📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vir'Volt stands for InteRnational VolunTeer Village (in French). For 10 years, the organisation has been located right in the middle of nature near a regional park. Hosting youth from all around the world, learning how to understand and appreciate differences, planning and acting together to protect the environment. Creating a positive impact on the surrounding environment and people living there or simply passing by. These are our goals for this future village, which each year, is built thanks to youths who come and contribute, with solidarity as their driving force. Vir'Volt also aims to become fully eco-friendly and sustainable: yurts and teepees as rooms, permaculture farming and gardening, water saving projects, reducing, and reusing waste. This small village will become great without sacrificing or damaging the surrounding environment whilst always searching better and more eco-friendly ways of living.
💼 What the programme involves
During this workcamp, you will participate in the construction of a pedagogical and informative path in the Vir\'Volt Forest! A walking path goes through our ecological village, often used by children and inhabitants. We want to offer the opportunity for those who come through our village to learn more about local nature, environment and biodiversity in general !
You will build all the wooden structures, frames, boxes, and all other ideas that comes from the group for the pedagogical path! You will also imagine, choose, and realize the content of the different spots, in different languages! (knowledge about local plants and animals, knowledge about biodiversity in general, ecopractices, the path will be what you make of it!)
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep in individual and collective tents (tents, tepees) on the campsite of the association. Please bring a sleeping bag with you. The campsite has separate bathrooms and showers, as well as a kitchen place. Food will be provided and cooked by the volunteers in turns.
📍 About the location
La Ferté Alais is approximately 50km south of Paris.
Leisure activities: You will have the chance to enjoy the association's campsite and to discover the cultural and natural heritage of the region which is part of a natural park. You will also help to organise some activities in order to meet and socialise with local young people. Other leisure activities will be organised collectively, depending on the wishes of the group and the available budget. One day in Paris is scheduled.
This project should not be seen as a sightseeing trip to Paris. If you wish to visit Paris, you should do so before arriving or after the dates of the summer camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
Travel expenses will be reimbursed for 18 to 30 year-old German and Ukrainian volunteers thanks to the OFAJ grant (French-German Youth Office)