📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Montendre is a small village in the middle of the pines, which has been home to one of the international centers of Solidarités Jeunesses since 1996: the Maison des Bateleurs. Every summer, for the past 25 years, the commune has organized its weekly night market in partnership with many local actors (social center, local associations, shopkeepers, etc.). As the first night market in the Haute Saintonge region, this local event brings a strong dynamic to the area. This year, the will is to integrate the notion of "responsible consumption" on the market, through awareness actions and experimentation around waste sorting and waste, while associating the international dimension! It is in this sense that the commune of Montendre wished to create an international work camp, around its local summer event, in order to integrate it into a sustainable, responsible and international dynamic. It will be an opportunity to talk about commitment, citizenship and volunteering. Your actions will be in accordance with the objective 12 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of sustainable consumption and production.
💼 What the programme involves
First, you will have to help with the logistical organization of the market, i.e. set up the stands, support the needs of the local associations and structures participating in the market. Secondly, you will have the mission to hold a stand to raise awareness about waste sorting and waste. The stand and the workshops will be created before the market with the help of a technical animator (creation of displays, awareness workshops, sorting garbage cans, etc.) Finally, this will also be an opportunity, through your presence and your commitment under the colors of Solidarités Jeunesses, to inform about commitment, volunteering and mobility!
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep in collective dormitories (8 places), at the international Bateleurs reception house, in Montendre, where you will have all the accommodations at your disposal. You will have a vehicle for transport to the site and also to explore the region. Food will be provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner (you have a food budget which the facilitators will manage and communicate with you throughout the work). The meals will be prepared, in turn, by you, especially for lunch and dinner while respecting environmental values and local resources, as well as the culture of each and everyone (hot and cold dishes as well as vegetarian and vegan will be prepared).
📍 About the location
The workcamp is located in Montendre, Charente Maritime, 65 km away from Bordeaux. The goal will be to exchange your cultural wealth with the inhabitants and associations of Montendre. Visits of the region will be organized collectively according to your desires: visits of cities, ocean, museums, etc. Interactions with the host center will be regularly proposed: pizza night, game night, etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers need to stay for the total duration of the project. A Skype interview will be organized after receiving the VEF + motivation letter of the applicants.