The project
As part of the work camp, you will help shape the programme and gain a good insight into the radio craftmenship. You will plan and design your own podcasts and radio programmes, which you will host yourself. You will learn how to use a reporting device, interview techniques and studio technology. The workshop will be led by professional radio editors. Feel free to bring your favourite songs for a music broadcast on air.
Accommodation & food
Accommodation in the parish hall of St Andrew's parish. There you will find a well-equipped kitchen, a small common room for eating and socialising and a large common room for sleeping. You will sleep on air beds. Showers in the public Swimming pool “Wasserparadies”.The recording studio is a 15-minute walk away.
Location & leisure
Your accommodation is located in the centre of Hildesheim with its historic market square. There you can chill out on the Citybeach. Outdoor pool and barbecue area at Hohnsensea. Panoramic view from St Andrew's church tower. UNESCO World Heritage Sites St Michael's Church and St Mary's Cathedral. A city walk along the Rose Route takes you to the most beautiful corners of Hildesheim. The game reserve on the Steinberg and the vast landscape of the Osterberg nature reserve are well worth a walk. The capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover, can be reached in 30 minutes by train.
Project host
Radio Tonkuhle is the community radio station for Hildesheim and the surrounding area – a radio station where you can get involved! Anyone who wants to can contribute their interests, resulting in a diverse, colourful programme that runs around the clock.
Ijgd, organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. They are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, they assist around 4,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. They give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths.
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