural Capital, there will be countless types of events going on in the area.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of German and an interest in pedagogy are required!

GERMANY GERIJGD0338-10 NORTH-RHINE-WESTPHALIA 16-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 SOCI/KIDS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

EXPERIENCE ADVENTURE AND NATURE WITH KIDS
Project: At Essen's Youth Farm, children and youth have the opportunity to become acquainted with nature. Approximately 120 animals reside on the farm and love to be cared for and fed by the kids and youth. During the summer there is a summer break program which needs your help. During the first week you will put on a fun program with games and crafts for the kids. During this week your help with maintenance work on the farm is also needed. You will be cutting one area of the grounds down and set it up so that the kids can build huts out of wood and other materials on it. Also on the itinerary is constructing a ropes course for climbing. During the second week you will travel back to the Middle Ages! You will have authentic games and workshops, such as candle dipping, juggling, and pottery, etc. The highlight of this part of the camp for the kids will be sleeping in large Celtic tents. The last week will be an environmental week. Working together with an artist you will build a teepee camp out of clay, creating a new, environmentally friendly, play area for the youth.

Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund 35 km, Cologne 70 km. Free Time: Essen is the Capital of Culture 2010! There are countless events in Essen and the area in celebration of this. A free music festival, "Bochum Total", will be taking place on the same weekend you arrive. Cologne and the Netherlands are easily reached from Essen. A canoe tour and nature protection excursions are on the itinerary. On the farm grounds you can also play soccer, volleyball, and ping pong.

GERMANY GERIJGD0331-10 TITZ 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ARCH/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: How did our ancestors live 2500 years ago? Since 1999, archeologists have been building a recreation to show how the Iron Age settlers once lived. Here in Titz is a branch of the Rhine Office for Archeological Preservation. Under expert leadership, you will work with authentic tools to build an Iron Age house, following historical blueprints, so that you can get a visual idea of the living environment of the day. You will work with wooden beams, build walls out of trellises and clay, and finish it off with a thatch roof. You will then produce tools and crockery, as well as other every day objects. There will be a small study portion, where you will learn about the various methods you will be using as well as get a tour of an archeological dig.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will sleep in the Titz-Höllen branch rooms.

LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Titz is 40 km northeast of Aachen, 40 km northwest of Cologne, 40 km southwest of Dusseldorf. Free Time: Titz lies within the triangle that the cities of Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Aachen make up. Excursions to the lower Rhine, as well as to Belgium or the Netherlands are possible. On the grounds themselves, you can play volleyball, have a picnic, or bake pizza in the clay oven.

GERMANY GERIJGD0103-10 BERLIN 17-JUL-10 TO 08-AUG-10 PEACE/TEEN/LANG/RENO 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $420.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: This project is for those with no previous knowledge of German. English language skills required.

WORK: Project: During the first week, you will have intensive language instruction in German, which along with the use of German during the rest of the day will teach you quite a bit of German. The instructors are experienced and are also part of your team. During the second and third weeks you will be helping with the restoration of war victims' gravesites in Reinickendorf, located in the northern part of Berlin. Here, German as well as non-German soldiers and civilians are buried; the cemetery was built especially for them. You and your team will be redoing the lawn, as well as cleaning the gravestones. You will also plant a flower bed on the cemetery grounds.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying at the Alt-Tempelhof Pfadfinderhaus, where you will sleep on mattresses placed on the floor

LOCATION: Berlin.
Free Time: Berlin offers countless leisure time activities, both day and night. You will be provided with a ticket for the public transportation, so you can get to know Berlin better.

TERMINAL: Train: Berlin / Airport: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: This camp is for participants with no previous knowledge of German

***GERMANY GERIJGD0230-10 MAASHOLM 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN/MANUAL 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Flensburg / Airport: Hamburg or Lübeck
Work Project: The Oehe-Schleimünde nature preserve is an important breeding and resting area for migratory birds and is only accessible through special tours, and then only by footbridge. This bridge, however, needs to be redone. Led by staff members of the preserve, you will need to move a lot of wood in order to rebuild and improve the bridge. You will get lots of handiwork experience and from the preserve staff you will learn a lot about this unique nature area. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in small houses at the nature center. location & leisure

Where: Schleswig-Holstein; 50 km south of Flensburg, Kiel 70 km. Free Time: This is an area where many Germans spend their vacations. Isolated von stress, street noise, and the frenzy of everyday life you can sit outside with your new friends, listen to the sounds of nature, or bike to the nearby beaches. On the weekends you can take trips to Kappeln, Schleswig, and Flensburg, or even to Denmark. For more information about the nature center, please see http://pro-regio-gmbh.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=29 Infos zur Urlaubsregion: http://www.ostseefjordschlei.de/de/index.php
GERMANY GERIJGD0222-10 BREMEN 17-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 ARTS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $400.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

There is an additional fee of about $400 US payable upon arrival for this international project.

WORK: Project: "Stop & Motion" - Make your own cartoon! - This is exactly what you will be doing at this hands-on international media camp. You will begin in small groups, brainstorming ideas and experimenting. You will then learn cut out animation with TrickBoXX...make your clay figures into heroes, or bring everyday objects to life! Fantasy knows no borders in this camp. Along with learning the camera and various software programs, you will learn how to edit your movie on the computer and set it to music. Experienced media educators from Blickwechsel e.V. (www.blickwechsel.org) will be leading the camp, but your group will control the content and themes, and you will get to take your film home on DVD. The results will also be published in their own blog, so you can astonish your friends back home with your cartoon! A few quotes from last year's camps: http://mediencampbremen.blogspot.com "

"I had a lot of fun making the cartoons and I found it very interesting. I am also very happy for making new friends." (A participant from last year)

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying in a simply furnished youth center

LOCATION: Bremen; Hamburg 120 km. Free Time: The 1,200 year old Hanseatic city of Bremen has many sightseeing opportunities, cultural offerings, nightlife, and shopping to offer. On the weekends trips to the North Sea, Hamburg, and other cities are possible. For further information please see www.bremen.de.

TERMINAL: Train: Bremen Central Station / Airport: Bremen
SPECIAL FEE 270.00 EUR
GERMANY GERIJGD0208-10 HANOVER 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 MANUAL/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: The city of Hanover's International Garden Organization has planted gardens on top of two parking garages and on another piece of land in the Sahlkamp district. Here, families from all over the world plant and raise vegetables, spices, and flowers. In order for these families to get to know German families, there are common garden areas, as well as language classes, cooking, music, and ecology lessons. You will be supporting this project and the families by building a stone wall, planting berry bushes, and putting in hedges, which will give small animals and birds a place to live in the garden.

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: Catering: Meals will be cooked as a group. Accommodation: The group will stay in a nearby youth center
LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY: Location: Hannover. Free Time: Along with the project, there is a study part where you will be learning about climate change and ecology, with field trips to Schönhagen, to Bremerhaven's Climate House, and to Hanover to learn about consumption. Touristic highlights in Hanover include the Maschsee, various gardens, and a zoo.
GERMANY GERIJGD0308-10 FOREST LIFE 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI 13 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Many motivated hands from all over the world will meet again in Stuttgart's deer park to help fight foreign invasive plant species that are threatening the native ones. The plants will be picked and then put in a special feeder for the deer to enjoy. There are also other tasks in the biotope that need to be done, to change the work up a bit. The 4 square kilometer forest, protected since 1939, is known for its old oak and beech trees. You will quickly learn your way around the park, and in the early morning go out and watch the forest wake up!

LOCATION: Baden-Wuerttemberg; the park is 10 km from the center of Stuttgart. Free Time: "Stuttgart: The city of forest and vines"-so goes the slogan of Baden-Wuerttemberg's capital city. Stuttgart offers a wide range of cultural and leisure activities. Visit the many museums or the planetarium, shop, hike, or take trips to Nuremberg, Frankfurt, or to Heidelberg and the Black Forest. It is a 15 minute walk to the bus stop, or a 45 minute walk to the subway stop; bikes will be provided for your use. There is a fire pit and grill at the hut, so you can spend evenings sitting around the campfire!

TERMINAL: Train: Stuttgart/ Airport: Stuttgart
GERMANY GERIJGD0316-10 NEUENBURG AM RHEIN 17-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 FEST/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Teamwork needed! At the K-FE 2010 Youth Festival, for youth by youth (July 23-25, further information at www.k-fe2010.de starting in February), street dancing, streetball, soccer, break dancing, graffiti, action events, skating, music (Friday: Ska, Reggae, Hip Hop; Saturday: Rock, Metal, Hardcore, etc), and an ecumenical church service in a circus tent, theater, youth circus, and much much more will take place. First you will help set up for the festival (fences, stages, tents, electricity, sound, light, and hospitality). During the festival you continue doing hospitality work and will help work the festival. At the end, your help is needed to take everything down and clean the grounds, which is part of a nature protection area.

You will work from the 19th until the 28th of July and have the 29th and 30th of July free.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will stay in the youth house of the Jamhouse Youth Culture Association

LOCATION: Baden-Württemberg; Basel 30 km, Freiburg im Breisgau 30 km.
Free Time: Of course, you will have plenty of time to experience the festival yourselves and get to know the locals. Many local bands will be there, such as Die Happy, Jennifer Rostock, Itchy Poopzkid, Ohrbooten, Skaos and Pure Inc, etc. Excursions to places such as the Black Forest, Switzerland, Alcase, and Freiburg are possible. Or, relax in the pool or canoe on the Rhine!

TERMINAL: Train: Neuenburg (Baden)/ Airport: Euro Airport Ba
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Manual labor is required; a basic German knowledge is an advantage.
GERMANY GERIJGD0347-10 CLOPPENBURG 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 MAINT/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $100.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!
Additional Fee of about $100 US payable upon arrival for all volunteers.

WORK: Project: You will be spending three weeks in Quatmannshof, and old "Fachwerkhaus" in the middle of the Cloppenburg open air museum, the oldest of its kind in Germany. Your group will be supporting the museum with landscape maintenance work around the historical buildings. Here, old manufacturing methods, such as cloth blueprinting, blacksmithing, pottery, weaving, brewing, and baking, are preserved, where you will have a chance to learn a few of these techniques yourself.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will reside at the museum.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Bremen 95 km, Hannover 180 km, Bremerhaven 140 km.
Free Time: The region is easy to get to know both by bike and by train. There is a nature protection area and zoo nearby. Excursions to Bremen and Bremerhaven are possible, offering not only historical backgrounds but diverse tourist offerings as well. In the 19th century, Bremerhaven was known as the most important immigrant harbor in Europe. You will have the opportunity to sail to Bremerhaven, a once in a lifetime opportunity to see how these immigrants travelled and learn more about their experiences. Due to the high demand, this must be booked in advance; and everyone is responsible for the costs individually. For more information please see
www.museumsdorf.de; www.dah-bremerhaven.de; www.bremerhaven.de, and www.bremen.de.

