Build the Change

In Hersbruck you have the opportunity to participate in many different great projects. You can work with your hands, get creative and work with different building materials. The focus here is on interculturality and meeting young people from the Nuremberg region. A more specific project description will follow. Two weeks. An international group. Real questions. In Hersbruck, you will have the opportunity to participate in many different exciting projects on the grounds of the Edelweisshütte environmental station and to redesign it together. You can do manual work, get creative, and work with different building materials.

This year's projects:

The boat: Together, you will work on a large wooden installation. The boat is a solid wood installation with load-bearing, supporting elements – permanently installed. It will be a place with symbolic power for cohesion and shared support.

The portal: A large wooden portal will mark the entrance to the youth area of the Edelweisshütte in the future. Your task will be to upcycle existing materials: leftovers from construction sites, finds from the grounds, old and newer wood. What is created will carry your story – and that of the material.

BNE Actionbound international: The digital exploration trail around the Edelweisshütte will be translated and expanded for international groups. And you will be the first to test it.

Press team: A permanent team will document the camp – photos, texts, social media. What is created here will be visible.

Your work will be accompanied by a workshop:

Inclusion worldwide – what can we learn from each other?

Inclusion is practiced very differently in different countries – legally, culturally and in everyday life. You can contribute your own perspectives and ask yourselves: What works where – and why? At the end, you will develop a joint draft: What could inclusive participation look like internationally – and what can you yourself contribute to this?