📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In the frame of a sustainable development program, the city of Gradignan is organizing this workcamp to associate locals and youth from the city with international volunteers on useful projects for the community. Gradignan is an important city with several green areas (20 parks in total) which has a strong will to develop a sustainable policy that everyone can be part of. With our partnership they are really interested in experiencing local participation to an international project. Several young locals will take part in the project.
💼 What the programme involves
You will contribute to renovate the house of “Verger-Refuge” located in the middle of the city. That wooden house has suffered from floods and therefore needs to be repaired in order to welcome children in a natural and safe environment once again. To be more specific, you are going to have to restore the main hall by repainting the walls and preparing the floor for its new coating. Depending on your progress, you may have to do some various enhancement works around.
This place is quite crowded and hosts a lot of events; there is no doubt you will benefit from Gradignan’s people support in your endeavour.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying on the “Clos du Vivier” leisure center. You will sleep under tents for 2 that will be provided. Please bring your sleeping bag. There will also be a collective tent for cooking and diverse activities. You will share collective tasks and prepare meals as a group. You will also have to manage a budget provided by the group facilitators and participate in grocery shopping, giving priority to healthy and local foods.
📍 About the location
Gradignan city is very close form Bordeaux that you will be able to visit easily along with the Garonne region.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring a warm sleeping bag, working clothes, gloves and shoes, warm and rain clothes and a flashlight.
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Bordeaux SNCF train station.
Closest airport:
Bordeaux or Paris.