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ESC: Being volunteer for environmental activities

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France European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Being volunteer for environmental activities

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

L'association Epi de Mains est installée dans le hameau de l'Espinas sur la commune de Ventalon en Cévennes dans le sud de la Lozère. Elle travaille en coopération avec le café-restaurant de l'Espinas, l'école professionnelle de la Pierre Sèche et l'association pour le renouveau de la Pomme en Cévennes qui sont aussi domiciliés sur la propriété communale de 17 hectares. L'association mène depuis 2008, ses activités principalement dans 3 domaines : - Éducation populaire : Tiers Lieu, médiation numérique, rencontres citoyennes, RV mensuels, actions citoyennes bénévoles (rénovation four à pain…). Des actions de solidarité sont organisées tout au long de l'année avec l'association Cévennes Terre d'Accueil qui accompagnent des migrant-e-s (collectes, soirées de soutien, repas de solidarité...) - Jeunesse : chantier international depuis 2013, accueil de volontaires en service civique : 4 accueilli-e-s en 2019/2020, 2 accueils prévus en 2021 ; mobilité européenne : 1 accueil en 2019/2020, 1 en projet pour 2021, accueil de jeunes rencontres autogérées toute l'année. L'ouverture culturelle apportée par les échanges européens et internationaux, augmente l'interconnaissance et favorise une meilleur compréhension du monde et des enjeux actuels. - Environnement : création et gestion d'un lieu ressource autour de la châtaigneraie dans une démarche de transition durable et la gestion d'un point de vente pour les exploitant-e-s du territoire. Le centre de ressource permet accompagner la rénovation de châtaigneraie, lutte contre la fermeture du milieu et favorise l'emploi local. Les actions de l'association notamment dans le cadre de l'éducation à la citoyenneté et à la solidarité internationale, permettent un brassage des générations et des origines. Les publics touchés sont de tout âge et de toutes catégories sociales. En 2019, 3260 personnes ont participé aux activités de l'association qui a organisé 88 manifestations dont 9 hors site. S'ouvrir aux autres, construire une citoyenneté active, faciliter la transmission de connaissance, aller à la rencontres d'initiatives sont les motivations des actions de l'association. Plus d'information : www.lerelaisdelespinas.org Epi de Mains -which means “group of hands”- is a little association in the south of France in a village called Ventalon en Cévennes with 250 inhabitants.. The association works since 2008 and proposes activities and animations all the year in the “Relais de l’Espinas” in a hamlet where is also located a restaurant and the professional school of Dry-Stone Walling. The purpose is to help people to stay or to come around. In a convivial space open all the week, the association offers computers and help to use it, a free library, a free shop and lots of information especially about the chestnuts’ culture which is one of the main economic activity in the area. The association makes also training about chestnuts' culture. The exchanges and meetings with young Europeans are part of the actions of the association to build European citizenship and to find new ideas among us. The members of the association "Epi de Mains" are parts of the community, they are from all ages, most of them live in the area. The team is composed by 30 activ unpaid members, two employees, Kelian in charge of the environmental actions and Véronique in charge of the animations, the communication and the administration, and two French volunteers (18-25 years old). The association appreciates to welcome young from others countries to permit exhanges with the inhabitants.Since 2013, every summer a International workcamp of tennagers volounteers is organized. This is a wild beautiful country side in the middle of a National Park (Le Parc National des Cevennes), the only French National Park with inhabitants. If you like nature, tranquillity, sport, trekking, it is the good place to be. If not, don’t come. The place is between Florac and Alès en Cévennes. It is 1:30 away from Nîmes and 2:15 from Montpellier. You can come by train to the nearest train station "Sainte Cécile d'Andorge" or "Genolhac", at 20 minutes of the place. Someone from the association will come to pick you up. The association will find you a place to live not too far away from where the activities run. You will have the possibility to move by yourself if you have a driving license, because the association will lend you a car. Otherwise, you will need to cycle, to walk or to carshare. You will discover a place far away from the cities’ life, close to nature and a life with few ecological footprint. The volunteering in Epi de Mains will be an unforgettable experience. More information: www.lerelaisdelespinas.com

💼 What the programme involves

The Epi de Mains association is a little structure based on the south of France in an area of mountains call “Les Cévennes”. This area well known for is beauty and is wilderness. If you like countryside, nature, mountains, river and sun, you will love the Cevennes. The association would like to host a volunteer for a short term project of 2 months at Espinas in Ventalon en Cevennes, from the mid of june to the mid of august. The volunteer will take part in the activities of the association to support and develop environmental area and animate an ecological youth project. The aim of the project is to support the development and maintenance of the outdoor chestnut grove space. The volunteer will support the preparation of the ecological outdoor youth exchange project witch it called “A step towards autonomy”. His tasks will be adjusted to his abilities and personal affinities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer's working time will be a maximum of 30 hours per week. Accommodation, food, transport, pocket money is all included with the ESC budget. The volunteer will occasionally have to travel for his activities with the association, and this will be paid by the association. He must have a driver's license and driving experience. We have a car and an eletrik bike for the volunteer transport. Candidates must speak a good French, and English practissing.

🎒 Leisure activities

Main tasks of the volunteer: - Maintenance and renovation of the chestnut grove, - Animate the preparation of autumn chestnuts project, - Develop new ideas for the nature area open to the public, - Help to prepare the outdoor space for welcoming the ecological european youth project, - Support animations during the ecological european youth project, - Meeting and exchanges with local solidarity structures, - Develop knowledge to.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The Epi de Mains association wishes to have a European volunteer in its team in order to bring additional skills, and a European openness. A youth dynamism is already active with the reception of 2 civic services and 1 european volunteer. Candidates must speak a good French, and in English.Their motivation, their ability to bring enthusiasm during their interventions, especially with young people and their understanding of pedagogy. Taking initiatives initiatives and coming up with new ideas will be highly appreciated.He must have a driver's license and driving experiences.
Deadline: Application deadline: 19/05/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

FR39389

24/06/2024 → 18/08/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 19/05/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Ventalon en Cévennes, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:10 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French