📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Come experience Issigeac in the summer ! This very pretty medieval village invites you to discover its heritage and environment by participating in this project to enhance the natural wetlands located a stone's throw from the village. With the guidance of a professional technician and the help of local volunteers, you will participate in the maintenance of these wetlands: pruning, shoreline reinforcement, and trail maintenance. Using masonry work you'll restore an old wash house: repair low stone walls, construct a paved floor etc. You will also be involved with local associations to help prepare the various events that characterize village life during the summer.
With this project, you will be actively working for the Sustainable Development Goal n°6 from the United Nations: Clean water and sanitation.
💼 What the programme involves
In the mornings, you will perform riverbank and wetland maintenance: cutting and removing vegetation, riverbank reinforcement, and clean-up. Work with manual tools will be prioritized: pruning shears, saws, branch cutters... in order to preserve this fragile environment. You'll also perform masonry work on a former washhouse and help implement cultural and touristic events.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be hosted at ISSIGEAC's municipal stadium. You'll sleep in tents, mattresses provided. A covered dining area is reserved for you, along with a kitchen where you will take turns preparing tasty dishes.
📍 About the location
Location: Issigeac is located in the southwest of the Dordogne, on the border with Lot-et-Garonne, 20 km from Bergerac
Leisure activities: Swimming, canoeing, site visits, local festivals, etc.