Aurillac's communal garden workcamp

Name: Aurillac's communal garden workcamp
Start: 2020-07-13
End: 2020-07-28
Location: Aurillac, France

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Since 2001, volunteers participate to the historical heritage renovation and environmental protection of Aurillac, city located in the heart of the French region Auvergne. The association Etudes et Chantiers and the city council of Aurillac are partners since 2014. This partnership was established for local volunteers and workcamp volunteers to meet and share activities during summer. 4 groups of volunteers have already intervened in the community gardens of Aurillacs' social center in order to participate to its development. The volunteers have created a wooden path made out of recycled pallets to facilitate the access in the gardens, helped to build huts for the garden, built furnitures and shared pleasant moments with the gardeners. Some info and photos : https://www.centresocial.fr/jardins-partages-marmiers-brouzac-aurillac_fr.html

💼 What the programme involves

This year, volunteers will embellish, maintain and organise the gardens guided by the camp leaders and the local gardeners. At the entrance of the shared gardens there is a conviviality space with tables and chairs. Nevertheless, no dedicated space for cooking nice dishes is available. This year, you will help to build and organise an outdoor kitchen space! In addition, the path which was built 4 years ago needs a refreshing, it's your move! You will also help taking care of the gardens, hand in hand with the local gardeners. Volunteers will participate to the garden's life and discover this little piece of heaven which is also a great move for our planet!

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is under tents (2 people per tent) at the municipal campsite, on a special spot dedicated to us. Tents will be provided. You will have to bring other camping material (ground sheet, sleeping bag, etc.). A kitchen will be installed under a big tent. Showers and toilets are indoor, 50 meters from the campsite. You, volunteer, are actor/actress of your project ! You will manage the tasks of daily life in teams (shopping, cooking, and cleaning). A rotation will be organised by the campleaders to ensure the smooth running of daily life. The objective is to gain autonomy and that everyone acts individually to allow a good collective functioning! All together, you will think about how to work, feed everyone, have fun, get around, visit the region in the most environnementaly and human-friendly way.

📍 About the location

Aurillac is located in the French departement of the Cantal, in the French Auvergne region. The mountain scenery offers mind-blowing view points on the volcanoes and mounts of Auvergne. The region's architectural legacy is very rich : castles, bread oven, chapels... Come and discover the rural villages built with slate and wood. The city of Aurillac offers numerous activities during the summer, including concerts and festivals : www.aurillac.fr. The region is favorable to hiking, walking, cycling or canoeing. You can also find beautiful lakes to take a swim. Campleaders will organse games and activities but you are welcome to create and propose your own activities ! Be creative !

⚠️ Requirements

ℹ️ Additional information

EXTRA FEES: reduced to 250€ for international volunteers. Pay attention! Our national participants in France pay the regular 360€ of extra fees. International volunteers coming from our partners in other countries than France pay only 250€ of extra fees. There is a wifi access at the entry of the camping site, the telephone network is quite low. On our teenage camps, we chose to book half of the spots for French volunteers. The aim is to allow a maximum of young people to access intercultural learning, to promote volunteer's commitment as a first step and then experience international workcamp abroad. By participating in this workcamp you are supporting sustainable projects (UN SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities), and combatting climate change (SDG 13 Climate Action)

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