📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The municipality of Macau has been involved in this project for several years. In this community you will find a market gardeners' association, shared vegetable gardens, an orchard and a hall to host local events. This project, with the construction of a pond, is a part of this overall scheme.
💼 What the programme involves
The workcamp will take place in the village of Macau, a small town in south-west France, between pine forests and ocean beaches. You will be taking part in the construction of an ecological stone pond that will be home to aquatic plants.
The area around the pond will be landscaped to make it a real meeting place for local residents. In this way, you'll be supporting the local authority's project to create a "third place" in its town centre, to encourage residents to meet up in a natural setting. You will be supervised by a technical coordinator who will teach you stone-building techniques.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in individual tents, with sanitary facilities, a kitchen and a communal living room where you will enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding countryside. You will share the various collective tasks (cleaning, activities, etc.) and prepare meals together.
A budget will be allocated to the leaders, and you will help with the shopping and meal preparation, giving priority to healthy, local products. Our aim is to encourage vegetarian eating using local, seasonal produce, while respecting participants’ diets and discovering local cuisine together.
WIFI is available. The laundry will be done by hand.
📍 About the location
Macau is a commune in south-west France, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The town is 1 hour by train from Bordeaux, so you can visit this city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Macau is also close to the Atlantic coast, so many coastal villages and beaches are accessible by train or bus. The area offers a host of activities, including cultural visits to villages and museums, forest walks, castles and vineyards, beaches and surfing.
⚠️ Requirements
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 arise on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Bring a sleeping bag, a thick mattress, work clothes, walking shoes, warm clothing and rain gear, a torch, a swimming costume and sun cream.
If you'd like to share some of your culture (recipes, traditional stories, unusual objects, music, etc.), don't hesitate to bring along a little piece of your country or region with you in your backpack!
On the last day (17/07), the departure time is usually set in the morning.
