Support the Organization of "Riff Mania" Music Festival

  France

Toulouse

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: August 23 - September 5

Description: The international volunteers will participate in the preparation, the organization and the closing of the "Riff Mania" music festival, where many bands will perform on stage. Your tasks will include handling and assembling of the equipment, preparation of the stage, activities linked with the theme of the festival (workshops, debates, exhibitions, etc.) and finally, preparation of meals, cleaning the site and disassembling the stage. Attention: a certain flexibility in the work is required according to the needs of the festival.

Highlights: Possible free time activities:
- Hiking,
- swimming,
- visits of typical villages,
- visits to castles,
- exchanges with the local population, the organizers of the festival and the visitors.

Located at about 2 hours by car from Toulouse, Castelnau-Riviere-Basse is a small village with 800 inhabitants, at the limit between the Gers and the Hautes-Pyrenees departments. The region offers an amazingly wide range of landscapes, and is famous for its vineyards, namely the Madiran wine.

Cost in US$: USD 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 old

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.