Help to create and maintain an experimental space in Lichtensteig, Switzerland. To learn about living together to establish a maybe functioning upcycling-utopia.

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a group of about 10 members that tries to establish and practice an alternative way of living. We want to achieve this by working together, improving our living area, supporting local community projects and practice alternative and sustainable concepts here.

    We connect working, living and free-time in our 1000m2 space.
    We have workshops for wood, metal, dressmaking and art. There we build our mobil tiny homes, furniture and dresses as much as possible out of second-hand material, and also work self-employed in our professions.
    In our free-time we take care of our garden, make parties, occasions and workshops, make music on our open stage, debate about important and unimportant things and experiment with, whatever comes in our minds.

    We all live in 10 - 20m2 privat spaces and share the rest with everyone. A part of our vision is Experimenting. We experiment with communal structures and getting to know each others again in different ways.We watch out for new possibilities to implement slowness and appreciation in this always faster living world. We research on reusability in all kinds of living areas and try to find structure in a structureless environment.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Learn about sustainable ways of living and working. Research and practice them. Learn about building, reusing and upcycling. Gain self-confidence in creating what comes into your mind. Practice communication, living in a community and finding compromises. Learn about swiss culture. Learn swissgerman and english...maybe a bit.

  • Help

    Help

    The Work defines itself through the skills of the individual being. To contribute your skill set sometimes means, that nobody will be around to tell you what to do and to self-independently realize your own Vision. And sometimes it means, that you’ll be devoting your energy in time consuming projects like sanding a wagon. After some time you get a natural feeling and self-responsibility, of where you can use your energy and enthusiasm and we see together, what work will fit the most for you and us.
    We have various jobs from cooking, maintaining and expanding infrastructure, repairing and re-creating things, cleaning, gardening and sometimes building sustainable cottages or wagons out of junk. Maybe you can help with the realization of sustainable ideas and the assistance at events. In addition to the work that takes place, a workaway with us also includes helping with other charitable projects in Lichtensteig. For example, helping with a community garden, nature preservation projects and building and converting a new factory conversion.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We are quite full, so our rooms are mostly occupied and we can just offer our 6-bed-dormitory, place for a tent or a camper and maybe a spontaneous solution without guarantee.
    Since we live in an unheated factory building it gets cold during the winter season.We then turn on our fireplace, go to the sauna or you can take a hot bath in the bathroom. It is also advised to make sure, you are well equipped and clothed during this time of year.
    We have a magical source of food which fills itself up in the evening almost every day during the week.
    Meals are included. As some of us are sometimes to busy to cook, the cooking responsibility sometimes shifts towards the people who have time and motivation - you, us… we’ll see. Simple vegan and vegetarian meals possible.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have a Ping Pong Table, as well as a Pool Table. You are also always invited to play Card and Board Games with us. Also it’s seen as something like compulsory to learn „Tichu" - google it!
    There are also hiking paths around the area, as well as lots of skying and sledging opportunities during the winter season. During the warmer times of the year, you can bath inside the clear rivers, or be especially brave and take part in icebathing during winter.
    If you wish to have some city-sightseeing-adventures, St. Gallen is 30 Minutes, Winterthur 40 Minutes and Zürich 60 minutes away.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We would be happy to offer you one parking space surrounding the area

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 363826771665

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