📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Les Chemins d ’Ariane located in Ciney is an institution recognized as “Medical and Social Institute” (IMS). The mission of an IMS is to welcome, help and accompany people in need (disabled, old and convalescent people) through various social and medical services. The Chemins d’Ariane is a residential service that hosts around 330 people with a mental disability and/or illness.
A staff of professionals (educators, doctors, nurses…) is involved to facilitate the daily life of residents and to support their autonomy as much as possible. Workshops and leisure activities are used as a way to get participants involved and enhance their capabilities.
By participating in this project, you will help people with mental disabilities or illnesses throughout their daily life, creating a welcoming environment where to learn and promote well-being (UN SDG 3 Good health and well-being, UN SDG 10 Reduced inequalities).
For more information you can check their website: www.les-chemins-dariane.be.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will help the staff accompany people with disabilities in their daily life within the center.
Mostly, they will be involved in different activities together with the center beneficiaries as well as with the local volunteers, such as excursions, games, walks with the residents…
The project will have an important pedagogical part. Indeed, by volunteering in this project, you will learn a lot about how to care for people with disabilities of various ages.
BEWARE: some activities are organized during the week-ends and the volunteers might then have free time during the week instead.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Your team will be accommodated in a dormitory with access to showers and bathrooms. Food will be provided by the kitchen staff of the center.
Volunteers must notify us beforehand about specific dietary needs.
📍 About the location
Ciney is a small but a very pleasant town with about 15.000 inhabitants. You can find all the necessary facilities there (supermarkets,shops,restaurants…). The town is well known for its special beers. Ciney is located about 30km from Namur, more or less 100 km from Brussels or Liège.
⚠️ Requirements
This project request volunteers with a high level of motivation for the theme of inclusion. Previous experiences in group’s animation or in work with people with a mental disability is welcome.
In order to demonstrate their motivation, we ask the candidate volunteers to:
- Send us a short motivation letter
- Answer our specific questionnaire (if you do not have it yet, please ask your sending organization to provide you with one).
We will not confirm any placement request before analysing the submitted forms.
ℹ️ Additional information
Camp language : English