Organising activities with people with disabilities at Château Vert

CODE: BE-SCI 03

Work

Volunteers will be asked to set up various workshops in collaboration with the educational staff and the centre's seasonal working students: dance, board games, music, and cooking. They will also be invited to help the residents during their meals and in everyday situations within the centre, always with the support of the educational staff. Volunteers can accompany the residents during outdoor activities organized by the center and propose different activities based on their skills or cultural background (e.g., artistic, manual). A special event will be organized during the stay. Additionally, an intercultural meal is scheduled to introduce the residents to traditional foods from the volunteers' home countries (volunteers will have access to the adapted kitchen, which must remain clean and operational for the next day’s meals).

Accommodation and food

Accommodation in a dorm (collective rooms for 2 to 3 people located on 1st floor of) inside the center, next to the care rooms but separate from the residents. Volunteers may be present during meals to help and share time with the residents, but they will eat with the center's educational staff. Accessible to people in wheelchairs but housing in basic conditions.

Location and leisure

Solières is a village located on the heights on the right bank of the Meuse river, in the Liège region, near the small town of Huy. The center is in a calm and natural area. The Château Vert center is not accessible by public transportation. Please notify the SCI Belgium coordinator well in advance of your arrival time at the nearest station (Huy station). A collective bus, reserved in advance, will pick up the group to take them to the project site and will be useful during outdoor activities.

Requirements

Be respectful and be yourself. Interpersonal skills and the ability to empathize and connect with people. Some residents may have limited access to verbal communication, but the volunteers will quickly bond with them and have a very rewarding human experience.

Additional comments

Wheelchair accessible