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• ICJA01 Performing Peace Project / German Protestant Church Conference / Blomberg - Dortmund 10.06. – 23.06.2019 Vols 15 Language: English, German ICJA – Performing Peace Project: What is your contribution to peace? o Are you interested in participating in a unique intercultural learning experience? o Do you embrace the idea of promoting peace among young people? o Would you favor learning more about the fields of peace and conflict resolution and theater pedagogy? o Are you willing to develop a joint performance and show it in public during the German Protestant conference – “Kirchentag”? If so, you will definitely benefit from our “Performing Peace Project” and we would be more than happy to receive your application! The project This workcamp is a very special one. Instead of doing manual work, volunteers will get a two-day personal training in conflict resolution and a four-day training in theater and performance. The overall idea is to invite international young people to discuss the topic of peace with them and to train them to become young activists for peace. The workcamp starts in the small town Blomberg: Living in former holiday apartments, the volunteers will join interactive workshops and prepare a performance. Finally, the group will move to Dortmund and participate actively in the German Protestant Kirchentag presenting their performance Literally translated, “Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag” means German Protestant Church Day and it is a nation-wide German church festival which attracts all kind of visitors, Christian and non- Christian It also can be seen as kind of fair or festival, where you will have the opportunity to get to know a wide range of social commitment and civil society initiatives and organizations in Germany. During the Kirchentag, the tasks will be to support the exhibition booth of ICJA, inform visitors about our workcamp activities and to perform small theater scenes. In addition, you will have the opportunity to join concerts, meditation sessions, and various panel discussions with personalities from the world of politics, science, art, business and the church. Most importantly, you can get in touch with many representatives of different organizations and visitors of the Kirchentag! Moreover, the activities during the workcamp will be documented (photos and videos) for public relations work of different organizations dedicated to peace work in Germany. We would like to point out that applications of all applicants are welcomed, regardless of their religious affiliation. The accommodation: In Blomberg, you will be accommodated in a holiday homes, including beds, cooking (self- catering!) and sanitation facilities. During the Kirchentag in Dortmund, you will be accommodated in a school or community center. Volunteers will get breakfast and vouchers for meals. Please note that you need to bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat! The region: Blomberg has about 16.000 inhabitants and is situated in the eastern part of North Rhine Westphalia, a region which is characterized by farms, hills (up to 500 meters) and plenty of forests. 1 Blomberg has a beautiful old town area with half-timbered houses and old alleyways. The old town is also home to a historical castle which now is established as a hotel. Additional fee and Remarks: Good knowledge of English language and interest in the topic is needed! Please send us a short motivation letter where you underline your motivation together with your application. Due to additional costs for the trainers, the entrance to the Kirchentag and the shift to Dortmund, we ask for a contribution towards the cost of 150, - Euro. If you are not able to afford the amount, please contact us. The work camp starts in Blomberg 10.06.19 and ends in Dortmund 23.06.19. Please, bring clothing also for cold and wet weather, sportive clothes for theater training and dancing, musical instruments and please, do not forget your sleeping bag and sleeping mat! Terminal: Arrival: Schieder train station, next airport Hannover Departure: Dortmund train station • ICJA02 Blomberg 22.06.-06.07.19 Age: 18-26, Vols 15 Languages: English, German Project: Since 2009 now we successfully organize workcamps in Blomberg in cooperation with local youth center and the town hall. Youth center is situated at the edge of the inner city and surrounded by play yards and green areas. The perfect place for a youth center, where kids have enough space for noisy outdoor activities! Work: Your help is requested in the further development of a project called “Garden of Paradise” for children. It is a yard designed according the concept of “Naschgarten”. In this “snack garden”, children can play like in an adventure park but they can also plant vegetables and fruit and then eat as they like. This year we can harvest fruits and finish this garden. Another project