International Volunteer Workcamps - season 2008
Belgium
	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 1.1	KIDS	07.07.2008	26.07.2008	20+
	description
	BE-SCI 
	Centre pour réfugiés de Rixensart
	7/07-26/07/2008
	8 vols
	KIDS, SOCI
	
	The Centre for Refugees in Rixensart is an open centre for asylum seekers (in opposition with the closed centre 
	where refugees are forbidden to go outside, work, go to school).  Its main tasks are to feed, accommodate, and 
	provide social and medical aid to asylum seekers.  The refugees stay in the Centre during the whole 1st stage of 
	the procedure (4 months at least).  The Centre hosts maximum 160 people (mostly families) and is located in the 
	residential area of Rixensart. Promoting intercultural understanding, and proposing new activities to the residents of
	 the centre are the main aims of the workcamp. www.fedasil.be
	
	W : Organising creative workshops for the refugees of the Centre (mostly with children): theatre, handicraft, 
	artwork, musical evening (drums, guitar) games, sport, … 
	S : Belgium as a hosting country: asylum procedure, Belgian federal system, etc.
	A: Volunteers will sleep in a large room of the centre
	L : Fair knowledge of French required as most of the refugees DO NOT speak English
	Q : To like children and to be experienced in animation is necessary; artistic and musical skills welcomed. The 
	workcamp could be psychologically tiring
	T : Location of the camp : Rixensart is a charming little town located approximately 20 km from Brussels
	X : 20 and over. Fill in the extra motivation form.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 2.1	RENO	04.08.2008	16.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 2.1
	Maison Internationale et Saint-Paul, Mons
	04/08-16/08/2008
	6 vols
	SOCI, RENO
	
	The workcamp will be organised with two different community houses: the International House and the Saint-Paul 
	House. The International house offers 42 beds to students coming from third world countries. It also provides them
	 with some information about Belgium and its institutions and tries to raise awareness about north-south issues 
	through events with different NGOs. On the other hand, the Saint-Paul House offers around 50 beds to homeless 
	and socially disadvantaged men and provides the residents with some tools to reintegrate the society (health and 
	administrative advice, day-to-day management, training and work). 
	
	W: General maintenance work (painting, cleaning, gardening).Organisation of some common events for both 
	houses and its residents, such as barbecue and concert.
	S: North South and intercultural issues and rehabilitation of marginalised people
	A: Group accommodation in the International house and meals at the Saint-Paul house
	Q: To like manual work and be open to meet African students and disadvantaged people
	T: In the centre of the city of Mons
	X: Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 4.1	DISA	06.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 4.1
	La Clarine
	06/07-19/07/2008
	8 vols
	ENVI, DISA
	
	La Clarine is an association taking care of mentally disabled people aged 20 and over, by giving them the 
	opportunity to work in a farm, and therefore to be as independent as possible and opened to the outside world. The 
	association focuses on the recognition of the disabled abilities. The products of the farm (jam, cheese, vegetables,
	 fruits) are sold on local markets by the disabled themselves. During the school year, La Clarine also hosts 
	classes who visit the farm, giving the opportunity to the disabled to explain their work.  Farmers (disabled people) 
	come in the morning and leave at 4:00 PM every day. www.laclarine.be
	
	W: General farm activities, gardening, cleaning up the cowsheds and the house of the association. Overall 
	restoration of the farmhouse. Volunteers will be working together
	with the disabled farmers, until 4:00 PM. In the evening volunteers will stay at the farm with their group only.
	S: The integration and socializing of handicapped people
	A: Volunteers will sleep in group in the new wing of the association
	L: Fair knowledge of French to communicate with the farmers
	Q: Not to be put off by unrewarding tasks such as cleaning up the stables
	T: Location of the camp : Manage is a little town near the city of La Louvière
	X: Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 4.2	DISA	24.08.2008	06.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 4.2
	Facere
	24/08-06/09/2008
	4 vols
	DISA, SOCI 
	
	Facere is a day and residential centre for 35 I.M.C. (Cerebral palsy) i.e. mentally and physically handicapped 
	people (adults). The aim of the association is to promote the autonomy and integration of the residents, by 
	providing them with an appropriate place to live in and a range of creative and artistic activities, meetings, 
	discoveries and guidance in their daily life. Meeting each other and spending time together is the main aim of the 
	workcamp. Volunteers willing to share a passion are welcomed. www.facere.be
	
	W : 1) Assist the disabled in their daily life (awakening, meals, moving, discussion, …) - 2) Take part in the 
	activities proposed by the centre : games and workshops (cartoons, painting, computer practice, radio, 
	photography …) and outings - 3) Animate evenings and come up with new activities and workshops (arts & crafts, 
	music, photography,…)
	S : The daily life of handicapped people in a specialised home
	A:  Group accommodation in the centre
	L:  Good level of French (required to communicate with the residents) !
	Q: Open-minded, good sense of creativity (artistic skills) and autonomy. The work camp could be psychologically 
	tiring
	T :  The association is located in the Brussels suburbs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 4.3	DISA	07.09.2008	20.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 4.3
	Centre de Hemptinne
	7/09-20/09/2008
	7 vols
	ENVI, DISA, RENO
	
	The Centre de Hemptinne is a residential centre for mentally handicapped people that hosts 54 adults living in 6 
	groups of different ages and abilities. Each day the residents take part in collective and appropriate work which 
	allows them to carry out a task from its beginning to its end, to approach the professional world and to promote 
	their activities (farming, making aromatic vinegar and liqueur, growing chicory, etc.). The Centre provides the 
	handicapped people with appropriate leisure activities: hippotherapy, swimming in the pool of the Centre, creative 
	workshops, etc. All those activities give them the opportunity to build relationships with other people and contribute 
	to the creation of a place matching their abilities, their needs and their desires.
	
	W : Installation of a fitness track outside and gardening. Some painting work inside. Possibility for the volunteers 
	to take part in the residents’ leisure activities and workshops 
	S : The integration and socializing of handicapped people
	A : Accommodation in the centre
	Q : Open-minded. Interested in encountering with handicapped people. The work camp could be psychologically 
	tiring
	T : Jauche is a small village located 30 km away from Namur and Leuven and 50 km from Liège and Brussels
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs. Please join a motivation letter to your application form
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 5.1	SOCI	04.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 5.1
	Itinéraires
	04/07-19/07/2008
	6 vols (1 EVS)
	KIDS, SOCI
	
	Itinéraires is an association offering a help service for youngsters. Its work is mainly preventive and offers 3 
	different types of help: individual help (counselling, orientation), collective action (organisation of sport activities 
	such as climbing, canoeing with youngsters coming from different social backgrounds) and community action 
	(organisation of activities conveying co-operation values, pacific cohabitation and mutual aid). The aim of the 
	workcamp will be to fight against ghetto mechanisms thanks to encounters and exchanges around an animation 
	project for children (5 to 11 years old) coming from different social backgrounds. Activities with the children will 
	deal with environmental issues. www.itineraires-amo.be
	
