Festival Esperanzah

CODE: JAVVA25-06

Esperanzah! is a festival that has been offering a varied programme of well-known and lesser-known artists
since 2002. It takes place at Floreffe Abbey, between Charleroi and Namur in Belgium. It is organised by
the Zah! Cooperative.
Esperanzah! Is a musical, festive and committed experience. As you enter the festival site, you wiill
discover Esperanzah Island! You will have the chance to enjoy 7 musical stages and/or spaces dedicated
to the street arts. The festival is designed for everyone, from the very young (children's village) to the very
old.
Discover the world and take a tasty trip to the Comptoir des Saveurs, or make new connections by meeting
the craftspeople and designers at Baz'Art.
The Esperanzah! festival is founded on strong values and principles of good conduct. They guide every
aspect of the event.
Our aim has always been to celebrate artistic and cultural diversity while working towards a positive social,
political and environmental impact. Social inequality and exclusion, poverty, discrimination and
environmental damage are issues that we fight against in every choice we make.
Through collective spaces for reflection and exchange, we explore new perspectives on society. We

encourage a society that is more respectful of the environment, more supportive, fairer, feminist, anti-
capitalist, inclusive and anti-racist.

We want our values to be embraced by everyone involved, whether they are part of the organising team,
festival-goers, artists, external service providers or volunteers.
More information (FR) on https://www.esperanzah.be/

WORK DESCRIPTION:
The JAVVA team will be joining the environmental management team. It will mainly involve small work
such as :
- Assembling sorting islands
- Dispatching recycling bins, cleaning materials and bin bags
- Dispatch of voting ashtrays + hanging of voting phrases.
The environment team has its own workplace, The sorting centre, where they redo their atmospheres, so
they are autonomous.
• The days start at 9:00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.
• The 3 days of the festival are 100% free.

ACCOMODATION:

Volunteers will sleep in a school, please bring a mattress and sleeping bag.

FOOD:
Meals will be provided 3 times a day during the site. During the 3 days of the festival, only one meal is
provided. A vegetarian option is always provided, and in the event of allergies, a solution is generally
possible.

LOCATION:
The festival takes place at Floreffe Abbey, 8km from Namur.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
Please bring sleeping bag and mattress.
LANGUAGE:
The main languages used are French and English.
ACCESS:

The meeting point is at the Floreffe train station.

→ From Zaventem (Brussels) Airport, take a train to Namur. Once in Namur, changed to another train to
Floreffe.
→ From Charleroi Airport, take a bus to Charleroi Gare Centrale and then a train to Floreffe.
→ From Brussels Gare du Midi or Brussels Gare Central, take a train to Namur and then a train to Floreffe.
Train timetables on: https://www.belgiantrain.be/fr
Once in Floreffe Train Station you have to walk for about 25min to the workcamp site.
We encourage all our volunteers to prefer “eco friendly transportation” to come on their volunteering project. So think twice and
come by bike or hitchhike until your project! Do not hesitate to have look on bus companies, car sharing companies or trains.
Train timetables on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/Default.aspx
Sustainable development goals? Here you work for sustainable cities and communities (11)!
Support to the local population for the organisation of a cultural event in a rural area in Belgium.