BUILDING WALLS - BREAKING WALLS ROMANDIE (BEX VD)

Name: BUILDING WALLS - BREAKING WALLS ROMANDIE (BEX VD)
Start: 2021-08-15
End: 2021-08-22
Location: Switzerland

Code: 69659 Copied

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Young adults (18 - 30) from Switzerland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine come together in the French part of Switzerland. You will explore the life and culture of the other participants, discuss conflicts and challenges around borders and walls in the different countries, cook together and experience the Swiss cultural heritage by building a dry stone wall in the mountains.

💼 What the programme involves

Around 7 days of the activity will be reserved for learning to work with stones and building the wall by hand.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation is called in small village called Gryon. It is a typical Swiss chalet 10 minutes walking distance from the dry stone wall. You will have to bring a warm sleeping bag and clothes for the night. Matresses and pillows will be provided. Toilets and showers with hot water are available. No washing machine and no electricity in the sleeping rooms is provided, also no internet is available in the mountains. At the end of the week, volunteers are invite to spend the weekend in the city of Lausanne. There, electricity and internet is provided.

📍 About the location

ℹ️ Additional information

Due to the remoteness of the place, mobile reception is restricted and there will be no internet on spot. Emergency internet can be organised. There is a responsible person in the kitchen, but he will be supported every day by three participants (from different countries). Each day, a new team will be responsible for the cooking and the cleaning.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

CH-SCI 10.24

15/08/2021 → 22/08/2021

Closed

2 / 20

♂ 0/10 ♀ 2/10

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–25 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Switzerland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Switzerland Franc (CHF / Fr.)

Exchange rate

1 CHF = 1.084507 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German French Italian