📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In the majestic cliffs of the Hautes-Alpes region, the organization Les Villages des Jeunes manages, animates and renovates the Faï visitor centre since 1990. The farm of Faï is situated at 1000 meters above sea level. From April to December, the association organizes workshops for local people with social and professional difficulties. And the project welcomes young people experiencing difficulties at home or at school. In summer, Faï is also a place for professional artists whose come to take advantage to create together and throw festivals which take place in Faï: FestiFaï, Echos, The Singing Mountains ... The workcamps that are organized in Faï contribute in making this site an original place where young people and adults, from many different countries and cultures, work and live together. We hope that you too, will come in this spirit of encounter and "doing together" that drives our project!
💼 What the programme involves
The reception center is composed of several buildings, including the "Auberg'in" house. This project concerns the insulation of the exterior walls of this building. You will be accompanied by a technical supervisor and work together to put a natural insulation (straw and lime) after preparing the walls and having built a wooden frame. Through this project, you will discover new techniques including those of traditional plaster and the use of eco-materials.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in individual tents at the reception center of Faï, 05400 Le Saix, and will share the place with other volunteers from other sites. With the help of the leaders’ team, you will be brought to participate in the collective life: developing menus, preparing meals by maximizing the purchase of local products, dishes, cleaning … http://www.villagesdesjeunes.org/index.php?page=fai
📍 About the location
The farm of Faï (3 km from the village of Saix, 30 km from the city of Gap).
Leisure activities: Located in a remarkable natural environment, Faï is an ideal place to discover the pleasures of mountain hiking, swimming in the river and enjoying the rural life with its farmers’ market and producers. In the evening, you can organize board games, screenings, international meals. Throughout the workcamp, visits to discover other touristy villages of the area can also be organised!