ASSOCIATION DES COMPAGNONS BATISSEURS
SRG Foyer de l'Aubépine ASBL
Havelange, Belgium
⭐️ Activity Title
Social work at Foyer l'Aubépine - Ciney
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
The non-profit organization “Foyer Aubépine” is located in the village of Havelange, South of Belgium. Aubépine’s team hosts and supports 15 youngsters (from 3 to 18 years old) encountering all sorts of difficulties, in a dangerous situation (health or security), lacking educational support due to their familial environment or to their behaviour. Two ESC volunteers participate in the daily activities organized in the association. The volunteers are a great help in supporting the technical and educational team to take care of children and teenagers daily (Maintenance of the house and garden; prep. of meals; support for homework; leisure activities; games; building activities...). The volunteers also take part in other weekly activities of the local network: vis-à-vis ASBL with people with mental disabilities and the Youth House of Havelange with teenagers. Check this presentation video about Aubépine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpWFm3OOpmE
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will have an individual room in a fully-equipped apartment with two other ESC volunteers in the town of Ciney, close to the train station. The transport costs from the house to the location of activities will be covered. Food: the volunteer will receive a budget and will take care of the meals by themselves. The volunteer will also receive pocket money and a budget for transport to and from the project.
Training during the activity
With the French-speaking National Agency of Belgium: on-arrival and mid-term seminars. With the support organization in Belgium (Association des Compagnons Bâtisseurs asbl, "CBB"): residential weekends and networking activities with other ESC volunteers on other projects supported by CBB in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The volunteers should be ready to take an active part in the collective networking activities and can count on many local resources to create personal projects.
Participant profile
We expect the volunteer to be very motivated in joining the activity; to have a benevolent attitude with the youngsters and people with mental disabilities; to be interested in local initiatives; active citizenship and intercultural openness; motivated to learn French and to live in a rural area. FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE ALSO APPLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BEFORE THE MENTIONED DEADLINE. To do so, CLICK HERE: https://compagnonsbatisseurs.world/activities/long-term/esc-volunteering/laubepine-a-ciney/
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/09/2026 to 31/08/2027
Activity location
Havelange, Belgium
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/06/2026 23:59
Project code
2025-1-BE04-ESC51-VTJ-000346495
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52771_en
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