Basée à Stuttgart, IBG est l'association allemande avec laquelle nous avons la plus grande coopération que ce soit pour l'échange de volontaires sur les chantiers ou en MTV, mais aussi pour des formations d'animateurs ou des séminaires. Les projets, toujours de très bonne qualité, sont profondément impliqués dans la vie locale. 

ABOUT IBG…

IBG is a German non-profit organisation founded in 1965. Our aims are to promote international understanding and to facilitate and organise voluntary work coordinating closely with our local partners.

IBG is a registered charity and does not have a political, religious or institutional affiliation. IBG receives funds from the European Union and from the German Ministry for Youth. We mainly organize workcamps in Germany. 

ABOUT OUR WORKCAMPS...
Age limit: 18–26 years old (exceptions for older volunteers can be made)
Age limit teenager camps: 16-17 years old
Age limit senior camp: 35-75 years old (exceptions can be made)

Camp language: English. It is important that volunteers speak at least basic English. 

Extra fee: There is only an extra fee in special projects: 
Teenagers (IBG 06): 130 Euro. IBG charges the sending organizations at the end of the season: Please make sure that your volunteers pay the money to your organization! We do not want them to travel with a huge amount of money.
Seniors (IBG 30): 140 Euro. Has to be paid to the local host.

The work: Usually volunteers will work about 30 hours a week (for example six hours a day about five days a week). Exceptions are mentioned in the descriptions.

Accommodation: Will be in schools, youth centres, scouts huts or something similar. In general there are basic conditions but all facilities like kitchen, toilets and showers are provided. If not, it is mentioned in the description. 

Campleaders: Usually our camps have one or two campleaders who will help to organise free time activities and keep and account for the money for food, drink and excursions. Apart from these responsibilities they are volunteers like the others. 

Food: Food will usually be prepared by two members of the camp on any given day. Everyone will take turns cooking. 

Contact with the local population: Establishing contact with the local population is one big aim of IBG. Of course the level and intensity of local contact depends entirely on the possibilities and cannot be forced. Volunteers should be open for contact to the local population.

Insurance: IBG provides all insurances (accident, illness, third liability), only within the official camp dates. European volunteers have to bring the European Health Card (former E111). We strongly recommend (Non-EU) volunteers who plan to travel beyond these dates to take out their own insurance. 

Volunteers with special needs: International workcamps should be open to everyone. If you have volunteers who need individual support to join a workcamp (more information, special support during the camp...) please contact us. We will do our best to find a way to host them. 

LES CHANTIERS  2008

Code	Name	Location	Dates	Type	Remarks
IBG 29	Pluederhausen	Baden-Wurtt.	16.08. - 04.09.	ENVI	FULL!!!
IBG 30	Marbach	Baden-Wurtt.	17.08. - 06.09.	KIDS	German skills & Motivation letter   BOYS WELCOME!!!
IBG 32	Haiterbach	Baden-Wurtt.	18.08. - 30.08.	CONS	FULL!!!
IBG 33	Sindelfingen	Baden-Wurtt.	23.08. - 06.09.	DISA	FULL!!!
IBG 34	Wangen	Baden-Wurtt.	23.08. - 06.09.	KIDS	German skills  &  Motivation letter   BOYS WELCOME!!!
IBG 35	Kappelrodeck	Baden-Wurtt.	24.08. - 06.09.	ENVI	FULL!!!
IBG 36	Buchen	Baden-Wurtt.	31.08. - 10.09.	CONS	FULL!!!
IBG 37	Kehl	Baden-Wurtt.	08.09. - 26.09	ENVI	COME!!!
IBG 38	Willstaett	Baden-Wurtt.	27.09. - 11.10.	ENVI	COME!!!

 IBG 30  Marbach      (Baden-Wurttemberg)            17.08. – 06.09.                KIDS

Projekt: Das Jugend-Kultur-Haus „planet-x“ in Marbach am Neckar veranstaltet  in den Sommerferien ein innovatives Kinderferienprogramm mit dem Namen „Verfluchte Ferien!“

Zwei Wochen lang werden 120 -150 Kinder zwischen sechs bis zwölf Jahren tägliche Mitmach-Abenteuer in einem traurigen Königreich erleben. In der ersten Woche werden das große Spielgelände und das gesamte Jugendhaus vorbereitet und gestaltet. In der zweiten und dritten Woche werden montags bis freitags die Kinder in verschiedenen Workshops und Mitmachbereichen betreut.

