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B-SCI 1.1 Centre pour réfugiés
de Rixensart 08/07-26/07 10 vols
The Rixensart Centre for Refugees
gives shelter to people who have introduced a request for asylum in Belgium.
These people remain in the Centre throughout de 1st phase of their procedure
and no less than 4 months, past this delay a State Aid Centre can give
them a minimum income, enabling them to be independent. The Rixensart Centre
for Refugees houses 160 people (mostly families) and is located in a residential
area.
W : Organising creative workshops
for the refugees of the Centre (children, teenagers and adults): theatre,
handicraft, artwork, games, sport, ...
S : Study of the situation of asylum
seekers in Belgium and the question of interculturalism
L : Fair knowledge of French.
Q : Experience in animation. The
workcamp could be psychologically tiring.
T : Location of the camp: Rixensart
is a charming little town located approximately 20 km from Brussels.
X : 18 to 30
B-SCI 2.1 Le Coron-village Nord-Sud
07/04-13/04 6 vols (1 EVS)
The North-South Village is an association
looking after children in need and is located in a disadvantaged area near
the city of Mons. The " village of raising awareness on Third World issues
" has been built on a spare piece of land. Groups of children can visit
houses from all over the world.
W : Be careful ! This isn't an animation
workcamp but a building and renovation workcamp. Volunteers will build
an emergency exit in a reconstructed gallery of a coal mine and they will
transform a small field in a space for food-producing culture, like in
Africa.
S : North-South issues and antiracism.
L : Good knowledge of French.
Q: To like outdoor manual work and
to be interested in North-South issues.
T : Location of the camp : Cuesmes,
a small disadvantaged village near the city of Mons.
B-SCI 4.1 Facere 18/08-31/08 6 vols
Facere is a day centre as well as
a hostel for I.M.C. (Infirm Motor Cerebral) i.e. mentally and physically
handicapped people. The aim of the association is to promote a maximum
of autonomy and integration for the residents by providing them with an
appropriate place to live in and a range of creative and artistic activities,
meetings, discoveries and guidance in their daily life.
W : Assist the disabled in the day
centre during the day (weekdays) and in the hostel at weekends (wakening
and evenings). The volunteers will be split into two teams. Proposed activities
: organising games and workshops (cartoons, painting, computer practice,
radio, photography ...) and outings.
S : The daily life of handicapped
people in a specialised home.
L : Good level of French.
Q : The work camp could be psychologically
tiring.
T : The association is located in
the Brussels suburb.
B-SCI 5.1 La Ruelle 11/08-31/08
4 vols
La Ruelle is a small local association
in Brussels, which carries out an original, and interesting work in favour
of marginalized people. It works for instance with children (6-14 years
old) of immigration origin in the field of creative activities and school
assistance. The creative theme of the work camp hasn't been fixed yet.
W : Organise activities for 6-14
year-olds
S : Development education in a socially
disadvantaged area
L : A good level of French to communicate
with the children
T : Location of the camp : Brussels
B-SCI 5.2 Télé-services Jeunes
18/08-31/08 8 vols
Télé-services provides a dozen services
to listen to, advise and guide persons in need or up against difficulties,
in order to help them to acquire autonomy. Amongst various activities,
the service for young people organises different types of activities for
children and youngsters coming from a densely populated area in the centre
of Brussels.
W: Organise activities for children
aged 6 to 12 in a densely populated area of Brussels centre.
S : Development education in a disadvantaged
environment.
L : Good knowledge of French to communicate
with the children.
T : Location of the camp : Brussels.
B-SCI 11.4 Maison des jeunes de
Neufvilles 07/07-20/07 6 vols (1 EVS)
The association works with local
teenagers allowing them to meet other youngsters, like SCI volunteers,
and therefore to open themselves to other cultures and other horizons.
W : Renovation of old buildings in
order to improve the premises (cleaning, removal of wallpaper essentially...)
S : The usefulness and purpose of
a youth house in a semi-rural area.
L : Fair knowledge of French, manual
and technical skills.
T : Neufvilles is a small town in
the region of Mons.
B-SCI 4.2 La Clarine 07/07-20/07
8 vols (1 EVS)
La Clarine takes care of mentally
disabled people aged 20 and over by giving them the opportunity to work
in a farm and therefore to be as independent as possible and opened to
the outside world. The association focuses on the recognition of the disabled
abilities. During the school year, La Clarine also hosts classes to visit
the farm.
