Experience Renewable Energies I (Glücksburg near Baltic Sea)
Description: Learn more about the use of renewable energies and help building a workshop out of wood, any maintenance and repair work at a climate park. The Centre for Sustainable Development "artefact" is located in Glücksburg on he Flensburg Fjord near the Danish border. The non-profit GmbH operates a guest house built in clay architecture, an energy park for youth and seminar groups, and runs project days on global learning. The building, which is completely powered by renewable energy, the climatepark and the nature experience space have to be constantly maintained and expanded with new stations. Join other volunteers supporting the park to remain attractive to visitors.
Type of Work: Help building a workshop out of wood, repair work and further development of the climatepark for visitors, planting of a water reservoir, maintenance work on the grounds such as weeding, etc.
Study Theme: Climate change, use of renewable energies.
Accommodation: Accommodation in your own tent (please bring with you a tent, a sleeping mat and a thick sleeping bag); on the site of the Climatepark, toilet (interesting compost toilets) and shower (experience solar shower) available.
You will cook together in the recreation and cooking building of the Africa House in the nature experience room
Language: English
Requirements: Interest in the topic of climate protection and renewable energies are just as much a required as the acceptance of simple living conditions; manual skills helpful.
Approximate Location: Glücksburg, near Flensburg. In your leisure time there is the possibility to visit a moated castle, an excursion to the Baltic Sea, Flensburg and Denmark etc.
Notes: Covid19: We organise our workcamps according to the regulations at the time of the workcamp. We will inform you about this in the Infosheet and by email. Please mind the vaccination and testing regulations for entering Germany: https://t1p.de/at82o
Please kindly note that there is an additional incoming fee of 50 € for all volunteers applying through Partner organisations or Contacts of the SCI network. This will cover international insurance costs of the volunteer and administration costs of SCI International. For volunteers coming from countries with SCI Branches and Groups there is no additional incoming fee. You can check the status of your local sending organisation here: https://rb.gy/fveuew. If this fee exceeds your financial ability, please make a comment in your application.