Renovation of the Youth and Culture Center in Laroque d'Olmes

  France

Pamiers

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: August 17 - September 6

Description: You will participate in the renovation of the MJC (Center for Youth and Culture) of the town of Laroque d'Olmes as a follow-up of the 2007 volunteer project. In partnership with the municipality and the MJC, this project will be the occasion to work together with the local youth (12 to 18 year-olds), in the objective of an intercultural cooperation.

The renovation work in the Center will consist in painting and doing small masonry work. You will also participate in the reconstruction of stone walls situated in the Castela (upper part of the fortified town) or on the path that leads to the St Roch chapel. Note: you may have to work on a scaffolding.

Possible free time activities: Hiking or cycling tours, visits of Cathar castles, sport activities, visit of the textile plant of the town, swimming at the lake, visits of the cities of Foix, Toulouse or the medieval city of Carcassonne. Some activities will be organised jointly with the local teenagers of the MJC.

Project location: Laroque d'Olmes is a charming and lively little town of the Ariege department, offering a rich and preserved natural environment. It is also the stronghold of the local textile industry. It is situated in the heart of the Cathar country and at the foot of the Olmes Mountains (Pyrenees), in a calm and rural area.

Cost in US$: 290

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 18 - 30 years

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to France Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

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.