Arbeit: Die Volunteers werden die Kinder betreuen und verschiedene Workshops anbieten – dazu sind schauspielerische, kreative oder handwerkliche Fähigkeiten gesucht. Die Arbeitszeit ist von Montag bis Freitag von morgens bis in den späten Nachmittag.

Unterkunft: Die Unterbringung erfolgt privat in Familien oder die Gruppe wird gemeinsam in einem Gebäude untergebracht werden.

Ort: Marbach ist als pittoresker Geburtsort des Dichters Friedrich Schiller weltberühmt, Standort des Deutschen Literaturarchivs der Moderne und des Schillernationalmuseums. Die historische Altstadt liegt im wunderschönen Neckartal circa 20 Kilometer nördlich von Stuttgart.

Nächster Flughafen: Stuttgart

Nächster Bahnhof: Marbach am Neckar

Besonderheit: Alle Teilnehmer sollen deutsch sprechen können und in einem Motivationsschreiben ihr Interesse an der Arbeit mit Kindern aufzeigen. Kreative Ideen und Spiele sind willkommen!

 

 IBG 32 Haiterbach      (Baden-Wurttemberg)           18.08. – 30.08.            CONS

Project: For the first time the municipality of Haiterbach invites an international workcamp to help with the construction of a leisure park. This park should become a meeting place for local youth, children and adults. The idea is to set up a bike trail, a playground and a beach volleyball-court.

Work: Volunteers will help to set up parts of the leisure park. This means for example to help with the construction of the play scheme or the beach volleyball-court. According to the needs there are different tasks to do and volunteers will be supervised by professionals. Work might be hard sometimes and will be outside, so volunteers should be prepared to work in all weathers.

Location: Haiterbach is a town with about 5.800 inhabitants consisting of five districts. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest , 20 km northeast of Freudenstadt and 30 km west of Tuebingen.  About 1000 years ago it was firstly mentioned and historical traces can be found in the town.

The Black Forest is a famous wooded mountain range. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1.490 meters. There are numerous paths suitable for day walks.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in a newly renovated historical building called “Zehntscheuer”. In the Middle Ages it was used by farmers for storing corns and crops. After a recent renovation this historic building was transformed into a modern community house including a big courtyard used for cultural events and rooms for a kindergarten and different activities for young and old people.

Kitchen and sanitary facilities are available. Mats will be provided as well, but volunteers should bring sleeping bags. The accommodation is situated in the middle of the town, so volunteers will have the chance to get in close contact to the neighbours and probably there are cultural events in the courtyard.

Next train station: Nagold

Next airport: Stuttgart

 IBG 33 Sindelfingen    (Baden-Wurttemberg)           23.08. – 06.09.            DISA    

Only for volunteers experienced and interested in work with disabled people!      

Project: The local host is a charity organization taking care of mentally and physically disabled persons who live in families.  For the fourth time they offer two weeks of holidays for the disabled and the workcamp will help to run it. It will take place in and around a house in the forest and there will be lots of different workshops and excursions during the daytime. The disabled will be picked up in the morning at 9.00h and be brought home in the evening at 17.00h.

Work: Volunteers and disabled people will spend their time together to be creative, have fun, do handicrafts, go on excursions, playing games, do sports,.... In total, there will be around 20 disabled and non-disabled children, youth and adults, which will be divided into groups according to the needs and abilities (the group with severely handicapped will for example be offered quieter activities).

An introduction seminar for all volunteers will take place on the first Sunday to explain the rules, responsibilities and tasks.

Local volunteers will work together with the workcamp and they will have lunch altogether. The weekends will be free and you can either spend leisure time in the families you live together with or with the group.

Accommodation: The accommodation will be in families, which means an experience of “real German culture”. 

Location: Sindelfingen has about 60.000 residents and is about 15km south west of Stuttgart . It has an economy growing mostly by the automobile industry and the weaving industry. Nice excursions in the Black Forest for nice hiking tours are possible as well as sightseeing trips to cities like Stuttgart or Heidelberg .

