🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🌱 Renovation Gardening and Collective Life at a Rural Centre 🔨

Description

Solidarités Jeunesses (SJ) is a national movement of non-formal education and is composed of a National Secretary (Paris), and eight regional delegations across France. Our delegations host international volunteers throughout the year. Each regional delegation is unique, but all of the activities organized benefit the local community and share common ground: - gather people from different culture and social background to participate in social, ecological and cultural development. - contribute to the integration of people with fewer opportunities. Each project is dedicated to actions of solidarity and collective living. We believe that cultural exchanges are a key for personal learning and for the volunteer to experiment and undergo personal development. FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCESS : https://www.solidaritesjeunesses.org/volunteeringinfrance

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The project is located in BEAUMOTTE, a small village in Franche Comté in the East of France. The site includes a big main house with outbuilding, and a vegetable garden. As a volunteer you will share a house with other volunteers! It is of high importance to commit into daily life, as in a big house-share, because the house will look like its inhabitants, it's your home sweet home for a few months

Training during the activity

You will volunteer about 35 hours per week, the work is varied and you will get the support of the staff. We work on : Renovation of the buildings, Gardening, Organization and participation in cultural events (in the Center and outside), Organization and participation in workshops and meetings, Organization and participation on the collective life (cooking, cleaning...), Hosting groups and individuals (mostly in the summer), Leading workcamps during the summer, you will receive a training for this. Two seminars organized by the french agency and one volunteering meeting with all the volunteers.

Participant profile

There is no competencies required to participate but willingness to the volunteering project and being open to discover new cultures. Open to everybody from European Union or partner countries between 18-30 years old, the driving licence is HIGHLY recommended but what matters the most is the motivation ! So if you like MANUAL WORK, NATURE and COLLECTIVE LIFE, or if you're interested to discover it, contact us

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 01/10/2026 to 31/08/2027

Location

1 CHEMIN DU SAUSSOIR , BEAUMOTTE AUBERTANS, France

Deadline

No application deadline

Project code

2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346323

Topics

Looking for participants from

28 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇫🇷 France.