Renovation of a sports hall and organising a festival in a medieval village in Midi-Pyrene

Location: France: Rural Areas

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Dates: June 27 - July 17

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects

353-1350 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 0C2 Canada

Description

Anxious to offer a pleasant environment and to preserve its inheritance full of history, the municipality has hosted international volunteer projects in the village for a long time.

With members of a local association and municipal employees, you will renovate the municipal sports hall. You will also help organising a festival about unusual events (Festival de l'Insolite). After its first successful edition, the Festival de l'Insolite will happen this year, once again, in Puy l'Eveque. Street arts, concerts and 'unusual' animations will be in town. You will help with the implementation and the organisation of this event.

Highlights

At an altitude of 130 m, 30 km west of the town of Cahors, Puy l'Eveque is a village of 2300 inhabitants. It is a former medieval town, located in the heart of Cahors vineyards. It is built on a hill overlooking the river Lot. It has a very rich heritage of stone built houses and walls. Nearest town is Cahors, rich in history.

Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

USD 290

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Arts
  • Building Maintenance
  • Community Development
  • Community Organizing
  • Culture
  • Festivals
  • Historic Preservation
  • Painting
  • Reception
  • Recreation
  • Renovation
  • Repairs
  • Restoration
  • Sanitation
  • Social Services, Social Work
  • Volunteering
Typical Volunteer
Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.
Age Range
18 and over
This Program is open to

American, Canadian Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Group living

Participants Travel to France

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement

CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.

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