📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Come and join the great project of Citrus, and be a part in the renovation of the future international hosting center of Laguépie. Since more than ten years, teenagers and adults from all around the world have come and built, renovated, imagined and gave shape to this great project.
Up the hill of the village of Laguepie, Citrus organization is a place for sharing and gathering, where international volunteers are building, stone after stone and years after years, an intercultural hosting center. Since 2012, it\'s in the former hamlet of “La Mayounelle » that is located the organization Citrus : office, refectory, kitchen, surrounded by green fields, a green theater and a garden. Guided by the workcamp leaders, you will live in the heart of the organization and share the daily life with the whole team of Citrus. Your actions will be in accordance with the objectives 3 and 4 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of good health and well-being and of quality education.
💼 What the programme involves
You will take part in the creation of the new garden of Citrus. By defining plots of land, creating signs or decorating the different zones, you will give shape to the garden with natural materials.
In order to encourage the biodiversity of the site, you will build a bug\'s hotel and birdhouses. By hiking around Citrus, you will discover the typical plant and animal life of the area, and create fun signs for the international volunteers to come.
From Monday to Friday, mornings will be dedicated to technical work (4 hours per day). Some volunteers will be in cooking team, with the referent cook of Citrus, to prepare the meals.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In collective tents of 8 beds, with wooden floor and beds. Please bring a sleeping bag and a pillow if you wish. Bathrooms, kitchen and refectory are in a building nearby. Wifi isn’t accessible and there is no washing machine, but you can wash your clothes by hand.
As a group, you will be responsible for cleaning the place and cooking the meals, guided by the campleaders. Some choices will be made to encourage local and seasonal products.
📍 About the location
The workcamp is located on the site of Citrus organisation, in the village of Laguépie. It is 100km away from Toulouse, between Albi and Montauban.
In the afternoons and evenings, let your creativity talk ! Those times will be organised all together with the group. You will be able to enjoy swimming in the nearby river, visiting medieval villages, or going for a kayak ride in kayak ! With the help of the campleaders, you’ll organize events to connect with the local community, such as international dinners.