🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🎶 Activities and Companionship at a Retirement Home 🤝

Description

The volunteer will be in contact with elderly people in a retirement home in Bischwiller (close to Strasbourg)

Your activities will be to :

- Create and take part in activities (music, creative workshops, games, themed evenings, movie nights, DIY, gymnastics etc.) - Go along with residents on outings (going to cultural activites outside, going on strolls, but also going to the hairdresser or to other appointments) - Provide some time for discussion, newspaper reading and to increase their social life - You can also suggest projects according to your interests

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The projects hosts each year two volunteers.

Each volunteer will be accommodated in a single studio appartment

Food will be provided by the placement

Training during the activity

The volunteer will take part in three seminars organised by the lead organisation, and two seminars organised by the ESC Agency.

Participant profile

No prior experience are needed for this activity, excepted being motivated to work with elderly people. The basics of french is a plus to communicate with the host organisation.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 12/10/2026 to 31/07/2027

Location

Bischwiller, France

Deadline

30/10/2026

Project code

2026-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000401985

Topics

Looking for participants from

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