VIR'VOLT RESEAU D’ENTRAIDE SJ - ILE DE FRANCE VOLONTAIRE - SJ The goal of Vir'Volt association LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON is to boost the dynamic of Founded in 1974 by a small international workcamps for group of locals, the REV young volunteers in urban became the Languedoc- and rural areas of the Ile-de- Roussillon regional delegation France region. Vir'Volt wants to of Solidarités Jeunesses mix international participants, national movement in 1979. The youngsters in social exclusion, delegation is based out of two and local inhabitants. Living houses located in the centre of together in harmony, where the village of Beauvoisin. The each individual can find his smallest house is a permanent place in the group, no matter home of volunteers, and contains where he comes from or where two offices: this is where life he is going, is the motto. takes place in this community of discovery and exchange of traditions, habits, moods, and dreams. Since April 2011, the REV has hosted small groups, a practice that we want to develop in order to facilitate the exchange between people from different cultures, generations, and social backgrounds.

CENTRE DE BEAUMOTTE SJ - FRANCHE-COMTE The Beaumotte Center association was created in 1979 on the site of an old factory on the banks of the «Onion» river. It is located in the village of Beaumotte-Aubertans, a village of 391 inhabitants. The LE CRÉNEAU SJ nearest towns are Vesoul (25 AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES Km) and Besançon (30 Km). The association provides a The castle of Prureaux is a place of respite for those in welcoming place that provides difficulty,and a training ground opportunities for everyone to for people to develop and test participate in projects and learn their own abilities. The presence how to live and work together in of international volunteers spite of linguistic, socio-cultural guarantees openness, tolerance or socio-economic differences, of differences, and active and prejudices existing in solidarity. society. This is an opportunity for people from near and far to share the experience of collective living. The diversity of the inhabitants of the castle is culturally enriching and teaches people how to live together, to exchange their customs and traditions, and to live in respect and tolerance.

CITRUS SJ MIDI-PYRÉNÉES In 2002, Citrus was established in Toulouse, under the initiative of a group of young volunteers driven by the desire to develop LA MAISON DES BATELEURS volunteer projects in the Midi- SJ POITOU-CHARENTES Pyrenées region. In 2012 it moved to Laguépie, a small La Maison des Bateleurs, village 1 hour north-east of which opened 16 years ago in Montendre, organizes around Toulouse. The association’s various activities bring people to 15 international workcamps in the region and several other mingle, work, and live together. international activities all year «Working together» is based on the philosophy that unites long long, to ensure multicultural and term volunteers, employees in inter-generational exchanges integration projects, permanent and active solidarity. staff, and volunteers on In “La Maison des Bateleurs”, you international projects. can find long term volunteers, permanent workers, and groups of young people who come to enjoy the nice environment of the Charente-Maritime region.

SEM&VOL SJ AQUITAINE Since 2013, Dordogne has held international projects of arts LES VILLAGES DES JEUNES and culture. Following a very SJ PROVENCE- positive hosting experience by ALPES-CÔTE-D’AZUR the local population, a branch of Solidarités Jeunesses Les Villages des Jeunes works towards social integration and was created in Aquitaine in participation of all. Its objective 2015 and then became a is to allow people from different regional delegation in 2016. social and cultural situations During summer, international to work together to complete workcamps about heritage and environment are organized. The projects beneficial to the community. The association goals of this new organization runs two international hosting are : developing workcamps centres near the Alps: the Faï and international exchanges, farm with its “singing mountains” creating a network of local and the hamlet of Vaunières, an partners, encouraging mobility isolated hamlet at an altitude of and youth commitment, and 1200 meters. developing artistic and cultural projects in this area. VOLUNTEERING GENERAL INFORMATION

Volunteering is an exchange, Group Life an encounter, facilitated by Most of our volunteering bring together between 5 and 10 someone who wants to offer his volunteers of around 5 different nationalities and with an average or her time, energy, and fresh age of 20. perspective to a general interest The team is responsible for cooking and cleaning, so volunteers project. Volunteering is also are asked to bring their favourite traditional recipes! a welcoming community that offers a valuable opportunityQualifications for the volunteer to learn, to We do not ask that volunteers have any particular qualifications, experiment, and to undergo but they must be motivated to help and open to experiencing personal development. Being a life as a volunteer in a rural area along with people from diverse volunteer is not merely an activity, backgrounds. A basic knowledge of English and French is helpful. but a multi-faceted process Liking manual labor is a plus brought about by our partner associations before, during, and Languages after the volunteer project is The language used by the group will be dependent on the group completed. At SJ, volunteering itself and on the capacities of each volunteer, but English and does not mean humanitarian French are the most common languages of our projects. aid, because we do not deal with emergency situations, Accommodation but rather an interculturalVolunteers will be hosted in shared rooms, and they will all have exchange and apprenticeshipaccess to bathroom, living & dining room, etc. carried out through meaningful initiatives for local communities. Voluntary service exists almost everywhere in the world and it is a commitment that varies across different countries, cultures, and types of projects.

Volunteering brings together diverse communities and separate entities, local associations, men, women, youths, and local authorities.