Tisser des liens par-delà les frontières


Tisser des liens par-delà les frontières

Association Vents et Marées

La Roche sur Yon, France

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

-Presentation of his/her home country and its culture; -Disseminate information about the European Solidarity Corps program and share her/his experience through conferences and meetings with young people; -Events organization (the volunteer will be involved in all logistical steps up to the realization of "Printemps Théâtral"); -Communication: website moderation, creation of communication tools, use of different medias (like making videos, blog, etc.) and the social networks to spread information; -Participate in thematic workshops, theater workshops and projects organized by "Vents et Marées" or one of its partners; - Creation of personal project (e.g. writing articles or newsletters, making a photo or video exhibition, etc.).

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will be hosted in a shared flat closed to the office. She/he will share the flat with a young person who is working as a “Service Civique” for the city council. She/he has her/his own room. No food is directly provided by the organization, but the volunteer will receive monthly a financial help. A bicycle is provided for daily journeys. The way to the office is short so she/he can make it on foot if she/he prefers. For largest distances, a volunteer of our association will take her/him by car.

Training during the activity

- 2 hours of French course per week, members of the association could help in the preparation of the DELF/DALF exam; - Training on professional software such as “Photoshop” or “In Design”; - Registration in a workshop (theater, photography, etc.) with students or adults; - He/she will be offered to volunteer at local festivals and participate in cultural and linguistic exchanges during "cafés polyglottes".

Participant profile

-Motivation for getting in touch with a lot of different publics and taste for activities with young people -Curiosity and open-mindedness -Interest in theater and the issue of learning foreign languages -Interest for the European issues and intercultural relations -Willing to spend some time on the computer (the constraints of a largely office-based service) -Willingness to share his/her culture -Minimal knowledge of the French language

Activity dates

A total of 42 week(s) during the period 11/09/2023 to 04/07/2024


Activity location

8, cours Bayard, BP 754, 85000 La Roche sur Yon France


 Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Greenland


Activity topics

Education and training

Creativity and culture


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 15/06/2023