📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Frontignan la Peyrade is a town of 24,000 inhabitants, near Montpellier and close to the Mediterranean Sea.
Frontignan Town Hall has 16 years of experience in hosting volunteers, with whom they are proud to share the local culture and traditions.
This year, they host 8 volunteers altogether, with a commun main mission, which is to raise awareness of European citizenship among the youngest and oldest members of society through international mobility programmes.
In addition, each volunteer is offered the opportunity to volunteer 3 days a week with a different partner organisation, including our organization. >ith us, your main goal will be to reduce social isolation among the elderly by recreating intergenerationnal links through visits, social events, creative activities and participating in a new project (an inclusive coffee place located in a nursing home!).
We are looking forward to meet with the future volunteer who will choose our mission!
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will share an appartment with another volunteer in Frontignan. For food, you will receive 275 euros per month. The pocket money package is 7 euros per day. Transport: the Town Hall offers train tickets between Frontignan and Montpellier, the big city nearby (35 euros per month).
🎒 Leisure activities
- French courses: you will receive a licence from the EU acdemy platform, for an evaluation of your starting level, with lessons and a final evaluation. For approximately 3 months, you will follow intensive dedicated courses with our French teacher.
- You will benefit from dedicated trainings with Petits Frères des Pauvres (active listening, about ageing...)
- Supervision and advices will be provided by experimented staff.
- Conditions are created to help you to fit-in well in your new environment and to get to meet other young people
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Volunteers will be expected to inform and communicate with a young audience, hence it is important to be open to this exercise and to such audiences. We prefer young people with strong interpersonal skills, good autonomy and communication skills.
If you like being in contact with people and if you are able to have a basic conversation in French, this mission is for you!
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/02/2023
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.