Work

Do you want to learn ancient stonework techniques and to register your action in accordance with the objective 12 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of sustainable consumption and production and learn how to use ancient and ecological materials? The "Sentier des Moines" (monks' path) winds along the hillside below the chapel; it is supported by dry stone retaining walls and has a stone-covered path, called a "calade" in southeast France. This year, it is a portion of the alley of Fusains which joins the path of the Monks that it will be necessary to continue to rehabilitate in dry stone in order to give again its initial aspect in a preoccupation with the valorisation of the heritage of Serres. The following work will be undertaken: fishing and sorting of stones, earthwork and construction of the calade according to the very precise technique of dry stone construction (theoretical and practical contribution). The workcamp will be supervised by a professional in dry stone construction techniques. A daily work of 6 hours is planned, the daily organisation will be discussed and decided by the group of participants. The pedagogical objective is to discover a traditional construction technique which does not require any material, except stones from the stoning of fields intended for agriculture or recovered from old buildings. Theoretical, historical, and practical contributions will be disseminated. It should be noted that this workcamp is part of a more global action to enhance the site of the chapel. The population of the village is invited to take part in the work of clearing the brush and creating a calade on the chapel square.

Partner

Come and discover one of the small perched towns in the South of France: Serres in the Alpes, which offers a magnificent panorama of the medium mountain range of the Baronnies Provençales! The town, leaning against the Pignolette rock, is made up of small shady medieval streets and covered and sloping passages in which it is good to stroll. At the top of this village and at the bend in the monks' path, is the chapel of Notre Dame de Bon Secours, which overlooks the Buëch valley. This building was erected in 1730 and blessed in 1732. Partly dug into the rock, it marries the hillside, on the presumed site of the former chapel of the castle of Serres. The Baronnies Provençales Regional Nature Park, in partnership with the association Les Villages des Jeunes and a hiking organisation, launched an operation to raise awareness and promote the drystone building technique in 2018. Elected officials and inhabitants will be mobilised for this workcamp through restoration actions and discoveries of the dry-stone built heritage (conference, visit).

Location

Serres is a small town in the South of France, nestled between the Alps and Haute Provence (30 km North of Sisteron, 140 km South of Grenoble). It has several services: train station, shops, Provençal market... Land of light, scents, and flavours, the Baronnies Provençal is a land where the sweetness of life is combined with the practice of outdoor sports like idleness! Rich in natural and agricultural heritages adapted to the Mediterranean climate under alpine influence, the Provencal Baronnies are marked by fragrant, aromatic and medicinal plants: wild thyme, rosemary, lavender. Near Serres, you can discover many major sites in the south of the Hautes-Alpes: Aujour mountain and Clausonne abbey, Saint-Genis mountain, the Méouge gorges, Orpierre site, the Riou lake where you can practice many sports activities (climbing, mountain biking, hiking, swimming in lakes and rivers).

Accomodation

You will be accommodated in individual tents next to the municipal gymnasium of the small town (1km from the workcamp site, walking distance). A team of campleaders will be present to guide you in the organisation of the collective life: planning of the household tasks, elaboration of the menus and preparation of the meals in turn (vegetarian, vegan and other specific diets possible), organisation of the leisure activities and the outings. The purchase of local products is widely favoured. Bring a mattress, a good comforter (the nights can be cold) and a pillow (to be adapted according to your needs).

Meeting point

The campleaders will meet you at Serres train station at 3:30 or 7:30 pm and drive you to the place of accommodation.

Work

You will work during 7 mornings of 6 hours on the restoration of a new part of the North facade of the redoute (fort), facing the Atlantic Ocean. You will have the task of removing the vegetation from the facade and the coping in order to then remove the pointing and repointing with lime mortar. Other traditional masonry work such as the reworking of stone copings and stone cutting is planned. In addition, you will participate in workshops to raise awareness on interculturality and sustainable development.

Partner

Located at the mouth of the Charente, the Fouras peninsula is home to 3 ports and 5 beaches of the Atlantic coast. In an idyllic setting with a view of Fort Boyard, the workcamp will consist of the renovation of the Vauban fort, also called the Semaphore fort, which is the medieval fortified castle of Fouras. It protected the city from a possible invasion from an enemy landing by the ocean. It is surrounded by 17th century fortifications: platforms, curtain walls and massive tower. This workcamp is part of the continuity of the partnership with the town of Fouras and its desire to pursue local development actions through the intercultural dynamics allowed by the workcamps. Your actions will be in accordance with the objective 11 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of sustainable cities and communities.

