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Eco-friendly and Sustainable Project in a Castle

Camp code:

FR-SCI 12.2

Country:

France

Start Date:

03 Sep 2023

End Date:

16 Sep 2023

Topic:

12: Art, culture and local history

Work Types:

Construction / Restoration, renovation

Number of volunteers:

8

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

18 - 99

Spoken Language:

English, French

Description: Château Langenberg is located in Wissembourg a French small village very close to the German border. It is an area including a castle where a community is living. The community owns a 20 hectares area with the castle that is surrounded by forest and nature. They are trying to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainability therefore this criterions lead the way they develop their community. In order to achieve that, they are building small eco-friendly houses, developing permaculture garden, renovating the castle to make it energy-efficient. They are developing many other projects such as a pedagogic farm, an eco-camping or a natural water treatment plant. Beside that, the community is also taking care of horses and developing a “paradise paddock” for them.

Type of Work: The volunteers will be in charge of the renovation of the castle and its surroundings. They will participate in the installation of straw bales, the renovation of the wooden beams of a ceiling, the construction of a wooden shelter and the shoring of the foundations of the stable.

Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in dormitories. Volunteers will be responsible for preparing meals and washing up.

Requirements: Volunteers must bring work clothes and personal protective equipment (gloves, glasses, FFP2 masks) for work on the site. For daily life you will need to bring sleeping bags, flashlight/headlamp and earplugs.

Approximate Location: The workcamp will take place in Château Langenberg.

Organization Description: La branche française du mouvement, créée en 1936 et actuellement à Lille.

Some SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. This will cover e.g. international insurance costs of the volunteer and a small travel fund to enable disadvantaged volunteers to join projects. If you apply through a partner organization you will pay the fee directly to the hosting branch according to their instructions. Check here whether you're applying through the SCI branch or partner: https://sci.ngo/about-us/our-movement/where-we-are