TERMINAL: Train: Cloppenburg; Airport: Bremen or Hannover
SPECIAL FEE 80.00 EUR
GERMANY GERIJGD0227-10 MECKLENBURG WESETERN POMERANIA 17-JUL-10 TO 31-JUL-10 CONS 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $400.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: What do you do when you get stuck? Here you and your group will always find a way through. Cross a river with ropes, climb, canoe, sea kayak on the Baltic Sea, spend the night in a nature camp-the journey is the reward! If you like to be active outdoors and have a hankering for adventure, this is the camp for you. Together with the "Grashalm, e.V." you will follow the motto "Life is an Adventure" and have two unforgettable weeks. Those who want to can do some small repair work. The building and the grounds are large and there is always something there to do!

Accommodation: You will be staying in a former horse stall, a building under monumental protection which has been renovated and is being used as a hands on environmental education center and meeting point (http://go-outdoor.de/). At times you will camp and at times you will sleep in tents or under tarps. Make sure to bring a sleeping bag!

LOCATION: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Wismar 20 km
Free Time: Adventure education is no 9-5 job. You will get to know each other during two weeks of hiking, biking, and canoeing through this gorgeous area. Feel free to visit nearby Wismar and Rostock, or spend evenings around the camp fire!
TERMINAL: Train: Wismar / Airport: Berlin or Hamburg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to ride a bike and swim

Additional SPECIAL FEE 295.00 EUR payable upon arrival
GERMANY GERIJGD0310-10 BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: For the eighth year running, nature protection efforts will take place along the river and in the forest. Working with experts in the field, you will help to clean the water, cut back shrubs, care for new and young trees in the forest, and lay stones in one of the local biotopes. Through this camp you will also learn a lot about the inside world of nature protection.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

LOCATION: Baden-Wuerttemberg; Rottweil 15 km, Bodensee 50 km, Stuttgart 100 km. Free Time: Frittlingen has 2,200 residents and lies right at the foot of the gorgeous Swabian Alps, where you can hike. In your free time feel free to take trips to Stuttgart, Rottweil, or to the Bodensee. There will also be many opportunities to get to know some of the locals from the city.

TERMINAL: Train: Rottweil / Airport: Stuttgart
GERMANY GERIJGD0335-10 HESSEN 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Nature and amphibian protection is the goal of this camp. The Rheingau region, where the city of Lorch is located, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its idyllic landscape, medieval city center, historical monuments, and fortresses. Your help is needed to care for biotopes and hiking trails, put in picnic areas, and build wooden benches for hikers to rest on.
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

LOCATION: Hessen; Lorch is 35 km west of Wiesbaden, Mainz 40 km, Frankfurt 70 km, Koblenz 70 km.

Free Time: If you wish you can take part in the "Fifth IJGD Soccer Tournament" with some of the local youth. An excursion will teach you the inner workings of nature protection, and you will get to know each other during a boat trip along the Rhine River. You are even invited to a wine tasting, where you can taste wines from this region. Nearby Wiesbaden and Mainz also offer diverse activities, such as sightseeing and boat tours.

TERMINAL: Train: Lorch / Airport: Frankfurt
GERMANY GERIJGD0110-10 BLÜTHEN 17-JUL-10 TO 01-AUG-10 HERITAGE/TEEN/CONS 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Blüthen's rectory, built in 1863 and surrounded by a church, cemetery, and former school, is a perfect example of an evangelical rectory because of its construction and level of preservation. The history of the state's rectories over the last 500 years will be shown through the design and set up of the building and its individual rooms. The motto is "Future is Heritage". The museum is to become a living house, in which people of all ages can meet, talk, and celebrate. Your team will be helping to support this goal. We wish to build an apartment for volunteers inside this historic building. The construction will be done with mudbrick building and following other memorial site and ecological standards.

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in two wooden houses of a sports facility in Karstädt, about 5 km from Blüthen.

LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY: Where: Brandenburg; 5 km east of Karstädt, 150 km northwest of Berlin. Free Time: Bikes will be provided for you and your group to explore the area with. There is a pool and a gym near your accommodation, and Berlin is easily reached with the regional train.
Special Requirement: You must be able to ride a bike, as that is your main mode of transportation to and from the worksite.
GERMANY GERIJGD0333-10 BIELEFELD 17-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 CONS/RENO/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: A playground in Bielefeld needs to be cleaned and redone so that it can be used by the local children again. You will be remaking the play equipment, improving the sandbox and other defective areas, bringing the ground area up to par, create pathways, and fix the security measures. Bring your creative minds, since you will also be able to paint and decorate the equipment. At the end there will be a dedication ceremony with the local children and their parents, which you will also be organizing. Work may become physically challenging at times

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying at the Niedermühlenkamp Youth Center.
LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Bielefeld is 50 km east of Munster, Hannover 80 km
TERMINAL: Train: Bielefeld / Airport: Hannover
GERMANY GERPRO13-10 MARBURG 18-JUL-10 TO 30-JUL-10 ENVI/HERI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Marburg
Project: Host organisation is an Environmental Organisation - "Sieben-Meilen-Stiefel", based in Marburg. This is a workcamp including a Studypart and German Language Training.

Work: Together we will work on projects in the outdoor education center (Naturfreundehaus) where you are based. This includes planting and other maintenance like painting. Time of work is approx 2 hours per day, excluding weekends.

Besides work, the camp will focus on several methods of outdoor education, that includes more than the "old" climbing rope. We will try out things of course. If you are interested in nature, in adventurous tours through a forest and some less obvious aspects of German society, in speaking and improving your German - then you are at the right place.

In detail it means: German language training: Regular language lessons in groups depending on your skills. Land Art: Creativity with natural materials, sculptures out of wood, how to build miniature landscapes with children, painting with earth colours and others. Adventure games, problem solving games outdoors: Games and exercises in group-dynamics, scouting games, walks in the nightly forest, walks and hikes with groups, orienteering. Forest based projects for different age groups: A stone-age project as an example for an integrated approach. Reflection of methods and connecting them to different age groups.

If you wish: The camp will provide you with new ideas and methods for your own outdoor programs at home, to discuss them and to develop new ideas.

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 excursions are free as well as materials/copies needed for the lectures.

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 study-part including 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.

Language: German
GERMANY GERPRO19-10 DEETZ 18-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 MANU/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Deetz (Magdeburg)
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

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

Language: English
GERMANY GERIJGD0113-10 RANGSDORF 24-JUL-10 TO 15-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Rangsdorf, a town with 11,000 residents, is located about 15 kilometers south of Berlin and offers lots of natural wonders along the Randorfer Lake. In order to make the landscape more accessible to visitors, a trail network was begun in 2005, and has slowly been being extended ever since. Working with the local grounds crews and in cooperation with the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport, you will be helping with the further construction of these hiking trails. Tasks include maintaining, repairing, and rebuilding some sections, clearing debris, building benches and observation points, creating and setting up signs, and caring for the wooded areas around the trails. Most of the work lies in manual labor, but the grounds crew and others will be there to help. At the end your accomplishments will be presented to the public.

Accommodation: You will be staying in a day care center. A BBQ and volley ball court are on the grounds. You will bike to and from the worksite.

LOCATION: Brandenburg; 15 km south of Berlin. Free Time: Around Rangsdorf you will find a typical Brandenburg landscape with fields, pastures, small bodies of water, and woodlands. The bikes will be available for the entire duration of the camp, so you can use them to bike to the lakes and the train station (4 km) easily.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: You must be able to ride a bike!
GERMANY GERIJGD0340-10 BIENWALD 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Together with the Forestry Office of Bienwalk, you will undertake various nature protection, landscape care, and forestry projects. Included are cutting free and maintaining rare biotopes and new plants, as well as maintaining hiking paths and recreation areas. You will also be renovating a children's play area in the woods.

LOCATION: Rhineland-Palatinate; 20 km west of Karlsruhe, Heidelberg 50 km, Strasbourg 50 km. Free Time: In Kandel you will find a climbing park, a pool, and in the area there are several lakes you can swim in. The area is perfect for biking; excursions to Karlsruhe and Heidelberg are possible as well. You can also easily travel to France from Kandel. Those interested can take part in a wine tasting and visit the Daimler-Chrysler factory.
TERMINAL: Train: Kandel / Airport: Frankfurt
GERMANY GERIJGD0327-10 RÖDINGHAUSEN 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ENVI 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: A fun project awaits in the densely wooded area around Rödinghausen. With support of local organizations and the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Regional Forestry Office, you will help finish a few stations on the nature studies path. This path offers opportunities to use each sense as well as game and recreational stations, in order to 'awaken' interest in nature and ecology. You will work on the "Root Station", for example, where a tree stump will be raised up so that the roots are visible, and decorated objects will hang from them. The "Forest and Cultural History Station" will be built at the Nonnenstein Lookout Point, where you will erect columns with information about the tower. On tours, guests can learn about the history of the tower. Another station, "Wood Rings", will consist of wooden playable musical instruments and a 'sound garden'.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will sleep in tents on a field with attached mini golf and soccer field.

LOCATION: North-Rhine Westphalia; 30 km from Bielefeld, 10 km from Herford, 30 km from Osnabruck. Free Time: Excursions are possible to cities such as Bielefeld, Munster, and Osnabruck. The surrounding area is also very pretty and offers activities such as canoeing, swimming, or a visit to the open air museum.

TERMINAL: Train: Bieren-Rödinghausen/ Airport: Hannover
GERMANY GERIJGD0201-10 WELTBÜHNE IN HECKENBECK 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ARTS/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $425.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!
Additional fee of 310.00 EUR payable upon arrival

WORK: Project: The Weltbühne in Heckenbeck, a small town with 450 residents, is a cultural center with a large theater in a former guest house. The town has a good mixture of traditional and experimental country life. There are organic shops, an organic farmer's market, trade and repair businesses, a school and many social organizations. It is here that you will spend three weeks getting to know the town and, under the leadership of a drama teacher, putting on your own drama. Your group will choose the theme of the piece, and the theater is yours for rehearsals. In the third week you will present your drama to the participants of another nearby workcamp and to the local residents of Heckenbeck. Transport for grocery shopping will be organized. You will also have the chance to help at the farmer's market and exchange your labor for fresh vegetables! This is a project for those who enjoy the country life. For further information please see www.heckenbeck-online.de, www.weltbuehne.info.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group
Accommodation: You will stay at the "Weltbühne Heckenbeck" cultural center.

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; 60 km south of Hannover, 45 km south of Hildesheim, 45 north of Gottingen.

Free Time: Heckenbeck is rurally located. Bikes will be provided for you to use. The city of Bad Gandersheim is 4 kilometers away, easily reachable by bike. Alfeld, or the Harz mountains are reachable by train. For further information please see www.bad-gandersheim.de, www.alfeld.de, www.fagus-gropius.de.
TERMINAL: Train: Kreiensen / Airport: Hannover
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of either German or English is required.
GERMANY GERPRO09-10 DILLENBURG 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ARCH/TEEN 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Dillenburg
Project: Host organisation is the local museums-association ("Museumsverein Dillenburg e.V."). There have already been several workcamps in Dillenburg in previous years.