Location

Fouras-les-Bains, 20 km from La Rochelle. You can enjoy many water activities, such as fishing and sailing with the local clubs. The beach, seaside bike rides, beach volleyball and other pleasures are to be discovered. You can also visit museums and towns such as La Rochelle and Rochefort. The highlights of the stay will be meeting the locals who are looking forward to meeting you, especially enjoying an international meal.

Accomodation

It will be collective, under tents at the Fouras campsite (pool, multi-sports area, WIFI, snack...) You will have a vehicle available for all mobility in the region. Food will be provided for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (you have a food budget which the campleaders will manage and communicate with you throughout the workcamp). The meals will be prepared, in turn, by the group while respecting environmental values and local resources, as well as the culture of each and everyone. Vegetarian and vegan options can be prepared.

Meeting point

From Bordeaux airport, you will take a shuttle to Bordeaux train station and go to Rochefort. From Rochefort, please take the G line bus to go to Fouras-La Fumée. You will be able to walk from there to the campsite: Camping Le Cadoret in Fouras where we will meet you at 6pm.

Work

Supervised by a technical animator, you will work on different parts of the fort for the clearing of the exterior parts, the restoration of the exterior stairs, the collection of old paving stones and branches. You will also continue the work of clearing brush. This work will be done in small groups. Among the highlights of the workcamp, you will help prepare and participate in the Beach Festival, a meeting with associations of the city, the first weekend of July. You will present the international workcamps. You will be able to participate in the World Shrimp Peeling Championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i2BuwquXmI

Partner

After more than a decade of successful workcamps with our association, from 2006 to 2019, both for the participants and for the commune, the latter wishes to welcome for the 16th time an international volunteer workcamp to participate in the restoration of the Fort des Dunes , a military fort built in the 19th century. The objective of the commune was both to enhance the value of this site so that it could be visited and used for cultural purposes by associations and music groups and to bring an intercultural dynamic by creating links between the inhabitants, visitors and volunteers. Over the years, important improvements have been made to open this site, which is full of history, to the public. Outside, with a secure tour route (interpretation of the site with the help of an audioguide), and inside, where rooms have been restored and opened to visitors, including a room dedicated to the history of the fort (interactive presentation, animated model of Operation Dynamo).

Location

The city of Leffrinckoucke is located a few kilometers from the city of Dunkirk. The military fort is located 500 meters from the beach and 500 meters from the city of Dunkirk. Nature lovers can go for a walk on the Dune Dewulf. This remarkable nature reserve of the Nord-Pas-De-Calais coastline extends over nearly 300 hectares. It is a mixture of wooded dunes, wet pannes and dry dunes and thus has an important ecological value. There are buses to the neighboring towns. The nearest train station is in Dunkerque. Many connections exist and several TGV links to LILLE (35min) or PARIS (2h00) are proposed.

Accomodation

You will be accommodated in a tent and have access to a kitchen and sanitary facilities at the Foyer Berteloot. You will participate in the preparation of meals and in daily tasks (washing up, cleaning, tidying up). Remember to bring a sleeping bag, mattresses are provided. We cannot take care of you if you arrive before the start date.

Requirements

1/ The association does not provide vehicles for the volunteers during the work camp. 2/ Foreigners from the European Union must bring their European Health Card (for reimbursement of medical expenses upon return to your country) or European Health Insurance Card. You will be responsible for your own health care costs on site and will be reimbursed once you return to your country of departure. 3/ If you have a driver s license, bring it with you in case of need. Don t forget to bring: a sleeping bag, warm clothes (a thick sweater and a K-Way), a bathing suit. For boys: underpants are generally forbidden in public pools in France, so bring a pair of swimming trunks. For work: used clothes and sturdy shoes (boots, safety shoes - mandatory for safety reasons). Your games, songbooks, CDs, musical instruments and recipes are also welcome To facilitate exchanges and meetings, think of bringing photos of your home, a few postcards and small gifts. 4/ All the information about the train transportation on www.voyages-sncf.com

Meeting point

Rendezvous on Monday 26 june in the afternoon, 1st day of the workcamp, at the Foyer Berteloot, 598, rue Roger Salendro in Leffrinckoucke. Access : from the SNCF station of Dunkerque, take the bus line 2, and get off at the stop Fort des Dunes , in Leffrinckoucke.

