This workcamp is organised in conjunction with the municipality of Saint Rabier, where the regional Aquitaine office of Solidarités Jeunesses is located. This 580 inhabitants town, situated in the black Perigord in between Perigueux and Brive-la-Gaillarde, is made up of 11 hamlets, including Bord, where you will be working.
Work:
The bread oven at Bord has been neglected for many years to the point where the actual oven has been demolished. Since the spring, the municipality and the organization have started works on the bakehouse. This includes the reconstruction of the roof, and the demolition of the chimney… You will continue the work by helping to build a traditional oven, laying the foundations, construction of a vault with refractory brick, laying the Lauze stone roof and stone masonry. Some other smaller works to embellish the site are also foreseen.
Accomodation & food:
In a campsite in the middle of the village.
Location & leisure:
Leisure activities: You will be able to meet local producers, visit some farms and be introduced to the local gastronomy. The idea is to also get involved in the local community life, notably, by helping to organize a nocturnal market with local producers and the 20th edition of the literary meeting "Livre en Tête" and a jazz concert. During your free time, you will be able to take advantage of the hiking trails to explore the region. The traditional "international dinner" will be a sensational opportunity to meet and share with the residents.
Location:
Saint Rabier, 40km away from Brive-la-Gaillarde and 50km from Perigueux.
L'espace Randonnée (Hiking area) of the Pays du Buech (www.buech-rando.com) brings together five communities of communes in the Hautes Alpes around a common objective : develop, invigorate and promote non-motorised hiking activities (pedestrian, bike tourism, VTT and horse riding), for the purposes of tourism and local development. In the face of extensive maintenance work required every year over the 1000 kilometres of trails, since 2010 l'espace Randonnée organises many international volunteer workcamps in partnership with the association "Les Villages des Jeunes" (www.villagedesjeunes.org). This workcamp is an occasion for a true immersion in nature : it will allow you to discover the beautiful Hautes-Alpes countryside, its fauna and its flora. The proposed work is accessible to all but it involves walking in mountains every day to reach the site of the workcamp.
Work:
This workcamp will aim to clear the trails that have been invaded by vegetation, cutting down some trees, and pruning a trail in the bottom of the Aspres-Sur-Buech mountains. In this village, that relies on the "Drôme Provençale", the encounter of both Alpine and Mediterranean vegetation creates diversity and contributes to the richness of the local flora whether in wild and natural areas or in human built ones. Every morning, the team will leave to the work site half way up the mountain and will be able to witness the progress made.
Accomodation & food:
On a campground
Location & leisure:
Leisure activities: During your free time, you will be able to go swimming in the river around the area, to enjoy sports activities, and to organize international meals with the local residents. Some other trips might also be organised in order to discover the region.
Location:
Aspres-Sur-Buëch (12kms from Serres; 10kms from Veynes; 34 kms from Gap)
You will continue the renovation of the Cultural Domain that begun more than 10 years ago. You will renovate the frontage of a building through traditional and ecological masonry with lime as well as in refreshing the joints. The works are accessible to all without preliminary experiences.
Accomodation & food:
You will sleep in huts built with ecological materials. The collective life and cooking are under a lovely court. We also have a room for activities, offices, and a circus tent on the place. Daily life tasks and cooking will be made as a self organised group. We work with locals productors for the food.
Location & leisure:
St Lézin is a small village (800 inhabitants) of Maine-et-Loire county between Cholet and Angers and 80 km far from Nantes. It's possible to discover these cities during your stay. Leisure activities are organized by the group according to the budget. Visiting some cities or discovering the edges of the Loire, bathing, canoeing… It's up to you. A lot of cultural events take place in this period: concerts, festivals … The association can also propose various artistic activities under the circus tent: circus arts, Brazilian percussions, theater … For musicians, we can lend you many instruments (drums, piano, guitar…)
Requirements:
Bring good shoes, working clothes and warm clothes for evenings. Bring a camping mat and a sleeping bag. Bring your enthusiasm and your "joie de vivre". More informations : http://unpasdecote.asso.fr Facebook : Un Pas De Côté
Age:
18-99
Location:
Saint lezin, 49120, france
Language(s):
French
Airport:
NTE: Nantes Atlantique (Nantes, France)Vegetarian food will be available
The castle of the Avant-garde, presents an interesting plan, with still massive square towers, many internal arrangements, but it is suprising because of the fragility of his walls. The long-term objective is to highlight this castle by integrating a discovery route, one viewpoint indicator and a space scenography.
Work:
The workcamp consists in the consolidation of the walls and the resumption of a part of the rampart between the towers. The middle term objective is to resume this whole rampart. It is for use as bottom and as set to the project of open-air theater aspired by Pompey s City hall.
