📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We are pleased to announce our renewed partnership with the MIJE (Maisons Internationales de la Jeunesse et de l'íducation), an association that provides travel opportunities to Paris for many young people and adolescents from around the world. They also have a mission to educate, as they work closely with the French Public Education Ministry and organise educational events within their own walls.
More information at: https://www.mije.com/en/youth-hostel-in-paris/The-MIJE-houses-concept
💼 What the programme involves
For 65 years the association MIJE has been opening its doors to youngsters from all over the world to offer them an unforgettable travel experience. There is a historical cave hidden underneath its hostel, located in the heart of the Marais, one of the liveliest districts of Paris.
For two weeks in August, you are invited to participate in the renovation of this cave filled with history. Your aim will be to restore its old splendour: you will create a friendly place for theatre groups to gather, wine tasting and other fun events to be hosted for young people from all over the world.
Through your commitment you will help restore this iconic basement and create an authentic place by using recycled materials. You will bring its authenticity back and will create a unique setting for social and cultural events that will leave a positive footprint on the Marais.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be housed in the MIJE youth hostel, at the heart of the renowned Marais neighbourhood. Breakfast will be provided by the hostel as well as Wifi. Clothes will be hand washed. The facilitator will have to stick to a budget for your grocery shopping in which you will take part. As our approach is organic and zero-waste you will go to organic shops through zero-waste programs.
📍 About the location
The MIJE hostels are situated in the heart of historical Paris, in the famous Marais district, which is known not only as a great historical neighbourhood, but also as the centre of Parisian queer life. You will be taken on a day trip around the touristic attractions of Paris, and will have loads of free time on the weekends and during the off-work time to experience the different attractions offered by the city, museums (for example the Centre Pompidou that is within walking distance of the hostel), touristic walk trails, shopping, cinemas, iconic cafés, etc.
⚠️ Requirements
You can bring traditional recipes from your home country/region, a musical instrument and games for your free time with your fellow volunteers.
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) program for young people between 18 and 30. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria.
The participation to ESC volunteering teams is subjected to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en
- Volunteers do not have to pay any fee (neither sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established depending on their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets;
- Volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then Concordia France will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project;
- Volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on the basis of 6€/day, once they arrive at the project in France;
- Volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.