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 knowledge about minerals/stones, maybe because of their hobby or study, are very 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 by the group itself.

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

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

Language: English
GERMANY GERIJGD0209-10 OBERHARZ LOWER SAXONY 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The forest areas in the Oberharz are protected-but are also recreation areas. As they are large, connected woodland areas, they are important for climate protection as well. You will help with tasks oriented toward nature and environmental protection by maintaining habitats for rare plants and animals. Among these tasks are: cleaning the river beds and lake shores and repairing and/or building paths. Here you also get to let your creativity shine while making these attractive for visitor use. This camp will provide you with much insight to the work of a forester.

Accommodation: You will stay in a hut in the woods, and sleep in hay beds.
This camp is for those who enjoy being close to nature, as your accommodation is in the woods without electricity

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; 100 km south of Hannover, 70 km northeast of
Gottingen. Free Time: The Harz and its mountains, caves, mining museums, and forests is a beloved getaway area. The forestry office will be organizing a 'survival hike' for your group. For more information please visit
www.harzinfo.de or www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de.

The group will be accommodated in the middle of the forest in a hut, and sleep in hay. There is no electricity and no running water. Sanitary facilities consist of a simple outhouse and an outdoor shower. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a 30 minute walk away. Cooking will be done over a camping stove or an open fire. Spend a week free of distractions in the middle of the forest!

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: This camp is for those who enjoy being close to nature, as your accommodation is in the woods without electricity
GERMANY GERIJGD0226-10 MECKLENBURG 24-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Sociocultural Educational Center (SKBZ) is a meeting place for people of all nations. The SKBZ operates an intercultural garden and looks forward to your support. You will build a green fence, finish the amphitheater that last year's camp started, construct a footpath, and build 'living' furniture (such as a wicker bench). The garden is taken care of families with immigrant backgrounds from eleven different countries and you will be working with them at times. Here you have the chance to experience the creative activities the SKBZ has to offer as well, such as pottery, or making a didgeridoo and making music with the residents. For further information please see www.skbz-nb.de

Accommodation: You will be staying at the "Arche", one of the Sociocultural Education Center's buildings, which will be set up for you. The building is right on the lakeshore

LOCATION: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Berlin 130 km. Free Time: Neubrandenburg is a small town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a state marked by is many lakes. The camp takes place right on one of these lakes, where you can swim, water ski, hike, or have a bonfire. Bikes will be provided so you can better explore the surrounding area. On weekends trips to Schwerin, Berlin, the Baltic Sea, and Poland are possible.

The SKBZ team is very friendly and throughout the project will be offering excellent opportunities for you to show off your creative side and further develop it. They will support you as you get to know the surrounding area as well. The city has many cultural offerings and the music lovers in the group can look forward to a concert with a songwriter.

TERMINAL: Train: Neubrandenburg / Airport: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The work may be physically challengin at times.
GERMANY GERIJGD0318-10 GEORGENSGMÜND 24-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ARTS/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $425.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The grounds of the Umweltstation Hämmerleinsmühle (www.haemmerleinsmuehle.de) were designed from an ecological standpoint. It is here that a "Culture Garden" will be built, where nature, people, and culture can interact and function together. The central element of the workcamp is the artistic and manual work. In various workshops you will create objects from natural and recycled materials. The workshops will be led by trained artists, and done in small groups. The following workshops are being planned: Metal Workshop: Entranceway, fence, and arch; Wood Workshop: wooden benches and chairs, an observation deck, and sculptures; Felt Workshop: large tapestry, felt objects; Lichen Workshop: art pieces out of wicker and objects for the garden; and a Paper and Paint Workshop. The pieces you create will be exhibited to the public during the end of camp party.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will stay at the Georgensgmünd Youth House, which includes a cafeteria and a large common room. The rooms you will sleep in are right nearby (each with six beds in an apartment with shower and toilet facilities).

LOCATION: Bavaria; 45 km south of Nuremberg
Free Time: Georgensgmünd lies in the heart of the Frankish Lakeland. Feel free to go for a swim, take part in the local festivals taking place, go climbing, or take trips to the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, to Nuremberg, Munich, or Rothenburg. For further information please see www.georgensgmuend.de.

TERMINAL: Train: Georgensgmünd / Airport: Nuremberg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Work clothes and sturdy shoes are needed.
GERMANY GERIJGD0223-10 WANGEROOGE 24-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Sande (Friesland) / Airport: Bremen
Work Project: Discover the unique mudflat habitat and get involved in maintaining its flora and fauna! With a hoe and a spade you can help care for small freshwater biotopes and protect the native vegetation from the invasion of foreign species. During this camp you will learn about nature on an island about the UNESCO recognized mudflat habitat. You will be led by experts in the field. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be provided for you, however you will help with some of the cooking. Accommodation: You will be sharing rooms in a youth center. location & leisure

Where: Lower Saxony; East Frisian Islands. Free Time: Wangerooge belongs to the Lower Saxony National Park and offers some very unique flora and fauna. The island is free of cars. During your free time feel free to go swimming, explore the island by bike or by horse, go for hikes, and enjoy the atmosphere the island has to offer. (www.wangerooge.de; www.waddensea-worldheritage.org).
Special Note: The work may be physically challenging at times.
GERMANY GERIJGD0300-10 BAVARIA 25-JUL-10 TO 15-AUG-10 KIDS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

INTERNATIONAL VACATION ACTIVITIES
WORK: Project: This vacation activity is for children between the ages of 7 and 14. The kids will be building their own wooden huts on a grassy area right on the Danube River and are already looking forward to games, sports, creative activities, and a surprise trip, all led by you. During the first week you will get to know the youth center and the surrounding area while you plan what you will do during the second two weeks. Feel free to bring ideas from home! About 70 kids will be attending; your activities will be a distraction from the kids' hut building. During the second and third weeks, half the group will be running the vacation camp (9 hours daily), and the other half will be running an environmental and social project in Deggendorf (2-3 hours daily). There you can pick fruit, visit nursing homes, or clean around town. The two groups will switch between the second and third weeks. You will be working 5 days a week, 9 hours a day!

Catering: The group will either prepare food as a group or eat the food provided at times.

Accommodation: You will be staying at the 4You youth center. www.4you-deggendorf.de

Free Time: The youth center offers many activities, such as an internet cafe, billiards, foosball, air hockey, etc. Feel free to prepare typical meals from your home countries with the other visitors there. The city center is just a few minutes' walk away, where you will find a pool, museum, bars, and shops. Deggendorf's location makes it easy to get to other places, such as the Bavarian Forest, Regensburg, Passau, the Czech Republic, or Munich. For further information please see www.deggendorf.de.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: Good knowledge of German and a pedagogical talent are necessary.
GERMANY GERYAP10-10 DACHAU 31-JUL-10 TO 13-AUG-10 STUDY/RENO/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $165.00
The VFP registration fee for volunteers 16-17 is $500.
Additional Fee for All Volunteers Payable Upon Arrival : 120 euro (about $165 US)
Language: English
This is not a normal work camp, it is instead an international youth movement with the theme: "National Socialism and Racism":

The 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 ideas of the International Youth Meeting. It 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.

The 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, day trips. There is also time for personal conversation, sports, parties and the chance to experience the Modern Germany.

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.

Remarks: 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. 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 of the camp, a map of your country, photos and things that help you to describe your country to the other participants of the work camp. The 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 GERIJGD0102-10 BERLIN 31-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 MANUAL/TEEN 15 V. AGES 15-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $170.00
MAY WE NEVER FORGET

Note there is an additional fee of about $170 US payable upon arrival at this project.

WORK: Project: At the Heiligensee Cemetery on the northwest side of Berlin, you and your team will be helping to repair gravesites of war victims. Both German and non-German soldiers and civilians are buried in this cemetery, which was built just for them. You will be helping to redo the lawn and to clean the gravestones. Your team will also repair the border between two areas of the cemetery. You will only be working four days a week, so that you will still have plenty of time to explore Berlin, the area, and it's rich history.

LOCATION: Berlin.
Free Time: Your accommodation is near a protected landscape area, the "Tegeler Fliess". There, along with the surrounding area where you will find two lakes, the Spree forest, and the Oder River, you will have many opportunities for games and hikes. The center of Berlin is 30 minutes away, and a ticket for public transportation will be provided for you.
Out of the extra fee, 26€ are used for public transport.
TERMINAL: Train: Berlin / Airport: Berlin
GERMANY GERIJGD0412-10 BARLEBEN 31-JUL-10 TO 21-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The "Jersleber See" recreation area (www.camping-ok.de) is part of Barleben, 15 km away from Magdeburg. It has a set of bungalows, a campground, and a swimming hole. Here, you will be helping with maintenance work on the beach, trimming hedges, removing wild growth and deposits from the shore, as well as with smaller projects, such as renovating the escape tower and putting new sand in the playground.

Accommodation: You will be living in a building on the Jersleber See campground with a view over the lake.

LOCATION: Saxony-Anhalt; Magdeburg 15 km, Berlin 145 km. Free Time: After work, you can jump straight into the lake, play beach volleyball, relax-everything that makes summer fun. In Barleben you can take advantage of the skate park, use the soccer field and basketball court, or go for a swim in the two other nearby lakes. A bowling alley and movie theater are nearby, and you can go for a canoe ride along the Elbe River. Bikes will be provided so you can take trips to Magdeburg or other places in the area. For more information please see (www.barleben.de).
TERMINAL: Train: Barleben / Airport: Hannover or Berlin
GERMANY GERIJGD0301-10 STUTTGART 31-JUL-10 TO 21-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Some construction work will be done at the youth house with your helping hands. A barbecue will be built to start, and then seats need to be built in the recently cleaned sports area. The work may become physically challenging at times. Your creative minds are needed at the end, to help organize a dedication ceremony will take place with the local children and their parents. The work will be led by experts in the field. Feel free to bring game or other creative ideas!
Work hours will either be 5 hours per day 5 days a week, or 6.25 hours a day 4 days a week.

Catering: Meals will be provided for you, but you are welcome to help and bring recipe ideas from home!

Accommodation: You will be housed in the Children and Youth House in Weilimdorf, run by the Stuttgart Youth House, GmbH.

LOCATION: Baden-Wuerttemberg
Free Time: When one thinks of Stuttgart, one thinks about famous cars, technology, computers, the Stuttgart Ballet, and maybe even on the Swabian cuisine. Stuttgart offers a wide range of free time activities. There is a subway station right in front of the youth house, meaning that getting around the city is a cinch. Please see www.stuttgart.de for further information.

