🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🌲 Ecological Construction and Collective Life in a Forest Village 🔨

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.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Vir'Volt is located in LA-FERTÉ-ALAIS (Île-de-France), 1,5 hour away by train from Paris. The association is an ecological village, with wooden accommodations (roulottes, yurts, tents...) and mostly outdoor spaces. The place of the association is in the middle of the forest, having a strong link with nature. INFO AND APPLICATION PROCESS : https://www.solidaritesjeunesses.org/volunteeringinfrance

Training during the activity

You will volunteer about 35 hours per week, tasks include: Organization of collective life (cooking, cleaning, logistics), ecological construction in wood, hosting groups of youth with lesser opportunities, Participating in animation of international workcamps during the summer, Organization and participation in cultural events for different publics You will be together with 4 other international volunteers, and 5 youth with lesser opportunities and accompanied by the staff.

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! Dates can be flexible!

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

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

Location

Chemin de la Sablière, La Ferté-Alais, France

Deadline

No application deadline

Project code

2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346323

Topics

Looking for participants from

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