📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Marche-en-Famenne workcamp is the outcome of the collaboration between municipal authorities and a local non-profit organization. More than ten years ago, the mayor and deputies wanted to develop international contacts for the local youngsters. GRIMM association was just beginning to work on the protection of the local life framework and promoting models of sustainable development. Their members had a full load of ideas but were short of hands to realize them. Thus, they came to the idea of involving volunteers from all over the world. Since then, the municipality makes its buildings available every summer and welcomes foreign youngsters. GRIMM members organize the work. With the help from the volunteers, they are eventually able to realize the projects they dreamt about. Their actions are based on the following philosophy: Nature belongs to everyone. And that each of us may enjoy it, it has to be protected.
💼 What the programme involves
Assisted by local technical leaders, volunteer group will realize different manual tasks outside: construction of a shelter for donkeys, construction of wood benches. But also the maintenance of previous construction of the volunteers crew from the past: cut branches, sanding, painting, cur branches…
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation can be compared to a boarding school: a corridor with double bedrooms; toilets and showers are at the same floor. No smoking inside.
Self-catering. Bring your recipes to enjoy ‘kitchen life’!
📍 About the location
Marche-en-Famenne is a city in the countryside and it is also CBB town! One can find everything there: schools, supermarkets, industries… But still, it is surrounded by woods, fields and small villages where the life rhythm remains rural. Liège, Namur, Brussels and Luxembourg can be easily reached by train in about one hour. For more information see
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/tourism/eden/themes-destinations/countries/belgium/marche-en-famenne/index_fr.htm
ℹ️ Additional information
PRE-CAMP SESSION INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT DURATION
Location : Marche-en-Famenne
Dates: from Friday 05th to Saturday 06th of August
Purpose: the pre-camp gathers the volunteers from different projects. The participation in the pre-camp is compulsory and free of charge. It is a unique opportunity for the volunteers to meet and to attend different workshops on group dynamic, intercultural education and volunteering awareness. The pre-camp lasts from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, the volunteers will travel together to their camp location (the cost of this train ticket is covered by CBB).
The working place is not the same than the accommodation place so volunteers will leave the town every day. Sleeping in town, working in the countryside.
Please, bring some working clothes and boots you do not mind to get dirty. And rainy clothes in case of rainy weather can also be useful