TERMINAL: Train: Stuttgart / Airport: Stuttgart
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Tri-National camp with participants from Germany, Slovakia and Spain.
GERMANY GERIJGD0319-10 NUREMBERG 31-JUL-10 TO 21-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: CHECK IT- creative, helpful, empowering, cooperative, knowledge, inspiring, teamwork! The International Youth Center is run by the city's Youth Office in the city center. Children, youth, and young adults between 6 and 25 spend their free time there. However, the grounds need a lot of work! A grill will be built from bricks, a vegetable garden will be planted, and play areas will be expanded. Inside, your group will build a climbing wall, renovate the entrance area, where a wooden ceiling will be built, and finally you will help design one of the exterior walls. You will be led by experts as well as by the IJZ team and youth from the center.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in the International Youth Center in
Nuremberg. Shower facilities are right in the building. (www.internationales-jugendzentrum.nuernberg.de).

LOCATION: Bavaria; Munich 180 km
Free Time: Nuremberg is the biggest city in the region. There are therefore many free time activities, such as pools, museums, an indoor climbing wall, and you are free to roam the youth center where foosball, billiards, ping pong, and internet are available. During your stay the city is offering a free musical event. CLICK IT: www.nuernberg.de
For further information: http://www.kubiss.de/kultur/info/KUF/nbg_info/html/start.html
TERMINAL: Train: Nuremberg / Airport: Nuremberg
GERMANY GERIJGD0206-10 HILDESHEIM 31-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 ARTS/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $350.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Radio Tonkuhle is Hildesheim's and the surrounding area's community radio station. Anyone and everyone can contribute and this has created a diverse round-the-clock program. Several music stations cover all genres and the charts. You will learn how to work the radio: the microphone and recording devices, how to lead a good interview, sound, and moderating. Your group will plan and create its own radio broadcast, which you will also get to moderate. At the end of the camp, your show will be broadcast on air! The camp will be led by professional radio editors (www.tonkuhle.de).

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will sleep in the Child and Youth House in the Drispenstedt district

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; 30 km south of Hannover
Free Time: You are free to use the activities the Youth House has to offer (foosball, ping pong, internet). A small sound studio is also available for you to use. A lake is within walking distance where you can swim. Hildesheim is an old, historical city. The cathedral and St. Michael Church (Michaeliskirche) are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is a large art and cultural scene there as well complete with music, theater, exhibits, and parties. (www.hildesheim.de).

TERMINAL: Train: Hildesheim / Airport: Hannover
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: Good English skills are required for the radio workshop
GERMANY GERIJGD0302-10 FREISING 31-JUL-10 TO 28-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: You and your team will be helping to mow the fields and remove the hay; since they are on a hillside they are hard to reach with the lawnmower. In the meadows you will improve the fences, protect trees from sheep, and care for neglected grasslands to protect the habitats of endangered species. You will then be creating information boards, containing information about the environment, which will then be set up. During the fourth week you will be on the Domberg in Freising protecting paths against erosion. We look forward to meeting those of you who like to spend time at one with nature and like to hike!
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

Accommodation: You will be staying in a large self-run house belonging to the
Nature Friends, 5 km outside of Freising on a hillside with a view of the Alps

LOCATION: Bavaria; Munich and Landshut 35 km, Regensburg 90 km. Free Time: Freising is a short tram ride from Munich, where you can visit countless museums, the English Gardens, and of course the world famous Hofbräuhaus. Around Munich you can hike the Alps and enjoy the landscape. And of course, what would a trip to Germany be without visiting one (or more) beer gardens? Bikes will be provided for you to use, though you will need to make them roadworthy first.

TERMINAL: Train: Marzling (bei Freising)/ Airport: Munich
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: The work may be physically challenging at times
GERMANY GERIJGD0305-10 MUNICH 31-JUL-10 TO 31-AUG-10 SOCIAL 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: A variety of jobs await you in Munich! During the first week you will be building wooden huts with the kids over their summer break. They will need your support and supervision and are already looking forward to meeting you and your group. The hut building will end with a festival and a large bonfire. During the second week you will be working with the Environmental Department to do various landscaping jobs. These include maintaining biotopes and hedges and working in both the fields and near the water. During the third week you will be helping watch kids and youth during their summer vacation. Bring creative ideas and games from your home country to introduce to the kids. You will be provided with bikes to get to and from the work site.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group, though at times you can eat the meals provided with the kids.

Accommodation: You will be staying in a well furnished youth center. www.juz-vaterstetten.de

LOCATION: Bavaria; Munich 20 km.
Free Time: Munich is only a 20 minute tram ride away, where you will find all that a big city has to offer. The workers at the youth center will give you ideas on things to do, and will also have activities planned for you. In good weather you can also take advantage of the pool and nearby lake for swimming.
www.vaterstetten.de

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: At least a basic knowledge of German is required! And you must know how to ride a bike.
GERMANY GERIJGD0224-10 WRANGELSBURG 31-JUL-10 TO 21-JUL-10 ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

City WRANGELSBURG
Nearest terminal Train: Züssow / Airport: Berlin, Rostock-Laage

Work Project: Your team will be laying a nature discovery path along the coast at the Wrangelsburg Castle. Together with local youth, you will install a 'barefoot path' and a small observation point, along with other stations. You will learn how to work with various tools and have the opportunity to interact with youth from all over the world as well as local youth. Past participants of this camp describe it as "the East is beautiful" and "the journey is the reward". accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group Accommodation: You will be living in the old, stately castle. location & leisure

Where: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Greifswald 18 km, Stralsund 78 km. Free Time: The local youth will show you around the region and organize some adventure education activities for you. Wrangelsburg has 162 residents and is located a bit from the coast. The local village festival will be taking place while you are here. You can spend your free time near the sea, even go boating, and discover the area by bike. On the weekends feel free to take trips to the Baltic Sea or Poland. A popular destination is Greifswald and its historical university buildings and shopping
GERMANY GERIJGD0309-10 VEITSHÖCHHEIM 31-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 SOCIAL/KIDS 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: At least a basic knowlege of German is desirable

WORK: Project: The "Holznagelhausen Adventure Playground" is run by the Veitshöchheim community for youth to spend their summer vacation time on. Together with other volunteers you will be watching about 170 kids aged 7-13, which will be divided into 12 groups. You will be building wooden huts, offering sports and workshops with activities ranging from soccer and baseball, making pizza in a clay oven, crafts, and educational games. The best part of the camp will be spending a night in the huts and going on a night hike. Feel free to bring ideas, and learn how one organizes and runs such a youth project. You will be doing the work in groups, so you can learn new languages and make lots of friends.

The "Holznagelhausen Adventure Playground" turned 25 last year and has become a long and successful tradition in Veitshöchheim. The youth center is celebrating its 20 year anniversary this year as well. (www.veitshöchheim.de; more information starting in March can be found at www.juz.veitshöchheim.de).
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.

Accommodation: You will be staying at the & quot "Am Kalten Brunnen" Nature-Friends-House.

LOCATION: Bavaria; Wurzburg 6 km, Aschaffenburg 75km, Nuremberg und Frankfurt 115 km. Free Time: In Veitshöchheim there is a pool, and you can take boat tours along the Main while meeting new people. Wurzburg is a 10 minute train ride away where you can sightsee, shop, go to the movies or a café, and enjoy the night life. In the area there is also a climbing park, go-carting, youth clubs of every shape and kind, recreation areas, biking and skating paths, etc. In Nuremberg and Frankfurt you will find everything that a big city has to offer. Come on by and take a peek!

Veitshöchheim is a community of about 10,000 residents and is located on the banks of the Main, about 10 minutes from Wurzburg. Bus and train connections to Wurzburg, Aschaffenburg, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt are excellent. In Wurzburg you can sightsee and experience the local night life...as a college town it always has something to offer! In the surrounding area you will find activities to do outside, sporting events, and even larger cities of Nuremberg and Frankfurt have even more to offer!

TERMINAL: Train: Veitshöchheim/ Airport: Nuremberg or Frankf
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: At least a basic knowlege of German is desirable
GERMANY GERIJGD0100-10 BERLIN 31-JUL-10 TO 22-AUG-10 SOCIAL/ELDERLY 10 V. AGES 18-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $50.00
German language skills required.

WORK: Project: In this project you will be helping to look after the residents of the "Abendsonne" Nursing Home. You will be helping distribute food and helping the residents eat if necessary. Your team will also be organizing various leisure activities, such as games, movement activities, or bringing in special events. Other activities include reading with the residents and going for walks with them. A special need is individual attention to the bedridden residents so that they are also included. Let your creative side shine and give these activities an international flair!
Catering: On weekdays lunch will be provided; the other meals will be prepared as a group.

Free Time: The community center has club rooms, a party basement, and a fitness room available for your use. Berlin's city center is easily reachable with public transportation; a ticket will be provided. A nearby botanical garden invites you to relax and enjoy the summer weather in it.

The extra fee of 35 € is needed for public transport.
TERMINAL: Train: Berlin / Airport: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: At least a basic knowledge of German is required.
REMARKS: Special Requirements: At least a basic knowledge of German is required.
SPECIAL FEE 35.00 EUR payable upon arrival ~ about $50 US
GERMANY GERIJGD0303-10 ROTTACH-EGERN 31-JUL-10 TO 21-AUG-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The group will begin by completing hiking trails around Rottach-Egern and fixing spots that have been damaged by winter or bad weather. You will also have the chance to help with maintenance and care of mountain pastures and grazing areas for livestock, as well as with care of biotopes and protected nature areas. Right in the middle of this breathtaking landscape you will even out pathways, put in rain drains, erect benches and information boards...all with a view of the Tegernsee and the mountains!

LOCATION: Bavaria Munich 56 km.
Free time: Rottach-Egern lies on the Tegernsee, south of Munich. There you can swim, sail, paddleboat, go down the water slide, or relax in the warm whirlpool. If you want to spend a day away from the lake, you can mountain bike, hike, and of course, visit Munich. For more information please see www.rottach-egern.de.

TERMINAL: Train: Tegernsee/ Airport: Munich
GERMANY GERPRO14-10 MARBURG 01-AUG-10 TO 13-AUG-10 ENVI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Language: German
GERMANY GERIJGD0211-10 SONNENWINKEL 07-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 CONS/RENO/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The "Haus Sonnenwinkel" family center offers families, youth groups, and school groups a place to relax and have fun in the Teutoburg Forest. Your team will be helping with the renovation of the grounds. A mud and water landscape will be formed, that appeals to both the young and old and is perfect for cooling off on hot summer days.

