ESC’APE (ACT TO PRESERVE ENVIRONMENT)
France
Environment
Renovation
Environment
Renovation
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC’APE (ACT TO PRESERVE ENVIRONMENT)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The commune of Les Chapelles wishes to commit itself to the enhancement of its heritage while preserving its specific mountain characteristics. Close to major ski resorts such as Tignes and Courchevel, it favours local and sustainable tourism oriented towards a reasoned management of natural areas. To this end, the village involves the inhabitants of the commune in participative work sites and wishes to welcome you this summer on the same effort, offering you its hospitality in a spirit of conviviality and sharing.
💼 What the programme involves
You are interested in the preservation of natural resources? You like mountains and their wide open spaces? Welcome to Les Chapelles, in Savoie, to take up the water challenge!
If water is still a very present resource in the Alps, its preservation is a medium term challenge. The commune of Les Chapelles is well aware of this problem and wishes to restore a tiny canal (a « bief ») that overlooks the tops of the village, across the ridges. The renovation of this canal would help to recover rainwater, streaming and snowmelt to supply the community and thus preserve the drinking water resources. Situated at an altitude of almost 2000 metres, you will work in an exceptional environment, offering a magnificent panorama of the Alpine massif. The work will mainly consist in cleaning the canal in areas where the water no longer flows or carrying out the necessary repairs, particularly on the stone parts. In the long term, the renovation will also make it possible to work on the enhancement of a footpath along the canal with a touristic vocation geared towards soft mobility.
This project does not require any specific skills. If you are sensitive to the preservation of the environment and you like to work in a team, this project is for you.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in individual tents, in the village centre (about 1000 m altitude), close to a communal room with toilets and showers. A kitchen will be equipped for the preparation and taking of meals. You will take part in their preparation, in turn, with the products that will be bought nearby. We will favour local and seasonal products as well as short cycles. Tastings of local products might also be possible with local producers.
📍 About the location
Les Chapelles is a small mountain village in Savoie (less than 600 inhabitants), located in the Haute-Tarentaise, less than 10km away from Bourg-Saint-Maurice, which has all the commodities. Thanks to its location, many walks are possible, particularly in the Vanoise National Park. In Addition, you will also have the opportunity to discover other sides of life in the mountains with visits to mountain pastures and a dairy cooperative, the discovery of milking cows and of knife making in a forge, the observation of wildlife including raptors and marmots, swimming in lakes...
⚠️ Requirements
This project is supported by the program European Solidarity Corps for young people between 18 and 30 years. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria.
The participation to the ESC volunteering teams is subjects to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en
• volunteers do not have to pay any fee (not sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project;
• volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the European Solidarity Corps Portal; Concordia France will organize their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project;
• volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on basis of 6€/day, once they arrive on the project in France.
ℹ️ Additional information
Remember to bring gloves, clothing and shoes for work. For leisure activities, it is imperative to bring hiking boots and clothes adapted to the mountains (fleece, shorts and hiking trousers...). For accommodation, remember to take a warm sleeping bag as the nights can be cold. Don't forget sun protection (hat, glasses, cream...) and a swimming suit. Convivial times will be programmed in collaboration with our camp leaders and according to your wishes. If you would like to share a bit of your culture (recipes, traditional stories, unusual objects, music...), don't hesitate to take a small part of your country in your backpack.
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 will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
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📅 Available sessions
CONCF-277-ESC
30/07/2021 → 13/08/2021
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Les Chapelles, France
France
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:07 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French