📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The P’tits C.R.A.P.A.U. (Centre de Recherche, d’Animation et de Partage autour de l’AUtonomie) is a non-profit organization active in the strengthening of the social solidarity, the promotion of the cultural and artistic development, respect for the human values and the environmental protection. Their actions are based on strong networking with local organizations based in Stavelot region. http://www.crapau.tk/
We collaborate with them since three years.
💼 What the programme involves
The members of the organization are since few years renovating an old house in the city center of Stavelot. In the future, this place will be the main office of the organisation, with a flat for the trainers and a working space to organise workshops. The Philosophy of the staff is to use as much as possible ecological-construction techniques to renovate the house. A lot of different manual tasks are waiting for you: separate and recycle material (steel, wood, electric tools…), preparation of the clay for insulation.
On a lesser extent, the volunteers will meet some partners of P’tits Crapau and will take part in their daily tasks as vegetables harvesting, weeding…
🏠 Accommodation on site
Your team will be accommodated in a guest house (with all facilities) located at 10 min by walking from your working place, the house has also a big garden. Most of the time you will have a hot meal at noon on your working place. The other meals will be prepared on self-catering basis.
📍 About the location
In the city of Stavelot (7.000 inhabitants). It is located in the French speaking part of Belgium and it is one of the oldest Belgian cities. Stavelot is famous with its “Laetare” carnival and the formula one racing circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. The nearest train station is about 7km, from there. During your free time on the week-end, you could easily reach by train Liège (60km) or, Brussels (150km)