	W : First week : preparation of the creative workshops, cleaning of the rooms, climbing training and training 
	session on the study themes of the camp. Second week: supervision and animation of the sport and creative 
	workshops.
	S : Discussions about Itinéraires’ missions and ecology and environmental issues
	A : Volunteers will sleep in the building of the association
	L : Good knowledge of French
	Q : Experience in animation or/and artistic skills
	T : Itinéraires is located in Saint-Gilles, one of the 19 districts of Brussels, close to the centre
	X : Fill in the extra motivation form. Not accessible to wheelchairs.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 5.2	SOCI	06.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 5.2
	Maison des jeunes de Neufvilles
	06/07-19/07/2008
	7 vols
	RENO, SOCI
	
	The association works with local teenagers, allowing them to meet other youngsters, like SCI volunteers, and 
	therefore to open themselves to other cultures and other horizons. During the whole year the association organises 
	cultural, educational and play activities (drum classes, drawing and photography workshops, mini trips) 
	www.mjneufvilles.be
	
	W : Renovation work in the building (cleaning, removal of wallpaper, painting, ...), upkeep of the garden (weeding, 
	etc.), demolition of an old wall, renovation of a shelter
	S : The usefulness and purpose of a youth house in a semi-rural area.
	A : Volunteers will sleep together in a very comfortable house, not far from the association
	L : Basic knowledge of French to communicate with the youngsters of the association
	Q : Manual and technical skills
	T : Neufvilles is a small town in the region of Mons. (25 minutes train ride from Brussels)
	X: Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 5.3	SOCI	30.07.2008	19.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 5.3
	Camp de partage
	30/07-19/08/2008
	6 vols
	KIDS, SOCI
	
	The association ‘Le camp de partage’ is a volunteer association born in 1974 which organises a 2 week holiday 
	camp for approximately 80 children aged 6 to 18 years old, every year. All of them come from disadvantaged 
	families or have no families and most of them live in child welfare institutions. Most of them have gone through 
	very hard moments and have deep wounds. Around 30 Belgian volunteers aged 20 to 28 take care of the kids and 
	organise activities for them. Around 20 other people of all ages take care of the logistical aspects. 
	http://www.campdepartage.be
	
	W: Helping with the activities for the children (sport, games, plays, dancing, art and crafts). Little free time
	S : Discussions over the Child welfare system and institutions
	A :  In tents
	Q : To have some previous experience with kids. Artistic skills and creativity most welcome
	L : Very good knowledge of French in order to communicate with the children
	T : Rance, a small village in the south west of Belgium, close to Chimay
	X : 20 years old and over. Specific questionnaire to fill in with application form. Could be psychologically tiring. Not
	 accessible to wheel chairs.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 5.4	SOCI	17.08.2008	30.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 5.4
	Télé-services Jeunes 
	17/08-30/08/2008
	6 vols
	KIDS, SOCI
	
	Télé-services provides a dozen services aimed at listening, advising and guiding people in need or up against 
	difficulties, in order to help them to acquire autonomy. Amongst these various activities, the service for young 
	people organises different types of activities all year long (creative workshops, homework school, sport…) for 
	children and youngsters coming from a densely populated area in the centre of Brussels and mostly from 
	immigrated origins. http://guidesocial.be/tele-service
	
	W : Prepare activities for children coming to the centre, aged 6 to 12, in the morning and animate in the afternoon 
	(arts and crafts, cooking, sports, daily trips in the country or the sea side)
	S : Immigration and integration issues and development of the big cities
	A : Volunteers will sleep in the Don Bosco Centre where they will run the activities
	Q : Animation experience, and creativity welcomed
	L : Good knowledge of French to communicate with the children and prepare the activities with the staff
	T : In the centre of Brussels
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 6.1	RENO	19.07.2008	02.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 6.1
	Mixed age
	Centre Nature de Borzée
	19/07 – 02/08/2008
	10 vols
	ENVI, RENO
	
	The nature centre of Borzee is a social tourism centre in a small hamlet of the Ardennes. The centre hosts pupils 
	for their school camps, families on holidays, individuals or associations for trainings and seminars all year long. In 
	the activity program the centre mainly organises nature awareness activities (walks, treasure hunts, observation 
	activities, farm activities) as well as sport and expression activities. Around 40 people work daily in the centre and 
	among them 10 guides. The encounter is privileged throughout all activities. 
	
	W : Volunteers will work at the rehabilitation of an old traditional farm (demolition work). They will build two stables 
	with the reprocessed material and will work at the management of a natural didactical garden. The farm will be used 
	as a reception and preparation place for tourists who will visit the archaeological site not far away. 
	S : Reflection about touristic products friendly to the environment and the patrimony
	A : Group accommodation in the building of the centre
	L : English but some basic knowledge of French will be an asset if you want to communicate with the staff
	Q : To like physical outdoor work
	T : Borzee is located 2 km away from La Roche-en-Ardennes in the middle of a small valley of the Belgian 
	Ardennes
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 6.2	ENVI	04.08.2008	16.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 6.2
	Crie Mouscron
	04/08-16/08/2008
	6 vols
	ENVI
	
	The regional Initiation centre for Environment of Mouscron was founded in 1998. Its mission is to organise 
	environmental awareness activities for a large and varied public and to support sustainable development projects 
	through activities such as nature weekends, guided walks, school activities, garden exhibitions,… The objective of 
	the work-camp will be to rehabilitate the settling basins of an old sugar factory into a nature reserve. www.crie.be
	
	W: Making wooden observatories, setting up stakes and fences, mowing weed, building animal sheds
	S: Discussion about the centre missions, presentation of the project and the reserve.
	A: Group accommodation in a rural hostel
	Q: English but basic knowledge of French can be an advantage, be able to swim and ride a bicycle and not to be 
	afraid of water and have some manual skills (handyman)
	T: Frasnes-lez-anvaing, a small village located 20 km away from Tournai
	X: Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 6.3	SOC	08.09.2008	20.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 6.3
	Domaine de Mozet
	08/09-20/09/2008
	15 vols
	ENVI
	
	The Mozet property is a social tourism centre which hosts all year long school groups, youth movements, 
	associations, families and companies. It is located in a wonderful country landscape and the building is a 11th 
	century farm castle. Many activities are aimed at raising awareness on nature and patrimony such as trainings 
	about nature pedagogy, discovery walks, wild cooking day…The property is also managed according to sustainable
	 development principles. http://www.mozet.be
	
	W: Volunteers will help with the improvement and maintenance of the park: cutting trees and vegetation, preparing 
	and ploughing the ground for plantation, clearing. 
	S: Discussion about ecocivism, biodiversity and environmental awareness activities
	A: Group accommodation in a small house next to the castle
	L: English but basic knowledge of French can be useful to communicate wit the staff
	Q: Special interest for environmental issues and not to be afraid by some heavy tasks
	T: In the village of Mozet, in the countryside, 14 km away from Namur - isolated
	X: Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 9.1	FEST	21.04.2008	03.05.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 9.1
	Action Jeunesse Info – Sortilèges au château
	21/04-03/05/2008
	6 vols 
	FEST, MANU
	
	Action Jeunesse Info is an association which aims are to fight against social and cultural exclusions of young 
	people. Along with the Cultural Centre of Ath, which aims are to create space for creative expression and to 
	promote communication and cultural events, they have been organising for 29 years the event ‘Sortilèges au 
	château’. It’s a one day event gathering concerts, exhibitions, food and craft stands all over the city. The theme 
	of this year is ‘water’. Volunteers will have the opportunity to meet and work with local people and local youth. 
	
