Maison de l'Europe de Nîmes
Association Epi de mains
Ventalon en Cévennes, France
⭐️ Activity Title
Get a volunteering in the Cévennes (South of France) in environmental projects about the chestnut, a local resource - 2026 !
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
The Epi de Mains association is a small organization based in the south of France in the middle mountains called “Les Cévennes”. This organization work is mainly around social and environmental projects. The association would like to host a volunteer for a long term project of 6 months at l’Espinas in the village of Ventalon-en-Cevennes, from July 2026 to December 2026. The volunteer will take part in the activities of the association especially in the Chestnut grove-School project like supporting the care and development of the place, the link with the volunteers, the organization of the collective harvest and dry of the chestnuts, host groups for discovering the place. The volunteer will start in July by helping to take care of the pedagogical discovering path of the Chestnut Grove, cleaning the dead branches, taking care of the forest. The volunteer will support the colleagues and volunteers in the creation of chill areas in the forest for sitting, chatting, relaxing.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer's working time will be a maximum of 30 hours per week. The working time of the Epi de Mains association is flexible and must be adapted to events (activities and events often during weekends). In this case, the volunteer will have more free time during the week. His vacation plans should be arranged with his tutor at least one month in advance. Several accommodation possibilities will be provided to the volunteer, more or less isolated depending the needs of the volunteer. The volunteer will work with an italian and french volunteer.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in an induction seminar organized by the Agency. They will benefit from the team's support to learn how to carry out the required activities throughout their volunteer placement
Participant profile
The Epi de Mains association wishes to have a European volunteer in its team in order to bring additional skills, and a European openness, in particular to the local community that we receive in our structure. Candidates must speak a bit French or trully motivated to learn french. Their motivation, their ability to bring enthusiasm during their mission, especially with young people and their understanding of pedagogy and animation will be important criteria. Taking initiatives and coming up with new ideas will be highly appreciated. The volunteer should have a sense for autonomy and an ecological awareness. As our association is engaged in ecological and social projects that can be seen as “alternative”, the volunteer should be openminded, curious and adaptable. The organization is located in an isolated mountainous area which means that the volunteer must have a driver's license and driving experience.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 24 week(s) during the period 06/07/2026 to 31/12/2026
Activity location
L'Espinas RD 35, Ventalon en Cévennes, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 05/07/2026 22:06
Project code
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000348089
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52622_en
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