📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Playground/Projet 65 association 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.
💼 What the programme involves
Playground/Projet 65 has a house in the city of Stavelot. This place will be the main office of the organisation, with a flat for the trainers of the association and a working space to organise workshops in the future. The building will be completely renovated with ecological-construction techniques. The main objective of the year is the building of an adjacent greenhouse behind the house to produce food for people living there. Some insulation work with natural materials will be also done during the workcamp.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Your team will be accommodated in a guest house (with all facilities) located at 15 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. Food will be provided and 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)
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers will have to pay attention to safety measures.
Please, bring some working clothes and boots for dirty tasks (safety/security shoes are compulsory). Rainy clothes can also be useful. Part of the work will be done on scaffolding (built by professionals)