Catering: Meals will be provided for you.
Accommodation: You will be sharing rooms in the Education Center. For more information please see www.haussonnenwinkel.de

LOCATION: Lower Saxony; Melle 20 km, Osnabruck, 30 km, Hannover 120 km. Free Time: With permission, you can use all that the center has to offer, such as the gym, beach volleyball court, ping pong, foosball, Wii, disco, sauna, and grill. Bad Essen has a pool and this summer will also be hosting Lower Saxony's National Garden Festival. Excursion possibilities in the area include museums, parks, visiting the garden festival or the Ippenburg and Hunnefeld castles, city tours, or shopping in Osnabruck. Take a nighttime tour of Osnabruck, visit the blacksmith and mills in Bad Essen and watch them work, or go to the zoo or the waffle factory.
For more information about the youth center please see www.jugendtreffbadessen.wordpress.com
Further information: www.badessen.de
www.landesgartenschau-badessen.de
www.schloss-huennefeld.de
www.ippenburg.de
www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de
www.osnabrück.de
TERMINAL: Train: Melle / Airport: Hannover
GERMANY GERIJGD0234-10 FLENSBURG 07-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 ARTS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $350.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Have you ever wanted to create your own TV 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 viewpoint of the city combined with your outside one, 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 then shoulder the camera yourself! After filming you can further develop and enhance your material, and 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 local public channel. You will be led by experienced media educators and will learn a great deal about media work with video and TV. This camp is for everyone who has an interest in media, video, and television. Previous experience is by no means necessary, but always welcome. You will be hosted by Jugendring and a few Flensburg youth will also be invited to partake in the project.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be housed in the "DIE EXXE" youth center and sleep on air mattresses.

LOCATION: Schleswig Holstein; Flensburg is just a few kilometers from the Danish border and is right next to the Baltic Sea. Free Time: Flensburg is the northernmost city in Germany and has many worthwhile attractions, shopping, cultural activities, and of course, a lot of water. On weekends you can take trips to the North Sea and Baltic Sea, to various islands or also to Denmark.

TERMINAL: Train: Flensburg / Airport: Hamburg
GERMANY GERIJGD0332-10 BAD OEYNHAUSEN 07-AUG-10 TO 30-AUG-10 KIDS 12 V. AGES 18-26 FEE:$300.00
SUMMER BREAK PROGRAM WITH KIDS- OF MERMAIDS AND PIRATES

WORK: Project: The Youth Office of Bad Oeynhausen is once again putting on a two week summer break program for 130 children aged 6-13. The children will be learning about the world under the sea following this year's motto "On the water-in the water-under water". Through stories, games, and crafts, the kids will learn a great deal about mermaids and other fables from the world under the sea.
Activities include a sailor test, learning to tie a sailor's knot, making paper ships, creating sea animals, trying out water music, telling pirate stories, and more. Let your creative side shine! You will also be building huts, going on excursions, and will be spending a night with the kids. During the first week you will be preparing the project with the youth center workers, and the program will take place during the second two weeks of the camp.

LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; Bielefeld 30 km, Hannover 80 km. Free Time: Bad Oeynhausen offers a rich cultural scene, architecture dating back to the 1800s, and inviting cafes. With these, and a local pool, you will be able to find plenty to do. Excursions to Bielefeld, Hannover, or Hamburg are also possible. The youth center is open for you to use, and includes, billiards, ping pong, foosball, and internet.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirements: Good knowledge of German and an interest in pedagogy are required.
GERMANY GERIJGD0336-10 WILDENRATH 07-AUG-10 TO 30-AUG-10 ENVI 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The "Haus Wildenrath" Nature Preservation Station is an old, Frankish yard, located in the middle of Schwalm-Nette Park. The Biology Station is located here and needs your help to complete its orchard. However, your creative side is also needed! You will be working mainly with wood and will create a picnic area. The space first needs to be prepared, then you will create several creatively fashioned seating areas and an area for kids. Additionally, you will be renovating an old building, in which you will be covering the walls with adobe. On the 28th and 29th there will be a nature festival in which you will be presenting your accomplishments as well as be helping out with the festival.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated on grounds of the Nature Preservation Station, at times in the main house and at times in a wooden hut.

LOCATION: North Rhine-Westphalia; 60 km from Aachen & Dusseldorf, 80 km from Cologne, 80 km from Maastricht. Free Time: Wildenrath is right on the German-Dutch border. There are countless travel opportunities, such as to Aachen, Cologne, and Dusseldorf, as well as to the Netherlands. This is a camp for nature lovers, since you can have bonfires, go trekking, or bake your own bread in a clay oven. Since you will be living in a park, there are also many opportunities to go hiking.

TERMINAL: Train: Erkelenz / Airport: Dusseldorf
GERMANY GERIJGD0325-10 KREFELD 07-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: You will be helping to make the grounds of a city kindergarten more true to nature. Together with city workers you will renovate the play area while keeping it true to nature. You will plant a flower bed, and do other landscaping and beautification work in the yard. The work may be physically challenging at times

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will sleep in the day care area.

LOCATION: North-Rhine Westphalia; 20 km northwest of Dusseldorf,
60 km north of Cologne.

Free Time: Krefeld has many cultural and other free time activities: museums, zoos, pools, cafes, bars, and a bowling alley. Excursions to the Rhine, or to Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, and other neighboring cities are possible
TERMINAL: Train: Krefeld / Airport: Dusseldorf
GERMANY GERPRO10-10 OBERROSPHE, NEAR MARBURG 07-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 RENO/HERI/TEEN 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Oberrosphe (Marburg)
Project: Host Organisation is the "Dorfmuseum Oberrosphe" (which means "village-museum"). This museum shows how village-life used to be in former times.

Work: Different renovation work at the area of the museum, such as renovating benches, laying a grass-labyrinth, cobbeling historical stones, also painting the site caravans. Since the camp's location is close to the "Hugenottenpfad" (path of the Huguenots), the site caravans will be used in connection with the historical path in future events and hiking tours.

Accommodation: in well-equipped site caravans. In one of the caravans, there is also the kitchen. Showers and toilets are available. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

Location: Oberrosphe is a small village and located 13 km near to Marburg.
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).

Language: English
GERMANY GERIJGD0326-10 RHINELAND-PALATINATE 07-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 ENVI 17 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Are you a nature lover? If so, then you are in the right place! Here you can spend three weeks living in the woods while doing some preservation work. The tasks include caring for plants and trees, building and repairing fences, and maintaining biotopes. You will also be building a bread oven, which you will break in at the end by baking your own goodies in it.

Accommodation: You will be living in a new and furnished community center, which is slightly set back in the woods.

LOCATION: Rhineland-Palatinate; 45 km from Koblenz, 60 km from Mainz. Free Time: You will be living in the forest, where you can spend evenings grilling and sitting next to the bonfire. In order for you to get better acquainted with the area, a minibus will be provided, so you can go to the pool, or take excursions to the Rhine River, to Koblenz, Mainz, and Frankfurt.

TERMINAL: Train: Bingen / Airport: Frankfurt-Hahn
GERMANY GERIBG17-10 OBERHAUSEN-RHEINHAUSEN (BADEN-WURTTEMBERG) 08-AUG-10 TO 22-AUG-10 TEEN/RENO 14 V. AGES 16-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $135.00
PLEASE NOTE: $500 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18, AND AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF €100 (ABOUT $135) UPON ARRIVAL.

Oberhausen-Rheinhausen (Baden-Wurttemberg) - For teenagers 16-17 years old.
For the fourth time the municipality of Oberhausen-Rheinhausen invites an international workcamp to help with renovation tasks on different playgrounds and the school yard. Volunteers will be painting the installations for children and replacing the old playground equipment to put up new installations. International volunteers should get in contact with local youth. The working hours will be about 4-5 hours for 5 days a week and the weekend invites to go for excursions.

Accommodation: The accommodation will be in a primary school. The gymnasium will be used as sleeping room and sanitary and cooking facilities are provided as well. Volunteers will cook their own meals.

Location: Oberhausen-Rheinhausen is a small community located on the banks of the Rhine river. It is located in the south of Germany, about 160 km from Frankfurt and about 100 km north of Stuttgart. The Erlichsee (one of a popular lake resorts in the region) is nearby which offers spending nice leisure activities. On arrival the volunteers will be picked up from the closest train station by one of the camp leaders.

Extra Fee: Extra fee of € 100 (about $135) to be paid on arrival.
GERMANY GERPRO20-10 DEETZ 08-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 MANU/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Deetz (Magdeburg)
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

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

Language: English
GERMANY GERYAP13-10 ELBEN 10-AUG-10 TO 26-AUG-10 RENO/CONS/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-25 FEE:$300.00
The VFP registration fee for volunteers 16-17 is $500.
Age 16-25
Language: English, German

Remarks:
Many leisure activities are carried on a bicycle. The bikes are provided. Participants should therefore already have ridden a bike and practice and persistence can be achieved with us.
Important are sturdy shoes and outdoor clothes for hiking and biking and a backpack.
Terminal: Halle, next airports Berlin, Frankfurt
GERMANY GERPRO08-10 MARBURG 14-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 MANU/TEEN 14 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Tringenstein
Project: Host organisation is the Regional Government, depart. for Youth. They already have organised international volunteer camps for several years.

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 bed-rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, showers and more rooms will be in the main building. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

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 the village, very close to the forest.

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

Language: English
GERMANY GERIJGD0314-10 HOLFELD 14-AUG-10 TO 04-SEP-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Hollfeld is located in the gorgeaous area between Bamberg and Bayreuth. You will be doing various maintenance projects around two streams in Hollfeld. Mud, sand, and rampant plant growth need to be removed, in order to preserve the habitat of the local animals. Then, under support from the local lumber yard, you will cut free hiking trails and install benches. You will be provided with bikes to get to and from the work site.

Accommodation: You will be staying in a community center in Stechendorf, with a cooking area and sanitary facilities.

LOCATION: Bavaria; Bayreuth and Kulmbach 25 km, Bamberg 30 km, Nuremberg 80 km. Free Time: Hollfeld has a pool with beach volleyball court and a trail network to hike and bike on. Several town festivals will bring many visitors to the area. Excursions to Kulmbach and its brewery, or to Bayreuth, Bamberg, and Nuremberg are possible. Hollfeld also has a movie theater with current movies, where you can meet some of the locals.

TERMINAL: Train: Bamberg/ Airport: Nuremberg
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: You must be able to ride a bike
GERMANY GERPRO05-10 MARBURG 14-AUG-10 TO 28-AUG-10 LANG/MANU/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

**Language is German. Volunteers must have at least basic German language skills.

Language: German
GERMANY GERIJGD0342-10 BECKINGEN ~ CREATE A BLACKSMITH SHOPE 14-AUG-10 TO 04-SEP-10 RENO/TEEN 18 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Work Project: The Duppenweiler copper mine lies at the foot of the Litermont in a forested area, near the German-French border. Where once stood networks of mining paths, now stands a mine open to the public, where visitors can see firsthand what it was like to work in such an environment. There are also countless myths and stories about the mine and its past, which translate to a fun atmosphere inside the mine. Along with the breathtaking underworld, above ground there is also a stamp mill and a blacksmith's shop. Here you can show off your handiwork talents: under expert leadership, your team will be creating a fully functional bronze blacksmith shop, that will show visitors how bronze was made at the time. Dive into long lost myths and tales and help make history tangible again. Another project your team will undertake is improving the youth center of FC Reimsbach. This will increase the amount of sport activities it can offer children and youth that come from all over to use these facilities. Among other things you will build a beach volleyball court and play equipment. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be sharing rooms at the Reimsbach Training Center. location & leisure

Where: Saarland; Saarbrucken 35 km, Luxembourg 65 km, Trier 60 km. Free Time: The region, on the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg, offers a beautiful landscape for you to explore. You can also visit the Wolfspark, where you can watch the animals get fed. Also highly recommended is a visit to the Villa Borg in Perl, which dates back to the Roman Times. Travel to the Stausee or Losheim and go for a swim to cool off on the hot summer days. The nearby cities of Saarbrucken, Trier, and Luxembourg also offer countless free time activities. www.landkreis-merzig-wadern.de; www.beckingen.de; www.fc-reimsbach.de; www.beckingen.de/content/beckingen/Tourismus/kupferbergwerk
GERMANY GERIJGD0343-10 TRASSEM 14-AUG-10 TO 04-SEP-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: "GIVE IT YOUR ALL, AND YOU WON'T REGRET A THING"
* Quote from Dirk Novitzki, NBA-Professional Basketball Player.