Notes:

chantier ouvert au participants francais a partir de 17 ans

Work

Take part in a renovation of a heritage site in Pignans, in the heart of the Var department. Thanks to its 16 fountains and many springs, the village has its own, distinct, nostalgic feel. There are many vineyards, and vine harvesting is the main activity of inhabitants of that heritage site! For the 2023 project, the town of Pignans wishes to conduct restoration work of the facade of the Saint-Andre chapel which is situated in the center of the village. The building dates back to the 11th century. The volunteers are going to renovate the joint structure using traditional techniques. The work is going to take place on a scaffolding of 6 meters high.

Partner

It is the very first time we are going to take part in a project in collaboration with the Pignans town, which is known for its openness and active participation in international projects. This lovely village offers many sociocultural activities during summer, and you can benefit from many hike routes and other activities in the area.

Location

Pignans is a village of 4600 inhabitants situated in the Var department, 90 minutes away from the sea by public transport. The village, at the foot of the Maures massif, has a remarkable built and natural heritage. There are many little rivers around Var, which is known for being one of the most protected departments of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region.

Accomodation

You are going to sleep in individual tents (take your own sleeping mat and a sleeping bag or a duvet!). The everyday life is going to take place in a municipal building. You are going to share different collective tasks and prepare dishes together. A budget is going to be allocated to the animators and you are going to take part in the shopping and in preparing the dishes, favoring local seasonal products. There is no WiFi-access, but telephone signal and mobile internet is accessible, French volunteers may share their internet connection via a hotspot.

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. This project is supported by the program European Solidarity Corps for young people between 18 and 30 years. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria. The participation to the ESC volunteering teams is subjects to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en volunteers do not have to pay any fee (not sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project; volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the European Solidarity Corps Portal ; Concordia France will organize their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project; volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on basis of 6€/day, once they arrive on the project in France; volunteers will receive a financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established in accordance with their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets; volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.

Meeting point

The meeting point is set at the PIGNANS (83) train station at 6:00 PM CET on the 6th of July (PIGNANS train station). From PARIS gare de Lyon train station the journey in train to PIGNANS last about 5 to 6 hours, make sure that you have enough time to have a stress free travel. Train reservations are possible about 4 months before departure on the SNCF website, link below: https://www.sncf-connect.com/ Whenever possible, use low-carbon transportation (train or bus, rather than plane) for a responsible and sustainable international workcamp

Notes:

Remember to take clothing adjusted to work and hiking conditions, as well as a pair of safety shoes. Nights might be cool, take a warm sleeping bag, a sleeping mat or an airbed. In order to avoid mosquito bites, take an anti-mosquito spray and loose fitting and covering clothing for the evenings. Days might be very hot, so take a cap or a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, a small backpack and water bottles.

Work

You will work on the restoration of a part of the church of St. James and St. Philip, namely the interior walls. Accompanied by a specialised technical supervisor, you will first have to remove the plaster from the walls, then dehumidify the walls and finally plaster the walls with lime. You will be able to get familiar with these techniques with other traditional masonry work.

Partner

Not far from Poitiers, between heaven and earth, the commune of Buxerolles is home to the Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Philippe de Buxerolles church, which dates back to the Romanesque period. A first chapel, totally destroyed during the reconstruction of the building in 1868, dates from the 11th century. The workcamp aims to renovate the church and to build peace through interculturality between local people and volunteers.

Location

Buxerolles, 6 km from Poitiers.

Accomodation

You will sleep in tents for 2 people, with all facilities (sanitary facilities, kitchens, common room etc.) You must bring your own sleeping bag and pillow. You will have access to public transport. Food will be provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The members of the community and you will prepare meals (hot and cold food as well as vegetarian and vegan food will be prepared).

Meeting point

The meeting point will be on site at the end of the day at 18:00. From Bordeaux or Paris airports, you will take a shuttle to the train station and get a direct train to Poitiers. In Poitiers, there's also a small airport.