	W : Volunteers will help with the construction of an entrance of the kids space (building, decorating) and they will 
	help with the general organization of the event: setting up and taking down the facilities and the exhibitions.
	S : Debates about sustainable development, water, waste and recycling
	A : Volunteers will sleep in a premise in the centre of the city
	L: Average knowledge of French
	T : The event will take place in the centre of Ath, a city of 15.000 inhabitants located 50 km west of Brussels
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 9.2	FEST	05.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 9.2
	Tale Festival of Chiny
	5/07-19/07/2008
	10 vols
	FEST, HERI, MANU
	
	The Youth House of Chiny contributes to the social and cultural development of the region by giving youngsters 
	the opportunity to meet each other and discover new leisure activities. To this end, it has taken part very 
	concretely, in the organisation of the Tale Festival of Chiny along with the Cultural Centre of Florenville, for the 
	past few years. The Festival lasts one week-end and takes place in the enchanting village of Chiny. It offers a 
	wide range of tales told in French by genuine story tellers. Most tales are for adults and youngsters, but some 
	children tales are also programmed. http://www.beaucanton.be/maisondesjeunes and http://www.conte.be
	
	W : Volunteers will help local volunteers with the preparation and arrangement of the site. They will put up and take 
	down the facilities (chairs, stages, sound systems). During the festival, they will be in charge of the staff area: 
	hosting of the artists, helping with logistic things (food, accommodation).
	S : The interest of using an unknown cultural media such as tales, work and mission of a youth club. Encounter 
	with the artists
	A : Volunteers will sleep in a premise in Chiny
	L : Very good knowledge of French is essential to communicate with the locals
	Q : To be interested in art and culture activities. Lot of physical work.
	T : Chiny is a village located in the Belgian Ardennes near the French border
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-SCI 9.3	FEST	26.07.2008	07.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-SCI 9.3
	Festival Esperanzah
	26/07-07/08/2008
	16 vols
	FEST, MANU
	
	For 6 years now, the association ‘Z’, has organised the festival ‘Esperanzah’, a world music festival which aim is to
	 favour open-mindedness, exchanges, meetings and (north-south) cultural crossing. Each edition emphasizes on a 
	specific theme and this year’s thematic will be ‘a decent work for all’. The event will gather for 3 days musicians 
	from all over the world and lots of associations working for a fairer and better world. The whole event tends to 
	promote through world music and party time, human and environmental values, peace and equality between 
	people. www.esperanzah.be
	
	W : Volunteers will mainly help with setting up and taking down the festival facilities (tents, fences, décor, stages 
	…). Some of them might join the ‘deco team’ for a few days for some painting and drawing.  During the festival, 
	volunteers will attend the concerts. They will work with local volunteers. 
	S : Discussion about ‘a decent work for all’ but also about citizenship and mobilization
	A : Volunteers will sleep in group in a classroom of the school
	Q: To show a sense of initiative. Volunteers with some artistic skills are more than welcomed
	T : The festival will take place in the beautiful Abbey of Floreffe, close to Namur
	X : Not accessible to wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA  4.1	DISA	19.07.2008	03.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA  4.1 
	DISA, FEST
	MPI OOSTERLO – REAGGAE GEEL (Geel near Antwerp)
	19/07 – 03/08/2008 . 10 vols.
	MPI Oosterlo is an activity centre, which provides children, youngsters and adult people with a mental disability 
	useful day activities according from their strengths. The first week there is a summer camp for these people, 
	theme: ‘Mirror , mirror on the wall’. The second week they work together with Reggae Geel, a yearly reggae 
	festival, where 15.000 young people come to listen and to party music. This is an integration activity for the 
	disabled people to be active with young people.
	W: the first week organizing workshops: painting, photo, film, theatre, storytelling, recycling material… The second 
	week the workcamp will help the people with a mental handicap to build up the festival 
	A: first week inside a building, second week on campsite in tents
	Q: interest in working with mentally disabled people
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 1.1	KIDS	14.07.2008	27.07.2008	18+
	description
	Anti-fascism, -racism and minorities
	
