BLOIS – Renovation of collective spaces

This will be the 7th year that the city of Blois will host a group of international volunteers. Blois’ history has made it a well-known cultural destination with its festivals in July (« Délires d’été », community get-togethers, small rock music competitions), open-air cinema and fireworks-display concert. Blois also has, in a radius of 20km around the city, over a dozen castles open to visitors. The most well-known are the castles of Chambord, Cheverny and Blois. The natural surroundings are very important to the lives of local people living in the landscape of the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. This summer, the goal of the workcamp is centred around the renovation of collectives spaces and will include links with an organization of young people from the city who were already present last year. The city offers a lot of dynamism, allowing the development of youth enterprise and skills. The city offers a lot of dynamism, allowing the development of youth enterprise and skills. The leadership team of La Fabrique, (a youth centre) works to motivate young people to get involved in international projects like this one. This will also be an opportunity for the general public to appreciate the talents of young people. Going beyond this venture, welcoming this workcamp responds to this city’s real motivation to create exchanges and discover new cultures. This workcamp will allow intercultural exchange and will encourage the young local people to become involved at an international level. A particular attention will be paid to meeting-up with locally-active inhabitants and local youngsters. The group of volunteers will live in the same building as the group of local youth, under the direction of the youth workers.