Work

Let’s make people live an adventure in their own neighbourhood! This workcamp is organized within the framework of "Un Ete en Nord" (A Summer in North), a project in the northern district of Amiens that has been in place for several years in order to allow the non-profit organizations of the territory to offer playful activities during the summer to the inhabitants. Your mission if you accept it : help the inhabitants and especially the youngest ones to build an imaginary, a shack and an adventure, for a few hours or the whole day. So grab your saws and hammers and let’s build ! With all sorts of tools (shovels, planks, cloves, and whatever that can be used to build), the group will help the inhabitants to build their own shack, to imagine stories to play and activities that allow them to live an adventure in their own neighbourhood. A Concordia workcamp is taking place right before yours, you will be able to work following on from their production!

Partner

This is already the fourth year that a Concordia workcamp has been set up in the northern district of Amiens, and a multitude of associative and municipal actors will be involved, including Eco-Cite (to support of the technical realization of the shacks), the Relais Social (which acts as a link between the inhabitants of the district), and the City of Amiens. Many meetings are planned with the inhabitants but also with the young people of the Odyssee youth center, a municipal structure that offers artistic and leisure activities to the young people and inhabitants of the neighbourhood.

Location

Amiens, European Youth Capital 2020, is a city of about 130,000 inhabitants, located in the Hauts-de-France region, in the department of Somme. The city is located 1 hour from the Picardie coast but also 1 hour by train from Paris. You can discover the richness of its historical heritage: the largest cathedral in France, the Saint-Leu district, the house of Jules Verne, the floating gardens of the Hortillonnages which gave the city its nickname of "Little Venice of the North"... The accommodation is located on the banks of the Somme river, near the towpath, which has been converted into a 120 km bicycle route linking Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Peronne via Amiens. The campsite is in front of a large park which hosts various free sports activities in the summer (canoeing, climbing, archery...).

Accomodation

Accommodation will be in individual tents at the municipal campground of Amiens, the Parc des Cygnes. A large tent will be set up for communal living with a kitchen area for the preparation of meals. The sanitary facilities of the campsite, with individual non-mixed cabins, (toilets, showers, washbasins) are at the disposal of the participants. You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. Eco-friendly mobility will be part of the program: bicycles will be available and buses will be used to move around the city.

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 it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country. Volunteers must know how to ride a bike for this workcamp. This project is supported by the program European Solidarity Corps (ESC) for young people between 18 and 30 years. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria. The participation to the ESC volunteering teams is subjects to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en - volunteers do not have to pay any fee (not sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive a financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established in accordance with their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets; - volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then Concordia France will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project; - volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on basis of 6€/day, once they arrive on the project in France; - volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.

Meeting point

The meeting point is set at the AMIENS train station in the late afternoon on the 7th of July. The exact time of the meeting will be communicated with the infosheet, sent at the latest 4 weeks before the beginning of the work. From PARIS, regular trains leave from the Gare du Nord (about 1 train per hour). The journey takes between 1 hour and 1h30. From BEAUVAIS airport, you can reach AMIENS with the bus line. If possible, please consider using low-carbon transportation (train and bus rather than aeroplane) for a sustainable international workcamp. The trains are open to booking about 4 months before the departure dates, accessible on the following website: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/ If you are coming first by plane, remember that you will need some time to commute from the airport to the train station, therefore we recommend that you arrive early enough for you not to rush and have a stress free travel.

Notes:

Remember to bring work clothes for the work site as well as closed shoes. In anticipation of possible aquatic activities, remember to bring a bathing suit. For accommodation in tent, bring your sleeping bag and a floor mat. Tents are provided. You can also bring specialties, photos, musical instruments: whatever you like and want to share during the workcamp, either with the local population or with the group of volunteers! Bicycles will be used during the project, especially to move from the living place to the worksite, it is necessary to know how to ride a bike!

Work

This year, we will continue to work on the stone masonry of the old sheepfold, in order to make of it in a few years, a room for cooking, storing tools, etc. We will also continue to work on the development of the site. All this, with the help of masons who will be there to transmit their knowledge! You will work 30 hours per week. Evenings and weekends are free for activities that you will choose to organize together.