W : General farm activities. Working
at the renovation of the site, gardening. Cleaning up the cowsheds and
the house of the association. Overall restoration of the farmhouse. (Be
aware that the disabled won't be there during the work camp!)
S : The integration and socializing
of handicapped people
L : Fair knowledge of French.
Q : Not to be put off by unrewarding
tasks such as cleaning up the stables
T : Location of the camp: Manage
is a little town near the city of La Louvière
B-VIA 1.1 Onthaalcentrum (Kapellen)
18/08-31/08 10 vols
"Onthaalcentrum Kapellen" is a centre
for asylum seekers. After arrival in the country refugees are send to this
kind of centre where they get food, shelter and medical care. Since a lot
of people from different backgrounds are living together here and the asylum
procedure is not always successful, there can be some tension in the centre.
W: animation work with the children
(6 - 12 years old) and youngsters (till 18 years) in strong co-operation
with the staff of the centre, providing a summer programme
A: Vols will stay in the centre and
are asked to respect the house rules (e.g. no alcohol), an extra motivation
letter and some experience needed
B-VIA 2.1 Oxfam Solidariteit I
(Molenbeek) 16/06-29/06 6 vols
Oxfam-Solidariteit is a non-governmental
organisation (NGO). Oxfam Solidariteit supports projects and programmes
in the South. Oxfam Solidariteit created the Educational Center " One World
Center" in Molenbeek, near to Brussels. This center provides awarenessrising
workshops on development situation all over the world. Oxfam Solidariteit
worked out different themes of social, cultural, economical and political
exclusion: Globalisation, Bolivia and South Africa. With the visitors of
this workshops Oxfam Solidariteit discusses how the world economy has its
influence on the daily life of entire world population, how people try
to turn their situation into better, and how people in the North can express
their solidarity.
W: the installation of the scenery
will be the work: painting, decorating. There will be assistance by the
crew of Oxfam.
B-VIA 2.2 Oxfam Solidariteit II
(Molenbeek) 30/06-13/07 6 vols
See B-VIA 2.1
B-VIA 2.3 Oxfam Solidariteit III
(Molenbeek) 14/07-27/07 6 vols
See B-VIA 2.1
B-VIA 2.4 Oxfam Solidariteit IV
(Molenbeek) 28/07-10/08 6 vols
See B-VIA 2.1
B-VIA 4.1 De Pelgrim (Wulvergem)
01/09-14/09 8 vols
The Pelgrim is a very nice and peacefully
located day centre for 35 adult men and women with a mental handicap.
Their aim is to give these people a useful day job with respect for the
human being and nature. There are two projects: a farm project with
different ateliers (bakery, wood sculpture, working with animals, herbal
garden) and a children/family farm. There is also a biological
way of life.
W: Garden Activities : building fences,
making paths, working in the biological garden in close co-operation with
the handicapped people, working in the kitchen
A: not accessible for wheelchairs
but open to other handicapped people
B-VIA 4.2 Ateljee Hagelbos - Reggae
Geel (Geel) 28/07-10/08 8 vols
Ateljee Hagelbos is an activity centre
which provides adult people with a mental handicap usefull day activities
starting from their strong sides. MPI Oosterlo is a centre providing
services to children, youngsters and adults with a mental handicap.
They work together with Reggae Geel, a yearly reggae festival, where 15.000
young people come to party and listen to music. This is an integration
activity for the handicapped people to be active with normal young people.
W: preparing the festival together
with the handicapped people, helping during the festival and cleaning the
festival area, helping in ateljee Hagelbos (little jobs)
A: interest in working with mentally
handicapped people
B-VIA 5.1 TOK VIA (Molenbeek) 08/08-24/08
6 vols
VIA Belgium is part of 2 international
networks : SCI and ICYE. ICYE stands for International Cultural Youth
Exchange and gives young people between 18 and 30 the possibility to do
an exchange for one year. The exchange year starts with a language
and orientiation camp where they get informed about the life in Belgium
and where they learn dutch. This camp will be a chance to meet 20
people from all over the world (Africa, Latin-America, Asia, Europe) and
to spend lots of time with this volunteers.
W: logistic support during the language
and orientation camp: cooking, co-ordination, hosting, animation, exchange
between SCI and ICYE
B-VIA 6.1 De wassende maan (Deinze)
07/07-20/07 12 vols
De wassende maan is a bio- dynamic
co-operative farm which grows vegetables according to the season and employs
about 6 people on a permanent basis. Their aim is to keep the distance
between farmer and consumer as small as possible.