	BE-VIA 1.1 
	KIDS, PEACE
	TER DENNEN (Lanaken near Hasselt)
	14/07 - 27/07/2008 . 10 vols.
	Ter Dennen is a Red Cross centre for asylum seekers. After arrival in Belgium, refugees are sent to a centre 
	where they receive food and a shelter. Ter Dennen is a quite isolated place in a green surrounding. Around 200 
	refugees from more then 20 countries stay there, of which 70 are children and youngsters. Since a lot of people 
	from different backgrounds live together there and the asylum procedure is not always successful, life in the 
	centre is not always easy. 
	W: organizing leisure time activities for children and youngsters who live in the centre
	A: staying in the centre, not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with children. No self-cooking possible, vegetarian
	 food is possible.
	Q: respecting the house rules (no alcohol, no smoking inside the buildings).
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 10.1	CONS	29.06.2008	12.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 10.1 
	CONS, ELDE
	DE STERRENWIJZER (Olen, near Antwerp)
	29/06 – 12/07 . 12 vols.
	The Sterrenwijzer is a house for elderly based upon an anthroposophical philosophy, situated in a green surrounding
	 and constructed with organic architecture. The project is realizing a broad range of new initiatives through 
	international volunteers work: a wood shed and a second hand store has been already realized, a shelter for 
	construction material, 2 info kiosks and different kinds of wood work is planned. The project is offering lot’s of 
	opportunities for philosophical discussions and intergenerational meetings through music and camp fire. 
	A: in tents, if bad weather inside sleeping accommodation is foreseen.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 10.2	ENVI	03.08.2008	16.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 10.2 
	ENVI, STUDY
	DE BEREKLAUW (Herent near Leuven)
	03/08 – 16/8 . 10 vols. 
	De Bereklauw project exists thanks to the charismatic owner of a farm who has created an alternative community 
	of people living independently from consumer society. The project brings together an unique group of young people
	 and artists coming from various parts of the world. They try to live and work in an ecological, partly self-sufficient
	 way, by growing their own fruit and vegetables, by recycling materials, exchanging food and materials with others 
	and by keeping some animals. 
	W: maintenance of the house and the garden, ecological gardening, restoration, painting, taking part in artistic 
	events taking place at the venue.
	A: primitive and basic accommodation, interest in community life and art, if you prefer you can bring your tent, 
	not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with children.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 10.3	AG/AGRI	31.08.2008	13.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 10.3 
	AGRI, STUDY
	DIGGIEBOERDERIJ (Brakel) and FERME LE DORLOU (Ath) 
	31/08 - 13/09/2008 . 12 vols. (6 Belgian / 6 international) 
	VIA and SCI, the two Belgian SCI branches, organise one camp to enable Belgian and international volunteers to 
	discover and discuss Belgium, it's peculiar political system and cultural issues, globalisation and organic farming. 
	The camp will take place at two farms, situated at a distance of 12 km from each other. Diggiefarm is a Flemish 
	‘children farm’ which proposes educational activities (feeding the animals, making bread) to school groups, youth 
	movement, disabled and disadvantaged children, ... Dorlou is a Walon organic farm (mainly animals) which sells its
	 own products, has a restaurant and a camping for tourists and opens its doors to school groups. 
	W : One week in each farm - harvesting, feeding the animals, repairing fences, doing some construction work such
	 as painting, installing a rainwater evacuation system and conversion of an attic into a meeting room. 
	A : On beds in comfortable rooms at the ‘Diggie’ and on your own mattresses in tents or in the barn at ‘Le Dorlou’. 
	Not accessible for wheelchairs
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 11.1	STUDY	04.09.2008	17.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 11.1 
	STUDY, LANG
	TOK VIA (Eeklo)
	04/09 – 17/09 . 6 vols.
	VIA Belgium is part of 2 international networks: SCI and ICYE.  ICYE stands for International Cultural Youth 
	Exchange and gives young people between 18 and 30 the possibility to do an exchange for one year.  The 
	exchange year starts with a language and orientation camp where they get informed about the life in Belgium and 
	where they learn Dutch. This camp will be a chance to meet 20 people from all over the world (Africa, Latin-
	America, Asia, and Europe) and to spend time with these volunteers.
	W: logistic support during the language and orientation camp: cooking, co-ordination, hosting, animation, exchange 
	between SCI and ICYE 
	A: inside a  building
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 4.2	AG/AGRI	31.08.2008	13.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 4.2 
	AGRI, DISA
	MILIEUBOERDERIJ PALINGBEEK  (Zillebeke near Ieper)
	31/08 -13/09 . 7 vols.
	Milieuboerderij Palingbeek is a very peacefully located day centre for 15 adult men and women with a mental 
	disability. Their aim is to give these people a useful day job with respect for the human being and nature. The farm
	 and the nearby educative centre are open for children and groups who want to learn about farming and ecology. If 
	you are musical, bring your instruments with you.  
	W: maintaining the ecological gardens, taking care of the animals, preparing free time activities for people from the
	 day centre, including preparation of meals. 
	A: inside a comfortable stable, not accessible for vols with children and wheelchairs but open to other handicapped 
	people
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 5.1	KIDS	12.08.2008	26.08.2008	18+
	description
	Children, teenagers, elderly people
	
	BE-VIA 5.1 
	KIDS, SOCI
	WEMEL KAMP (Herentals near Antwerpen) 
	12/08 - 26/08 . 8 vols.
	Wemel is organizing summer time activities for children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). 
	During the international workcamp there will be a 7-day camp for children (age 8-12 and 13-15) with ADHD or a light
	 form of autism. Camp theme  is ‘Pirates’ : lot’s of creative workshops, campfires, outdoor games, … The camp 
	place is beautifully situated in the pine wood. 
	W: helping the local leaders with logistics, cooking, dishes, preparing and organizing activities with the children, 
	creating a good atmosphere. 
	A: In tents, good sanitary. Not accessible for wheelchairs. 
	Q: Vols. should consider the unique approach of the children: respect, no punishment but encouragement, conflict 
	resolution through talking. Creative people very welcome.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 6.1	AG/AGRI	27.07.2008	09.08.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 6.1
	AGRI, SOC
	HET GANZENHOF (Avelgem, near Kortrijk) - MIX
	27/07 – 09/08 . 12 vols.
	Het Ganzenhof is an organic farm and educational centre, run by persons with a disability. The project invites local 
	public to learn about ecological farming and composting waste of vegetables and fruit, baking bread in a traditional 
	wood oven, producing marmalade, raise animals, … while (re)integrating persons with less opportunities in society 
	at the same time. The study part will involve organic farming and the integration of disabled persons in society. 
	W: removing weeds, harvesting vegetables, producing marmalade and bread, maintenance of the farm building. 
	A: Sleeping in tents in the inner square of the charming farm, inside the stable if bad weather.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 6.2	ENVI	30.08.2008	14.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 6.2 
	ENVI, AGRI
	NATUURPUNT BEGIJNENDIJK (Begijnendijk near Leuven)
	30/08 – 14/09 . 15 vols.
	In the valley of the Demer, young eco-volunteers are working on a recently conversed natural reserve project. An 
	abandoned agricultural zone is being transferred into a bio diverse area. There will be also 10 Flemish volunteers on
	 the work camp
	W: to cut foreign dominant trees, mow the grasslands, maintain fences, open walking trails and take care of the 
	sheep and goats. Organizing neighbour festivity. Heavy, dirty, but satisfying work! 
	A: Basic living conditions, in tent (no shower but natural pool, ...). The camp place is close to an alternative 
	community house of some local volunteers where nature and music are integrated in the everyday life. Not 
	accessible for wheelchairs.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 6.3	ENVI	11.09.2008	21.09.2008	20-25
	description
	BE-VIA 6.3 
	ENVI, STUDY
	JNM ZWART WERK (Koersel – Beringen near Hasselt)
	11/09 - 21/09 . 6 vols./20
	JNM is a youth organization working around nature and environment. This is done by organizing excursions, camps,
	 workshops, and study sessions, environmental actions and working in nature reserves. This project aims at 
	reconstructing and maintaining Flanders’ biggest nature reserve ‘Valley of the black creek’, 1200 ha. There will be 6
	 international and 14 local volunteers, all amateur physicists and/or science students with a special interest for 
	nature.
	W: hard work in a moist nature reserve: mowing grass, cutting trees, … 
	A: sleeping in a horse stable, primitive living, vegetarian food, not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with 
	children, age max. 25.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 8.1	DISA	06.07.2008	19.07.2008	MIXED 
	AGE
	description
	BE-VIA 8.1. 
	DISA, AGRI
	DE WROETER (Kortessem near Hasselt) – MIX
	06/07 – 19/07/2008 . 12 vols. 
	De Wroeter is a non-residential centre for socially disadvantaged people, some of them have a minor disability. It 
	is situated in a beautiful countryside area. Growing vegetables and fruit in an ecological way is the main activity, 
	next to maintaining the lanes, flowers and trees and  occasional building activities. The objective of the organization
	 is to enlarge the social integration of the people by giving them work or useful daytime activities. 
	W: taking part in the daily tasks together with the people from De Wroeter,  leisure activities will be organised: 
	group visits, free concerts, …
	A: inside a building, not accessible for wheelchairs
	Q: motivated to make contacts with the disadvantaged people from De Wroeter, sometimes heavy work on the 
	field, interest in organic farming.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 8.2	ENVI	25.08.2008	08.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 8.2
	ENVI, SOCI
	RIZSAS (Betekom near Leuven) 
	25/08 – 8/09 . 8 vols.
	Rizsas is a project on a small farm where useful daytime activities are organized for youngsters who need special 
	care: school drop-outs, family problems, … On the farm the youngsters find time and space to find/redefine their 
	interests and capacities. 
	W: the first week garden work (Permaculture) and cleaning of the surrounding (cleaning the animal houses), making
	 bread, preparing an open event for the neighbourhood, … The second week the youngsters arrive and activities 
	will be organized with them, maintaining of the ecological garden, …
	A: Living in primitive conditions, sleeping in tents. Not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with children.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 9.1	FEST	22.06.2008	05.07.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 9.1 (Art, culture and local history)
	FEST, CONS
	NA FIR BOLG (Vorselaar near Antwerp)
	22/06 – 05/07 . 10 vols.
	Is a three day family festival (27-29/6) with the focus on folk music. Last year they received 6000 spectators. 
	The organisation started 12 years ago out of different groups who needed funding for environmental investments. 
	They want to provide an alternative for commercial festivals. For this they choose to work only with volunteers. 
	W: building up and breaking down of the festival, electricity, water, tents, also creative input like decoration.
	A: in tents, not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with children.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 9.2	FEST	23.08.2008	05.09.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 9.2 
	ART, CONS
	BOOMBAL FESTIVAL (Lovendegem near Gent) 
	23/08– 05/09/2008 . 12 vols.
	Boombalfestival (28-31/8) is a 4-days folk music and dance festival for young and old. Atmosphere and social 
	contact are very important on this small-scale and multicultural festival (3000 visitors) 
	S: Study part around dance initiation and musical workshops. Personal music instruments very welcome
	W: building up and breaking down the festival (tents, dance floors, decoration, electricity, water, …) . Free time 
	during the festival. 
	A: during the festival in tents, the rest of the camp inside a house. Not accessible for wheelchairs and vols with 
	children.
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	SCI	Belgium	BE-VIA 9.3	FEST	21.09.2008	04.10.2008	18+
	description
	BE-VIA 9.3 
	FEST, CONS
	FIESTA MUNDIAL  (Balen near Antwerp)  
	21/09 – 04/10 . 8 vols.
	Fiesta Mundial (26-28/9) is a world party in the true sense of the word. 10 years ago it started out of the initiative 
	of local development workers who all had there projects in Africa. To inform and motivate 10.000 spectators about 
	globalisation workshops, an exotic market and music is organized. The festival is in the middle of a nature and 
	recreation centre. 
	W: building up and breaking down the festival, electricity, water, tents, also creative input like decoration.
	A: inside a house, not accessible for vols with children
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB01	TEEN	05.07.2008	18.07.2008	15-17
	description
	CBB01
	« Sentier ornithologique », Chevetogne
	05/07/2008 - 18/07/2008
	TEEN/ENVI 
	15-17 y.o
	12 vols
	