Project: Trassem lies in the 'border triangle' made by Germany, France, and Luxembourg. Your team will be constructing a new building at our 'Forest Experience Center Trassem' station, which will be used as a workshop. Here, you won't just learn about the woods and nature, but will also get to take an active role at the station. If time remains, local youth will join you for other jobs that need doing, such as continuing work on an adventure trail, building a mountain bike trail, erecting a stone wall, as well as partaking in a wide range of other nature activities.

LOCATION: Rhineland-Palatinate; 4 km from Saarburg, 30 km from Trier, 40 km von from Luxembourg, 20 km from France. Free Time: In Saarburg, 4 kilometers from Trassem, you will find historic ruins along with a picturesque city center with a waterfall. There you will also find countless leisure activities, such as sitting in cafes, swimming in a pool, or in the local park watching birds of prey in action. You can also go canoeing along the Saar River and go climbing on the cliffs there. You can also take trips to Trier, Saarbrucken, Luxembourg, and France.
This year we would like to bring the Deutsche Waldjugend, a local youth group, in on the project. We see this as an opportunity to better introduce you to the regional and cultural differences present. The nearest bigger city is Trier, the oldest city in Germany which was one of the most important cities during the Roman times. Its nickname is "Rome of the North", and is a must see!
Since our project has been going on for a few years now, you can take a look at what those before you have done. Along with a large building for seminars, a grill and a few parts of the adventure trail have been built. Your hardworking team will be leaving your trace behind after three weeks of unforgettable memories!

TERMINAL: Train: Saarburg Airport: Saarbrucken / Luxemburg
GERMANY GERIJGD0341-10 RUNKEL 14-AUG-10 TO 04-SEP-10 ENVI 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The town of Runkel lies in the heart of the Lahntal region of Germany. The city of fortresses and castles is known for its picturesque city center and for its idyllic location between Westerwald and Taunus. The city of Runkel and the Weilmünster Forestry Office have various tasks for you and your group. You will begin with maintenance work on habitats such as quarries, marshes, and dry slopes. All of the tasks you will be doing help protect rare reptile and amphibian species. Other ways you and your team will be helping include mowing and cutting hiking trails and overgrown biotopes. There will be a few events, projects, and festivals going on while you are there, which you will be helping to organize and put on.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying in a gymnasium.

LOCATION: Where: Hesse; Limburg/Lahn 10 km, Giessen 50 km, Koblenz 60 km, Frankfurt 80 km. Free Time: Go canoeing on the Lahn River, hike, mountain bike, visit the nearby fortresses, all sorts of activities await you here! You can also take trips to Frankfurt, Koblenz, Giessen, Limburg, Wiesbaden, or to the Hadamar Memorial.

TERMINAL: Train: Runkel / Airport: Frankfurt
GERMANY GERIJGD0123-10 LOBNITZ 16-AUG-10 TO 29-AUG-10 RENO/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: This is the seventh workcamp to be held in Lößnitz, and the first here to be led by the OASE youth center. The OASE is an open child and youth establishment led by the "Blaues Kreuz in Deutschland e. V.". The Blaue Kreuz is an association of groups, foundations, and volunteers that help those with addiction problems while following Christian values. You are invited to help with maintenance work both inside the building and outside on the grounds, with activities with local students, and with putting on the second annual
Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will stay at the youth center.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / and : English
LOCATION: Saxony; ca. 30 km southwest of Chemnitz. Free Time: Here many interesting free time activities await, such as activities at OASE (www.oaseloessnitz.de), and many excursions are possible, such as to historical city centers, old mines, Dresden, or Leipzig.
TERMINAL: Train: Aue (Saxony) or Lößnitz (unterer Bahnhof)
GERMANY GERIJGD0315-10 BAVARIA, NEAR ROSENHEIM 21-AUG-10 TO 07-SEP-10 ENVI 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: 99% of Germany's original moors have been destroyed. The nature preservation project "LIFE- Natur Rosenheimer Stammbeckenmoore", sponsored by the EU, has been given the task of bringing those that remain back to life. You will be supporting the project by protecting the original habitats of endangered plant and animal species that call the moor home. Your assistance is especially needed for flood and climate protection measures. Additionally, you will be making information points in order to make the area and the preservation work accessible for all. Enjoy a beautiful view of the mountains while you work! Bikes will be your main mode of transportation to and from the work site, so you must be able to ride a bike. www.raubling.de, www.life-rostam.de

LOCATION: Where: Bavaria; Rosenheim 15 km, Munich 100 km.
Free Time: You will be living in one of the most beautiful Bavarian areas around and in your free time can go on tours through the mountains or take trips to Munich or Salzburg

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: Please bring sturdy shoes and rain clothes!
GERMANY GERIJGD0116-10 BRANDENBURG SPREMBERG FELIXSEE 21-AUG-10 TO 09-SEP-10 RENO/TEEN 12 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Social Pedagogical Insitute's branch in Brandenburg runs a recreation center in Spremberg and a hostel in Felixsee (15 km from Spremberg), in a wooded area right on the Felixsee with a look-out point. Here, youth groups have an ideal location to spend their free time and vacations playing sports and games outside. Your hard working hands are needed to improve the condition of the bungalow by painting it. After that you will great oversized games to play, such as Memory and Dice. Bring your creative side to help create and decorate these games! You will also be able to take part in the Youth Culture Days of Brandenburg celebration and in the various workshops that accompany it.

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying in wooden bungalows. A grill pit, beach volleyball court, beach soccer, ping pong, and an outdoor bowling alley are nearby.

LOCATION: Brandenburg; 120 km southeast of Berlin.
Free Time: There are stables in the area and well built biking trails. You can also skate (bring your own rollerblades), and bikes will be provided. In Spremberg there are also countless things to do, such as a pool, movie theater, bowling alley, disco, skate park, etc. For more information please see www.spremberg.stiftung-spi.de

TERMINAL: Train: Spremberg / Airport: Berlin
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Special Requirement: Participants under the age of 18 must bring a permission slip signed by their parent or guardian to be able to swim.
GERMANY GERIJGD0334-10 BRAUNFELS 21-AUG-10 TO 11-SEP-10 RENO/TEEN/CONS 18 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

City: BRAUNFELS Country GER
Nearest terminal Train: Wetzlar / Airport: Frankfurt

Work Project: Braunfels, and its medieval center and castles straight out of a fairytale, needs your help. You and your team will be helping to clean and renovate various playgrounds, so that the area can be used by the local kids again. The equipment will be improved, the grounds redone, and you will be adding new equipment. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying at the Braunfels Church. location & leisure
Where: Hesse; 60 km from Frankfurt, 60 km from Marburg, 30 km from Giessen.Free Time: You will go on a city tour, in order to get to know Braunfels and its history better. You can bike and go for hikes; there is also a pool and a park. In the nearby area there are even more activities, such as canoeing, museums, and the Weilburg castle. You can also take trips to nearby cities such as Frankfurt, Koblenz, Marburg, and Giessen.
GERMANY GERIJGD0345-10 WALDGUT SSHIRMAU 21-AUG-10 TO 11-SEP-10 ENVI 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: Would you like to spend your vacation on a forest estate? Waldgut Schirmau lies right in the middle of the Vulkan Eifel region of Germany. Here one can see many kinds of animals, such as goats, horses, dogs, and cats. The area is surrounded by meadows, fields, and forests. This is a camp for true nature lovers, since the next city is far away. Here you will tend to the goats and help make goat cheese. You will also do repair work, such as redoing the hiking trail network, adding signs along the paths. You will also do various maintenance work such as caring for juniper plants, cut lookout points free, build benches and bird houses, and maintain biotopes.

LOCATION: Where: Rhineland-Palatinate; 50 km from Bonn, 50 km from Koblenz, 20 km from Remagen. Free Time: The area is great for (geological) hiking and the Eifel is full of interesting things. Take a ride in a covered wagon, visit nearby fortresses, or swim in the lake. Trips to the Rhine or Mosel rivers, or to Koblenz and Bonn are possible

TERMINAL: Train: Remagen / Airport: Cologne
GERMANY GERIJGD0234-10 KEIL 28-AUG-10 TO 18-SEP-10 RENO/TEEN 18 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Nearest terminal Train: Kiel / Airport: Hamburg

Work Project: With shovels, hoes, and rakes in hand, your team will be helping to improve the Kahlenberg youth center grounds. When the weather is warm, you can jump straight into the ocean to cool off. Along with this, there is also a more creative task for your team: creating small recreation points on the grounds. A few smaller jobs need to be done at the organization's other location, located right on the Brahmsee (http://www.brahmsee.info). Transportation there will be taken care of. There you will find swimming areas and can canoe. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be provided on weekdays, on the weekends you will cook as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying at the Kahlenberg youth center, right on the Baltic Sea location & leisure

Where: Schleswig-Holstein; Hamburg 95 km. Free Time: You will be living and working on the outskirts of Kiel, about 13 km from the center. The city and its 200,000 residents offer a wide range of free time activities: bars, movie theaters, museums, shopping, etc. On the weekends you can take trips to Hamburg or to other cities on the coast; or simply spend your time on the beach right outside your front door!
GERMANY GERPRO21-10 DEETZ 29-AUG-10 TO 18-SEP-10 MANU/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Deetz (Magdeburg)
Project: Host organisation is an organisation named "Europa-Jugendbauernhof" (European Youth Farm).

Accommodation: in a house nearby. Cooking, cleaning, shopping etc. will be done by the group itself.

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

Language: English
GERMANY GERPRO15-10 MARBURG 29-AUG-10 TO 10-SEP-10 ENVI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Language: German
GERMANY GERIJGD0120-10 VEIRRADEN 04-SEP-10 TO 26-SEP-10 RENO/TEEN/ART 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

WORK: Project: The Artful Construction Association (www.kunstbauwerk.de) is cleaning the tobacco factory in Vierraden (built in 1875), and slowly turning it into a German-Polish meeting place, focusing on culture, youth, and education. There are currently rooms for groups to stay overnight in, a kitchen, an office, and seminar rooms in the villa. During the first two weeks you will help with this project through painting and woodwork, which may become physically challenging at times. During the last week you will take part in the "Metal Art / Scrap Art for Beginning and Advanced Students" (www.metallkunst.de /www.metalromantics.com), where you will learn about various metal working techniques. You will have the opportunities to work on art out of metal, wood, glass, and stone.

