France Workcamp EVS European Solidarity Corps

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

We are looking for four European volunteers who want to facilitate intercultural encounters and discover the intercultural volunteer workcamps of Concordia Aquitaine ! Concordia organizes around a hundred international volunteer workcamps throughout France. A workcamp last 2 to 3 weeks and bring together a dozen volunteers from all over the world to participate in a project of general interest: restoration of small heritage or historical monuments, cleaning and development of natural spaces, socio-cultural activities in an urban environment. .. The volunteers will participate in the following activities together with other french and european volunteers and the Concordia team: 1. Organisation of activities and events to create intercultural encounters and exchange within the workcamps and with the local communities 2. Help with the preparation of our international workcamps 3. Participate and Co-animate two of our workcamps 4. 4. Assist with the evaluations and reports

ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

During April and June all volunteers will be accommodated in the house of Concordia. They will share rooms with one to two other volunteers and will share all other commodities (kitchen, bathroom, living room). There is few public transport in this area, the volunteers will have access to the car of the association for their missions and to do some shopping for the house. During the workcamps the volunteers will sleep in shared tents during three weeks. The group will share the different community life group tasks and prepare meals and activities together in order to experience group life!

TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY

Additionally to the obligatory arrival and midterm trainings for ESC volunteers , the volunteers will be able to participate in a training to become a youth trainer for international workcamp organised by Concordia. Specific information for the workcamps : A workcamp consists of daily physical work, mainly outside. So please bring a sleeping bag, working clothes, sports shoes, warm and rain gear, a flashlight, a bathing suit and sunscreen. Don’t hesitate to bring your musical instruments, recipes, games or specialties from your country so that everyone can discover them.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

Any volunteer motivated for this mission is welcome ! Please consider that : – You will work in a team with french volunteers, other European and international volunteers and the Concordia Team – lots of intercultural teamwork ahead!; – Many of the activities will be physical and will take place outside ; -You will work 32 h per week, it can happen that you work during some week-ends and evenings ; -The mission requires travels by car, therefore you need a drivers license.

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ACTIVITY DATES

A total of 26 week(s) during the period 01/04/2021 to 30/09/2021

ACTIVITY LOCATION

14 rue de l’église, 33880 Saint Caprais de Bordeaux France

LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia