📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Since 2002, the Citrus association has been organising international workcamps in the Tarn-et-Garonne region. Each year, dozens of volunteers from all over the world take part in a technical work camp of public interest, in the heart of a village. This year, it is in the village of Genebrières, in the department of the Tarn-et-Garonne, that you will participate in bringing interculturality, sharing and meeting to life. Your actions will be in accordance with the objectives 3 and 4 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of good health and well-being and of quality education.
💼 What the programme involves
You will participate in the renovation and upgrading of the surrounding walls of the town hall, in the heart of the village. You will discover the typical architecture of Occitania, with its red bricks that turn orange when the sun sets. Supervised by two village employees, you will learn how to join and lay bricks, using traditional materials (lime, sand). You will work approximately 6 hours per day 5 days a week (around 30hours per week).
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep in a dormitory in a community hall, really close to the work site. Mattresses will be provided, you only need to bring your sleeping bag and a pillow. A shower and toilets are on site, and a kitchen and a living room will be available nearby. There will be no washing machine available. Every day, a team of volunteers will cook meals for the whole group, according to menus that you will have chosen collectively. Special attention will be paid to seasonal and local food. Some arrangements for special diets can be made with the group leaders.
📍 About the location
In the heart of the Tarn-et-Garonne, you can take advantage of the possibilities of the region: swimming in the Aveyron, visiting medieval villages (Bruniquel, Penne, etc.), hiking, etc. Discover the city of Montauban, whose bricks glow in the evening light. Accompanied by two educational animators, you will meet the inhabitants and share this experience with them! In the evenings and at weekends, let your imagination run wild and organise a barbecue, a karaoke night, a folk dance, etc. Finally, you will organise a big international meal, open to all, in order to share specialities from your culture with the inhabitants and visitors.
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is a volunteering team supported by the European Solidarity Corps. You will receive pocket money (6€ per day) and a travel reimbursement with an upper limit based on the ESC distance calculator.