I nostri amici dell’associazione belga CBB da molti anni promuovono progetti di volontariato internazionale presso due centri per richiedenti asilo. Si tratta di esperienze incredibili, adatte a chi è interessato a toccare con mano la globalizzazione e a sperimentare la solidarietà con chi fugge dalle guerre.
Ecco le descrizioni, per iscriverti: http://www.dev.lunaria.org/2010/01/10/partecipa-ai-campi/
CBB14/01 – FEDASIL REFUGEE CENTRE RIXENSART I (RIXENSART) – BELGIUM
06/04/2014 – 19/04/2014
Work: Environment
Number of volunteers: 7
Language: English
Age: 20+
The Rixensart Refugees Centre accommodates people or families who have asked for asylum in Belgium. Refugees come from Kosovo, Chetchnia, Iran, Congo etc. Many of them fled from war or from countries that were under a dictatorship or devastated by an ecological disaster. Thus they came to Belgium with dreams of stability, richness and comfort life. It is not, however, that easy to be allowed to settle in Europe, especially for somebody from the South or the East. Before these people may start their new lives, their refugees status has to be proven and accepted. While waiting for the documents that will enable them to remain legally in our country, the immigrants are accommodated in this centre in the Brussels vicinity.People living there await the solution concerning their administrative status. They never know what tomorrow may bring to them. There is a possibility that they will not obtain the authorisation to remain in Belgium and will have to leave the country. But on the other hand, they might see their dreams come true and get the chance to take a new start in life.Therefore, residents often found themselves owerhelmed by feelings of relief and anguish, hope and disappointment. The life of Rixensart Refugees Centre reflects these individual dramas and big international tensions. Refugees often come with their children, who attend the school in the village in order to help their integration in Belgium. Website (available in English): http://www.fedasil.be The volunteers will give a hand and a fresh air to the Centre s animation team i sportive or social games, billiard, movie clubs, fitness for women, football tournir, craft etc. To be confirmed in January, they will also give a hand with manual work like cleaning up a garden or in case of rain i painting interier. They will be required to get actively involved in the daily life of the Centre. Half of the time will be devoted to proposals of activities for children and adults (according to the population currently present in the Centre). The management team of the centre is very well used to work with volunteers as they have been hosting this workcamp for several years. Volunteers will be lodged in a common room (dormitory) in a building next to the central one. Showers are accessible in a central building.Meals will be provided by the Centre. Please, be aware that meals are simple. Vegetarian or any other diet should be announced in advance. Rixensart is located in the Brabant Walloon province, 25 km from Brussels and 7 km from Wavre. The zone is highly urbanised and has all the usual conveniences. Although, in the past, it used to be a rural and agricultural area. Thus, Rixensart still keeps its countryside charm but one can feel the proximity of Brussels (40 minutes by train, 20 by car). Refugees Centre is located outside the town centre, but in a walking distance from the famous local lake Genval, cinema, shops, supermarkets, train station. Website (in French): http://www.rixensart.be short motivation letter in french
CBB14/02 -COULEURS DU MONDE I (RENDEUX) – BELGIUM
06/04/2014-19/04/2014
Work: Environment
Number of volunteers: 7
Language:English
Age:18+
Centre Couleurs du Monde is a refugee centre of the Belgian Red Cross. At a time it can host up to 190 people who asked for asylum in Belgium (for the moment, thanks to the new Belgian politic of immigration, only 115 people lives in Rendeux and 61516;). Their stay in the centre is temporary and lasts until the necessary documents to stay legally in this country are ready and their refugee status is proved.Centre provides such services as accommodation, food, educational courses, medical and social help, cultural, sport events etc. One of the most important point is that the centre can grant for inhabitants is international exchange not only between themselves but also between them and volunteers from all over the world. That is the main purpose of the camp i intercultural exchange by way of work.To learn more about the Centre you can visit a page at Red-Cross web-site i http://www.croix-rouge.be/activites/solidarite/asile-et-migration/les-centres-de28099accueil/couleurs-du-monde-rendeux/. The project 2014 will be the 6th in the history of the Centre. Previous years were successful and were a source of an enthusiasm to go on. A mix of environemental work and animation with the youngest refugee (0 to 18 years old). Most of the time : construction of a garden for vegetables and aromatic plants (basil, mint, parsley-). In the evening : prepare some activities for the children of the centre (handicraft, sport, games..) Accommodation will be provided in the Centre itself i 2 rooms per 4 volunteers each. Every room has its own bathroom and toilet, but still very simple. The rooms are exactly the same as residents ones; but can be provided if there is enough space for people who asked for asylum, who have a priority for accommodation. Smoking and alcohol drinking inside is strictly forbidden. Food will be provided, relax i no cooking Good news if you do not like pork i due to some of the refugees do not eat that, it is not cooked. If you keep a vegetarian diet i you are welcome as well, just let us know. Rendeux is a countryside village that lies in the country s Walloon Region and Luxembourg Province and accounts up to 2,500 inhabitants. The village of Rendeux is situated in the valley of the River Ourthe in an area, which attracts many visitors both for its natural beauty and for such nearby medieval villages as La Roche-en-Ardenne (11km) and Durbuy (18km). For more details, please, visit: www.rendeux.be. The closest train station is 8km away i Melreux-Hotton (there is a bus, running till train station i just 10minutes).Belgium is quite small and cozy country, most cities and nice places are easy reachable by train.Brussels is about 2h30 away from Rendeux. a short motivation letter. Working Clothes
