📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Make a move to protect our environment! Be part of a global project for sustainable river management and conservation! The aims of this workcamp: to help prevent flooding and to protect the water and natural habitats. Saint Yorre is a small thermal town well known for its source of mineral water .This is the 5th time the inhabitants are hosting a workcamp and passionately sharing their history and culture with international volunteers.
💼 What the programme involves
You will work on different sections of the river at the heart of the village to manage the vegetation on the riverbanks and to remove litter. Every week, you will organize a gathering with the local inhabitants to report the progress of the project and to raise awareness of the impact of your work on the local ecosystem.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will stay in an old house which belongs to the local council and is located in the Larbaud park. The house is equipped with a kitchen and bathroom and you will share a room with other volunteers. Food will be provided and cooked by the group in turns.
📍 About the location
03270 Saint Yorre (Allier), 8km from Vichy.
The activities during afternoons and weekends are organised collectively by the whole group. You will have the possibility to, for example, take a nice path along the river to walk to Vichy, a beautiful thermal city. You can also discover the hills around, or enjoy the festivities in local cities.