Wolrd cultures festival

Name: Wolrd cultures festival
Start: 2020-07-13
End: 2020-07-29
Location: Gannat, France

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Dive into world cultures! The Festival "Cultures du Monde" (World Cultures' Festival) is a unique place to meet and discover over 400 dancers and singers, 500 local volunteers, and to get involved in the organisation of a big festival in close cooperation with local volunteers and artists from different parts of the world! We have been cooperating with the association organising the festival for several years and it is always a successful workcamp! The festival lasts 10 days. This year, the festival takes place from the 17th to the 27th of July. The international workcamp evolves each year according to the previous edition. Nevertheless, for 6 years now the workcamp proposed has always one week before the festval's start to help integrate the internaiotnal and local volunteers. this has allowed a real betterment to the festival. The Festval Cultures du Monde exists since 1974 and promotes cultural openness and curiosity ! The local association organising the festival (Association Nationale Cultures et traditions-ANCT - National Association of Cultures and Traditions) has been recognised by UNESCO as an “NGO that can set up operational functions with the Intergovernmental Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage”. More info on : www.cultures-traditions.org

💼 What the programme involves

You will experience a total immersion in the festival's life and will be integrated into teams with local volunteers: - Before the festival, you will participate to create the decorations and set up the place. - During the festival, you will join the teams in charge of welcoming the public and hosting the artists, and in charge of catering and refreshment stalls. - After the festival, you will help to pack up and clean the site. Important: during the festival, work is very intense, days are long and nights are short... but you will have a warm welcome and share the very friendly atmosphere of the festival.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be accomodated in tents (2 people per tent) on the municipal campsite. The camping is located on top of a hill, therefore you will need to walk 100 meters uphill to get there. Bicycles will be lent and you will be able to leave them on the bottom of the hill and go back to campsite by foot. A bigger tent will be set and used for the kitchen and as a common space. Showers and toilets are indoor, beside on the campsite. Volunteers will be in charge of daily tasks (shopping, cooking and cleaning). During the 10 days of the festival, you will share the meals with the local volunteers and the artists.

📍 About the location

Gannat is a small town 45km north from Clermont-Ferrand, in the centre of France. The region is known for it's historical heritage and beautiful natural landscapes. The campleaders will prepare games and activities, but you will be invited to share your ideas and create your own activities! Bring ideas, be creative! The festival's organisation is the heart of the project and many activities will be linked to meeting local volunteers and international artists.

⚠️ Requirements

FRENCH SPEAKING CAMP! We need a motivation letter in French explaining why you are interested in this project specifically.

ℹ️ Additional information

FRENCH SPEAKING CAMP! We need a motivation letter in French explaining why you are interested in this project specifically. Pay attention that you will use bikes for moving between the campsite and the place of the festival. During the 10 days of the festival, days will be long and tiring. Evenings can end quite late at night in company of the festvial's artists and fellow volunteers ! You will need to be reactive and available to achieve your mission... always in a good mood! There is a wifi access at the entrance of the camping area. Please note that the telephone network is quite low. By participating in this workcamp you are combatting climate change (UN SDG 13 Climate Action)

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