Host an international workcamp

Hosting an international workcamp in your community

International Workcamps host 8 to 16 young adults who engage themselves in a non-profit project for two to three weeks. For the volunteers, Workcamps are an opportunity to get to know people from other cultures, learn new languages, support a meaningful project abroad, and make friends.

As a project host you can implement your work project inexpensively through a Workcamp and at the same time facilitate intensive intercultural exchange with the local population: Welcome the world in your own community and enrich everyday life for locals as well.

An international Workcamp can also be a great incentive for local youth to get active and learn new things.

What kind of work projects are suitable?

Basically, all non-profit tasks are suitable as long as they can be implemented by motivated laypersons that receive appropriate guidance. This includes, for example, projects in the following areas:

Climate- and nature protection: Landscape maintenance or forest work, habitat care, rewetting, planting, water purification, stream restoration, new construction and maintenance of hiking trails or educational trails

Construction or renovation of playgrounds, school yards, youth facilities, etc.

(Cultural) historical projects: Help with archaeological excavations, restoration of listed buildings, work in the area of memorials, construct open-air museums

Social and educational projects: Participation in children's holiday activities, children's play cities, support leisure activities for people with disadvantages or for older people

Arts and culture: Help with festivals, wall painting campaigns or exhibitions

Conditions for Local Hosts

We cooperate with independent organizations, city and municipal administrations, forest and nature conservation offices, youth and cultural centers and other associations or initiatives. A prerequisite for a project partnership is a work task that is meaningful and useful for the general public, participation in the financing of the project, and interest in international encounters on site.

Date and duration:

Two to three weeks
Free choice of dates from March to October
Working hours: 30 hours per week

The group:

8 to 16 young adults aged 18 to 27
5 to 15 different nationalities (maximum two participants from the same country per project)
The group is self-catering and organizes their leisure program independently

The local hosts provide:

The work project (incl. material and work instructions as well as safety clothing, if necessary)
Simple accommodation (with sanitary and cooking facilities)
Cost sharing according to duration and group size (example: 2 weeks & 12 volunteers: 2,500 EUR)

We provide:

Organization of the participants (call and admission of volunteers, help with visa questions, camp preparations)
Training of 1 to 2 group leaders / instructors per camp
Budget for free time activities and meals
Liability, accident, and health insurance for the group

See long-term cooperations

Get in touch with us!

Are you interested in becoming a local host and would like to implement an international Workcamp in your area? Do you have further questions about potential projects? Write to us at projekte@ibg-workcamps.org or call us on 0711 - 649 02 63.

We'd also happily visit you for a non-committal session to discuss cooperation opportunities and possible work assignments in more detail.