📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Come and join a great project of Citrus and be part in the renovation of the future international hosting center of Laguépie. For more than ten years, teenagers from all around the world have come and built, renovated, imagined and gave shape to this great project.
Up the hill of the village of Laguepie, Citrus organization is a place for sharing and gathering, where international volunteers are building, stone after stone and year after year, an intercultural hosting center. Since 2012, it\'s in the former hamlet of “La Mayounelle » that is located in the organization Citrus : office, refectory, kitchen, surrounded by green fields, a green theater and a garden. Guided by the work-camp leaders, you will live in the heart of the organization and share daily life with the whole team of Citrus. Your actions will be in accordance with the objectives 3 and 4 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of good health and well-being and of quality education.
💼 What the programme involves
You will take part in the creation and realization of cobblestone floors, making your contribution to Citrus. The art of “calades“ (cobblestones) is an ancestral Occidental technique; it is the paving of the ground with local stones. It will make it easier to move around the association's site, create weather-resistant paths, and enhance the Occidental architectural heritage. To this main workshop, some others may be added, connected to maintenance of the green areas around Citrus, decoration of the premises, maintenance of the vegetable garden, etc…
From Monday to Friday, mornings will be dedicated to technical workshops (4hours per day). Some people will also be dedicated to do the meal preparations for all the group.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In collective tents of 8 beds, with wooden floor and beds. Please bring a sleeping bag and a pillow if you wish. Bathrooms, kitchen and refectory are in a building nearby. Wifi isn’t accessible and there is no washing machine, so bring enough clothes for the stay, or take something to wash your clothes by hand
You’ll be responsible as a group of cleaning the place and cooking the meals, guided by the campleaders. Some choices will be made to encourage local and seasonal products.
📍 About the location
On the site of Citrus organization, in the village of Laguepie. It is 100km away from Toulouse, between Albi and Montauban. In the afternoons and evenings, let your creativity talk ! Those times will be organized all together with the group. You will be able to enjoy swimming in the river nearby, to visit medieval villages, or to go for a kayak ride in a kayak ! With the help of the camp leaders, you’ll organize events to connect with the local community, such as international dinners.