THE SKATEPARK WILL BE MINE | CONCF-3106 | 2024-07-10 - 2024-07-24 | ENVI | Age: 15 - 17

You will be among the first international volunteers to work in Saint Orens de Gameville. The city s residents are very motivated by the arrival of a workcamp in the city, and you will have the opportunity to interact and work with them.

Work: Come work with youth from Saint Orens. At the gates of Toulouse, you will find the town of Saint Orens de Gameville, a dynamic and modern town. You will participate in a mission to make urban furniture. Your objective will be to build furniture from pallet wood which will then be placed on the skatepark and near a lake, so that everyone can enjoy it.

Accomodation and food: You will be accommodated in a dormitory (non-mixed), with access to showers and a kitchen. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the grocery shopping and in the preparation of meals, prioritizing products from the market and local producers. Please bring your sleeping bag. You will wash your clothes and other items manually. Wifi is not available, French volunteers can share their internet connections via a hotspot.

Location: SAINTORENSDEGAMEVILLE

Location and Leisure: Saint-Orens-de-Gameville is located 30 minutes away from Toulouse, in the Haute Garonne department. It is a very attractive and dynamic city and the inhabitants are open and curious. The town is very well served by public transport, and you can access many activities in the surrounding area. Many actions are carried out with the city s young people. They are well aware of your arrival, and are impatiently waiting to show you the surroundings, and to spend some time with you on the worksite.

Airport: TLS

Train/Bus station: TOULOUSE Matabiau Train Station

Requirements: Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues arise on the project, volunteers will have to pay for them, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.

The meeting point is TOULOUSE Matabiau Train Station on the 10th of August at 6 PM. There are regular trains to TOULOUSE Matabiau station from PARIS. From PARIS, you can take the train from Montparnasse train station to TOULOUSE Matabiau train station, regular departures are scheduled throughout the day (about every hour). The trip lasts about 4.5 hours. .Trains are open to booking about 4 months before the departure dates, available on the following website: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/ If you are coming first by plane, remember that you will need some time to commute from the airport to the train station, therefore we recommend that you arrive early enough for you not to rush and have a stress free travel. If possible, please consider using low-carbon transportation (train and bus rather than airplane) for a sustainable international workcamp.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 250 EUR

Consider taking clothes and footwear for work and hiking (including rain clothes). Bring a warm sleeping bag. And remember to take a bathing suit in case of a possible swim. Don’t hesitate to bring home specialties, photos, games, musical instruments, etc. The departure is set on the last day (24/07), usually in the morning.