	Project :
	« Le Domaine provincial de Chevetogne » is a big Center for environnemental education and social tourism. Pupils 
	from the primary and secondary schools come there to participate to activities that focuse on the discovering of 
	the nature and rural way of life. During the summer, a lot of kids and families make a one day excursion in the 
	Domain or stay there for holidays. 
	Responsible of the Domain would like to host a group of international volunteers this summer, because he needs 
	help to fit out a path and birds observation post. In Chevetogne, nature is understood like a ' school of life'. The 
	philosophy of the place holds in the following sentence: "when one learns to respect the biodiversity in the nature, 
	he also learns to respect the human diversity". Workers from “Le Domaine de Chevetogne” hope to share their 
	passion of the environment with international volunteers. 
	
	Location :
	“Le Domaine de Chevetogne” is located in the deep countryside. By choosing this workcamp, you decide to live in 
	the nature. All around, there are fields, wood and small villages. Wild animals (deers, foxes, wild pigs) are very 
	close. Once during the workcamp, an experienced guide will propose you to wake up at dawn and to go outside to 
	observe them. 
	As the domain is also a touristic Center, there are lots of opportunities for entertainment : outdoor swimming pool, 
	football fields, minigolf, tennis and basket-ball playgrounds…
	During weekend, it will be possible to organize cultural visits and to travel to the biggest belgian cities. The town of 
	Ciney is ten kilometres away from the Domain of Chevetogne. From there, it is very easy to join bigger urban 
	centres as Namur (25km), Brussels (80km) or Liege (90km).
	
	Work :
	Volunteers will fit out an “ornithological path” : they will clean the surroundings, dismount an old wood palisade and 
	will build a shelter from where it will be possible to observe birds. ATTENTION, work will be sometimes long and 
	difficult. Volunteers will be outside during the whole day.
	
	Accommodation :
	In a cottage, with two dormitories, beds, kitchen and bathroom with hot shower. 
	
	Food :
	Break-fast in the cottage and picnic outside for the lunch. For their evening meals, volunteers will decide if they 
	prefer to prepare it themselves in the cottage or to eat in the restaurant of the Domain. 
	
	Meeting Point : 
	Ciney train station, on Saturday 5th of July at 4.30 pm
	
	Specific information:
	No Internet access during the camp
	
	Fee: 
	150 euros of participation fee
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB02	SOCI	07.07.2008	20.07.2008	18+
	description
	CBB02
	“Come to gather, write now, on the wall”, Esneux
	07/07/2008 - 20/07/2008
	Youth Exchange/TEEN/multi (Una, SIW, Leg)
	
	Project: 
	This youth exchange project aims to increase a new dynamic of cultural production and intergenerational meeting 
	within the commune of Esneux. During the summer, 16 teenagers and young adults, from Belgium, Italy, the 
	Netherlands and Wales, as well as old people from the area will meet around a federator activity: the decoration, 
	by graffiti, of old doors - symbol of the opening of a new intergenerational communication- and of a wall of the 
	local arts center which faces the elderly center. 
	
	Location: 
	Esneux and its surroundings form a superb area but few people knows it. In order to make discover their locality, 
	the councillors thus had the idea to organize an international workcamp. Each summer, they accommodate a group 
	of young people with the idea that those get involved in the heritage protection and take part in the local life. While 
	taking part thus actively in the municipality valorisation, the volunteers learn to appreciate it. When they turn to 
	adults, perhaps they will feel like coming back there. As they come from  far and speak different languages, they 
	also bring a little taste of expatriation to the inhabitants. That is particularly appreciated since people from Esneux 
	appreciate developing friendships across the borders (the commune is already twinned with towns of Poland, 
	Germany and France).
	
	Accomodation :
	In a big room, inside the cultural center. You will have to bring your own mats. Hot shower will be available in the 
	sport center, 500m away from the dormitory. 
	
	Food : Self-gathering
	
	Meeting point : 
	Esneux train station, on Monday, 7th of July between 4.30pm and 5.30pm.
_________________________________________________________________________

	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB03	DISA	07.07.2008	20.07.2008	18+
	description
	CBB03
	Together on holidays, Baelen
	07/07/2008 - 20/07/2008
	DISA 11vols
	Project :
	Aim of this camp is to offer to people with light mental handicap the possibility to go on holidays with young 
	international volunteers. During ten days, they share leasure time activities, make cultural visits and, first of all, 
	have fun. Thanks to this stay, disabled people can leave their parents, their daily life, and be with others adults of 
	their age. Alone they wouldn't be able to go on holiday. Volunteers and the CBB staff will follow them in their leisure
	 and help them in the daily tasks. There will be 14 handicapped persons and 10 leaders. The handicapped people 
	are between 18 and 50 years old.
	
