PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND CELEBRATE EUROPE!
France
Construction
Environment
Construction
Environment
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About the project
PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND CELEBRATE EUROPE!
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The city of Amilly cultivates a strong attachment to the European values of sharing and solidarity. Every year, the city organizes the Europe Day Fest and in 2020 it received the Europe Prize awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. As a suburban city, Amilly has been protecting its natural areas for several years, including the 37 hectares of the Sensitive Natural Area of Savoies and Nepruns. In partnership with the local association France Nature Environnement, Les Corbeaux Gatinais Nature, and Concordia, Amilly would like to welcome a volunteer team to install an ornithological observatory in the Natural Area.
💼 What the programme involves
Within the Sensitive Natural Area of Savoies and Nepruns, you will participate in the construction of a wooden bird observatory which will be used by the environmental organisation "Les Corbeaux Gatinais Nature" to make an inventory of the fauna.
On the banks of the Loing, along the Canal de Briare, former quarries exploited by human have given way to ponds, wet meadows and woodlands, hosting a rich and fragile biodiversity. This 37-hectare site has been designated as a sensitive natural area by the city of Amilly, and is equipped with soft paths that welcome walkers, cyclists and nature lovers.
Using materials designed by a local company, the volunteers will build and assemble the observatory, so that the biodiversity protection associations can observe and follow the evolution of the local fauna.
You will also take part in the Festival of Europe, a major summer cultural event in Amilly that welcomes European delegations, concerts and numerous festivities that celebrate intercultural exchanges and strengthen solidarity between the inhabitants of the continent.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in a house in shared rooms. Remember to bring a sleeping bag and a floor mat to sleep on. You will have access to separate male/female bathrooms and showers. A fully equipped kitchen and dining area will also be available to you. With the budget allocated to the animation team, you will participate in the shopping and the preparation of meals, giving priority to healthy and local products. You can bring your own recipes to share with the group. A washing machine or a Laundromat will be available during the stay (please take clothes for two weeks if possible). You can have access to the Wi-Fi in the library or by sharing the connection with the French volunteers and the animation team.
📍 About the location
Situated one hour by train from Paris, the city of Amilly is located in the agglomeration of Montargis, between town and countryside, in the Loing valley, along the Briare canal, a route used by many bicycle tourists. It is a remarkable area because of its nature and in particular its 800 hectares covered by the forest of Montargis, but also thanks to its heritage and its industrial past of the 19th century. You will have the opportunity to discover the region by walking along the rivers or by swimming by the beach of Chalette-Sur-Loing and by visiting the city of Montargis.
ℹ️ Additional information
The workcamp takes place in a suburban environment. For practical and ecological reasons, travel between the accommodation and the work site will be on foot. Remember to bring gloves, clothes and shoes suitable for outdoor work. Don't forget to bring a sleeping bag and a floor mat to sleep on, as well as summer and rain clothes, a swim suit and toiletries.
You can bring board games, a musical instrument or anything else from your region/country that you would like to share with the group.
This project is supported by the program European Solidarity Corps (ESC) for young people between 18 and 30 years. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria.
The participation to the ESC volunteering teams is subjects to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en
- volunteers do not have to pay any fee (not sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive a financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established in accordance with their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets;
- volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then Concordia France will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project;
- volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on basis of 6€/day, once they arrive on the project in France;
- volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues arise on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
CONCF-091-ESC
24/06/2022 → 15/07/2022
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
45200 Amilly, France
France
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:34 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French