Be the Sunshine in a Senior’s Day – Volunteer in Tours!
Unis-Cité Centre-Val de Loire
Tours, France
Description
Unis-Cité is an association offering several team volunteering projects in culture, environment, solidarity, against the isolation of elderly… Our values and keywords are: team and diversity ! Diversity concerning age, gender, academic levels, residence areas… We believe that these team volunteering missions in diversity can bring the youth together around a same mission, letting all the social and personal clichés falling down and learning how to cooperate! In the city of Tours, Unis-Cité offers a volunteering mission for 2 European ESC, that will join a group of 22 young French volunteers! As a volunteer, you'll contribute to strengthening social ties and improving the daily lives of elderly people in Tours. Through friendly visits, co-organized activities, and local events, you’ll help create moments of connection and joy. You'll also support the creation of a newsletter for seniors and help preserve their memories through creative projects such as exhibitions, books, or videos.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation: you will share a house in Tours with other volunteers, European and/or French. Local transport: you will get a local transport card which gives access to the bus and tramway. According to the daily rate determined by the CES Agency, the volunteer will receive 16€/day (pocket money and food allowance).
Training during the activity
Each volunteer will participate to several trainings at the beginning of the volunteering experience. ESC volunteers will arrive in Tours in September, the French volunteers will arrive one month later. The 2 ESC volunteers will have time to get used to the city, language and culture. The project trainings will start as soon as the French volunteers arrive. The tutor, as well as the partners, can do the different trainings. All the trainings, the weekly meetings with the tutor, and the partners' meetings will be in French.
Participant profile
In the volunteers’ selection process there are no preferences regarding gender, academic levels or environment knowledge, beside your age: between 18 and 30 years old. We are just looking for someone who shares our values, is committed and interested in this ESC! A little knowledge of French or the willing to learn it is recommended since the ESC will take place in a French group. During your ESC, you will be supported by your Unis-Cité tutor and will take part in French classes. To apply just send some information about you on the platform, then a Zoom meeting will be organized.
Activity dates
From 23/09/2025 to 19/06/2026
Activity location
6-8 rue Toulouse Lautrec, Tours, France
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 18/09/2025 00:00