W: working in the farm (harvesting,
weeding, planting), little jobs in the farm, small reconstruction work,
cooking for the people
A: Accomodation in tents that you
have to bring yourself, not accessible for wheelchairs
X: Vegetarian food, a strong interest
in the life on a farm and a good condition
B-VIA 6.2 De Zonnegloed (Oostvleteren)
14/07-28/07 8 vols
De Zonnegloed is a nature and health
centre. The founders want to promote a more human world with respect for
people, fauna and flora. There are 3 aims: a nature farm for training about
nature and human being, an educating children farm because children are
the future and there is also a music group
W: painting works in- and outside
the farm, work in the farm according to the summer season, weeding, cooking
A: Vegetarian food and a minimal
use of alcohol! , Not accessible for wheelchairs
Q: Interest in a more conscious and
spiritual way of living, motivated, prepared to work hard, a bike can be
useful because the farm is quite isolated, a music instrument is welcome
B-VIA 6.3 JNM Zwart Werk (Koersel
- Beringen) 19/09-28/09 20 vols
The aim of JNM as a youth organisation
is to work around nature and environment. This happens by organising
excursions, camps, workshops, and study sessions, environmental actions,
working in nature reserves... There will be Flemish people (14) on
the workcamp (volunteers from JNM) and 6 international volunteers.
W: hard work in nature, to mow grass
without tools, nature management
A: sleeping in a horse stable, primitive
living, you need to bring a bike or rent one in Belgium, not accessible
for wheelchairs, age till 30.
B-VIA 6.4 Natuurpunt Mechels Riviergebied
(Mechelen) August 15 vols
Natuurpunt, the new and very important
organisation who stands for the nature in Flandres (Flemish part of Belgium)
is founded out of the fusion of vzw Nature Reserves en vzw Wielewaal.
They work for obtaining and managing nature, the promotion of nature experience
through education, the inventarisation and study of plants and animal,
giving advice and doing policy on national and international level.
Action point : more and better nature
for everybody!
W: repairing moorland, chopping,
haying at the farm of the reserve
A: hard work, interest in nature
and the voluntary model of Natuurpunt
B-VIA 6.5 Natuurpunt Netebronnen
(Nete) 10/08-24/08 15 vols
see B-VIA 6.4
W: little jobs in the reserve, working
at the removing eagle fern and illegal build weekend cottages
A: hard work, interest in nature
and the voluntary model of Natuurpunt
B-VIA 6.6 Natuurpunt Moervaart
- Zuidlede (Wachtebeke – Moerbeke) 25/08-07/09 15 vols
see B-VIA 6.4
W: cutting down trees, chopping willows,
removing eagle fern and illegal build weekend cottages
A: hard work, interest in nature
and the voluntary model of Natuurpunt
B-VIA 7.1. Het Roze Huis
(Antwerpen) 17/08-31/08 12 vols
The gay and lesbian movement of Antwerp
has renovated a house to set up a meeting place for gays and lesbians in
Antwerp. There is an alternative bar, offices, multifunctional rooms for
different activities, info shop,...
Last 3 years, they had three workcamps
in "het Roze Huis" to finish the building. Now the building is operational
but still needs some work.
W: renovation of the attic, the corridor,
the cellar, especially painting work
A: not accessible for wheelchairs
S: Interest in gay and lesbian theme
expected.
B-VIA 8.1. De Wroeter (Kortessem)
30/06-13/07 12 vols
De Wroeter is a non-residential centre
for socially disadvantaged people, some of them have a minor handicap.
Growing vegetables and fruit in a biological way is the main activity.
Other activities are maintenance of the environment (lanes, flowers, trees,...)
and occasional building activities. The objective of the organisation
is to enlarge the social integration of the people by giving them
work or useful daytime activities.
W: The vols will take part in the
daily tasks together with the people from De Wroeter.
X: The vols should be motivated to
make contacts with the disadvantaged people from De Wroeter. Sometimes
heavy work on the field. Interest in biological farming.
A: not accessible for wheelchairs
B-VIA 8.2 De Sleutel (Brugge) 04/08-17/08
12 vols
De Sleutel is an institiution for
assistance, prevention and employment of people with a drug addiction.
