📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
You will be among the first international volunteers to work in Saint Orens de Gameville. The city's residents are very motivated by the arrival of a workcamp in the city, and you will have the opportunity to interact and work with them.
💼 What the programme involves
Come work with youth from Saint Orens.
At the gates of Toulouse, you will find the town of Saint Orens de Gameville, a dynamic and modern town.
You will participate in a mission to make urban furniture. Your objective will be to build furniture from pallet wood which will then be placed on the skatepark and near a lake, so that everyone can enjoy it.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in a dormitory (non-mixed), with access to showers and a kitchen. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the grocery shopping and in the preparation of meals, prioritizing products from the market and local producers.
Please bring your sleeping bag. You will wash your clothes and other items manually. Wifi is not available, French volunteers can share their internet connections via a hotspot.
📍 About the location
Saint-Orens-de-Gameville is located 30 minutes away from Toulouse, in the Haute Garonne department. It is a very attractive and dynamic city and the inhabitants are open and curious.
The town is very well served by public transport, and you can access many activities in the surrounding area. Many actions are carried out with the city's young people. They are well aware of your arrival, and are impatiently waiting to show you the surroundings, and to spend some time with you on the worksite.
⚠️ Requirements
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 them, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Consider taking clothes and footwear for work and hiking (including rain clothes). Bring a warm sleeping bag. And remember to take a bathing suit in case of a possible swim. Don't hesitate to bring home specialties, photos, games, musical instruments, etc.
The departure is set on the last day (24/07), usually in the morning.
