Makers des Montagnes
Manzat, France
⭐️ Activity Title
Bring at school the Makers culture with a rural FabLab and its local community
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
JOIN US FOR 12 MONTHS IN A RURAL MAKERSPACE !
> A year. A village. A community. A launchpad
* LEARNING, MAKING AND SHARING (ALMOST) ANYTHING
Through their immersion in the daily life of Mountain Makers, volunteers will discover a community-driven space where local citizens of all ages come to learn, create and fix things together, engaging with open FabLab sessions, bringing the maker spirit into local school classrooms, and taking part in intergenerational exchanges with the Seniors Makers group.
* FABLAB AND GREEN TRANSITION
Through their participation in Mountain Makers' environmental initiatives, volunteers will explore how a rural makerspace can act concretely on the ecological transition of its territory, joining the monthly Repair Cafés, discovering the creative potential of upcycling through the DIY vehicle race, and contributing to the development of a shared garden with the local school.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Shared house for 2 volunteers including your private room / shower + WC. Shared living room & kitchen. Once a week, volunteers receive a basket of fresh vegetable / fruit from local farms + food allowance is paid along with the pocket money once a month. In addition to that volunteers can join community meals that happen every month. About transport, 2 times/day you can get a bus. Bikes free access. Hitchhike works very well and offer wonderful meeting. In certain conditions, it's possible to borrow a car if available. Accommodation, food, pocket money and transport will be covered by ESC Fund
Training during the activity
You'll get the opportunity to learn, Make and share about digital fabrication (3D, Laser & Vinyl Cutter, CNC milling, Electronics, dev, ...) (+) Low tech techniques (Textile, wood & metal practices, eco-gardening ...) /+/ and of course, learn french. Once in France, you will also join the national On Arrival, and Mid Term seminar where you meet other European volunteers who are in France.
Participant profile
No particular skills or knowledge is needed, but we would very much like our volunteers to take an interest in the maker culture (Handyperson and / or Tech-savvy). Get ready to learn, make and share with kids or teenagers (in school) but also seniors (Club senior). Volunteers must be open to work in small teams but also independent. Looking for a rural life (no cinema, no bar, no restaurants, ...) but still well connected to a city (45min bus) /+/ Up for outdoor activities over days off with our local community (Hiking, Climbing, snorkeling in lake, canoeing ...) /+/ And contagious good humor :) Please, send us your CV, motivation letter and reply honestly to this short survey : https://forms.gle/n7kutMaoDGWkVc1o8
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 25/07/2026 to 24/07/2027
Activity location
Rue des écoles, Manzat, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346067
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52951_en
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