Their new project is the renovation of an old farm with the help of youngsters
who are in a learning- work project to prevent them for problems or drug
addiction. The workcamp is the continuation of the farm renovation
when this youngsters have holiday but there is the possibility to meet
the habitants of the Sleutel and being informed about their programme.
W: renovating the farm
A: interest in drug prevention, severe
rules: no alcohol, drugs in the institiution!
B-VIA 8.3 Talita (Brussel) 30/06-13/07
10 vols
Talita is a reception centre for
women with or without children. Here they get support (accomodation,
budget, employment, social administration, daily life activities,...)
in a residential setting for a maximum time of 6 months, in cooperation
with other social institiutions. The aim is to integrate the women
in society in an acceptable way.
Talita wants to sensibilize and inform
people in this matter and exchange with youngsters on the situation of
reception in Belgium.
W: renovating the new place of the
centre (painting, cleaning the garden, helping with decoration and furnishment)
A: interest in social problems
B-VIA 9.1 Vives Mbote (Brugge)
01/08-15/08 6 vols
Vives is a youth organisation who
organises playgrounds and activities for children, especially in summer.
Mbote is their play project for refugee children (based in Brugge).
The idea raised to organise a travelling theater workcamp based on the
theme of children rights, refugees and their right to have a home.
The volunteers will make a theatre
play (based on forum theatre founded in Brasil and focussed on social problems)
and travel with this play in Belgium on different playgrounds.
A: interest in children rights and
refugees, good in communication and feeling for theatre, working with children
B-VIA 9.2 Hogemeyer Castle
(Kersbeek) 14/07-28/07 8 vols
Hogemeyer is a non-profit organisation,
that stands for the maintenance of cultural heritage, by protecting useful
but neglected buildings for further decline and by giving them a new function.
At this moment, they are focussed on a marvellous castle in the surroundings
of Leuven that they want to renovate and to turn into an artists centre
(music, painting, theatre,...)
W: to weed and to put bars around
the site, to clean the cellars, to remove bricks and rubbish, work at doors
and windows
A: basic accomodation
X: to be interested in historical
sites
B-VIA 10.1 Het luchtkasteel (Doornik)
11/08-24/08 8 vols
Het luchtkasteel is an ecological
living community in an old convent focussed on ecological and social responsible
way of life. Since 1997 there are living 9 adults and 8 children.
They try to be self sufficient for food provision.
W: renovation of the building and
garden work such as weeding, harvesting, helping in the daily life of the
community
A : The volunteers will take part
in the community life; they live and work together with the inhabitants.
Vegetarian food.
Volunteers with children and elder
people are very welcome!
B-VIA 10.2 Timotheus Project (Affligem)
28/07-10/08 8 vols
The Timotheus project offers courses
and information in sense, spirituality and deepening of life inspired by
the huge wisdom traditions like shamanism, esoterism,... based on energetic
and awareness widening work. A new project is the care and support
of people in a life crisis (divorce, loose of child or partner, confrontation
with disease, loose of job,...) in an old abbey surrounded by nature and
silence.
W: painting and gardening in the
abbey
X: strong interest in energy, spirituality
and the openness for this theme, possibility to take part in a course during
the workcamp
B-VIA 10.3 De Bereklauw (Herent)
28/07-11/08 10 vols
De Bereklauw is named after a plant
of which you will find species all over the camp site. The owner is living
there almost 30 years now, together with a changing group of young,
motivated people. He and his friends try to live and work in an ecological,
partly self-sufficient way, by growing their own fruit and vegetables,
by exchanging food and materials with others and by keeping some animals.
A new growing idea is building an artists collective where people can find
their muse.
Although they try to be independent
from the macro-economical system, the inhabitants of De Bereklauw are not
closed off from the outside world. Many neighbours, visitors, friends and
volunteers pass by...
W: maintenance of the house and the
garden, biologic gardening, restoration, painting, taking part in an art
project
A: primitive and basic accommodation,
interest in community life and art, if you prefer you can bring your tent,
not accessible for wheelchairs
CBB 02 Baelen (Verviers), Les Copains
13-26/07/2002 MENT 8 (20+)
SUMMARY
Compagons B?tisseurs Belgium organizes
Holidays for mentally handicapped all over the year (w-e) and in the summer
time. 3 volunteers counsellors (included the leader) are Belgian; they
know most of the handicapped they spend w-e with. You will help them with
daily tasks and will organise various fun activities during their free
time. The 2 first days are preparation then you leave Brussels with 2 minibus
to the countryside.
