Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "festival" projects in Belgium

Volunteers will help in the preparation - first week - and follow-up of the event - second week - as well as kids animation (games, workshops, sports etc), who run around all time starting at the open time and leaving at the closing time. Volunteers will also make sure that the place remains clean and they will give a hand to groups that might require help to build their sheds. So, work also can be physically demanding sometimes. The symposium is based on a dynamic meeting between participants and local children. Respecting a spirit of friendship and freedom, the volunteers will propose animations to youngsters attending the event.

To be determined. Most likely, accommodation will be provided at the TA Peri itself. There are a kitchen, a toilette, a shower, though the conditions are very basic A sleeping bag and a mat are necessary. The space of volunteers will be respected, but can be passed by staff of the center. Volunteers will cook themselves in the morning and evening - don't forget tasty recipes from your countries :) - afternoon meals will be provided.

The youth center is located 10 minutes on foot away from the centre of Liege. It is a green area, on the top of a very active city. Liege is the biggest city in Wallonie (French speaking region in Belgium) and the third in size in Belgium.Its inhabitants joviality is well known around the country, with plenty of shops and pubs, it s night life is usually very animated. The town feels often very alive, depending on the traditional student events and of course on the local football team (Standard) victories or defeats. Don't hesitate to visit the website: www.liege.be

Volunteers are responsible, with the help of their campleader, to organize their leisure time activities. The hosting organization doesn t provide a specific budget for these activities.

In this workcamp you will have to be ready to work, meet and communicate with children and youth people. Knowing French is not required but may, of course, be a good advantage while working. We expect participants to be dynamic and have good communication skills, be ready for work outdoor.

Language(s): English

Liège Palais

This project is suitable for disabled volunteers

The youth center Terrain d'Aventure du Péri (Adventure Field) is a space of freedom, a place where children and youngsters learn to live altogether without anybody pushing them to efficiency, productivity, and all these objectives that adults like so much.

At Terrain d'Aventure, a team of young leaders helps both children and teenagers to realize their ideas of do-it-yourself, games, sports, workshops, handcraft...
Activities are never compulsory, neither charged for, nor obligatory. At the Terrain d'Aventure, youngsters are not consumers, but creators!

The theme of this year festival is natural material - branches, earth, stones etc. Next to that activity, there will be exhibitions, animations and shows. The symposium is based on the gathering and meeting between youngsters and adults. Local children will integrate the groups and help with the constructions. Last symposium attracted many visitors.

Here is Terrain d'Aventure website (in French): http://www.taduperi.be

Volunteers will help in the preparation - first week - and follow-up of the event - second week - as well as kids animation (games, workshops, sports etc), who run around all time starting at the open time and leaving at the closing time. Volunteers will also make sure that the place remains clean and they will give a hand to groups that might require help to build their sheds. So, work also can be physically demanding sometimes.

The symposium is based on a dynamic meeting between participants and local children. Respecting a spirit of friendship and freedom, the volunteers will propose animations to youngsters attending the event.

To be determined. Most likely, accommodation will be provided at the TA Peri itself. There is a kitchen, a toilet, a shower, though the conditions are very basic! Sleeping bag and mat are necessary :). The area available for the volunteers will be respected, but the staff of the center will be also present at times.

Volunteers will cook themselves in the morning and evening - don't forget tasty recipes from your country :) . In the afternoon meals will be provided.

The youth center is located 10 minutes on foot away from the centre of Liège. It is a green area, on the top of a very active city. Liège is the biggest city in Wallonie (French speaking region in Belgium) and the third in size in Belgium.
Its inhabitants' joviality is well known around the country, with plenty of shops and pubs, its night life is usually very animated. The town feels often very alive, depending on the traditional student events and of course on the local football team (le Standard) victories or defeats. Don't hesitate to visit the website: www.liege.be

Volunteers are responsible, with the help of their campleader, to organize their leisure time activities. The hosting organization doesn't provide a specific budget for these activities.

In this workcamp you'll have to be ready to work, meet and communicate with children and youth people. Knowing French is not required but may, of course, be a good advantage while working. We expect participants to be dynamic and have good communication skills, be ready for work outdoor.

Liège-Palais train station.

Every Ascent weekend since 1996 the City of Namur welcomes the « Festival des Arts Forains ». More than 80 artistic groups settle in the streets, squares, courts, gardens and theatres during 4 days to offer the best of contemporary Belgian and international creation inspired by the fairground community. http://www.artsforains.com/

Volunteers will get various tasks linked to technical and scenographic areas. They will take part together in the construction and assembling of tents and decoration sets, the arrangement of artists and teams living space, the loading, transport and unloading of material. During the festival, it will be possible for the volunteers who want to and who ask to be integrated in teams in charge for instance of the ticket office or the bar.

Volunteers will sleep in an ideally located building as it is situated in the heart of the city centre, a 5-minute walk from the train station, in the office of les Arts Forains. Beds will be provided as well as showers and toilets. Volunteers should bring their own sleeping bag.

Namur is the capital city of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. Namur counts more or less 100 000 inhabitants.

This is the very first time this workcamp takes place. For volunteers who wish to visit some parts of Belgium, they will have to do it before or after the festival because they will have no time to do it during the festival !

This project will gather four groups from Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Whales. During the exchange, the young people will create a street show, using techniques of theatre, shadow theatre, clownery, music... They will have one full week to prepare their play, and then will leave the town during three days for a trip with trailers and horses (http://www.latroupe.be). They will then present their show in a traditional evening market organized every Wednesday in a small and very cosy village. The last days of the exchange will be used for cultural visits, group life and evaluation. The main theme of the exchange is then Art and Culture. We wish the young people explore the subject of appearance and representation : What am I and which image of myself do I present? ; Which believing, opinion, do I have about other people? How does it affect my relationship with them? The creative process will remain, however, as open as possible. The young people are the ones who will create the show. The second theme of the project is Environment and sustainable development . We prefer however small acts than big speeches. Therefore, we ll only propose the group to experience a sustainable way of life, using local products, saving energy and promoting a sweet mobility .

Accommodation can be compared to a boarding school: a corridor with double bedrooms; toilets and showers are at the same floor. No smoking inside.Food will be provided, but the participants will be responsible to cook their own meals. Don t forget to bring tasty recipes

Marche-en-Famenne is a city in the countryside. One can find everything there: schools, supermarkets, industries- But still, it is surrounded by woods, fields and small villages where the life rhythm remains rural. Liege, Namur, Brussels and Luxembourg can be easily reached by train in about one hour. For more information see: http://www.marche-tourisme.be

Everybody is welcome. However, some guys already skilled in artistic matter, esp. musician, would be very welcome

16-22

Marche-en-famenne

English

BRU: Brussels Natl (Brussels, Belgium)

Marche-en-famenneThis project is suitable for disabled volunteers