Urban Eden

CODE: CONCF-28007

Project and work

Take part in the transformation of a community space in the heart of Saint-Quentin! Located just in front of a primary school, in a priority neighborhood, this small local park needs a fresh start to become a pleasant, welcoming, and safe place for residents—especially children.
Your tasks will include earthworks to level certain areas, redesigning the pathways to improve accessibility, and repainting urban furniture to give the park a new and vibrant look. Through these activities, you will make a concrete contribution to improving the quality of life in the neighborhood.
This workcamp will also involve many interactions with local residents and children from the nearby school, offering opportunities to share meaningful moments and even co-create ideas for the space. A great experience combining community engagement, practical work, and enriching human connections!

Accommodation and meals

You will live within the town’s Youth Hostel. You will have access to its shared kitchen and its sanitary facilities, individual cabins with toilets, showers and washbasins (women-only and male-only).
You will share the collective life chores and will prepare meals together.
Foot, available bikes and the local bus network will be the main means of transportation so the group will move in an eco-friendly way.

Location and leisure

Saint Quentin is a town composed of around 50 000 citizens. Located in Northern France, the city is 1h45 away from Paris and 1h away from Amiens, where you will be able to discover the richness of its historical heritage: the largest cathedral in France, the Saint-Leu district, the house of Jules Verne, the floating gardens of the Hortillonnages… The accommodation is within the youth hostel of the city of Saint Quentin; the group will use bikes as the main means of transportation. You will be in the heart of the city and near the construction site for all the activities.

Partner

Saint-Quentin is rich thanks to its natural and built heritage. The city is labelled City of Art and History and has a very rich Art Deco heritage visible all throughout the city centre. As for the environment, the city also has a large national nature reserve, that of the Isles marshes, and the Somme river running through the city takes its source a few kilometres away. The youth department of the town hall is eager to help you to discover the town.

Additional comments

Remember to bring work clothes for the work site as well as closed shoes. There might be aquatic activities so remember to take a bathing suit. For the accommodation, take your sleeping bag. You can also bring specialties, photos, musical instruments: whatever you like and want to share during the workcamp, either with the local population or with the group of volunteers!
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues arise on the project, volunteers will have to pay for them, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.