WORK
Mentally handicapped people have
the right to vacations like everybody else. This type of vacation gives
them the possibility to leave their parents, their school, and to be amongst
youngsters of their age. They would not be able to do so alone. We help
them with daily tasks and we will organise various different activities
during their free time.
For 10 days, we will be with them
during daytime. During this time, we will take the role of an assistant
and we will also accompany them in their leisure time . There will be 12
handicapped for 9 counsellors.
The three first days, we will take
time to prepare animations. The handicapped will arrive the forth day.
Experiences with handicapped people
are fun and enriching for both the handicapped and the volunteers. The
volunteers have so much fun that they almost forget they are working !
LOCATION
Baelen is located in the Verviers
area. This region offers a lot of possibilities to see or visit things
( the Spa-Francorchamps formula 1 track, the Spa music festival). Baelen
is set up close to the German border. That brings us possibilities to visit
some places.
TRAIN STATION:
Bruxelles Central
ACCOMODATION
In a house. We will have our own
dormitories. The food will be dependant on our culinary talents and innovations...
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- A basic knowledge of French is
necessary
-Motivation letter is required
- We try to be creative, lively and
propose games, etc..
- the end of the work camp is the
last day at the end of the afternoon
-20 years old minimum.
CBB 03 Liege, Eclat de rire et MJ
07-21/07 RENO 12 Vols.
SUMMARY
“L’Eclat de rire” (burst of laughter)
association and the youth centre are both located around Liege. The neighbourhood
is called ‘Sainte Walburge”. “L’ Eclat de rire” is a place where kids and
mothers can participate to leisure activities. The Youth Centre proposes
activities for teenagers and young adults as dance, musique or theatre
workshops. Both association share the same building.
WORK
Renovation work inside the building
(painting, cleaning…)
ACCOMODATION
In a building within the city of
Liege.
LOCATION
Liege is quite an important town
in Belgium. It is called the “keen city”. People from Liege are known as
friendly and hospitable…
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Volunteers will have contacts with
kids and teenagers. So they should not be afraid of the contact…
TRAIN STATION
Liege Guillemin
CBB04 St Ode, ASBL 210
12-28/07 Cons 12 Vol.
SUMMARY
« L’asbl 210 – La Moisson » association
hosts men, women and kids with important social difficulties. Each year
approximately 120 persons come to this centre> They are hosted for some
days or months…depending on the time they nee to solve their problems.
WORK
Construction of a water purification
system
ACCOMODATION
In a building with a common dormitory
LOCATION
St Ode is a small village situated
20 Km away from Bastogne (famous since the Ardennes Battle – second world
war) and 15 Km away from St Hubert.
TRAIN STATION
Bastogne
CBB 05 IMP,Ciney
1-23/08 ANI 12 Vol
SUMMARY
The M?dico Social Institut of Ciney
is a Centre for moderate and deep mentally handicapped persons. This
centre is a sheltering service and also proposes individual and specialised
following up for the residents in collaboration with the families
WORK
Community activities with mentally
handicapped children. Those kids are moderately severely and profoundly
handicapped. The activities to be done must be simple and based on the
relationship with the disabled children.
LOCATION
Ciney is the capital of the Belgian
region called “Le Condroz”. This small town is surrounded by green fields.
You easily can arrive in Ciney by train and a lot of trains or buses allows
the tourists to go to other places.
ACCOMODATION
The volunteers will stay in an apartment
in the Centre with 2-3 people bedrooms.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
It is needed to speak basic French
since the volunteers will have relations with mentally handicapped children
Write a MOTIVATION LETTER in French
Be creative, curious about discovering
the world of “mental handicap”…
TRAIN STATION
Ciney
CBB 06 Izel, The Manor House 28/07
– 17/08/2002 RENO 12 Vol.
SUMMARY
The Manor House is a rest home for
elderly people who suffer from mental disorders (as the Alzheimer disorder).
This House hosts 7 persons plus a young boy who ha financial difficulties.
The building is a real witness of the past. Indeed it once was a monastery
then was occupied by a big family of notaries…
WORK
? Outside painting work
? Renovation of surrounding walls
? Repairing of garden pieces of furniture
? Gardening
ACCOMODATION
Under tents in the Garden. Kitchen
and sanitary installations are in the Manor.
