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CODE: JR26/201

Work description

Together with 8 local young people, you ll be helping to beautify various community buildings. You ll be doing important work for local residents: bringing color and beauty back to old buildings located in a working-class district of the city You will be assisted by two local animators for the technical part. Work will take place in the morning (5 hours every day, Monday to Friday). Be sure to bring old clothes for the painting

Accommodation

You will be staying in a building in the town, near to the city centre and shopping facilities. On site are a kitchen, shower, toilets, and a common room; one of the rooms will be converted into a dormitory. For bedding, on the floor, Jeunesse et Reconstruction will provide mats, but you must bring your own sleeping bag and bed sheet You will prepare your meals as a group and you will be required to participate in daily chores (cooking, dish washing, cleaning, etc.). Do not hesitate to bring ingredients and recipes from your country to show your country s gastronomy to the other volunteers and the inhabitants. Please note: we will not be able to take care of you if you decide to arrive before the beginning of the volunteer project or to stay after.

Location and leisure

At the foot of one of the most beautiful mountains in the Northern Alps, the town of Cluses (18,000 inhabitants) welcomes you in an exceptional setting. Ideally located on the edge of the Great Route of the Alps, close to Switzerland and Italy (only 40 minutes from Geneva and 45 minutes from the Italian border), Cluses offers you privileged access to iconic sites such as Mont Blanc or Lake Geneva. Between green landscapes and majestic mountains, you will discover the culture of high-altitude towns through unique visits and local activities. Leisure and cultural exchanges The summer in Cluses is full of events and activities With your French teammates, you will build your own program of activities: sports, swimming in lakes, mountain excursions, visiting Annecy, festive meals, and friendly moments. It will also be an opportunity to experience many cultural and linguistic exchanges.Don t forget to bring your games, musical instruments, culinary specialties, favorite recipes, photos, and souvenirs. This adventure promises to be full of encounters and emotions and could well exceed all your expectations Summer in Cluses is full of events and activities With your French teammates, you will build your own activity program: sports, swimming in the lakes, mountain excursions, visiting Annecy, festive meals, and friendly moments. It will also be an opportunity to experience many cultural and linguistic exchanges. The young people of Cluses are eager to show you their region- and to learn more about you and 127926; Don t forget to bring your games, musical instruments, culinary specialties, favorite recipes, photos, and souvenirs. This adventure promises to be full of encounters and emotions and could well exceed all your expectations.

Requirements

1/ No specific competences for this workcamp, except liking team-work and being very motivated, in a good mood and willing to exchange with the other volunteers

2/ more information about the trains : www.voyages-sncf.com

3/ EU volunteers : bring along with you your European Health Insurance Card; non-EU volunteers : do bring your CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE. Each health expenses will be paid by the volunteer and refunded when back in its own country.

4/ You need to bring along with you : bed linen, sleeping bag, working clothes (for painting), resistant and closed shoes for work, warm clothes for fresh nights (socks, sweaters, rain-coat), hat/sunscreen/sunglasses/swimsuit, your camera, photos/souvenirs/little things from your own country. For the boys : do not forget to bring your swimming trunk in addition to your short pants (which are prohibited in the French public swimming pool).

5/It is no longer allowed to change foreign travelleres checks into money in the French banks : think about doing it in the foreign exchange counter (airport, stations, big cities) BEFORE arriving to the workcamp