📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The town of La Ferté-Alais is located in the Gâtinais regional natural park in the valley of the Essonne river. Having had many experiences in the past hosting international workcamps, La Ferté-Alais is very commited to these projects that celebrate the local heritage, engage the local youth, and inject some vibrancy into the community. Since 2018, in partnership with the town, the association Vir'Volt has run an international hosting site where young people from different countries come to work and live together. This year, the town is welcoming volunteers to come to the local pedagogical farm to help to set up an eco- museum that will showcase old farming equipment. This will also be an opportunity to meet other young people that come to particiapte in the activities the farm organizes in July.
With this project, you will be actively working for the Sustainable Development Goal n°12 from the United Nations: Responsible production and consumption.
💼 What the programme involves
During the workcamp, international, French and local volunteers will take part in different tasks. At the pedagogical farm, you'll learn how to renovate types of old farm marchinery and build wooden shelves. You will also build some environmentaly friendly installations at the association's hosting center (systems to collect rain water, build furniture out of wooden crates). Through this workcamp, you'll become familiar with wood and construction work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep in communal tents on the international campsite run by the association. Please bring a sleeping bag with you. The campsite has bathrooms and showers accessible, as well as a kitchen. Food will be provided, and meals will be prepared by the volunteers in turns.
📍 About the location
Location: La Ferté Alais is approximately 50km south of Paris, in the Essonne region. Note-- this project should not be used as a sightseeing trip to Paris. If you wish to visit Paris, you should arrive some days before or reserve dates following the workcamp.
Leisure activities: You will have the opportunity to enjoy all that's offered at the association's campsite and discover the cultural and natural heritage of the region, which is part of a natural park. You will also help organise activities to meet and socialize with the local young people. Other leisure activities will be organised collectively depending on the wishes of the group and the available budget.
ℹ️ Additional information
The participation fee for teenager workcamps will be 150€ to be paid at least 3 weeks before the workcamp by bank transfer for EU citizens or in cash on arrival for non EU citizens.