LOCATION
Izel is a very charming little village
situated in a Belgian region called the “La Gaume”. The next “big village”
is Florenville (6km). Warning : This is an isolated workcamp and the access
to big cities are not easy!
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Liking contacts with elderly people
CB07 Le Bercail, Li?ge 1-17/08
RENO/CULT 12 Vol.
SUMMARY
Le Bercail is an association that
works with adults mentally handicapped people. It has two parts:
The sheltering sector : 30 handicapped
people live in the centre. They are be taking care of after the daily activities.
The working sector: during the day
the handicapped persons can participate to different workshops (wood work,
painting, etc.). They also run a second hand shop.
WORK
Outside painting work
Help during a local flea market (sell
of second hand clothes)
Help during a famous festival in
Li?ge : the “15th of august festivities” !
LOCATION
In the very centre of Li?ge in the
neighbourhood of “Outremeuse”
ACCOMODATION
In a common house in the neighbourhood
of Li?ge. Common dormitory.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
The volunteer must not be afraid
of a contact with mental handicapped people and must have some knowledge
of the French language.
TRAIN STATION
Li?ge Guillemin
CBB08 The Rose Farm, Florenville,
3-17/08 CONS 12 Vol.
SUMMARY
The « Roses’farm » is a farm and
non profit-organisation which work with mentally handicapped. They cultivate
biological products as salad and raspberries and host tourists in the tavern.
You will fit out a playing field for kids and a picnic area nearby
THE PROJECT
La Clairi?re is a house for mentally
handicapped adults situated at Arlon, extreme south of Belgium. This house
has recently bought a farm at Florenville (40 km from there) called « La
ferme des roses ». The handicapped cultivate biological products with local
farmers and sell it in the village. Since the beginning of April, a long
term volunteer has worked there to develop the selling of the products
and to prepare the work camp. Inside the farm a tavern is just opened to
attract the tourist to eat fresh product and drink a marvellous Belgian
local beer : the « Orval ».
WORK
Creation of walking paths around
the farm
ACCOMODATION
You will sleep at the farm... there
are some animals and a big culture of raspberries, dogs and cats.
LOCATION
2 km from the closer town, Florenville
In Gaume, Southern Belgium, green
and peaceful... Local museums and festivals are always a great success,
and there are more than enough possibilities to organise different activities
in the surrounding nature !
TRAIN STATION
Arlon. Meeting point at Arlon
(30 km from Luxembourg)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
English or French
CBB 09 Rixensart, Centre
pour r?fugi?s 5-25/08 RENO/KIDS 12 Vol
SUMMARY
People who wait for a political refugee
status are lodged by Belgium in a opened house during about 4-5 months.
Direction of this house asks us for painting works (1/2 time) and animation
with kids (1/2 time).
THE PROJECT
The refugees house (« Le centre des
r?fugi?s ») is an opened place for people or families who are in illegal
situation
in Belgium and who ask for political asylum. Waiting for an answer, the
central office propose them to lodge in this big house in the suburbs of
Brussels.
For instance, most of them come from
Albania, Armenia, Rwanda, Algeria, Kosovo, Bosnia,... They stay there about
4-5 months. Because of the transit situation, it is not easy for them to
foresee something. They live this situation in the boredom and anxiety
without knowing how tomorrow will be. Children go to school in the
village. It is the best integration.
WORK
Kids animation : playing outside
and inside with kids and maybe their parents, going to the swimming pool
…
ACCOMODATION
In a big room only for the volunteers.
There are showers. Meals will be provided by the house.
LOCATION
20 km from Brussels. Train station
: Rixensart
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
-English
-Obligation to come with all kind
of games ideas and ready to play with children !
-What is the policy for the refugee
in your country ? Or what is the image of the refugee ? It could
be a discussion for one evening. Even if we have never heard about this
problem, it would be interesting to get information about it. Feel free
to do so...
CBB 10 Marche-en-Famenne, CQ Hargimont
10-30/08 CONS 12 Vol.
SUMMARY
The municipality of Marche-en-Famenne
supports the little village of Hargimont. The district committee often
meets to share ideas how to make life better in the village. This year
they they wish to host an international workcamp.
WORK
Layout of river banks and of an islet
Construction of a bridge and a banc
Gardening, clearing
LOCATION
Marche-en-Famenne is the little town
that hosts the “Compagnons B?tisseurs” office !!! It is in the Luxembourg
province surrounded by woods and fields. There is a little train station.
