📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
We look forward to developing in youngsters an important human dimension, a quality intercultural learning and an mind-opening experience. Overall, the project aims to promote sustainable development and resilience, and the new values that we can adopt to respect the environment and live together in harmony. With this project, we want to share with youngsters concrete solutions to think over and change their way of life, and understand the utility of adaptability, creativity and resilience to respond to the current climate challenge. It may be a challenging experience, but the more we let go our old patterns, the more we are open to learn and live! We are looking for 3 volunteers to join our autumn team, and the activities will be: animal and garden care, support in the organization of an eco-festival in october, help in the installation of a the new farm, outdoors and physical farm activities, sustainable and DIY workshops, help in other organization's activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
IDC is located in a small town,18km from Carcassonne where the nearest airport and train station are (the volunteers will be picked from there and will be taken to the camping). This region is rural, living mainly from wine farming and tourism. The cathar Castles of Lastours are just in front us, and around the area there are other castles and touristic places. Accomodation: volunteers will stay in mobile homes, in shared-rooms, usually with another volunteer of the same sex. Food: the food will be bought twice per month, and volunteers will take turns to cook healthy and low-impact food!
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will be supported by our staff of professionals, who will guide them in order to achieve a succesfull accomplishment of the tasks. Depending on their tasks and responsabilities, they will receive instructions and formations to work, for example: on the garden, cooking team, compost and waste management, communications, organization of events, animal care... There will also be general workshops proposed both from IDC and the volunteers, usually about sustainability, low-impact food, zero waste, property of plants, yoga, health, sport, art, dance, among others.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We will host one volunteer from a different nationality. The activities will be adapted to the age and skills of each youngster. On the other hand, a certain level of environmental awareness will be asked, in order to go deeper into the topic with the participants. Some of the values we are looking for: open-mindness, creativity, responsability, adaptability, environmental awareness, low-impact lifestyle, teamwork, will of new experiences, personal development. Infopack: https://www.dropbox.com/s/avggbizmb8odwsn/IDC_InfopackHaveLessLiveMore2022.pdf?dl=0
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/07/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.