Next airport: Stuttgart

Next train station: Sindelfingen – Goldberg

Requirements: Camp language will be German and English! Please add a motivation letter to show your interest and experience in working with disabled people (What kind of experience do you have? Do you have experiences in taking care of disabled persons including sanitary aspects?). 

 IBG 34 Wangen      (Baden-Wurttemberg)                23.08. – 06.09.              KIDS

Projekt: Zum ersten Mal lädt die Stadt Wangen ein Workcamp ein, das bei den örtlichen Ferienspielen für Kinder der Stadt helfen soll. Im Laufe von zwei Wochen finden die Spielstadt „Mini-Wangen“ (25.-30.08.) gefolgt von dem Festival „Mittelalter anno 1408“ (01.-05.09) statt. Eingeladen sind Kinder im Alter von 7-10 Jahren. Ungefähr 120 Kinder werden zu diesen Aktivitäten erwartet.

Arbeit: Die Teilnehmer des Workcamps helfen dabei, die Kinder bei verschiedenen Aktivitäten der Feste zu unterstützen – in den Bereichen Sport, Spiel und Handwerk. Die Freiwilligen arbeiten gemeinsam mit lokalen Betreuern zusammen, um das Programm innerhalb und im Außenbereich des Jugendhauses und in der Stadt zu beaufsichtigen. Das Programm der Feste läuft täglich von 8 Uhr bis 15 Uhr. Die Freiwilligen müssen mit langen Arbeitstagen rechnen, die aber sehr lohnend und spannend gestaltet sind. Die Aufgabenbereiche sind abwechslungsreich und jeden Tag verschieden.

Unterkunft: Die Gruppe lebt in einem  gut ausgestatteten Selbstversorgerhaus (Küche und Sanitäranlagen sind vorhanden) auf dem Grundstück des „Franziskanerkloesterles“ – einem kleinen, schönen Kloster nahe des Stadtzentrums. Zu dem Kloster gehört ein großer Garten, in dem man sich nach den aufregenden Arbeitsstunden in Ruhe entspannen kann. Die Mönche wohnen im Kloster neben dem Selbstversorgerhaus und freuen sich darauf, ihren Lebensstil und –alltag vorzustellen und zu teilen.  

Umgebung: Wangen ist eine schöne, alte Stadt in der Region, die sich „Allgaeu“ nennt. Sie liegt nahe der Alpen und der Länder Schweiz und Österreich. Die Umgebung ist vielseitig und lädt zu vielen Naturerlebnissen (zum Beispiel Bodensee und Alpen) ein. Doch auch die Stadt Wangen selbst hat mit seinen Fachwerkhäusern und der langen Geschichte, die bis ins Jahr 815 zurückgeht, viel an Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten zu bieten.

Nächster Flughafen: Stuttgart, Munchen

Nächster Bahnhof: Wangen

Besonderheit: Alle Freiwilligen sollen Deutschkenntnisse mitbringen und ein Motivationsschreiben schicken über ihr Interesse an der Arbeit mit Kindern.

 

IBG 35 Kappelrodeck      (Baden-Wurttemberg)           24.08. – 06.09.              ENVI

Project: In the town of Kappelrodeck the inhabitants can relax in the beautiful spa garden including a pond, nice foot paths, a children’s playground and lots of benches inviting to take a rest and observe the nature’s life around. The municipality of Kappelrodeck invites an international workcamp to help with the maintenance and renewing of this park.

Work: According to plans of a landscape architect there are different tasks to undertake in the park: new footpaths have to get installed, old footpaths have to be cleared, alien species have to be removed, trees and bushes have to be cut, new trees have to get planted, dry stone walls have to get surveyed and reconstructed and different tasks more.

If the groups work faster than expected, putting a fence around a sports ground will be another task.

Accommodation: will be in a school in the village of Waldulm , a part of Kappelrodeck. Two sleeping rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided.

Location: Kappelrodeck is a small community situated in the popular “ Black Forest ” and has around 5700 inhabitants in total. The region attracts many tourists who find recreation in the beautiful landscapes. Besides, the area is famous for its delicious red wine. Hiking in the nearby nature as well as excursions to cities like Strasbourg or Stuttgart are possible.

