Renaissance

CODE: SVI_REN_2022

Work:

During the project, the volunteers will take part in the community life of the residential center under the supervision of the staff members. They will accompany the residents during mealtimes and other moments of their life:
- life at the center: cooking, food stocks control, laundry, cleaning activities, etc.;
- leisure and creative activities: theatre, well-being, painting, expression, comics;
- activities organized out of the center: shopping, cultural excursions, sports, etc.;
- special events: Run & Bike (adapted bicycles), Christmas market.
The volunteers will also improve their French, organize some group activities and projects. The volunteers will not be in charge of medical care (washing the residents, putting them to bed, waking them up, etc.). A meeting will take place on a monthly basis to report on the volunteer’s stay. The timetables have to be arranged with the director. The volunteers will have to take part in the center's activities during the day, and could be asked to work on weekends.

Accomodation and food

About the accommodation:
The volunteers will be housed in private rooms. These rooms include a television, access to Wi-Fi, a private bathroom and toilet.

About the food:
Three meals a day will be provided to the volunteers. They will eat with the residents on the ground floor of the center or on the first floor (where they will be housed).

Location and leisure

About the project location:
The Renaissance residential center is located in a very quiet and green neighborhood of the village of Orphain, 3 km away from the city center of Braine-l'Alleud which can be reached by bus, by bike or on foot. Braine-l'Alleud is a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. It has more than 39,000 inhabitants and is not far away from Brussels (less than 15 minutes by train). The Braine-l’Alleud municipality includes the former municipalities of Braine-l’Alleud proper, Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, and Lillois- Witterzée. It also includes the hamlet of Sart-Moulin, the inverted name of which inspired Hergé’s Moulinsart castle. The famous Lion of Waterloo where the eponymous battle took place is in the territory of Braine-l’Alleud. It is a very small town with very few activities.

About the leisure activities possible:
As far as leisure is concerned, Braine-l’Alleud is home to a cinema complex, many sports halls, and a cultural center. Braine-l’Alleud is not far away from the historic site of Waterloo. Many hiking routes are available in the area.

Project hosted by

Renaissance ASBL is a residential center hosting 20 adults who were born with physical disabilities (cerebral palsy). The center aims at giving those people an adapted living place. Renaissance is a residential center in which each occupant has to take part in the daily tasks according to their abilities. These tasks are supervised by various specialized people: educators, occupational therapists, speech therapists, nurses, a caseworker and physiotherapists, a multidisciplinary team in which each person accompanies the resident individually within the group. The center highlights the importance of cultural exchange, openness and encounters. The multidisciplinary team includes: 14 specialized educators, 2 occupational therapists, 2 speech therapists, a caseworker, a director, a psychologist and a financial and administrative manager. Three independent physiotherapists and an independent team of nurses also work at the center.

Directions to meeting point

21, Boucle des Métiers, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Arrival days are from Monday to Friday between 11am and 4pm. Outside these hours, we recommend you to take a hotel room on your own.
To get to the meeting point you can take the train from the airport: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en.

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