📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The small village of Charnay-en-Beaujolais, which counts 1.100 inhabitants, characterised as one of the most beautiful villages of the Pays des Pierres Dorees, is welcoming this summer its second international workcamp in order to provide a new dynamic of exchange and associate it to the preservation of their patrimony. In 2015, international volunteers from Jeunesse et Reconstruction left very good memories. The elected members and the inhabitants are looking forward to welcoming the volunteers and thus to sharing their love for the region. Welcome to the heart of the Beaujolais wine region In order to discover the village, please click on the following link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7fGpIO7Lk
💼 What the programme involves
Surrounded by local volunteers who will share some traditional masonry methods, you will take part in the restoration of a long wall made of dry stones upon the hights of the village. The region is well-known for its walls, therefore it is highly important for the town to take great care of them. You will work 5 days a week, from 4 to 5 hours per day, in the morning. Please do not forget to bring resistant and closed shoes to work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You ll be accommodated in a municipal building. Jeunesse et Reconstruction will provide mattresses to be put on the floor, but please do not forget your sleeping bag, and a bed sheet You will have access to showers and toilets, and can use a small kitchen for cooking. Meals will be prepared by volunteers for the whole group. Do not hesitate to bring ingredients and recipes to show your country s gastronomy. You will participate in the daily tasks and the group organization: cooking, washing dishes, cleaning.We cannot take care of you if you arrive before the starting date of the project, or if you stay after.
📍 About the location
Charnay has the great advantage of being located only 30km far from Lyon, and at the very heart of the famous region of the Beaujolais. The region offers numerous possibilities in terms of walking paths and visits,which will enable you to discover the old villages and vineyards of the Beaujolais. Locals will advise you on the best spots In terms of leisure activities, you can visit the villages, the city of Lyon, several cellars, you can taste some Beaujolais wine, go to July 14th Celebrations, and finally, you can meet inhabitants and people from other workcamps.Note that bikes will be made available by local partners. Indeed it will be the preferred mean of transport to enjoy the surroundings.
⚠️ Requirements
1/ Attention volunteers must be able to ride a bicycle. No other special knowledge or competence is required for this camp, except being motivated, curious and loving work in group 2 / Our association does not provide a car during the workcamp. 3 / At the end of the workcamp, no transportation will be organized by our association. You will then have to arrange your own means of transport to return to the train station and plan it during the camp with the team leader and the inhabitants. 4/ More info about trains : http://www.voyages-sncf.com// European volunteers should bring their European health care card, and everybody must, in any case, BRING THEIR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. If health issues on the camp, the volunteers will have to pay for it, and then get reimbursed once back in the home country. 6/Do not forget to bring: a sleeping bag and a bed sheet, warm clothes (socks, sweaters and rain-coat), a bathing suit. For male volunteers: short pants are generally prohibited in the public swimming pools in France, please bring a bathing suit. For work: worn out and protective clothes, strong and closes shoes. Your games, songbooks, musical instruments and recipes, will be also welcome To make exchanges and meetings easier, please also bring photos of your home, some postcards, small gifts... 7/ It is not possible for foreigners to change traveler-checks into cash money at the French bank agencies: please do it before the workcamp starts at money changers (in airports, main train stations, big cities)
ℹ️ Additional information
Chantier ouvert aux participants francais a partir de 17 ans