📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The aim of this camp is to offer to people with light mental disability the possibility to go on holidays with young international volunteers. During the workcamp, they share leisure time activities, make cultural visits and, above all, have fun. Thanks to this stay, people with learning disabilities can leave their parents, their daily life, and spend time with other adults of their age. They wouldn't be able to go on holiday alone. Volunteers and the CBB staff will accompany them in their leisure time and help them with their daily tasks. There will be 14 people with learning disabilities and 10 leaders. The disabled people are between 18 and 50 year old.
💼 What the programme involves
The two 1st days will be dedicated to prepare the activities and the shedule of the project (the people with learning disabilities people will arrive the 04th of August). From the 04th, volunteers, CBB staff and disabled people will spend together 24 hours a day. The CBB staff and the volunteers will be the guides of the disabled people. They will be responsible for them, they will organise the leisure time (excursions, walks, games, parties, etc.) and the meals.
If at the beginning you ask yourself about what’s going on, after 2 days you will be amazed by the jarring atmosphere. While respecting the rythm of each one, we are all there to enjoy ourselves!
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will share a cottage. We will have several dormitories and all the modern facilities, but you will need to bring your sleeping bag. Meals will depend on your cookery talents (self-catering)..
📍 About the location
Chevetogne is located at the South of Belgium between Dinant and Rochefort. Many activities are possible in this very green part of the country. The house is surrounded by a huge park equipped with swimming pool, mini golf, lake, and barbecue. Please, check the web-site for more details: http://www.domainedechevetogne.be/ for more details (you can choose French or Dutch).
⚠️ Requirements
This project requests volunteers with a high level of motivation for its theme and who are prepared for the tasks to be achieved. The volunteers must have a basic knowledge of French. Previous experiences in groups animation or in work with people in situation of mental disability, ability to cook for 25 people, talent for fun and entertainment are really welcome (but obviously, you are not supposed to be able to combine all these qualities!!!).
In order to demonstrate their motivation and French knowledge, we ask the candidate volunteers:
- to send us a short motivation letter in French (do not be afraid to make mistakes, BUT please do not use any automatic translator !)
- to answer our specific questionnaire (if you do not have it yet, please ask it to your sending organisation).
We will not confirm any placement request before analysis of the motivation letter and the questionnaire.