This year, in July and August 2026, the EYS is once again offering its International Workcamp in cooperation with GPEN. These camps enable international understanding. At the camp, people from different cultures, religions, nationalities and social backgrounds can have fun, get to know each other, live together, work together and help shape society. International work camps foster personal development of the participants, promote contact and living together with people from other countries, and encourage self-responsibility and social engagement.
EYS is run by the “Office for Church Services” of the Protestant Church in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz.
These are the terms and conditions of EYS Workcamp 2026:
- EYS work camps are volunteer camps for young people (aged 18–26) from Europe and around the world.
- An EYS work camp lasts 2 weeks (Saturday to Saturday)
- A registration fee of €40 is payable. The work camps are funded by the German Federal Government.
- The costs of accommodation, meals and leisure activities are covered by EYS.
- All participants are covered by accident and liability insurance.
- Travel costs to the camp location and back home must be paid by the participants.
- There is no financial remuneration for the work.
- At least 5 nations are represented in every camp.
- Camp languages: German/English
- The workcamp group is accompanied by 2–3 volunteer team leaders.
- Working at the camp involves working for approximately 6 hours a day, unpaid, for 9 days.
- Camp participants work together and organise their free time as a group.
- Participants are expected to contribute their own ideas for leisure activities. Attendance from the start to the end of the camp is expected.
- The work camp group is usually accommodated in very basic conditions.
- The group looks after itself. (Self-catering, including cooking and cleaning!)
- At the end of the camp, all participants receive a certificate of attendance.
For further information click here or contact
Karolin Minkner
Ökumenische Jugenddienste
Goethestraße 27/30 | 10625 Berlin
Mobil +49 151 2106 3026