Next airport: Strasbourg ( France ), Karlsruhe

Next train station: Kappelrodeck

 IBG 36  Buchen         (Baden-Wurrtemberg)                   31.08.-10.09.               CONS   

Project: It is the second time the town of Buchen invites an international workcamp. After the success of the last year the group will work on a special UNESCO cultural heritage in the region around Buchen. On request of the nature park association the workcamp´s task is to rebuild the foundation walls of an old Roman watchtower belonging to the “Limes” (=a border defence of Ancient Rome).

Work: The group will work on the rebuilding of a stone wall of the watchtower. In detail that means stones have to be arranged, concrete has to be mixed before setting the wall back in place. The working place is located in the middle of the forest. The group will be supported by professional workers of the building yard department of Buchen.

Accommodation: The participants will stay on a family campsite area called “Eckbuckel” which was rearranged by the workcamp last year. This campsite lies idyllic and isolated outside of Buchen in a cosy village – surrounded by meadows and forests. Beside the cabins that are used as sleeping rooms a separate building with a kitchen and sanitary facilities is available. There is also a place for barbecuing. For more leisure activities the participants are free to use the big sports ground as well as ping-pong tables at the centre. Around 2 km lays a private lake for swimming…

Location: Buchen is a small town located in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg in the forest “Odenwald” with around 18900 inhabitants. Volunteers can enjoy the landscape by hiking or experience the wonders of a stalactite cave. In Buchen you can also find a forest swimming pool and more opportunities for sporting activities. Bigger cities like Stuttgart or Heilbronn are also worth visiting.

Next airport:                Stuttgart

Next train station:       Buchen

 IBG 37 Kehl            (Baden–Wurttemberg)                 08.09. – 26.09.                ENVI 

Project: For the sixth time the municipality of Kehl asks an international group to help with environmental protection in their town: There is a small river running through Kehl. In former times the river was redirected to run in concrete tunnels and it was biologically dead. The municipality has removed all the concrete, allowing the small river to flow through the town once again. There are now many plants and animals living in and by the river. However, since the river is in the middle of the town, rubbish and grass must be cleared from the banks regularly to prevent flooding in the town.

Work: Volunteers will clear the banks of the river and cut the grass and bushes. They will work with machines and it may be physically hard and muddy. This is a good project to learn about nature prevention and conservation.

Accommodation: The group will live in a youth centre close to the river where all facilities are provided. There is a big kitchen and different rooms to stay and spend time in. Outside you can find a place for barbecuing, a lake and trick fountains to enjoy. The area around the youth centre is rather spacious and provides many activities and things to experience. Volunteers should be prepared and open to get in contact with the local youth since they are their hosts and neighbours throughout the workcamp!

Location: Kehl is a medium sized town at the boards of the river Rhine facing the French-German border. The Alsatian town of Strasbourg is situated on the other side of the river Rhine . It will be interesting to visit the beautiful town of Strasbourg , crossing the border to France . The youth centre is only a five minutes walk from the inner city of Kehl. Other interesting sightings can be the Black Forest and the nature of the southern area in general.

Next airport: Strasbourg (10km), Frankfurt (150km)

Next train station: Kehl

 IBG 38 Willstaett        (Baden-Wurttemberg)               27.09. – 11.10.              ENVI

Project: For the first time the municipality of Willstaett invites a workcamp to help with the arrangement of biotopes which are situated in the surrounding of the town.

Work: The workcamp group will create new biotopes as well as cultivate already existing biotopes. They will work with different kinds of tools. The work can be physically demanding – especially in any kind of weather. Volunteers should be prepared to work hard and bring waterproof and warm clothes as well as sturdy boots/shoes.

Accommodation: The group will stay in a building of the fire department where they will have one sleeping rooms, a living room with couches and games, all sanitary facilities and a kitchen. The house is situated next to the building yard department from where the group will leave to the biotopes each morning together with the professionals with whom they will work during the weeks.

Location: The community of Willstaett contains several villages with all in all around 9000 inhabitants. It is situated in the beautiful southern part of Germany close to the border to France . It is characterised by its beautiful architectural style of carcass houses. There is also a lot to see and discover in the landscape close to the black forest with its spectacular sights (waterfalls, castles…). Close bigger cities like Freiburg or Strasbourg offer a wide range of cultural events.

Next airport: Strasbourg, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Ryan-Air), Stuttgart.

Next train station: Appenweier, Kehl.