📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp enables you to get involved in the Vergnes neighborhood, alongside the inhabitants, who are now thinking about what you will do!
Since 1993, Concordia has been organizing international workcamps with the city of Clermont-Ferrand, which shows how well this partnership works. This year we will be welcomed for the second time by the inhabitants of the Vergnes neighborhood, in the North of the town. In this neighborhood, there are a lot of natural places, and family gardens. Last year, the international youth built a large courtyard with a rainwater collection system; and the inhabitants really liked it. This year, they are waiting for you impatiently to keep developing their outdoor spaces.
💼 What the programme involves
Currently, the inhabitants are thinking about the project you will realise this summer: the building of wooden huts for the family gardens, or the realisation of a big fresco on a new maritime container on a parking lot. To set up both of these projects, you will be guided by a technical animator, who will teach you urban art’s techniques or carpentry.
The Community Center team will welcome you and will provide you with a room for your personal belongings and for meals. Local youth will be able to participate in the work camp and show you their area.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated at the two-star campsite “Les Sablons” in Pont-du-Chateau (with a swimming pool, jacuzzi and activities), sharing two-person tents with boys and girls separated and a collective tent for socializing. You will be staying with another international workcamp for teenagers. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the preparation of dishes with good products from the market and local producers.
📍 About the location
The urban area of Clermont-Ferrand is Auvergne's lively regional capital. It is located in an exceptional volcanic area, at the foot of the Puy de Dôme volcano which summit can be accessed by a panoramic train. During your stay, you will be able to enjoythe town's summer energy (concerts, Sable Show festival, visiting the historic town centre, French National Day and fireworks) and the countryside which is located right on its doorstep (hiking over the volcanoes, swimming in the lakes, etc.). It will be a rich and varied trip.
For more information have a look at: http://www.clermont-fd.com and http://www.planetepuydedome.com.
⚠️ Requirements
The accommodation is located outside of the city centre, in a neighbouring town. Please bring good shoes, working clothes and a swimsuit. As the nights can be quite cold, remember also to bring warm clothes and a sleeping bag. You can also bring recipes from your home country, musical instruments and games. You will get around Clermont-Ferrand on foot, by car and by minibus.
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Clermont-Ferrand train station.
Closest airport:
Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon or Paris.