Access for All

Participation in our volunteering projects should be open to any young person. We are therefore committed to overcoming obstacles and making access to international workcamps as easy as possible.

What we do as an organisation

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Also on the organisation's local level, IBG seeks to make the access to workcamps and volunteering projects as easy as possible. For years, we have been working to improve access to our services and to overcome barriers. For this purpose, we rely on intensive and individual advice and preparation in order to find the right project for anyone interested.

For special support, we also have funds from our own solidarity fund which is composed by 10% of all placement fees paid. We use this fund to enable disadvantaged young volunteers to participate in voluntary service. Through IBG's solidarity fund, volunteers may receive support, for instance by paying a reduced placement fee. In individual cases, we can also subsidize travel expenses.

You would like to apply for funding or you need support in planning your workcamp? Just contact us and we will try to find an individual solution together.

More Info

Want to read more about sustainability? Here you will find some articles about how we practise sustainability in our workcamps, while travelling and with our daily office work.

Methodology for Inclusion in international Workcamps
Methodology for Inclusion in international Workcamps
Project results of 'All Aboard the Inclusive Train' Why are Workcamps open to all people without differences? What are the benefits of having a diverse group? How to prepare Workcamp leaders to work with people with special needs? How to support leaders to be able to support volunteers with special needs? What activities can Workcamp leaders use to help them reach the full potential of...
Booklet: 'How to... make my Workcamp inclusive'
Booklet: 'How to... make my Workcamp inclusive'
Inclusion in international Workcamps International Workcamps and other volunteering projects should be open to all young people, regardless of nationality, gender, sexual orientation, cultural or social background, income, education, religion and other beliefs, physical and health conditions or limitations. We are convinced that diversity in all these aspects makes our Workcamps better....
What advice would you give to someone who is going to a workcamp for the first time?
What advice would you give to someone who is going to a workcamp for the first time?
Especially for those who are traveling alone for the first time to take part in an international workcamp, this can be a real challenge and adventure. The Access 4 All Working Group of our international network ALLIANCE is committed to making access to work camps as easy as possible for everyone. In a blog, the group collects personal stories from volunteers from very different...
IBG Solidarity Fund
IBG Solidarity Fund
IBG wants to give as many young people and young adults as possible the chance to become involved in an international context. We know that the hurdles to participation are very high for many people, be it due to little personal travel experience, poor foreign language skills, insecurity in groups or for family or financial reasons. Therefore we try to raise special financial support...