	Location
	Baelen is a little village located in a wooden part of Belgium between Verviers and Eupen.  Some minutes are 
	enough to be  in Germany, in Holland, in Liège, in Fagnes (wildlife sanctuary). We could visit Cologne in Germany 
	and Maastricht in the Netherlands.
	
	Work:
	During 10 days, volunteers, CBB staff and disabled people will live together 24 hours a day. CBB staf and the 
	volunteers are campleaders for the disabled people. They will be responsible of them, will organise the leisure time 
	(excursions, walks, games, parties, etc.) and the meals. If at the beginning you will ask yourself about what’s 
	going on, after 2 days you will be amazed by the jarring atmosphere. While respecting the rythm of each one, we 
	are also there to enjoy ourself!
	
	Accommodation:
	In a resting place. We will have our own dormitory. Don't forget your sleeping bag! We will prepare our meals.
	
	Meeting point :
	Eupen train station
	
	Specific information :
	- You must have notions of French.
	- Come with ideas and a lot of games!
	- Come also with cook recipes  realizable for 20 persons.
	- On 7th, 8th and 9th July, we, the leaders, will learn to know each other, prepare the stay and the menu, make the 
	planning.
	On 10th July, the handicapped people arrive, holiday begins.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB04	DISA	11.07.2008	03.08.2008	18+
	description
	CBB04
	 IMS, Ciney
	11/07/2008 - 03/08/2008
	DISA 11vols
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory and free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 11th to Saturday 12th of July 
	Meaning: Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
	
	Project :
	Medico-social institute of Ciney is a center for deep mentally disabled persons. Some of them require a personal 
	and specialized support. Institute proposes a residential service where they receive the care they need. Everything
	 is settled in collaboration with the families so that their life in the center may be as happy as possible. 
	During summer, however it is the excursions and outdoor walks season, it is never easy to organize leisure 
	activities for everybody. A disable person sometimes requires one or two persons along and staff is usually short 
	of hands. This is the reason why, for the past few years, Marie Christine, the responsible of the IMS Youth 
	department has been calling a group of international volunteers for help. 
	They come and give a hand to the professional staff, helping them to settle animations. Those activities, 
	sometimes very basic because of the handicap level, improve the center life and contribute to the blooming of the
	 youngsters who, like every other child their age, only want to enjoy themselves.
	
	Location:
	Ciney is the capital of  Condroz, a green and agricultural region located in the south of the country. The city is 
	surounded by woods and fields. In July, lanscape around gets agitated with the busy harvesting farmers. Old 
	stone houses and the garden full of flowers are part of the typical charm of the surrounding villages. Ciney is a 
	small town, typical of the countryside but with all the facilities of a city. It has many shops and the local train 
	station makes it easy to join bigger cities like Namur (25km), Bruxelles (80km) or Liège (90km).  
	The city website : http://www.ciney.be 
	
	Work:
	Support and propose leisure activities to the Center’s youngsters ( 0 to 18 yo). Activities will therefore be simple 
	but will privilege the relationship with disabled person : outdoor walks, excursions, games, meals organisation, …
	Volunteers will be involved with the everyday life in the center but won’t be asked to perform sanitary tasks on the
	 residents. 
	Marie-Christine will be available to help the volunteers with their tasks and advise them all along the workcamp. In 
	the evening, feedbacks are organised to talk about what happened during the day. This workcamp may be 
	considered as a very good formative experience.
	
	Accommodation:
	Accommodation is an appartement especially reserved to the group of volunteers. They will be hosted in single or 
	double bedrooms. Showers and washing machine will also be available there.
	
	Meeting point:
	Marche-en-Famenne train station on Friday 11th between 4.30pm and 5.30pm. Volunteers will travel together to 
	Ciney on Saturday.
	
	Specific Information:
	We require the volunteers to send us a motivation letter and to fill in a questionary. Joining a workcamp at the 
	Medico-Social Institute in Ciney is a very rich human experience. Volunteers should however keep in mind that 
	they will be working with high and deep mentally disabled persons. Facing the difference of the others is not 
	always simple and requires a little bit of preparation. 
	Due to the level of the residents’ handicap, most of the communication will be non-verbal but with eyes or physical
	 contacts. A knowledge of french isn’t required but may be an advantage of course. Volunteers applying must be 
	creative, imaginative and curious to find out about this very particular world. This workcamp is ideal for futur social
	 workers.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB05	ENVI	11.07.2008	27.07.2008	18+
	description
	CBB05
	On the walk again, Anthisnes
	11/07/2008 - 27/07/2008
	ENVI/MANU 12 vols
	
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory and free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 11th to Saturday 12th of July 
	Meaning: Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
		
	Project : 
	All around the village of Anthisnes, ramblers can do superb walks. However, ways and paths of the countryside 
	are sometimes strewn with holes and bumps. Not easy to go there for elderly people. Absolutely impossible for 
	people in wheel chair. 
	Therefore, volunteers will arrange a path for these people with mobility problems. During the second week, they’ll 
	work in company of a team of young people from the area. This workcamp has to provide a service to the 
	community, but moreover, it has to put Anthines, the small Walloon village, at the middle of a nice and warm 
	international meeting.  
	
	Location :  
	Anthisnes is a delightful small village in Liege's province, 120 kilometers away from Brussels. The place is quiet 
	isolated with only few buses from time to time. Just in the middle of the village, there is a magnificent old fortress 
	called “l’Avouerie d’Anthines”. In the cellar of the fortress is brewed a tasty beer : l’Avouerie’s Barley beer.  
	Website: http://www.avouerie-anthisnes.be 
	
	Work: 
	You will help to fit out a pathway for people with mobility problems (cleaning, digging, cutting branches…). During a
	 week, you will work together with local young people. During the workcamps, you may do a bit of painting work as 
	well, in the chapel of a nearby village.  
	
	Accommodation : 
	In a school. Volunteers will sleep in a classroom, accommodated as a dormitory.  
	
	Food : 
	Volunteers will prepare their own food. 
	
