📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Beyond community renovation work, this project aims to promote exchanges between locals and international volunteers in this small village where the inhabitants have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of a workcamp like this one for multiple years. Its goals correspond with the UN mission of “sustainable cities and communities“. This includes discovering new and different ways of thinking and acting, sharing skills, investing oneself to develop an area and taking part in the collective life: there will be many possibilities to promote solidarity! Each workcamp offers unique experiences, so come to make your own!
💼 What the programme involves
Very close to the heart of the village, at the edge of a forest there is a beautiful setting in which you will spend about 6 hours a day, in the morning. The goal of this project is to restore a wall which is in danger of collapsing. This work is very important to improve and secure this place that is attractive to tourists. You will learn tradidional stonework techniques on site and work with lime mortar.
You will evolve as a team and at the same time participate in different tasks of the collective life: cooking, cleaning, dish washing, activities etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be housed in mixed groups in a municipal room reserved for your group and will have the premises of the football stadium at your disposal. You will sleep on camp beds and will only have to bring your sleeping bags and pillow. The place is equipped with a new kitchen. Showers and washing machines will be at residents' homes. WiFi is available in the sleeping space.
A walk in the forest of around fifteen minutes will be necessary to reach the work site, where dry toilets will be specially installed. For other trips, the local population will be happy to accompany you to go shopping or visit the surrounding area.
Accompanied by the camp leaders, you will make the menu and prepare the meals each day, in turn. The budget is approx. 5 € per day and person. There will be the possibility to eat vegetarian or vegan and to plan accordingly, if necessary. You will often times share meals with the villagers giving you the opportunity to discover the local gastronomy and to share special moments together.
📍 About the location
The commune of Dampvalley-lès-Colombe, is situated 10 km from Vesoul (70000) in the department of Haute-Saône.
Leisure activities : Whether it\'s in the afternoons or during the weekends, it will be your group that initiates and organizes the activities for the free time. The ideal programme will account for the wishes of everybody, the local possibilities (farm and brewery of the village, the “château d\'Oricourt“, summer concerts, hikes, etc) and financial side of things. You can also rely on the support of the villagers to organize moments of exchange and they will be happy to engage with you and to give advice on how to best discover the local environment and enjoy your stay.
ℹ️ Additional information
There are abolutely no requirements in terms of language or technical abilities. Simply a base level of physical fitness is necessary, as you will need to walk to the work site everyday for around 15 minutes and carry stones to build the wall.