Growing by helping the elderly in La Seyne-sur-Mer!
les petits frères des Pauvres
Petits Frères des Pauvres
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Description
Like hundreds of young people before you, who had a fantastic experience with our elderly, join our association to be part of this beautiful solidarity chain! Your main goal will be to brighten the lives of lonely elderly individuals. How? By visiting them, forming friendships, engaging in intergenerationnal projects, introducing them to digital tools, proposing new social activities... You’ll be part of a diverse team of French volunteers. Join us and make a meaningful impact! We want to allow 2 young European to have a memorable and exciting experience of volunteering within a well-known organization where staff and volunteers work alongside! In France, we are already a solidarity chain of 15 000 volunteers and 600 staff! But the challenge is huge: in France, 1 older adult out of 4 is isolated… Let’s create a world where no elderly person feels alone! We look forward to welcoming you!
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Location of accomodation and mission: La Seyne-sur-Mer, on the Mediterranean seaside, in a peaceful place called "La Villa des Fleurs". The 2 volunteers will share an appartement on the second floor of a house owned by the association, with a garden. On the first floor, there is the office where the team of volunteers meet. The house beside is a vacation house, which welcomes volunteers &elderly from everywhere in France for vacation trips. It's a 5min walk from the beach! You will receive monthly pocket money and money for food and local transportation (500 euros in total).
Training during the activity
You will benefit from dedicated trainings during all the year (it takes place in different cities in France: it is a great occasion to discover France and to meet with other volunteers from every age!). - You will take part in the trainings organized by the French National Agency ('On-arrival' and 'Mid-term'). - Supervision and advices will be provided by experimented staff and volunteers. - Conditions will be created to help you to fit-in well in your new environment and to get to meet other young people.
Participant profile
The mission is perfect for people who: 1/ like being in contact with people in general, and elderly in particular 2/ want to feel useful, want to give and are ready to receive 3/ are able to have a conversation in French (pre-intermediate level) and have the will to progress 4/ can demonstrate autonomy 5/ are open-minded and want to acquire social, intercultural and personal skills TO APPLY: click on "APPLY" and explain in few sentences why you are motivated by this project :)
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 29/04/2024 to 31/10/2025
Activity location
136 Avenue des Fleurs, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Health and wellbeing
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 31/10/2023 23:59