Camp d'été solidaire
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About the project
Camp d'été solidaire
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
As a member of the Unesco’s organizations and clubs, our partner’s objective is to offer an access to the solidarity grocery to a vast majority of beneficiaries. The solidarity grocery’s vocation is to be a space of social living, an integration and training platform, a cyber-center and a pole of international solidarity. Regarding the way the grocery works, our volunteers help us harvesting and shelving the products, they also assist us in the cash accounting, in the maintenance of the facilities and above all, in welcoming people. There is a wide range of social activities, such as cooking workshops, “citizens’ coffee workshops”, socio-aesthetic workshops, the management of the family budget and the use of the IT tool. New activities are being created each and every day. The grocery store is an animated and welcoming place as well, therefore we favour friendliness, listening and sharing. Furthermore, our partner organization is a place of information and orientation towards other partners.
💼 What the programme involves
Groups will have to choose one or several thematics among different propositions.
Each group project will be personalized with the person in charge by phone or email. A group schedule will be defined, following these exchanges and after having chosen the thematic(s):
Linked with the solidarity grocery store : every day, going to the organisation and sorting out the available products in order to take them back to the camp and to give them to the animals ; soliciting the groceries to collect the vital products at the social grocery store.
Construction / environment : layout of the host site (of the camp) / maintenance of a vegetable garden / creation of a pantry (alternative solution to the fridge) / creation of an environmental oven / awareness of selective sorting (recycling, construction of selective sorting trays) / creation of a compost bin…As other projects can be taken up.
Environment / animals : participation to the activities related to the environment and the animals, support to the local producers.
All these activities bring together as much the social issues as the environment and the construction. These are outdoor activities that can be carried out in groups.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Regarding the accommodation, the groups will be received in an 8000 square meters enclosed camp located at the exit of Argeles. They will have to take their tents and everything related to bedtime as well as their towels back. The camp has 4 showers and 4 toilets with one of both for people with reduced mobility. The groups will have available a washing machine and washing lines, an outdoor kitchen area (with sink and grilled food area). The camp is secured and provided with water and electricity.
The groups will be completely independent regarding the bedtime and the organization of the meals.
🍲 Food
The groups will be completely independent regarding the bedtime and the organization of the meals. A grilled food area (barbecue) / outdoor kitchen is available.
📍 About the location
The camp is located in the municipality of Argeles-sur-mer, close to the social grocery store, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitania region (southern France). Located between the sea and the land, the groups will have the opportunity to look at many different landscapes and being surrounded of a French-Catalan culture. The groups will also be able to share moments with the members of the association and participate to its activities in order to immerse oneself in the associative world.
🎒 Leisure activities
Near the camp, the groups will be able to practice various activities and experiences as horse ridings or the train ride on the Little Yellow Train. Many bicycle paths are also available in the surroundings. The camp is close to a farm full of discoveries with different animals.
Furthermore, the Occitania region can offer a lot of activities. Between the sea and the mountains, the groups will have an access to seaside resorts as well as winter sports resorts. The department is a wine-growing, agricultural and mountainous area including varied landscapes. Many hikes with wonderful natural landscapes are possible. The Catalan and Spanish culture is a real advantage to discover a language and a different culture from France.
The association will be able to inform the participants regarding the visits and journeys to make in this beautiful area that lives in every season.
⚠️ Requirements
Groups must contain at least 5 people and a maximum of 20 people.
The project duration is from 1 to 3 weeks during the period from the 1st of April to the 31st of September.
ℹ️ Additional information
The participation fees amount to 25 euros per week and per person. They include the accommodation and the participation to the project. The groups are independent concerning the meals, the transport and the bedtime
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACACIA-2019-GROUPES
01/04/2019 → 01/10/2019
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
25.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
8 Bd des Évadés de France, 66200 Elne, France
France
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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