Description of organisation

The Maison de l'Europe de Lot et Garonne is a NGO which aims to promote knowledge of the European construction and its functioning by informing and training citizens, participate in the development of a climate of peace and friendship between the peoples of Europe, with NGOs and movements that pursue similar goals, as well as with public bodies, States and Community institutions, promote the mobility of young people in Europe, to ensure foreign language learning.
Its activities :
Lectures and debates for the general public and in educational organisations are organised on European themes, such as the Green Deal, Fight against discrimination, the European citizen'rights, immigration, the European elections, etc. we work with institutions and educational and youth NGOs, focusing on ecology and sustainable development, solidarity and inclusion.
From 2009 to 2021, we have hosted European volunteers and have supported young people from the Lot et Garonne in their European and international mobility projects, through the European Solidarity Corps, as well as other schemes, such as Somobilité. Youth Mobility has become one of our priorities.
Our NGO is an approved continuing education organisation. It offers foreign language courses. The trainers are of foreign origin, which encourages cultural diversity and gives the association an international atmosphere. It has been awarded Europe Direct by the European Commission since January 2013.

Inclusion topics

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Economic obstacles
• Geographical obstacles
• Social obstacles