Our partner organization Compagnons Batisseurs Belgique (CBB) is based in the French-speaking part of Belgium and was founded in 1953 to help refugees build houses. Today CBB is mainly active in the social sector and youth work. The organization offers preparation days for some projects. Participation in the relevant projects is mandatory and free of charge.

Our second partner organization in Belgium is JAVVA (Jeunes Actifs dans le Volontariat et les Voyages Alternatifs). It is based in Brussels. Many of JAVVA's Workcamps deal with the topics of sustainability and education for sustainable development.

Would you like to know what a Workcamp in Belgium can actually look like? Here you will find a report from Katrin, who worked as a volunteer at a Red Cross center in Belgium.
Belgien Workcamp 2019

Travel tips for Belgium

The journey to Belgium is not far and not complicated from Germany. All you need to enter the country is your ID card. There are direct train connections to Belgium from many cities in Germany. You can also travel very easily by train within Belgium. You can also get from Germany to Belgium quickly and easily by long-distance bus.

Belgium is officially trilingual. The Flemish north speaks Dutch and the Walloon south speaks French. There is also a German-speaking minority in Wallonia. The capital Brussels is bilingual with French and Dutch. Knowledge of French is therefore recommended in most projects in Belgium - in some it is even a requirement for participation.

The 10 most important words in French

  • Hello - Salut
  • My name is... - Je m'appelle...
  • I'm from.... - Je viens de...
  • Where is...? - Où est...?
  • Yes - Oui
  • No - Non
  • Sorry - Pardon
  • Do you speak English? - Parlez-vous / Parles-tu anglais?
  • I don't speak French. - Je ne parle pas français.
  • Thank you - Merci

Free places in camps in Belgium

Here you can search for Workcamps in Belgium where there are currently still free places for volunteers from Germany:

Camps in Belgium