Die Internationale Jugendbegegnungs- und Bildungsstätte Lommel ist eine Institution, in der eine Kriegsgräberstätte als Ort und Anlass internationaler (Jugend-) Begegnungen sowie als Lernort genutzt wird. Es werden Projekte und Module für schulische und außerschulische Jugendgruppen sowie Erwachsenengruppen angeboten, die den jungen Menschen einen Zugang zu den Geschehnissen des Zweiten Weltkriegs und dessen Folgen ermöglichen. Die Freiwilligen unterstützen das Team der JBS. Die Tätigkeiten umfassen sowohl die pädagogische Mitarbeit, als auch organisatorische Aufgaben, Pflegearbeiten und handwerkliche Tätigkeiten.

Project:

The House Across Borders in Lommel is a facility within the youth work of the German War Grave Commission and is in the direct vicinity of the German military cemetery of Lommel. 39.111 victims of the First and Second World War have a last resting place here. On one hand, the House is an educational centre. On the other it’s a group accommodation which offers guests 67 beds, a kitchen with a dining room, a conference room and a free time area. All this is situated in the woody surroundings of the Kattenbos. You can find more information about the accommodation or the educational offer on this website. Please visit our Facebook page for more images! What do we do? Organizing projects and activities for both youth groups and adults concerning peace- and remembrance education. Offering the accommodation to either project groups and to groups who don´t take part in a specific project about peace- and remembrance education (sport groups, youth associations, etc.). Organizing national or international exchange- or meeting projects (for instance theme weeks or summer camps) for school- or youth groups. Helping relatives in their search for deceased family members from both World Wars. To inform or advise relatives or researchers regarding fallen German soldiers, buried at Lommel.

Tasks:

• doing educational tasks like giving guiding tours, helping with the workshops, organizing your own project and be the host for the guests (working with groups in general).
• learning a new language: you will learn Dutch at a language school in Lommel and get to know a new culture
• doing administrative tasks like bookkeeping, planning and management of groups (making orders, statistics and so on)
• doing historical tasks, mostly doing archive work
• doing kitchen and cleaning work

ACCOMMODATION
The volunteers will live in the House Across Borders in Lommel in a private room. Bedsheets can be arranged for you if necessary.

POCKET MONEY
Overall the volunteers will receive 180 € pocket money per month, they will also get 150 € per month for food, but also can eat with the groups that stay at the house, when there is leftover food.

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