The volunteers will have the opportunity to travel a little bit around.
LODGING
In a boarding school. Two-beds rooms,
bathroom on the floor. There’s a common kitchen, a big dinning room. The
volunteer will share this place with the participants of youth camps that
take place from 7:00 AM until 17:00 PM.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Being aware of the rules linked to
the accommodation place and to the presence of kids : No smoking around
the kids, no alcohol and NO DRUGS.
TRAIN STATION
Marloie
CBB11 Limerle, Wenduine, Coala
14-27/08 RENO 12 TEENS
SUMMARY
The school system asks for new ways
of learning… The association Coala was created by people who were related
to the “Childhood world”. It organises camps during which the children
can
approach Nature in a different way with pedagogical methods. This association
owns two houses the need to be renovated.
WORK
Renovation inside and outside the
buildings (painting, papering…)
ACCOMODATION
In the buildings all facilities included
LOCATION
This workcamp will take place in
TWO places
First week : in Limerle (very south
part of Belgium close to Luxembourg – the Ardennes)
Second week: in Wenduine on the North
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TRAIN STATION
Gouvy
Javva Le Carah – Ath 30/07-12/08
10 vols farming/building
Project : Le Carah is an experimental
farm which centres its activities on environmental protection and discovery
of the agricultural farmwork. Its objectives is not organic farming. The
volunteers will take part of several farmworks such as harvest, hedge’s
maintenance, weeding, restoration of farmbuilding, feeding livestock… The
subject of visits and briefings during the workcamps will be oriented on
environmental protection and argicultural in general. Volunteers will have
bikes a their disposal.
Accomodation : at the farm.
Situation : Ath is situated between
Brussels and Tournai.
Remarks : Bring clothes for rain
and farming work (rubber boots). Hard work (8 hours a day) and prohibited
to smoke in the buildings of the farm and to drink alcohol during the day.
Vaccination against tetanus needed. Bring some food specialities from your
country.
Javva Arnaud Fraiteur Centre –
Brussels From 12/08 till 26/08 (5-6 volunteers)
Type : cultural/contact
Project : The centre takes care of
children, aged from 2 to 12 years old, who suffer of cerebral-motor handicaps.
The volunteers will essentially take care of the children in their daily
activities. They will always work in collaboration with specialised members
of the centre and external activities will be organized.
Accomodation : in the centre. The
volunteers must bring a mattress and a sleeping bag.
Situation : in Brussels, at 10 minutes
from the city centre.
Remarks : The languages are French.
Bring some food specialities from your country .
Javva -Youth House - Braine l’Alleud
From 18/08 till 01/09
(10 volunteers)
Type : cultural
Project : The youth centre organizes
daily activities in contact with youngs of the area. The volunteers will
do manual activities (paintings, ...). External activities will be organized
with the young people and the youth house. It’s also possible to practice
badminton, skating, …
Accomodation : the volunteers will
sleep in a castle.
Situation : Braine l’Alleud
Remarks : the languages are French
and English. Bring food specialities from your country.
Javva Music and tradition – Marsinnes
Dates to be confirmed (10 volunteers)
Type : cultural
Project : each year, a festival of
traditionnal and folks music is organized in a small village near from
Huy. The volunteers will help for the setting up of the material and for
his dismantling, before and after the festival. They will help also for
the organisation of the event and they will visit the region.
Accomodation : Participants will
live in a irony of a castle-farm.
Situation : Marsinne is in the region
of Huy (between Li?ge and Namur).
Remarks : Bring your musical instrument
and food specialities from your country. And for the accomodation, bring
a sleeping bag and moss-mattress, clothes for rain and work (rubber boots).
Javva Centre Arthur Regniers- Bienne-lez-Happart
2 workcamps
Dates to be confirmed
Type : cultural/contact
Project : This centre is a centre
for spastic handiccaped. The volunteers will do the cares of the disabled
people (washing, dressing, dinner, …). They will also accompany the group
in many visits through the country and they will organize the leisure of
the handiccaped in collaboration with the responsible.
Accomodation : in the centre.
Situation : Bienne is near from Binche
and from Charleroi. The centre is isolated but bikes are lending to the
volunteers. The activities are based on the discovery of the region.
Remarks : Bring sleeping bag, moss-mattress,
clothes for rain, and some food specialities from your country. It’s a
work of availability for motivated volunteer !
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