Accomodation & food:
In a tent, close to the site. The group will organise in teams so that everybody can participate in the cleaning, tidying up and preparation of the meals� do not forget your recipes!
Location & leisure:
On your arrival, leaders will propose several activities; your ideas are welcomed and everything can be discussed. So be imaginative, the workcamp is a place for having fun! We don�t expect you to do activities on your own, you will live an experience in a group !
This year, you will do building work, masonry with natural stones on the site of the castle, according to the emergency of the interventions, you will also clear vegetation to evaluate the state of the masonry and do the necessary reparations and the landscape works (pruning, clearing, maintenance of the paths and low walls at the edge of the paths) on the access tracks.
Accomodation & food:
You will sleep within the music school which has sanitary equipments and a kitchen.
Location & leisure:
Thann (6000 inhabitants) is situated in the south extremity of the famous wine yards of Alsace. Kept rural while developing its industries and revitalizing the cultural life, the region has a tourist vocation amongst other assets. The towns of Colmar and Strasbourg are close as well as Germany. On your arrival, leaders will propose several activities; but your ideas are welcomed and everything can be discussed. So be imaginative, the workcamp is a place for having fun! We don't expect you to do activities on your own, you will live an experience in a group and things are planned within the group.
You will clear and uproot the shores of the lake. You will also take part in setting up other protection measures to secure biodiversity and environmental conservation in the frame of the NATURA 2000 network.
Accomodation & food:
In tents on the lake camping site. Tents will be provided but you can bring your own if you want. Bring a sleeping bag, camping mat and a pillow. You will participate to the preparation of meals in turns. We'll favour the local products and the short supply circuits.
Location & leisure:
The Salagou Lake is located nearby Clermont l'Hérault in the Herault river valley, 40 km far from Montpellier city. For more information: www.lesalagou.fr
Requirements:
Take work clothes, closed shoes, warm clothes and a torch for evenings, protection against the sun (hat, glasses, sunscreen) and your nicest swim suit. You can also bring recipes from your home country, musical instruments and games. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Clermont l'herault, 34800, france
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MPL: Mediterranee (Montpellier, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
You will take part in the enhancement of a sport and health outdoor trails as well as on the path leading to the archaeological site nearby.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in a house. You will participate to the preparation of meals in turns. We'll favour the local products and the short supply circuits.
Location & leisure:
Aspiran is located in the Hérault (Languedoc-Roussillon) between Clermont l'Hérault and Pezenas, 30 minutes away from Montpellier and the Mediterranean Sea.
Take work clothes, closed shoes, warm clothes and a torch for evenings, protection against the sun (hat, glasses, sunscreen) and your nicest swim suit. You can also bring recipes from your home country, musical instruments and games. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Aspiran, 34800, france
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MPL: Mediterranee (Montpellier, France)Vegetarian food will be available
The morning's activities on the worksite will be varied, as this project gives you the chance to both restore local heritage and protect the environment! When you will work at the castle, you will be cleaning up the surrounding area (cutting away bushes and plants, clearing away rocks and scrubbing the joints of the low stone wall in order to improve the appearance of the stones). When you will work in the castle alley-way, you will learn how to rebuild a dry-stone wall from the base upwards, taught to you by a specialized technical instructor.
Accomodation & food:
Allègre's school, located in the village center, will be made available to the group. You will sleep on mattresses on the floor, in three classrooms on the first floor. On the ground floor you will use the fully-equipped kitchen and a large activity room for socializing. The showers and toilets are also on site.The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the preparation of dishes with good products from the market and local producers.
Location & leisure:
Allègre is a small town located in the Haute-Loire County in the Auvergne region, 30 km north of Le-Puy-en-Velay city. It is a village located in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez, with picturesque alleyways and red roofed houses, built on the slopes of an extinct volcano, the "Mont Bar". From the "Potence" (gallows) at the top end of the village you can look out across hundreds of kilometers of countryside! You will have the chance to go swimming in lakes, to attend local celebrations and take part in outdoor leisure activities.For more information visit: http://www.mairie-allegre.com and http://www.auvergnevacances.com.
Requirements:
This project is supported by the OFAJ, the French-German Youth Office. Some volunteers from France - Germany – South Korea may be eligible to have their travel costs supported on the presentation of original receipts. Bring work clothes, walking boots and a backpack. Nights can be chilly, so bring warm clothes and a good sleeping bag. You can also bring recipes from your home country, musical instruments and games. You will get around Allègre by foot and minibus. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Allegre, 43270, france
Language(s):
English
Airport:
CFE: Auvergne (Clermont Ferrand, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
« We did a lot of conservation work, building hiking paths, tidying up wooded areas, removing weeds, planting trees, etc. The work was extremely successful and I found it very rewarding. »
