Name Côte-à-Côte Go asbl
Location Louvain-La-Neuve
Dates Permanent project.

Project duration: 1 to 6 months

Type SOCI – DISA – EDU
Age 18+
Volunteers 1
Fees 1-month program: 450€
2-month program: 750€
3-month program: 1.050€

The conditions (participation fees, visa, accommodation,
food, dates and cancellations) are subject to change.
CÔTE

Presentation of the partner
The Côte-à-Côte association has built a passive home
in the heart of Louvain-la-Neuve for young adults
with motor disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP).
It thus offers these young people the opportunity to
live their lives independently.
Côte-à-Côte Go ASBL has set itself the mission of
creating an environment that enables CPs to realize
their life project through autonomy and solidarity in
order to become actors in society. This project also
allows the inhabitants and friends of Côte-à-Côte Go
ASBL, with or without disabilities, to enrich themselves
by sharing a life experience.

A pilot project in terms of housing:
 A passive construction, on a human scale, in the
heart of the city of Louvain-la-Neuve.
 A grouped housing unit that brings together
11 young adults with CP, an Erasmus student
with reduced mobility, a student working on
a disability-related issue, two carers and their
families.
A pilot project in terms of support:
 A personalized life project.
 A maximum of autonomy with a maximum of
social links.
The people | the CP

 Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the result of a non-
progressive, permanent brain injury that occurs

in the developing brain.
 A syndrome combines posture and movement
disorders. It is sometimes accompanied by
associated disorders: epilepsy, speech, vision,
etc.
Volunteer work
The volunteer will be a part of the household and
will share the values of Côte-à-Côte. They will
accompany the people in their daily life; bring
their own ideas and their energy in a mixed group
of people. Depending on their abilities and their
adaptation, the volunteer will perform the following
tasks alone or with someone:
 Manage daily life in a team setting while
emphasizing the autonomy ability of each
resident.

Assist residents in their autonomy and self-
sufficiency project.

 Organize community activities with the residents.
 Ensure the safety and the well-being of the
residents by handling morning and evening
activities.
 Morning: breakfast, preparation for outings,
maybe escorting to the place of activity.
Evening: dinner, leisure activities, getting to bed.
 As needed: ensure the security and well-being
of residents at night.
Accommodation
The accommodation is included, it is a basic shared
room. With access to shared bathroom and shower
facilities.
Food
The volunteer will only receive an evening meal, for
the rest of the meals the volunteer has to do their
own shopping. There are several supermarkets and
restaurants nearby.
SVI will provide participants with €200 in pocket
money for meals.
Language
The volunteer must be able to speak French or have
a good knowledge of it in order to make himself
understood by the residents.
Meeting point
Rue du Poirier 8, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium. Arrival days are from Monday to Friday
between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Outside these hours, we recommend you to take a
hotel room on your own.

To get to the meeting point you can take the train
from the airport: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en.

Location

Nearest airports:
 Zaventem Airport (Brussels Airport) – 27 km
 Brussels South Charleroi Airport – 40 km
 Nearest train station: Louvain-la-Neuve Station – 2 km
As the organization is located in the same city as SVI,
you will have the opportunity to meet its members as
well as participating in all local SVI activities.
About Louvain-la-Neuve
Located 30 km from Brussels in the heart of Walloon
Brabant, the site of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve
welcomes over 20,000 students in its eleven faculties.
Created in 1971 by the university, this city is one of
the youngest in Europe. A city in the countryside, it
offers an exceptional living environment to students,
researchers, professors and inhabitants. Museums,
cinemas, theaters, concert and exhibition halls, a
swimming pool and sports center, restaurants and
cafés, shops and green spaces: all contribute to the
quality of its environment.
Its entirely pedestrianized urban center allows easy
access to all academic buildings and provides an
environment where students, researchers, professors
and residents meet and form a unique social, cultural
and economic fabric.

The project includes:
 Introduction course and welcoming
 Follow-up during the whole project
 Invitation letter or additional documentation for
visa application.
 Dinner
 Accommodation in a shared room

Not included in the project:
 Vacation days
 Travel expenses
 Flight tickets
 Health insurance (mandatory to present before
arrival)
 Transportation from the airport to the project
 Breakfast and lunch (there are several stores
nearby)
Optional:
 Online French course for 10 sessions of 1h each:
180€
 Transportation to and from the airport (taxi): 160€
(variable price)