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Workcamp, the Glossary

A workcamp in international volunteering, is an arrangement where groups of volunteers from different countries work and live together as a team on a short-term basis and for a not-for-profit cause, usually for one to three weeks.^[1]

12 relations: Battle of Verdun, Bilthoven Meetings, Esnes-en-Argonne, International volunteering, Liechtenstein, Meuse (department), Not-for-profit organization, Paris, Pierre Cérésole, Service Civil International, UNESCO Headquarters, World War I.
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Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun (Bataille de Verdun; Schlacht um Verdun) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France.

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Bilthoven Meetings

The Bilthoven Meetings were a series of networking and capacity building meetings of pacifist activists after World War I in the town of Bilthoven in the Netherlands.

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Esnes-en-Argonne

Esnes-en-Argonne (literally Esnes in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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International volunteering

International volunteering is when volunteers contribute their time to work for organisations or causes outside their home countries. Workcamp and International volunteering are international relations and volunteering.

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south.

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Meuse (department)

Meuse is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse.

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Not-for-profit organization

A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization (NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Pierre Cérésole

Pierre Cérésole or Ceresole (17 August 1879 – 23 October 1945) was a Swiss pacifist, remembered for founding the peace organisation Service Civil International (SCI) and the international workcamp movement.

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Service Civil International

Service Civil International (SCI) is an international peace organisation, founded by Swiss pacifist Pierre Cérésole in the aftermath of World War I to foster understanding and a culture of peace between people from different countries.

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UNESCO Headquarters

UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve as the headquarters for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workcamp

Also known as Volunteer camp, Volunteer workcamp.