ESC: SPJ/La Pommeraie
Code: 46068 Copied
Belgium
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Education
European Voluntary Service
Social work
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: SPJ/La Pommeraie
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
La Pommeraie is a non profit-making organisation working for people with a disability. La Pommeraie has a big center in the village of Ellignies Sainte Anne where approximately 200 disabled adults (residents) live. Also, there are workplaces for the residents in several locations in and around the village of Ellignies Sainte-Anne. We have a farm, where the residents do gardening and take care of the animals. There are also several workshops (ironwork, art, crafts, balneotherapy,...) that the residents can attend as well as a shop where they can work too.
Our goals are the wellbeing and to accompany adults with a disability throughout their life, to put in place a structure, by every means, to reach their needs and their aspirations. To treat them with kindness.
Our values should help the residents to develop and to blossom. In order to reach those goals, we try to think out and anticipate each of our actions.
Throughout the year, we organise several events inside our center for our residents, their families as well as for other visitors. All of that in order to include the residents in the life of the so called "normal" people. These events are for exemple a Film Festival (Pom' d'Or) that we organize in November every year. The goal of this event is to value the talent of the persons with a disability. They are asked to make short movies and they are shown to the public during this event.
💼 What the programme involves
Project in a residential centre for people with mental disabilities. The assignment is divided between volunteering in the residential homes and in the workshops. The volunteer will begin his or her service by spending a month getting to know the facility. They will have the opportunity to visit the various homes and workshops to familiarise themselves with the work and the different teams. Then, in agreement with their tutor, they will choose a home and a workshop in which they will invest more time.
The volunteer's tasks will involve practical and educational support for the disabled person. The volunteer will support the educational team in the day-to-day supervision of the residents, while retaining a special status. THey will regularly attend team meetings and will have a tutor who can guide him or her in case of difficulty.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The 2 volunteers will be housed in a flat 5 minutes' walk from the activity site, which they will share with another volunteer. They will each have their own room, but the kitchen and bathroom will be shared. Food will be provided by the Centre. This will be ordered by the volunteers each week according to their needs.
The team will be able to help the volunteer with their journeys to Antoing or Leuze stations if they want to go to Brussels or other places in Belgium. They will have the opportunity to attend other workshops organised by their organisations if they wish to.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will take part in seminars organised by the coordinating organisation (+/- 15 days) as well as seminars organised by the Belgian national agency. In the project, they will have a tutor and a "godfather" who will be there for more specific questions concerning the service in the local project. The possibilities of proposing new activities to the residents will also be discussed with the tutor. French lesson in person are provided in needed case
The volunteering year starts at the beginning of September with a welcome seminar for all the volunteers coming to Belgium via the SPJ.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Motivated to volunteer in a social project with mentally disabled adults. Open to others and differences. Ability to live in a small village. Communicative person. Open to learn french. Willing to volunteer in an environment with trust, sharing about themselves and their cultures with the residents (by drawing, talking, cooking,...) Opportunity to take part in creative or practical workshops for people with disabilities and to put forward your own ideas. A driving licence would allow the volunteer to benefit from a vehicle at their disposition for language courses, etc.
Deadline: 30/06/2025 03:39
Deadline: 30/06/2025 03:39
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 ?
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.
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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BE46068
01/09/2025 → 30/06/2026
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Deadline: 30/06/2025
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
Rue Neuve 15, 7972 la pommeraie, Belgium
Belgium
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 21:11 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Dutch
French