Partner

Take part in the valorization of a historic site at the heart of idyllic mountain landscapes! Join us and come discover l’Abbaye de Clausonne and its natural environment at 1140 meters of altitude! It is in the XII century that the Abbaye took shape. After multiple periods of deconstruction and reconstruction over the centuries, it became in the 20th an agricultural building, which was abandoned in the 1950s. It is in 1994 that the Abbaye of Clausonne association was created to conserve the vestiges of this exceptional architecture on an exceptional site. Since then, the association has wanted to make this place a ground of discovery, learning and knowledge.

Location

The Abbey of Clausonne, 5km from the village of Le Saix (05400), is 15km away from the Veynes. Once or twice a week, we organise with our vehicles some racing trips! Leisure activities: You will be in an exceptional setting to discover the pleasures of mountain hiking, its rivers, its lakes, the farmers and producers markets, the festive nights organized in surrounding villages. In group, you will decide activities and discovery outings that you wish to set up. The reception center usually organizes one musical evening per week with homemade wood-fired pizzas.

Accomodation

You will be accommodated in individual tents on the Faï farm site. Dry toilets, a kitchen and showers will be available. A barnum will be set up and will be your common space under cover. There is no Wi-Fi, but you will meet people from all over the world! This center is a 30 minutes’ walk from the Abbey. You will cook by turn, so that we can taste several specialties! Here, we are careful about what we eat and aim to reduce our impact on the planet. We try to eat a maximum of local products and we eat meat twice a week. The daily life is organized together: organization of the menus (vegetarian, vegan and other specific diets possible), shopping, activities, etc. Bring a mattress, a good sleeping bag (the nights can be cold) and a pillow. To be adapted to your needs.

Meeting point

The meeting time is generally between 4pm and 6pm at Veynes-Dévoluy train station. You can get there from Marseille or Lyon train stations.

Work

This summer's work will focus on the development of a landscape and the maintenance and restoration of a hiking trail. The mound is located in the centre of the hamlet, a grassy area that is now hindered by masonry structures that are no longer useful. In the aim to reduce the impact of construction on nature, the association wishes to offer more natural spaces to the people it welcomes in the hamlet. You will then participate in the creation of a relaxing space in the middle of the village life for all the people who stay here. The structures are being demolished before the summer in order to be able to offer a work site for both landscaping and furniture. Working on this trail will allow you to discover the natural areas of the Hautes-Alpes, its fauna and flora by rehabilitating the trail (clearing, signposting, etc.) and providing educational support (information panels) along the way. You will thus be able to allow everyone to enjoy this hike again. A specialized technical supervisor will be at your side to provide you with advice and techniques. You will work approximately 30 hours per week in the morning.

Partner

This year, we want to do some landscaping in Vaunières, a hamlet like no other! In the heart of the Hautes Alpes, the association Les Villages des Jeunes has been managing, animating, and renovating the Vaunières welcome center since 1964! It is an old mountain hamlet, which has become a steppingstone place for local youth and adults, but also a place for French and international volunteers. Vaunières is a vacation spot for families, tourists, and groups, who come to enjoy the calm of the mountains and the dynamics of the place. The workcamps that we organize at Vaunières with volunteers from all over the world allow us to reinforce the cultural diversity of our action and to make this site a place open to the world, where people of all ages and all social and cultural backgrounds agree to meet by working together and sharing a collective life.

Location

Le Hameau de Vaunières, 6km from the village St Julien en Beauchêne, is 23km away from the city of Veynes. Leisure activities : We will be in an exceptional location to discover the joys of hiking among the mountains, its rivers, its lakes, the farmers markets, and festive events organized in the surrounding villages (depending on programming). As a group, we will decide the activities and outings that we want to set up (subject to distance). Once a week, the welcome center generally organizes a musical evening with homemade wood fired pizzas.

Accomodation

Accommodation will be in individual tents, which we provide, as well as mattresses, on the camping areas of the hamlet of Vaunières, with access to showers, toilets, and the kitchen. There is no WIFI but you will meet people from all over the world ! You will take turns to cook, so that we can taste several specialties ! Here, we are careful about what we eat. In order to reduce our environmental impact, we try to eat a maximum of local products and we eat meat twice a week. The daily life is organized together: organization of the menus (vegetarian, vegan and other specific diets are possible), shopping, activities, etc. Bring a mattress, a good comforter (the nights can be cold) and a pillow. To be adapted to your needs.