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group.
Accommodation: You will be staying in the Vierraden Tobacco Factory's "Villa".

LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY: Where: Brandenburg; ca. 110 km northeast of Berlin . Free Time: Vierraden is a part of Schwedt/Oder and is located nearby a national park, which can be explored on foot or by bike. You can also take trips to Stettin, Poland, or Berlin.
Special Requirement: Knowledge of either German or English
GERMANY GERIJGD0231-10 ZISLOW 11-SEP-10 TO 25-SEP-10 ENVI/TEEN 15 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00
$500.00 VFP FEE FOR VOLUNTEERS UNDER 18!

Work Project: During this camp you can get involved in helping endangered bats and at the same time learn about species protection and Mecklenburg's forests. Together with the onsite foresters you will look for adequate nesting places, and build and install bat houses. The hiking path also needs to be improved. During this camp you will improve your nature knowledge and make an important contribution to species diversity. accomodation and food

Catering: Meals will be prepared as a group. Accommodation: You will be staying in a school youth hostel. location & leisure

Where: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; Schwerin 70 km, Rostock 85 km, Berlin 150 km. Free Time: With forests, lakes, and pathways, this is a camp for those who want to get their last taste of fall. If the weather holds you can spend time on the grounds of the hostel, play sports, sit around the fire, or go for a swim in the lake. Activities in the area are easily reached by public transportation. On the weekends, feel free to take trips to the Baltic Sea, to Rostock, or to Schwerin.
GERMANY GERPRO16-10 MARBURG 11-SEP-10 TO 24-SEP-10 ENVI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Language: German
GERMANY GERPRO06-10 MARBURG 25-SEP-10 TO 09-OCT-10 LANG/MANU/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

**Language is German. Volunteers must have at least basic German language skills.

Language: German
GERMANY GERPRO17-10 MARBURG 10-OCT-10 TO 22-OCT-10 ENVI/LANG/TEEN 16 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

Language: German
GERMANY GERPRO07-10 MARBURG 23-OCT-10 TO 06-NOV-10 LANG/MANU/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-26 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $220.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for volunteers under the age of 18 is $500 USD.

**Language is German. Volunteers must have at least basic German language skills.

Iceland

ICELAND ICESEED02-10 REYKJAVÍK 28-MAR-10 TO 10-APR-10 ARTS/ENVI/RENO/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16+ FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $165.00
**$500 VFP FEE for volunteers under 18

WORK & STUDY/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers in this project will be part of the third SEEDS photo marathon in the Icelandic capital! Last years' experiences were very successful and we would like to organise this project in the spring! One of our objectives is to deliver messages and draw the attention to the local population through pictures and photos made during the camp!

SEEDS coordinators (among them a professional international photographer) will have prepared few different topics on which the participants will base their entries to the competition; those topics will be mainly related to the work of SEEDS: Environment and intercultural understanding.

Participants need to take their own digital cameras and its main work will be done walking or cycling all around the city and taking photographs on the issues given; the best pictures will be selected for a final exhibit. The last part of the project will be putting up the exhibition at one of the most visited galleries and venue for exhibits in the country!

Volunteers shall be prepared for walking/cycling, flexible time schedule (early morning photo sessions, night photographing). A session in the surroundings of Reykjavík will be organised as well. Volunteers' additional work with the city of Reykjavík; will be focused on trying to keep the city and its public areas lively, attractive, interesting and charming for locals and guests. Tasks may involve painting to cover graffiti tags, tiding up public spaces and face-lifting the city after the winter. Addtional work may be done at the new SEEDS volunteers' base, which will be opened this year. Volunteers will be assisting and giving contributions to the future development of SEEDS volunteering activities. This project combines different tasks in Reykjavík and its surroundings ensuring diversity and various experiences for participating volunteers.

ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house in Reykjavík; sleeping in shared rooms. Please bring your own sleeping bag. Volunteers will receive food and be in charge of the cooking and cleaning activities. Equipped kitchen and washing machine are available.

LOCATION: Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, often called "the nightlife capital of the north". But there is more to Reykjavík than pubs and clubs. Reykjavík also gathers the most interesting of Icelandic culture. It is an incubator of new ideas and styles which often indicates new global trends. It is an International city with a lively Cosmopolitan cultural scene. The world's northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavík is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides.

The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland's inhabitants live here. Reykjavík is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. March is the last month when you can see, with a piece of good luck, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavík, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit. Iceland was badly hit with the current financial crisis, which did affect the life for foreign visitors in a positive way, making Iceland a much cheaper country to visit, the local currency greatly lost value - many goods and services cost (in EUR) just a half comparing to the year 2007.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.

TERMINAL: International Airport: Keflavík (Reykjavík), KEF. Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).

EXTRA FEE: Participation fee EUR 120 (about $165.00). SEEDS will provide volunteers with passes to access free of charge the city's seven geothermal swimming pools and thermal-water beach. Tours and excursions will be arranged for SEEDS volunteers at discount fares.
ICELAND ICESEED03-10 REYKJAVÍK 11-APR-10 TO 24-APR-10 HERI/LANG/ENVI/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16+ FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $180.00
**$500 VFP FEE for volunteers under 18

Icelandic traditions & culture in Reykjavík
WORK & STUDY/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers in this project will be part of voluntary service combined with non-formal learning activities bringing to the participants knowledge and practical skills on few different Icelandic traditions in the fields of language, gastronomy, folk culture and handcrafts.
SEEDS coordinators (enthusiastic Icelanders) will have prepared lessons on few different issues as:
- Language: Basics of the Icelandic language, its history and basic conversation
- Gastronomy: Cooking lessons on how to prepare some typical Icelandic dishes.
- Folk culture: Guests speakers and excursion on folk tales and "hidden people"
- Handicrafts: Icelandic knitting, how to make your own huts, gloves, scarves & "lopapeysur"

SEEDS coordinators will conduct the lessons and take the volunteers to places related to the topics. The language lessons will be interactive, sometimes in a class room or during the working hours. SEEDS will provide ingredients for the cooking, while materials for the knitting lessons (eg. wool, knitting needles) will be bought by the volunteers themselves according to taste and items to knit.

Volunteers' additional work with the city of Reykjavík; will be focused on trying to keep the city and its public areas lively, attractive, interesting and charming for locals and guests. Tasks may involve painting to cover graffiti tags, tiding up public spaces and face-lifting the city after the winter. Additional work may be done at the new SEEDS volunteers' base, which will be opened this year. Volunteers will be assisting and giving contributions to the future development of SEEDS volunteering activities. This project combines different tasks in Reykjavík and its surroundings ensuring diversity and various experiences for participating volunteers.

The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland's inhabitants live here. Reykjavík is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. March is the last month when you can see, with a piece of good luck, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavík, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit. Iceland was badly hit by the current crisis, which did affect the life for foreign visitors in a positive way, making Iceland a much cheaper country to visit, the local currency greatly lost value - many goods and services cost (in EUR) just a half comparing to the year 2007.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.

TERMINAL: International Airport: Keflavík (Reykjavík), KEF. Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).

EXTRA FEE: Participation fee EUR 130 (about $180.00). SEEDS will provide volunteers with passes to access free of charge the city's seven geothermal swimming pools and thermal-water beach. Tours and excursions will be arranged for SEEDS volunteers at discount fares.
ICELAND ICESEED14-10 REYKJAVÍK 13-JUN-10 TO 26-JUN-10 ENVI/CONS/TEEN 8 V. AGES 16+ FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $136.00
** VFP fee is $500 for volunteers under age 18.

Reynislundur. Natural playground in the woods.
WORK & STUDY/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers will support the construction of a natural playground in a suburban area in Reykjavík. The playground is a part of a local kindergarten and is an extension of the existing playground located in the surrounding woods. The aim of the project is to develop a stimulating and playful area for children. The age range of the user group is 1,5 years to 15 years old. Only natural local Icelandic materials will be used for the construction: Woods, rope, turf, rocks and stones are the primary building materials.

Some of the tasks are to build turf and rock walls, challenging play structures of forest wood and ropes, making paths and planting woods and flowers.
The concept is fantasy and natural play. We will divide the project area in 5 different spaces with individual themes: area for toddlers, pirate fantasy, programmed for relaxation, forest field trip, Ecology and growth. The work is going to be a joint volunteering effort from local people, parents and youngsters. Groups of parents will be working on practical preparation during the spring period, the most focused work will take place in the latter half of June. The opening of the playground will be greeted with a local festival, planned on Friday June 25th.

The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland's inhabitants live here. Reykjavík is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. March is the last month when you can see, with a piece of good luck, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavík, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit. Iceland was badly hit by the current crisis, which did affect the life for foreign visitors in a positive way, making Iceland a much cheaper country to visit, the local currency greatly lost value - many goods and services cost (in EUR) just a half comparing to the year 2007.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.

TERMINAL: International Airport: Keflavík (Reykjavík), KEF. Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).

EXTRA FEE/ SPECIAL REMARKS: Participation fee EUR 100 (about $136.00). SEEDS will provide volunteers with passes to access free of charge the city's seven geothermal swimming pools and thermal-water beach. Tours and excursions will be arranged for SEEDS volunteers at discount fares.

* The name Reykjavík means "smoky bay": Given by the first settlers that arrived to the area due to the high geothermal activity and the constant rise of steam out of the hot springs around.

Japan

JAPAN JAPNICE40A-10 UN-NAN A (SHIMANE) 27-JUL-10 TO 06-AUG-10 AGRI/FEST/TEEN 3 V. AGES 15-18 FEE:$500.00
Teenager workcamp!! Un-nan A (Shimane) 13 teen vols. (3 int.)

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 alongside 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.

A: Public house. SB! CV
* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers, MP = Meals are Provided.
SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary, SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

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.

PF: The additional fee of 20,000 yen should be paid on arrival. $220. US dollars
JAPAN JAPNICE51A-10 MIYOSHI A (HIROSHIMA) 07-AUG-10 TO 16-AUG-10 AGRI/FEST/TEEN 3 V. AGES 15-18 FEE:$500.00
Teenager workcamp!! Miyoshi A (Hiroshima) 13 teen vols. (3 int.)

Newly organized together with a local group formed for this project. 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.

A: Public house. SB! CV
* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers, MP = Meals are Provided.
SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary, SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

L: Miyoshi is located in the north part of Hiroshima prefecture, the area of highlands
about 50 km from Hiroshima-city. It is a small city with a population of about 50,000.

T: Osaka (3 hours by train). From Tokyo, 8 hours by bullet train or 12 hours by midnight bus.

Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZSTAN KYRCCI02-10 AKSUU FOREST 26-JUL-10 TO 08-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN 12 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $315.00
"LUNGS OF THE EARTH" with the Peace Corp

Ak-Suu Forest Department (Nursery Forest) is situated in Ak-Suu 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. Ak-Suu 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 the young seedlings, and protect thesoil.

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 Jety -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 yurt (traditional Kyrgyz house) for a night and have traditional food.

Meeting point:Karakol at the partner's office. Travel cost from the airport to the meeting point is not reimbursed. Extra assistance of travel can be provided upon request.

Location: Ak-Suu is situated 15 km from Karakol, the Issyk-Kul Oblast centre. Ak-Suu 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.

Accommodation: Basic cabins with shared rooms. Kitchen supplies will be available. Volunteers will bathe at a former Soviet resort in Ak-Suu 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.

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 (much of the time will be spent on the lake shore), a torch, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy and a good mood!

Participation fee:230 Euro should be paid upon arrival in cash. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, transportation, recreation and organizational costs.
KYRGYZSTAN KYRCCI03-10 CHOLOPAN-ALTA 26-JUL-10 TO 08-AUG-10 KIDS/TEEN/TEACH 10 V. AGES 17+ FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $315.00
"TOGETHER WE ARE ALL FRIENDS"

About the hosting organization: SOS Children's Village is an international Austrian funded orphanage. The orphanage houses 80 social orphans from Kyrgyzstan. The orphanage also proactively works towards prevention of social orphans through the Family Strengthening Project. FSP works with low income families in the Issyk Kul area helping families become self sustaining. The project offers psychological, material, and social help to these families and their children. The over arching goal is to have all low income families in the area able to properly care for their children.

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 organize basic environment trainings, Moreover, children and volunteers will work at the school garden during the camp. 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 Jety-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 camp will be held in Cholopon-Ata on the north shore of Lake Issyk Kul. Cholpon-Ata is a beautiful city situated between the lake and the mountains.

Language: English, but basic Russian is preferred as children know only basic phrases in English.

Accommodation: The volunteers will live at the SOS Children's Village located in the third micro district of Cholpon-Ata. Volunteers will stay at the cottage with beds and shower. Volunteers will stay in yurts during the weekend excursion. Volunteers can bring their sleeping bags and mats for excursions.

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!

Participation fee:230 Euro extra fee should be paid upon arrival. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, transportation, recreation and organizational costs.

Lithuania

LITHUANIA LITCYVA05-10 KAUNAS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 25-JUL-10 TO 07-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $245.00
PLACE/PROJECT:
Kaunas schoolchildren's Environmental Center is a non-formal education school for children. The main activity of the school is additional, extracurricular training.
The center has developed and implemented key and individual activities for young people. This project is a good educational base for nature lovers. The center has three educational greenhouses, a "living corner", large hothouse, fruit and ornamental plant collections.

POSSIBLE TASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS:
* Mowing of the area;
* Supervision during educational collections of plants and their formation (irrigation, weeding, clipping);
* Seed collecting;
* Ornamental tree-forming;
* Volunteers will also help in repairing the school's classes, cleaning and painting windows, doors, carry out other minor repairs.

ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Boarding in the building of the Environmental center. Sleeping mattresses provided. Cooking is done by volunteers themselves. Toilet and shower inside the building.

LEISURE TIME:
Volunteers will have possibilities to visit museums, historical places in Kaunas, ethnographic museum in Rumšiskes. Excursions to Vilnius are possible.

LOCATION:
The distance from Kaunas city centre to Environmental Center is 5 km.
Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and the fourth in the Baltic states. It is situated in the center of the country. Kaunas is 100 km away from Vilnius and 200 km from Sea port Klaipeda.

WHAT TO BRING:
Sleeping bags, long-sleeved clothes; trousers; rain gear; anti mosquito cream; music instruments (if you can and wish to make the evenings more fun); tapes; CD's; your national games and recipes; songs; dances; ideas how to spend leisure time; swimming things; waterproofed shoes.

MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. More details and the address of the camp will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.

LITHUANIA LITCYVA09-10 FREDA KAUNAS BOTANICAL GARDEN 08-AUG-10 TO 21-AUG-10 ENVI/TEEN 10 V. AGES 16-17 FEE:$300.00 XTRA FEE: $245.00
PROJECT:
Kaunas Botanical Garden occupies the territory of 62.5 hectares. Approximately 7.000 different plants comprise the collections and expositions that are open for public attendance and cover the area of about 30 ha. The number of visitors is 40.000 per year.

Large collections of plants that are gathered in VDU Kaunas Botanical Garden are invaluable treasures of Lithuania. The Botanical Garden together with its botanical expositions and collections, the Greenhouse, a big park and an interesting pond system has a big potential not only for plant research but also for all modern forms of interactive education, cultural tourism and community use.

POSSIBLE TASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS:
Expected tasks for volunteers: Weeding flowers, grass removal from paths, sweeping paths, flower maintenance, grass cutting and mowing, planting and watering, pond cleaning, the island house (space) handling, fence painting.

ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
In a hostel. Sleeping mattresses or beds provided. Cooking is done by volunteers themselves. Toilets, shower, access to Internet, TV.

LEISURE TIME:
Volunteers will have possibilities to visit museums, historical places in Kaunas, ethnographic museum in Rumšiskes. Excursions to Vilnius are possible.

LOCATION:
The distance from Kaunas city centre to Botanical Garden is 5 km.
Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and the fourth in the Baltic states. It is situated in the center of the country. Kaunas is 100 km away from Vilnius and 200 km from Sea port Klaipeda.

WHAT TO BRING:
Sleeping bags, long-sleeved clothes; trousers; rain gear; anti mosquito cream; music instruments; tapes; CD's; your national games and recipes; songs; dances; ideas how to spend leisure time; swimming things; waterproofed shoes.

MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. More details and the address of the camp will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.

Switzerland

SWITZERLAND SWIWSCU03-10 CUDREFIN 31-JUL-10 TO 14-AUG-10 TEEN/LANG 6 V. AGES 13-20 FEE:$300.00
French and/or German language skills are very helpful for this project. English is also spoken.
Fees for >18 are $500 US

PROJECT
The goal of the group "fRilingue" is to offer teenagers (age: 13-20 years) a two week language camp (or longer) for a reasonable price. The aim of "fRilingue" is to combine language courses (French and German) in the morning with free time activities such as sport, music, dance, theatre and cinema in the afternoons. The special advantage of this project is the mixture of adolescents from the French and the German part of Switzerland. Normally there is not so much interaction between adolescents from these two parts despite them belonging to the same country. We call it in German the "Röstigraben". There will be some special programmes in the nights and on the weekends such as trips to lakes, beautiful villages and other tourist attractions.

WORK
The main work of the Volunteers will be the preparation of the daily meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinners). Together with a cook they organise the menu schedule, do the shopping and wash the dishes afterwards. It would be helpful if volunteers know how to prepare a meal for a bigger group.

ACCOMMODATION
The volunteers will sleep in tents under the sky. It is very simple, but there is a kitchen, toilets and showers.

LOCATION
The holiday house "Le Moulin" is located between the lake Neuenburg (around 1 km) and the lake Murten (around 2 km).

The village Cudrefin is a getaway and holiday resort on the boarder of the lake of Neuenburg. There is an infrastructure for tourists with holiday houses, camping ground, a swimming beach and two big sailing harbours.

REMARKS/ SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Volunteers should know how to prepare simple meals. A short motivation letter explaining why they want to join this camp is required.

LEISURE ACITIVITIES/ BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers will get to know the magic region of Cudrefin. Twice a week, they will accompany the adolescents on an afternoon journey to the close by region. On the weekends longer excursions are planned. The evenings will involve social events where the volunteers can participate and enjoy.

LANGUAGE
English, German, French
SWITZERLAND SWIWSTH-10 BEATENBERG 21-AUG-10 TO 04-SEP-10 CONS 10 V. AGES 18+ FEE:$300.00
PROJECT
Members of the union called Region Thunersee are municipalities around the lake of Thun. The aim of the union is to take care of the cultural landscape in the region. One big and ongoing project is to maintain the old pilgrim-path. It is part of the famous trails leading to Santiago de Compostela. Around the lake of Thun this path fits nicely in the landscape between lake and mountains. It's a beautiful old trail, not only for pilgrims, but also for nature-lovers and hikers. In order to maintain the path this project called "Treffpunkt Pilgerweg" needs the help of volunteers.

WORK
The volunteer-task consists of maintenance work on the pilgrim-path around the lake of Thun. One of the main tasks will be to repair dry stone walls. The volunteers will also build new dry stone walls.
Be aware that the work is physically demanding and you have to stay outdoors all the day. Volunteers need to be physically strong, patient and have a certain skill for manual work. Normally the weather in August can be hot, but there could also be rainy days. The working time is 6 hours.

ACCOMMODATION
Volunteers will live in a nice guesthouse belonging to a religious institution, but clearly it is open for all people, no matter what you believe. The volunteers need to bring sleeping bags. In the mornings and at night you will do the cooking yourselves. For lunch Volunteers have to prepare sandwiches. The village lies on a terrace above the lake of Thun and offers a fantastic view to the alps of Berne with it's majestic four thousand meters high Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

LOCATION
The pre-alp region along the right riverside of the lake of Thun offers different possibilities for trekking. Close from here is the "Niederhorn" with a nice panoramic view. You can discover the caves "Beatus" or visit the close by alp town Thun with its magnificent old castle and historical town centre. Walk along the old streets and enjoy a cup of coffee in one of the pretty street cafés. From Thun you can reach Berne in 20 minutes by train. Berne is the capitol of Switzerland and UNESCO world heritage.

REMARKS/ SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
In the alpine region there can be objective natural hazards (for example steep paths, falling rocks). That's why volunteers need to be confident and fit and they have to bring good, weather proved clothes. This includes robust, water proofed hiking shoes and rain clothes. As you can get dirty during your work, you also have to bring old working clothes. You will have to carry around many heavy stones. The work can be physically demanding that's why you shouldn't have any health problems.

Turkey

TURKEY TURGEN13-10 IZMIR 18-JUL-10 TO 26-JUL-10 TEEN/ART 20 V. AGES 14-17 FEE:$500.00 XTRA FEE: $275.00
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. Majority of the group will be Turkish teens.

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.de There might be disabled or disadvantaged groups at the site at the same time. 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 18.07.2010 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 70 € to be paid on arrival. The teen participants will also be accompanied on their return to Istanbul on the night of 25.07.10. Thus the return flight tickets must be arranged for 26.07.2010 Monday afternoon.

W: Making a short documentary film about the camp life by using hand cameras and computers. A: At Afacan Youth Center, in 3-5 bedded rooms with showers & toilets. F: Will be served in the center. LA: English. R: Smoking & alcohol is certainly 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: 200 Euro. To cover 6 nights full board accommodation at the camp site, excluding the personal expenses during the camp like soft drinks, ice cream, etc., return travel + transfer costs in Turkey.

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