	Meeting point:
	Marche-en-Famenne train station on Friday 11th between 4.30 and 5.30pm Volunteers will travel together to 
	Anthisnes on Saturday.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB06	RENO	11.07.2008	27.07.2008	18+
	description
	CBB06
	 Passe-murailles, Neufchâteau
	11/07/2008 - 27/07/2008
	RENO ARCH 10vols
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory and free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 11th to Saturday 12th of July 
	Meaning: Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
	
	Project :
	The small town of Neufchâteau, located in the heart of Belgian Ardennes, owes its name and its existence to an old
	 castle. During Middle Age, it used to overhang the city and protect the local water mill. The antique fortress was 
	destroyed by the army of Louis XIV during the 17th century. Old ruins ended up disappearing under the action of 
	time and  men. Neufchâteau inhabitants forgot about the castle that had been at the origin of their city. However, 
	in 1956, an old chart is found by a historian in a library in Brussels. The chart represents Neufchâteau such as it 
	existed 400 years before. This chart makes Christophe K., a young boy of the village dream. Today, Christophe 
	became Mr K, a man of respectable age with white beard and hair. Ten years ago, Mr K started rebuilding the old 
	castle. At the beginning, he was all alone but with time, international volunteers and youngsters from the 
	municipality came to give him a hand during summer. Communal authorities also joined this vast venture of the 
	local heritage defence. Thanks to the collective efforts, a part of the enclosing walls and of the old tower were 
	rebuilt. 
	
	Location:
	By choosing the area of Neufchâteau for your workcamp, you resolutely chose to breathe. In the heart of nature, 
	central Ardennes is a true space of relaxation, adventure, leisure, sports, excursions.... This area abounds in ideas 
	of stays or escapes: the peaceful nature, forest, rivers, villages, the architectural heritage, delicious products of 
	the soil, walks or rides. During any season, there are tourist, cultural, sports festivities. It is at 150 kilometres from
	 Brussels. More infos on the website : www.neufchateau.be
	
	Work :
	Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist Mr. K in his historical research (to release the enclosing walls) and to 
	rebuild walls having belonged to the castle. During the camp, volunteers will also help to protect some other local 
	heritages: painting in the church and little schools of the villages around Neufchâteau. 
	
	Accommodation :
	In a cottage located in the countryside, 4 kms away from Neufchâteau. They will be the only occupants of the 
	house. The place is equipped with a kitchen, a living room and a garden; ideal to organize barbecue evenings. 
	Be aware that you will have to bring your own mats and that no hot shower will be available in the house. You will 
	be able to take a shower after work, in a sports Center nearby. Ways between the house and the building site 
	(approx 4kms) will be done on foot or by car. 
	
	Food : 
	Self catering
	
	Meeting point :
	At the Marche-en-Famenne train station, on Friday 11th of July between 4.30pm et 5.30pm. Volunteers will leave 
	together on saturday to Neufchateau.
	
	Specific information :
	- For the work, you could be required to work on scaffolding.
	- Be aware that Neufchâteau is in the countryside. If, during the week-end, you decide to make cultural visits in 
	the Belgian cities, it can be costy as it is difficult to leave and come back in the same day.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB07	TEEN	01.08.2008	17.08.2008	15-17
	description
	CBB07
	Four à chaux, Esneux
	01/08/2008 - 17/08/2008
	TEEN/RENO (15-17years old)
	12vols
	
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory et free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 1st to Saturday 02nd of August 
	Meaning : Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
	
	Project :Esneux and its surroundings form a superb area but few people knows it. In order to make discover their 
	locality, the councillors thus had the idea to organize an international workcamp. Each summer, they accommodate
	 a group of young people with the idea that those get involved in the heritage protection and take part in the local 
	life. While taking part thus actively in the municipality valorisation, the volunteers learn to appreciate it. When they
	 turn to adults, perhaps they will feel like coming back there. As they come from far and speak different 
	languages, they also bring a little taste of expatriation to the inhabitants. That is particularly appreciated since 
	people from Esneux appreciate developing friendships across the borders (the commune is already twinned with 
	towns of Poland, Germany and France).
	
	Location :
	Esneux is first known because of its river. The Ourthe, one of the most beautiful rivers of Wallonie, follows curves
	 all along the region. It crosses a quantity of hamlets and passes through woods before arriving to the small city. 
	This one is being actually built on both its banks. The small bridge which connects them is almost considered as 
	the village main square. During the workcamp, bicycles will be lent to the volunteers so that they can leave and 
	discover the surrounding countryside. Since the 19th century, the enchanted and marvellous sites have been 
	attracting holiday makers and tourists. The place, very green, proves to be ideal for the walks and dawdling. 
	Esneux has all the urban conveniences. Then, like always in Belgium, the city is not far away from Liege, the third 
	larger town of Belgium which is 20km away from there. With its many museums and historical buildings, it is ideal 
	for a one day excursion or more.
	Website (in French) : http://www.esneux.be 
	 
	Work:
	You will renovate an old lime kiln, helping to reconsolidate walls and cleaning the surroundings: stonesworks, clear 
	the ground and cutting branches. 
	
	Accommodation :
	In a big room, inside the cultural center. You will have to bring your own mats. Hot shower will be available in the 
	sport center, 500m away from the dormitory. 
	
	Food : Self-gathering
	
	Meeting point :
	Marche-en-Famenne train station, on Friday 1st of August between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. Volunteers and 
	campleader will travel together to Esneux on Saturday.
	
	Specific information :
	You must be able to ride a bike as most of the journeys will be done by bicyle. A 25€ guarantee fee will be asked 
	to volunteers for the lend of the bike. You will receive this amount back at the end of the workcamp if you return 
	the bike back in its initial state.
	
	Fee : 150 euros
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB08	MANU	01.08.2008	24.08.2008	18+
	description
	CBB08
	GRIMM, Marche-en-Famenne
	01/08/2008 - 24/08/2008
	MANU/ENVI
	12vols
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory et free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 1st to Saturday 02nd of August 
	Meaning : Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
	
	Project :
	The Marche-en-Famenne workcamp, is the result of the colaboration between municipal authorities and a local non-
	profit organisation. Few year ago, mayor and deputies were willing to develop international contacts for the local 
	youngsters. GRIMM association was just getting started on the protection of the local life framework and was 
	defending models of sustainable development. Their members had a full load of ideas but were short of hands to 
	realize them all. That’s how the idea to involve volunteers from all around the world came. Since then, every 
	summer, the municipality lends buildings and is happy to see foreign youngsters discovering the region and its 
	surroundings. GRIMM members organize the work. With the help from the volunteers, they finally are able to 
	realize project they dreamt about. Their action is based on the following philosophy : Nature belongs to everyone. 
	So that each of us may enjoy it, it has to be protected.
	
	Location :
	Marche-en-Famenne, is a city in the countryside. You can find everything there : schools, supermarkets, 
	industries… but still, it is surrounded by woods, fields and small villages where the life rhythm remains rural.
	Located at the edge of the Ardennes forest, nestling between both the Lesse and the Ourthe valleys, the Marche-
	en-Famenne region has lots of natural landscapes but provides all  the urban commodities and infrastructures to its
	 visitors.   
	Liège, Namur, Brussels and Luxemburg can be easily reached by train in less than an hour.
	For more informations visit : http://www.marche-tourisme.be 
	
	Work :
	Volunteers will create rest areas for ramblers and help arranging pastures in a natural reserve Fond de Veaux.  
	Construction of a barbecue area , benches, shelter. 
	This workcamps is only based on manual and outdoor tasks and the work may be exhausting sometimes.
	Fortunatly, GRIMM team will prepare for the volunteers a good barbecue to give them courage.
	
