Description of the partner organizing/hosting the project:

Join the adventure of the International Workcamp at the 24th Free Music Festival in Montendre! Immerse yourself in a unique experience combining music, creativity, and intercultural exchanges. Contribute to the magic of the festival, broaden your artistic horizons, and create unforgettable memories. Together, let's build a living picture of friendship, sharing, and discovery. Join us for an enriching and festive experience in the heart of southwest France!


Description of work:

You will collaborate with the organization's volunteers in the preparation and setup of the festival (site barricading, parking, etc.) Your tasks will involve organizing the park to make it attractive for the public and assisting volunteers in the logistical management of the event. After the festival, you will help clean and tidy up the site in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Additionally, you will participate in activities promoting interculturality and sustainable development.

Description of location and leisure:

Montendre, Charente-Maritime, 75 km from Bordeaux

Leisure activities: Located at the crossroads of several charming villages in southern Saintonge, you can fully enjoy the local heritage. Outside of work hours, you will participate in summer activities, such as music festivals, night markets, and visits to local producers with tastings of their products. City outings to La Rochelle, Rochefort, or Angoulême and a day at the ocean may also be organised. Cognac and St-Emilion, emblematic cities of the French vineyard, are also nearby!


The nearest airport: BOD in Bordeaux,France
The nearest terminal (train-, bus-, taxi station): Montendre train station
Meeting Point and Time: We will meet you at Montendre train station at 4:00 PM. Facilitators will drive you to the accommodation location. To reach Montendre, you will have to take a direct train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean train station (40 minutes).

Description of accommodation and food:

You will sleep in a dormitory in the big International Maison des Bateleurs, where you will share daily life with international volunteers welcomed under the European Solidarity Corps programme. Located a few hundred meters from the festival in Montendre, the house provides all necessary amenities: showers, kitchen, garden, bamboo grove, etc. A vehicle will be at your disposal for transportation to the workcamp site and for exploring the region. Breakfast and meals will be provided (you will have a food budget managed and communicated by the facilitators throughout the workcamp). Meals, prepared on a rotating schedule by you and the international volunteers, will respect environmental values, local resources, and the dietary preferences of everyone (including hot and cold dishes, as well as vegetarian and vegan options). The first week, you will have lunch at the Maison des Bateleurs, the second and third weeks, you will have lunch with the festival team (on-site catering with various menus, including vegetarian and vegan options will be offered).

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Description of the partner organizing/hosting the project:

Clion-sur-Seugne is a rural municipality in the Charente Maritime region. In partnership with the Maison des Bateleurs - Solidarités Jeunesses, the town council plans to create an intercultural link between international volunteers and the inhabitants of the village, especially the children. Thus, the renovation of a shelter on a communal ground will initiate this joyful meeting!

Description of work:

Together with a technical supervisor, you will work on the restoration of the framework of a shed located in a field used collectively by the inhabitants of the village. In parallel, intercultural activities will take place between the children of the village and your team.

The place where the project/workcamp will take place: Clion-sur-Seugne

Description of location and leisure:

Clion-sur-Seugne (17240).

You can enjoy many cultural activities such as visiting historical towns such as Jonzac, Blaye, Rochefort, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, among others. You can also visit the surrounding forests or enjoy a good time at the beach on the Gironde coast and meet local producers.

The nearest airport: BOD in Bordeaux,France
The nearest terminal (train-, bus-, taxi station): Clion-sur-Seugne
Meeting Point and Time: We will meet you at Clion train station between 4pm and 6pm. The station is accessible from Bordeaux. The organizers will provide a shuttle service between the station and the accommodation.

Description of accommodation and food:

Collective accommodation, in tents of two individual places in a field provided by the town hall, where you will have at your disposal a kitchen, a dining room. Showers are in the football stadium at 5 minutes on foot. You will have bicycles to go to the workcamp site (5 minutes away from the accommodation). There will also be a vehicle at your disposal to discover the beautiful areas of the region. Food will be provided for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (you will have a food budget which the leaders will manage and communicate with you throughout the camp). Meals will be prepared, in turn by the group, while respecting environmental values and local resources, as well as the culture of each person (hot and cold dishes as well as vegetarian and vegan dishes will be prepared).

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