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WORK CAMPS 2020 DENMARK CAMP NAME Outdoor Sports and Organic Gardening CODE MS1 CAMP TYPE ENVIRONMENTAL, CONSTRUCTION AND ART DATES Days in total: Arrival: Date: 03.05.2020 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Departure: Date: 16.05.2020 Time: Antime AGE GROUP 18 - 30 NUMBER OF 15 VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS WITH Unfortunately, we cannot accept participants with disabilities, due DISABILITIES to the physical nature of the work LOCATION Bosei Folkhighschool Evensølundvej 5, 4720 Præstø, Denmark ORGANISATION Præstø Outdoor is a volunteer-driven organization of people who are passionate about building communities, improving people’s health and enjoying nature through outdoor sports such as mountain biking, trail running and climbing. Most of their activities currently take place in Faksinge Forest near the lovely little town of Præstø one hour south of Copenhagen. Faksinge forest already has an excellent mountain bike trail, which is open to the public all year round, and Præstø Outdoor wish to establish a running trail with several obstacles and natural parkour areas along with it. They would also like to build a trail centre – a simple structure where people can meet, find shelter, share information, wash their equipment and have a barbecue or cup of coffee. For hosting you on this camp Præstø Outdoor are collaborating with Bosei Folkhighschool, which is placed inside Faksinge Forest and is the home of approx. 70 students, mainly aged 20-30, who are interested in sports, Japanese culture and personal development. This means that they are more than used to hosting and offering a wide range of fun activities for young people. Bosei is currently working towards more sustainability and is among other things wanting to start producing their own organic vegetables. You can visit Bosei’s webpage here: https://www.bosei.dk/en/ Or see a video of the place here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQa0KApvYY WORK Please prepare for practical work. You will be part of one or more of three projects: • Building a natural obstacle/parkour course • Building a trail centre • Creating an organic vegetable field ACCOMMODATION Sleeping facilities: AND FOOD All participants will sleep in bunk beds in rooms of 4, 6 or 8 people. We have duvets and pillows for everyone, so you just need to bring your own sheets/covers and towels. There are washing machines (15 DKK) and dryers (25 DKK) available, which can be paid for with cash or credit card. Kitchen + bathroom facilities: In all three weeks of access to showers and toilets in the school, building are available. Our kitchen will serve three meals a day, and there is always fruit, tea and coffee available. LOCATION AND Apart from working, you will, of course, have time to participate LEISURE in all sorts of activities at the school and in the local area. It would be a good idea to bring swimming clothes, sports clothes (among other things, you will have the chance to try out mountain biking or testing out the new course with workshops in parkour and natural movement), and maybe even clothes for going out if you like to plan a trip to Copenhagen during the weekend. REMARKS (other Volunteers are expected to follow the rules of the school. We information) want to make sure that you appreciate, that our workcamp is not a party camp - but a camp where we meet each other in a mutual understanding of a wish, to share culture from the world. All work will be outdoors, quite physical and mainly in the forest no matter the weather. Although it is generally nice in Denmark this time of year, you can never know, so you must be prepared to face both sunshine and rain and get some dirt on your hands. People, who are used to work with their hands in combination with artistic skills, will be preferred to the work camp and volunteers are expected to be ready to share their culture with the other participants and students at the school. Special motivation letters and other requirements may be attached to the info-sheet. TTERMINAL Nearest airport: Copenhagen Airport Be aware, flights to Copenhagen Airport might be cheaper Køge train station is the nearest train station and also the meeting point for this Work Camp. If your flight arrives at Copenhagen Airport, then you have to take a regional train to Copenhagen Central station. From there, you have to take an s-train to Køge station. The whole trip should take about an hour. Tickets: You can search for train and bus time schedules here: www.rejseplanen.dk You can book train tickets here: http://www.dsb.dk/en/#open You can book bus tickets here: http://www.abildskou.dk/en/ (bus tickets might be cheaper) Meeting point and