	Accommodation :
	Accommodation can be compared to a boardingschool : a corridor with double bedrooms, toilets and showers at the 
	same floor. 
	
	Food: 
	A fully equiped kitchen as well as a big refectory will be at the volunteers’ disposal for meals and evening 
	activities.
	
	Meeting point :
	At Marche-en-Famenne train station, on Friday 1st of august between  4.30 and 5.30 pm.
	
	Specific information :
	- During the day, from 7 am to 5 pm, volunteers will cohabit with a group of children using the same refectory. 
	Volunteers will therefore be required not to smoke or drink alcohol in front of the kids. 
	Otherwise, the working place is different from the accomodation place so volunteers will leave the city everyday. 
	Sleeping in town, working in the countryside.
	- A4A
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB09	RENO	01.08.2008	24.08.2008	20+
	description
	CBB09
	Refugees Center, Rixensart
	01/08/2008 - 24/08/2008
	ANI/RENO
	7vols
	 
	PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory et free) !
	Location : Marche-en-Famenne
	Dates : From Friday 1st to Saturday 02nd of August 
	Meaning : Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the 
	official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own 
	workcamp place.  
	
	Project :
	The Rixensart refugees Center accommodates people or families which have asked for asylum in Belgium. They 
	often fled war, their country under a dictatorial yoke or simply devastated by an ecological disaster. They arrive 
	then in Belgium with dreams of stability, richness and comfort of life. It is however not that easy to be allowed to 
	settle in Europe for somebody coming from the South or the East. Before they may, their refuges status is to be 
	proven, accepted. While waiting for papers which will enable them to remain legally in our country, the immigrants 
	are accommodated in this center in the Brussels vicinity. People living there await a solution with their 
	administrative status. They do not know what tomorrow will be made of. 
	Perhaps they will not obtain the authorization to remain in Belgium and will have to leave the country. But, perhaps 
	they will see their dreams come true and get the chance to take a new departure in life. 
	Therefore, residents often live between feelings of relief  and anguish, hope and disappointment. Rixensart 
	refugees Center lives at the  pace of these individual dramas or the big international tensions. Refugees come 
	from Kosovo, Chetchnia, Iran, Congo... Their children often accompany them, innocent of the real stakes. In order
	 to help their integration in Belgium, they attend the school of the village.
	Website (available in English) :  http://www.fedasil.be 
	
	Location :
	Rixensart is located in the Brabant Wallon province, 25 km away from Brussels and 7km from Wavre. The zone is 
	highly urbanised and has all the usual conveniences. During centuries, it however was a rural and agricultural area. 
	Thus, Rixensart still keeps its countryside charm, even if you can definitely feel the proximity of Brussels (40 
	minutes by train- 20 by car).
	Thus, many inhabitants work in the capital and return each day in this peripheral village in order to enjoy calmness.
	 Refugees Center is located outside of the town center. Website (in French) : http://www.rixensart.be 
	
	Work :
	The volunteers will give a hand and a new breath to the Center’s animation team. They will also help with practical 
	work like painting and building installations. 
	As volunteers, you will be required to get actively involved in the Center daily life.
	Half time will be devoted to propose activities to children and adults (according to the population present in the 
	Center).
	Other part of the time, volunteers will carry out painting and restoration works. 
	Center managing team is well used to work with volunteers as they have been accommodating this workcamp for 
	several years now.
	
	Accommodation :
	Volunteers will be placed in a common room (dormitory) which will be reserved to them. Showers are accessible. 
	
	Food: Meals are provided by the Center. Adapted food for vegetarians and Moslims is of course available on 
	request.
	
	Meeting point :
	At Marche-en-Famenne train station, on Friday 1st of August between  4.30 and 5.30 pm.
	
	Specific information :
	- Volunteers are required to be 20 years old minimum and have French basis. 
	-They will be required to send us a motivation letter in French as well as to answer to a questionnaire for the Center
	
	-It is also necessary to have knowledge in animation (songs, music, dance, plays, …) and to be able to take a 
	small group under your responsibility. It is also recommended that you have an idea about the policy in favour of 
	refugees in your own country, what the image of the refugees is there, the place that is given to them where you 
	come from. Some of these subjects might be put on the table during the evenings. Being able to listen to others is 
	more than important here. This kind of workcamp is a very rich personal and human experience to live. It makes 
	you aware of the complexity of certain social conditions related to the great planetary inequalities. 
	-Alcohol is formally prohibited in the Center.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Belgium	CBB10	MANU	10.08.2008	24.08.2008	18+
	description
	CBB10
	ACIS, Cerexhe Euseux
	10/08/2008 –24/08/2008 
	MANU/RENO
	10vols
	Project :
	Institute Notre Dame ACIS is a Center dealing with mentally disabled children and youngsters (light and deep). One
	 can find there a residential service and a warm welcome during the day. Institute also offers a service of 
	integration assistance which is addressed to young people aged from 7 to 18 years old presenting behaviour 
	problems. Group workshops and individual follow-ups are set up to accompany them.  Professionals from the 
	institute use psychomotricity, psychoanalysis, behaviour analysis, hipotherapy techniques in order to help the 
	youngsters to live with their handicap. The institution is located in a vast masonry from the 19th century 
	surrounded with a large park which makes outdoor activities possible. Each year, volunteers come to help with the 
	park maintenance, while bringing a little dynamism into the institute daily life.
	
	Location :
	Cerexhe-Euseux is a small village located 20 km away from the town of Liege and surrounded by green hills. The 
	place is quite isolated, but connected to Liege by some daily buses. Germany and the Netherlands are also very 
	close. The towns of Achen, Köln and Maastricht can be reach very easily and therefore are pretty city-trips 
	projects. Within the wide range of local tourist curiosities, one can also visit the former coalmine of Blény 
	Trambleur. It used to be one of the sources that made the richness of Belgium during the last century. With time, 
	the reserves have however become exhausted. Today, it is possible to visit the mine and to go down, up to 60 
	meters under ground (Website: http://www.blegnymine.be ). During summer, many festivities are also organised in 
	the area. Volunteers will be invited to take an active part in the Outre-Meuse festivals of August 15th (town of 
	Liege).
	
	Work :
	Like each year, the volunteers will carry small maintenance work in the insitute. Painting and repairing benches, 
	clearing in the park. They will also help to empty the attic of the institute and to carry out kilos of old papers that 
	are stocked under the roof. It will, perhaps, be the occasion to find hidden treasures !!!
	On august 14th and 15th, they will help institute’s team hosting a stand at the Outre-Meuse festival, the most 
	cordial event in Wallonie (the French speaking part of Belgian). 
	
	Location : 
	Volunteers will accomodated in a big room of the insitute, with kitchen, toilets, shower, bathroom and beds. A hot 
	meal, catered by the institute cooks, will be served every midday. For evening and week-ends, volunteers will 
	prepare their own meals.
	
	Meeting point :
	Liège, Guillemins train station, Saturday 10th of August at 5pm. 
	
	Specific information :
	There will be very few contacts with the residents
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	«СФЕРА»
	
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