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ESC: Let's volunteer in a castle in Le Créneau!

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France European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Let's volunteer in a castle in Le Créneau!

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Le Créneau est un espace d'accueil international et d'insertion, situé au cœur du Bourbonnais, entre Vichy et Moulins. Elle œuvre pour favoriser la mixité socio-culturelle et l'émancipation de tous les publics, à travers le vivre et le faire ensemble. Elle lutte pour construire une société où toutes les personnes sont actrices de leur cadre de vie et accompagne l’épanouissement des individus en s 'attachant à valoriser leur parcours. En tant que délégation du mouvement Solidarités Jeunesses en Auvergne Rhône Alpes, Le Créneau a été pensé et construit comme un espace de transmission, de participation, d’expression et de prise de conscience. L'association rejoint l'aspiration du mouvement à construire la paix et défend une société basée sur des valeurs fortes : - l’ouverture interculturelle et la mixité (sociale et de genre), - la solidarité humaine et la coopération, - la justice sociale, - la liberté par l'émancipation, l'autonomisation et l'engagement, - le respect et la lutte contre les stéréotypes et les discriminations, - la valorisation du travail manuel, - la valorisation de la ruralité et de ses communes. Ses moyens d'action sont : - la gestion et la rénovation d'un lieu d'accueil et de vie riche et atypique : le château des Prureaux ; - la coopération avec les collectivités publiques et les structures d’animation et d’éducation locales ; - la remobilisation et l'accompagnement des personnes en situation de difficulté dans leur démarche d’insertion sociale et professionnelle. - la mobilisation de jeunes volontaires internationaux dans la réalisation de projets d'intérêt général, notamment dans le cadre de chantiers internationaux.

💼 What the programme involves

⚠️ Driving licence recommended for Le Créneau⚠️ Solidarités Jeunesses (SJ) is a national movement of non-formal education and is composed of a National Secretary (Paris), and eight regional delegations across France. Our delegations host international volunteers. Each regional delegation is unique, but all of the activities organized benefit the local community and share common ground: - gather people from different culture and social background to participate in social, ecological and cultural development. - contribute to the integration of people with fewer opportunities. Each project is dedicated to actions of solidarity and collective living. We believe that cultural exchanges are a key for personal learning and for the volunteer to experiment and undergo personal development. INFORMATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS: https://www.solidaritesjeunesses.org/volunteeringinfrance

🏠 Accommodation on site

Le Créneau is located in Montcombroux Vieux Bourg in the Allier department, Auvergne region in the center of France. The site includes a main house, the two small towers, a farmyard, a vegetable garden, some othsome other workshops and it is sorrounded by the forest. It‘s a very isolated place, situated 6km from the “bigger“ village with shops. As a volunteer you will share a house with other volunteers! It is of high importance to commit into daily life, as in a big house-share, because the house will look like its inhabitants, it's your home sweet home for a few months!

🎒 Leisure activities

You will work about 35 hours per week, the work is varied and you will get the support of the staff. We work on : - Renovation of the buildings - Gardening - Organization and participation on the collective life (cooking, cleaning...) - Hosting groups and individuals (mostly in the summer) - Leading workcamps during the summer, you will receive a training for that. Two seminars organized by the French agency and one volunteering meeting with all the volunteers of Solidarités Jeunesses.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: There is no competencies required to participate but willingness to the volunteering project and being open to discover new cultures. Open to everybody from European Union partner countries between 18/30 years old, the driving licence is HIGHLY recommended but what matters the most is the motivation ! So if you like MANUAL WORK, NATURE and COLLECTIVE LIFE, or if you're interested to discover it, contact us!
Deadline: No application deadline

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

FR36607

01/10/2023 → 31/08/2024

Closed
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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

03130 Montcombroux-les-Mines, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:42 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French