📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Château Vert is an institution subsidized by the AWIPH (Walloon Agency for the integration of disabled people). It's a residential service that can accommodate about 80 residents with motor disorders that can be associated with mental retardation. Half of the residents are adults and half are children.
The center is set in a big park located near the village of Solières, in the heart of the Ardennes-Condroz. The creation of small structures allows a family-life much appreciated by the residents. For each place of life, a particular project was developed that highlights the social role, the self-development and the desire for integration of the residents.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will be asked to assist residents and the educators during the activities organized by the educators of center: workshops of dance, music, painting … They will accompany outdoor activities and they can also suggest activities according to their skills and culture (arts, crafts, food ...).
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a football club located in the center of the property. Bring your mattress and sleeping bag. Meals can be shared with residents or within the group of volunteers (to be decided by the group).
📍 About the location
Solières is a village in the area of “Les Ardennes”, close to the small city of Huy, 45 km away from the city of Liège and 100 km away from Brussels.
⚠️ Requirements
Be respectful and be yourself. Have interpersonal skills and ability to empathize and to get in touch with people. Some residents can have limits in verbal communication and volunteers could be afraid to enter in contact with them, but the staff of the center will help at the beginning and the two first days will be dedicated to observation and adaptation of the group. Even if the contact might be
ℹ️ Additional information
Accessible to wheelchairs.