Volunteer project with people with mental disabilities
Arche à Nancy
Arche Nancy
Nancy, France
Description
The volunteers on mission bring their talents, their energy, their youth, their culture, their know-how and their interpersonal skills. They participate in workshop activities with people with mental disabilities, in conjunction with the workshop team. The activities offered at the workshops are: dance, equitherapy, balneotherapy, sensory awakening, musical awakening, theater, adapted sport, bonding with friends, French songs, cookies, recycled paper, DIY and furniture renovation, pompom mobiles, magnets in sandblasted cards, etc. Gradually the volunteers participate in team reflections on the evolution of activities, new projects, residents projects. They participate occasionally in the life of the household: preparation of menus, shopping, meals, maintenance. Their mission schedule is personalized.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer has his own private room or a studio in the household, with WIFI access. Meals are shared with the whole household in accordance with the diets of each. During his days off, the volunteers organize their meals.
Training during the activity
Volunteer will participate in 3 trainings with hosting organisation VISA-AD, and 2 seminars of the National Agency.
Participant profile
Volunteer shouldn't have any specific requirements, however, he/she should have a basic level of French.
Activity dates
A total of 0 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 31/07/2027
Activity location
Nancy, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Health and wellbeing
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346696