RENAISSANCE

Name: RENAISSANCE
Start: 2016-04-01
End: 2029-12-31
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Code: 3baf7a00-2031-11e9-9abc-0242ac110024 Copied

Belgium Art People with disabilities Social work Art People with disabilities +1 Permanent

About the project

RENAISSANCE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Renaissance ASBL is a residential center hosting 20 adults who were born with physical disabilities (cerebral palsy). The center aims at giving those people an adapted living place. Renaissance is a residential center in which each occupant has to take part in the daily tasks according to their abilities. These tasks are supervised by various specialized people: educators, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nurses, a caseworker and physiotherapists, a multidisciplinary team in which each person accompanies the resident individually within the group. The center highlights the importance of cultural exchange, openness and encounters. The multidisciplinary team includes: 14 specialized educators, 2 occupational therapists, 2 speech therapists, a caseworker, a director, a psychologist and a financial and administrative manager. Three independent physiotherapists and an independent team of nurses also work at the center.

💼 What the programme involves

During the project, the volunteers will take part in the community life of the residential center under the supervision of the staff members. They will accompany the residents during mealtimes and other moments of their life:

life at the center: cooking, food stocks control, laundry, cleaning activities, etc.;
leisure and creative activities: theatre, well-being, painting, expression, comics;
activities organized out of the center: shopping, cultural excursions, sports, etc.;
special events: Run & Bike (adapted bicycles), Christmas market.

The volunteers will also improve their French, organize some group activities and projects. The volunteers will not be in charge of medical care (washing the residents, putting them to bed, waking them up, etc.). A meeting will take place on a monthly basis to report on the volunteer’s stay. The timetables have to be arranged with the director. The volunteers will have to take part in the center's activities during the day, and could be asked to work on weekends.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be housed in private rooms. These rooms include a television, access to Wi-Fi, a private bathroom and toilet.

🍲 Food

Three meals a day will be provided to the volunteers. They will eat with the residents on the ground floor of the center or on the first floor (where they will be housed).

📍 About the location

The Renaissance residential center is located in a very quiet and green neighborhood of the village of Orphain, 3 km away from the city center of Braine-l'Alleud which can be reached by bus, by bike or on foot. Braine-l'Alleud is a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. It has more than 39,000 inhabitants and is not far away from Brussels (less than 15 minutes by train). The Braine-l’Alleud municipality includes the former municipalities of Braine-l’Alleud proper, Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, and Lillois- Witterzée. It also includes the hamlet of Sart-Moulin, the inverted name of which inspired Hergé’s Moulinsart castle. The famous Lion of Waterloo where the eponymous battle took place is in the territory of Braine-l’Alleud. It is a very small town with very few activities.

🎒 Leisure activities

As far as leisure is concerned, Braine-l’Alleud is home to a cinema complex, many sports halls, and a cultural center. Braine-l’Alleud is not far away from the historic site of Waterloo. Many hiking routes are available in the area.

⚠️ Requirements

The volunteers must have the maturity needed to face the challenges of daily life with physically disabled people.

Prior knowledge of French is essential because some residents only speak French and need clear indications.

The center needs volunteers who are dynamic, motivated, eager to learn and to take initiative, able to question themselves and to accept criticism from the staff.

🤝 Meeting point

21, Boucle des Métiers, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Arrival days are from Monday to Friday between 11am and 4pm. Outside these hours, we recommend you to take a hotel room on your own.
To get to the meeting point you can take the train from the airport: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en.

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

235.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

1421 Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Dutch English French