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ESC: Cultural heritage and ecological transition at the Villandraut Castle2

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About the project

ESC: Cultural heritage and ecological transition at the Villandraut Castle2

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The Adichats association works to preserve and promote our heritage. They even manage several medieval castles, isn't that amazing? But that's not all, they also aim to create social bonds and adopt more environmentally friendly practices in their activities. And guess what? They need you to achieve this! So, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to: 1. Take part in heritage restoration workcamps - you'll be practising traditional skills (stone-cutting, carpentry, archaeology...) to collectively refresh our monuments on a specific restoration project. If you like history and working with your hands, these workcamps are for you! 2. Act in favor of the Ecological Transition through our associative actions - Evaluate our current practices and suggest eco-friendly alternatives, particulary on the heritage workcamps. 3. You can also get involved in our cultural events and engage with diverse audiences It's your turn, to preserve history through a new environment!

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be welcomed to the charming village of Villandraut in South Gironde! It has all the essential local shops and services. You'll be living in a group, in tents (one per person) on the castle site during the heritage workcamp or in collective dormitories in a large house. On the castle site, there are solar showers, dry toilets, access to drinking water and electricity, and large tables. Meals are prepared by you, collectively. Bring warm clothes and a sleeping bag as it can be colder at night. Public transport is as rare around here, but fear not! We've got bicycles.

🎒 Leisure activities

The workcamps are supervised by a group leader for daily life and leisure activities and a technician to teach you the gestures. On the menu: visiting a vineyard with wine tasting, heritage sites, bee-keeping, canoe trips, etc. The activities are flexible, depending on the wishes of the group. Volunteering workcamps allow us to share strong community moments while being introduced to restoration and traditional workcrafts. The workcamps represent 22 days over the two-month volunteering period. The other half of the time will be spent taking part in cultural events or environmental projects.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: As part of the European Solidarity Corps we accept volunteers that are between 18 and 30 years old. If you've got a deep passion for heritage and environmental issues, consider that a bonus point! But here's the deal: What really matters is your enthusiasm, your openness, and a good attitude. We're not just a group; we're a team. So, what are you waiting for? Jump on board – you're more than welcome! We're all about embracing diverse interests – whether you're an artist, a nature enthusiast, or anyone else ! Get ready for a LIFE-CHANGING ADVENTURE!
Deadline: Application deadline: 27/06/2024

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

FR40631

01/07/2024 → 28/08/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 27/06/2024

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

7 Rue Faivre Eugène, 33730 Villandraut, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:14 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French