will be to build a playground for volleyball. We plan that volunteers of the workcamp will be the first playing a match there ! It’s manual work outside, sometimes with heavy tools. This project is a co-operation with the town council of Blomberg and the local EUWATEC GmbH, offering employment schemes. In previous workcamps the international volunteers helped to improve the play and sporting opportunities around the local youth center. A BMX course and a climbing park for the children has been already completed. Study part: We can learn about pedagogics of nature how it is practiced in the youth center. Beside this we ae invited to a cultural program, which offers us the opportunity to get to know Blomberg and its region. Leisure time: According to the good experiences of the previous camps, volunteers will get in contact with local young refugees living in the same holiday village. There will be some meetings with young people from Blomberg in the evenings and on the weekends. Furthermore the participants have the opportunity to take part of fieldtrips and get to know the local school. The participants are entitled to 1-2 days off for personal use. Region: Blomberg is a small historical town of about 16,000 inhabitants in the area of the ancient principality “Lippe” (Fürstentum Lippe). Nowadays it is called the Lippe district. Blomberg has a 2 beautiful old town area with half-timbered houses and old alleyways. The old town is also home to a historical castle which now is established has a hotel. The region is characterized by farms, hills (up to 500 meters) and plenty of forests. Nearby of Blomberg there are some bigger cities: Detmold (75,000 inhabitants, distance: 15km) and Bielefeld (330,000) inhabitants, distance 50km) in the west and Hannover (600,000 inhabitants, distance: 70km) in the northeast. Accommodation: Accommodation will be carried out in a holiday village. Accommodation always includes rooms with beds and cooking facilities. Sufficient sanitation facilities will be available, too. Please bring a sleeping bag or a warm blanket with you. Terminal: Schieder train station, next airport Hannover. • ICJA03 Eschenhof Groß Ruenz 06.07. – 20.07.19 Age: 18-26, Vols 12 Languages: English, German Project: Situated in the beautiful landscape of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Schaalsee the members of association “Eschenhof – Gardening together.” aims to run an organic farm together. Since 2015 the members plant and grow different vegetable crops, potatoes and herbs in foil tunnels and in the field. There is as well an orchard with trees, shrubs and berries and you can find cozy little spots where members socialize together and kids can develop how to live close to nature. The work together is closely connected to the name of the association – “Gemeinsam Gärtnern” - Gardening together: The essential aspect of the farm is combine social commitment with an alternative way of producing and consuming food by acting in an ecological, climate-friendly and sustainable manner. For further information about Eschenhof please visit eschenhof-verein.de . Work: The volunteers are welcome to help the association to domesticate a piece of abandoned land and make useful for sustainable gardening. Together you will create garden beds and afterwards plant there herbs, vegetables, shrubs and trees. Later on this area will be used for social purposes and as a meeting place as well. There will be all kind of gardening work to do, sometimes physical demanding (for the one which like to feel and act with the personal strength !). Study part: During your volunteering you can learn a lot about “Perma Culture”, which is a concept where selected plants are grown together in a way that a reduced input of energy and fertilizer is needed. There was given the Alternative Nobel Price to the inventor of this cultivation method ! You will learn gardening work by doing them. It is a great chance to get experience in the agricultural area, learn about permaculture and sustainable use of nature. At the same time you can see the association as an good example of an alternative and very social way of producing and consuming food. As there will be close contact to German native speakers, this workcamp is good possibility to improve your German language skills. Leisure time: Groß Rünz and Carlow are small villages located in the Northwest-Mecklenburg region, which is famous for its beautiful alleys and lakes. In about 2 km distance you can find a beautiful place for swimming. The medieval town of Lübeck, with its numerous sights, is about 23 kilometers away. The Baltic Sea with its nice beaches and coves is not far either. A visit to selected places of the nature reserve is planned as well. There will be a joint decision which places the group will visit. Accommodation: 3 You will live in a very big house at the edge of the village Carlow which is surrounded by a beautiful garden and landscape.