Festival for a Fair Humanity

  France

Toulouse

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: All through out the year

Description: Volunteers will participate in the organisation of the Festival vers une Humanite Equitable (Festival for a Fair Humanity), which will take place at the Emmaus Community on September 12th, 13th and 14th 2008. This Festival is the outcome of the cooperation between a large number of organisations. Your tasks will include the handling and the assembling of the equipment, the preparation of the stage, the activities linked with the theme of the festival (workshops, debates, exhibitions, etc.), the preparation of meals, and finally, the cleaning of the site and disassembling of the stage.

The community is self-sufficient and does not accept public funding. The principles of collective responsibility, sharing, and active participation are central for Emmaus, and they regularly call out to the public authorities on issues of housing and of social exclusion.

Highlights: Possible free time activities: Your leisure activities will be organized with the companions: theme parties, visits to Montauban, Toulouse and Moissac, canoeing and a lot of different sports.

La Villedieu du Temple is situated at about 10 km west of the town of Montauban, and 1 hour drive from the city of Toulouse, in a rural region of cereal production. The community is located 3 km from the village of La Villedieu du Temple; it is a small hamlet itself.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

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

Age Range: 20 - 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.