Meeting point

The meeting times at the arrival train station will be communicated to you on the route map (no schedule available at this time).

Work

Guided by villagers and local workers, you will take part to the valorisation of typical wash houses: taking out the weeds, small masonry work, signs, and so on. Some other tasks could be added to the work, depending on the weather (cleaning out a cave, ...)

Partner

Citrus organises workcamps in the Southwest of France since 2002. Every year, dozens of volunteers are coming from the whole world and committing themselves to join this collective experience through technical work to the benefit of the local community.

Location

Penne, 40min away from Montauban. Leisure activities: In the afternoons and evenings, leave your creativity talk! Those times will be organized all together with the group. You will be able to enjoy swimming in the river nearby, to visit medieval villages, or to go for a ride in kayak! With the help of the campleaders, you’ll organize events to connect with the local community, such as international dinners.

Accomodation

Accommodation will be in tents of two to three persons, with mattresses provided by the organisation, near a former hosting centre. Toilets and showers in solid construction are nearby. Menus and shopping will be organized collectively, by you and the rest of the group. Each day, you will be in small teams to cook for all the participants. Particular attention will be paid to seasonal foods from local producers.

Meeting point

Toulouse-Blagnac. From the airport, you will need to take a shuttle to Toulouse-Matabiau train station and then a direct 30-minute train to Montauban where the campleaders will meet you between 4pm and 7pm

Work

In the forests of the Landes, come take care of a spring and of a small church! With this new partnership, Concordia is planning to rearrange the space around a natural spring and to restore the wall of a church of unusual charm, classified as a historical monument, all this on the magnificent site of the Airial located in the heart of the Commune of Saugnac et Muret. For the spring, which is an underground stream that rises not far from the church, the work will consist of creating stone steps to facilitate access and building a wooden structure to protect it and thus create a signpost for visitors and pilgrims. On the church side, you will be responsible for restoring a low wall to give it a charm similar to that of the church, with exposed stones and lime or sand plaster. Throughout the project, a technical facilitator will accompany you to teach you the techniques needed to carry out the work!

Partner

Saugnac et Muret is a small town of about 1,200 inhabitants which has placed democracy, solidarity, preservation of the environment and the enhancement of the natural, material and immaterial heritage at the heart of its project. It has a very rich heritage: church, chapel, fountain, mill ruins, the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, a resin vat, a bread oven and the village of Saugnac. The inhabitants of the commune have already taken part in a rehabilitation workcamp. The aim of this volunteer workcamp is to meet and exchange ideas between the volunteers and the local population. Activities and intercultural exchanges will be coordinated by the town hall and the Concordia team!

Location

By the Gironde department and located in the Landes, the small commune of Saugnac et Muret is situated on the route to Santiago de Compostela. Saugnac et Muret also has many green spaces where you can relax around the Landes forest. The commune is also ideally situated in a triangle around Bordeaux (45 mn), Bayonne (45 mn), the Atlantic Ocean and the Landes coast (45 mn).

Accomodation

You will sleep in a permanent accommodation, with a common room for meals and group activities, as well as access to toilets and showers. You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. A budget will be allocated to the leaders, you will participate in the shopping and the preparation of meals, favouring healthy and local products. Your stay will be punctuated by a number of local events.

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 happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for them, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.

Meeting point

The meeting point is set at the YCHOUX train station in the late afternoon of 14th of July. The exact time of the meeting will be communicated with the infosheet, sent at the latest 4 weeks before the beginning of the work. Several direct trains (about one per hour) leave from PARIS to BORDEAUX. The journey takes about 2.5 hours. You will then have to take a TER from BORDEAUX to YCHOUX (about 45min). Train reservations are possible about 4 months before departure on the SNCF website, link below: https://www.sncf-connect.com/ Whenever possible, please consider using low-carbon transport (train and bus rather than plane) for a sustainable international work site. If you are coming first by plane, remember that you will need some time to commute from the airport to the train station, therefore we recommend that you arrive early enough for you not to rush and have a stress free travel.

Notes:

Bring a sleeping bag, a thick mattress, work clothes, walking shoes for the work, warm and rainy clothes, a torch, a swimming costume and of course sun cream! You can also bring recipes from your country/region, musical instruments and games to share with other volunteers and local people!