Time: The meeting point and arrival time are at Køge train Station between 16:00 and 17:00 on Sunday the 3rd of May If you cannot reach the station in time, take a local bus from the station and meet us at the workcamp. Timetable and directions will be given in info sheet after acceptance. SPECIFIC Travel information REQUIREMENTS Motivation letter CAMP NAME Eco Veggie Production CODE MS2 CAMP TYPE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATES Days in total: Arrival: Date: 21.06.2020 Time: 15:00 Departure: Date: 01.07.2020 Time: 12:00 AGE GROUP 18 - 35 NUMBER OF 15 VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS WITH Unfortunately, we cannot accept participants with disabilities, due DISABILITIES to the physical nature of the work LOCATION Blushøj 4A, Attrup 9460 Brovst Denmark ORGANISATION Raad & Daad is a socioeconomic gardening company that strives to activate and create meaningful living- and working conditions for people who cannot live up to the competition in the labour market. Thus, most of the people working at Raad & Daad is not well integrated into society. Some are fragile or with minor disabilities. You will be working together with some of these people. They might not be good at English, but they are looking forward to meeting you and welcome you. Raad & Daad is organic gardening with surrounding fields with different crops, but it is also a second-hand shop with furniture and clothes and a farm shop. Raad & Daad also delivers their vegetables to the locals, and do services like lawn mowing. WORK You will be part of the daily work in our 6 hectares big organic outdoor gardening. In June, the primary work tasks are to exterminate weeds, harvest and sell vegetables. We also have some goats and hens that need to be fed, and if you have building skills we can also find some construction projects. Besides the work, we will, of course, have time to participate in cultural events in the local area and do smaller trips to the sea and the fiord. ACCOMMODATION Sleeping facilities: AND FOOD All participants will sleep together in a big living room on mattresses. There will also be tents if anybody prefers that option. We have mattresses for everybody, but you need to bring a sleeping bag yourself. Kitchen + bathroom facilities: There is a kitchen with all kitchen equipment, and a fireplace available for cooking. The Work Camp group will cook for each other and make breakfast, lunch and dinner together with the two camp leaders. The cost of the groceries will be covered by the Work Camp host. There are bathrooms including a washing machine for free use. LOCATION AND The socioeconomic market gardening Raad & Daad is located in LEISURE Northern Denmark. In your spare time and on the weekends, there will be plenty of time to explore the area and participate in local events. Social activities will be arranged by the two Work Camp Leaders from Denmark. It will be possible to do smaller trips to the sea, the fiord, etc. Raad & Daad has bicycles available you can borrow. On you off days, it is possible to arrange day trips e.g. to Skagen (the most northern point of Denmark), Aalborg (the nearest city) or what you find interesting. But you will need to pay for public transport. REMARKS (other English will be the only language spoken. All participants must information) be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or having troubles with the English language. Try your best! Also, please have in mind that you are going to share a workplace with fragile people with minor disabilities. All work will outdoor, so you have to like to be outdoors in all kinds of weather. It is preferable if you have some kind of practical skills since you are to build, paint, etc. TTERMINAL Nearest airport: Aalborg Airport Be aware, flights to Copenhagen Airport might be cheaper The closets station is Aalborg Station and it is easy to get there from the airport by train. Please be aware that flights to Billund Airport or Copenhagen Airport might be cheaper. If you arrive at Billund Airport, then you can take the regional train to Aalborg Station, which takes about 3hour. If you arrive at Copenhagen Aiport then you can take regional trains to Aalborg Station, but it will take around 6 hours. Tickets You can search for train and bus time schedules here: www.rejseplanen.dk You can book train tickets here: http://www.dsb.dk/en/#open You can book bus tickets here: http://www.abildskou.dk/en/ (bus tickets might be cheaper) Meeting point and Time: The arriving day is Sunday on the 21st of June 2020. All participants will get picked up and at the Aalborg train station at 15:00. Together we will leave to Raad & Daad in Attrup. Please plan your flight or train so, you will arrive in Aalborg before 15:00.