SOLIDARITES JEUNESSES MCP
Les Villages des Jeunes, délégation régionale de Solidarités Jeunesses en Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
VEYNES, France
⭐️ Activity Title
SJ/ESC53-Let's Restore the Fai Stone Wall !
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
A small valley in the heart of a sublime landscape, an atypical audio system that makes the mountain resonate with echoes, and people coming from all over the world to work side by side and experience international encounters. This is what characterizes the Ferme du Faï: a former mountain farm that lives today thanks to a team of employees and volunteers working on building renovations, as well as resident artists and musicians, passing hikers, and enthusiasts. For several years, we have been working on the renovation of the building and the site in general. Every year, we organize the farm's association festival here, called "The Singing Mountain"; next August 17th, you will be the special guests of the festival! Are you ready to give us a hand in preparing the farm for this event, participating in the musical creation during the festival, and helping run the party? This opportunity will allow you to enjoy musical experiments with the unique audio system – called "Les Trompes du Faï" – which makes the valley resonate with its echo.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
You will be accommodated in a campsite, in individual tents. A kitchen, dry toilets, and showers will be at your disposal. We welcome you to the Ferme du Faï, a host site located at an altitude of 1,000 meters. Here, we pay attention to our diet to reduce our environmental impact: we eat local food as much as possible and reduce our meat consumption to twice a week. Daily life is organized collectively: planning menus (vegetarian, vegan, etc.), grocery shopping, and activities.
Participant profile
Participants between 18 an 30 YO. Open to all the participants.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 03/08/2026 to 19/08/2026
Activity location
39 RUE SURVILLE , VEYNES, France
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Belgium, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain
Activity topics
Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 02/08/2026 23:50
Project code
2023-1-EACEA-VTHPA-101126534
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53565_en
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