📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Enthusiasts for nature, patrimony and french language, take note! Come and discover the captivating region of Pierres Dorées through a variety of cultural and environmental activities on this workcamp! This summer, the two neighbour towns of Le Bois d’Oingt and Chessy-les-Mines will welcome their 9th international workcamp in a row, in this pretty country located between Lyon and the famous Beaujolais region! Young locals from the association Cap Générations (a social center), will participate in working on this French-speaking workcamp. Please note: the main conversation language in this workcamp will be French. More information about Cap Générations: http://www.capgenerations.org/
💼 What the programme involves
Take a deep breath of fresh air with Cap Générations! Your volunteers’ team will take part in various types of outdoor each week in the three different towns. The first mission be dedicated to the arrangement of the municipal park of Val d’Oingt, a beautiful rose village in the heart of Beaujolais vineyards: with the help of local youngsters and volunteers, you will participate in the creation of a wooden shelter which will protect the tools of the previous rope’s house . Furthermore, you will participate to the maintenance of biodiversity by cleaning the small river Tizy. Finally, in Chessy, you will paint thanks to your artistic soul, the wall of the Village hall and create a beautiful graffiti on it. This project is very important for the inhabitants who decided for it together with their representatives; for you it will be a good opportunity to establish contact with French speakers and to actively participate in the local dynamic! The work will take place every morning (4 - 5 hours per day, 5 days a week).
🏠 Accommodation on site
This is a project for camping lovers! The former Chessy-les-Mines camp site, which will be your accommodation place, is situated halfway between the two workcamp towns and offers an ideal situation near the village center, perfect for guitar nights and outdoor bbq! Tents and mattresses will be provided by Jeunesse et Reconstruction; Attention: cold nights in the tents please don’t forget to bring a warm sleeping bag and clothes! A kitchen, toilets and showers will be reserved at your disposal in the ancient camping house. The meals will be cooked together, culinary specialities from your home country and your favourite recipe to share with everybody will be more than appreciated! Every volunteer will participate in the domestic chores (cooking, dish washing, cleaning
). Careful: we will not be able to host you if you arrive before the starting date, and if you stay after!
📍 About the location
Located 40 km away from Lyon, the Region of Oingt its vineyards filled landscapes, is called the small Beaujolais Toscana. You will have the chance to discover it through diverse activities! Possible leisure and cultural activities during the camp: visits of the villages and wine cellars of Beaujolais, trip to the city of Lyon, French national day festivities (fireworks), meetings with the locals, shared meals, biking, meetings with other international workcamp, river swimming
But above all, many cultural and linguistic exchanges: do not forget to bring your board games, musical instruments, culinary specialties or favorite recipes and photos of your home country in order to share your culture with the inhabitants and the other volunteers. For more information you can watch this video (in French) about Le Bois d’Oingt: http://www.valdoingt.org/valdoingt/cine/video.html
ℹ️ Additional information
Chantier francophone / French speaking camp ! Ouvert à partir de 17 ans pour les participants français