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合作夥伴 / PARTNER

GRIMM (standing for: Groupe dIntErEt pour le Milieu Marchois ( or: interest group for the environment of Marche, in English), is a local non-profit organization whose goal is to promote and preserve the living environment of the inhabitants of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne by drawing inspiration from the principles of sustainable development. It works in collaboration with the municipalitys environmental department. For example, it takes care of securing sections of road for amphibians to cross during their annual migration. Each year, GRIMM also hosts a group of international volunteers to carry out small public utility improvements together (for example: building benches and picnic tables, footbridges, etc. on a local promenade) and renovating those from previous years.

工作 / WORK

This year, the volunteers will build facilities for cyclists and cycle tourists passing through the town of Marche-en-Famenne. They will build two wooden shelters and three picnic tables, along the cycle path near the cultural center. They will also set up several bicycle racks.The volunteers will also carry out the maintenance of a diversion channel near a village in the municipality. This channel collects runoff water, thus preventing flooding of houses and land below. However, it is currently clogged with branches and dead leaves and is therefore no longer functioning properly.If you work quickly, other small outdoor manual tasks will be planned. Volunteers will work in several teams, each lead by one member of GRIMM.If you enjoy working with wood, screws, and tools, this is the project for you

住宿和食物 / ACCOMODATION AND FOOD

The volunteers will stay in Saint-FranEois complex, in a corridor with double bedrooms. Toilets and showers are on the same floor, the kitchen and a large living area (a former chapel) a few floors below. Volunteers will do their own shopping and prepare their own meals.

位置與休閒活動 / LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY

Marche-en-Famenne is a small town in the countryside located in the south of the country. You can find everything there: schools, shops, industries, services... The town is surrounded by several industrial estates, but also by woods, fields and small villages where the pace of life remains rural. LiEge, Namur and Luxembourg are easily accessible by train in about an hour, Brussels in two. It is also a good base camp to discover the natural heritage of the Ardenne region and to practice outdoor activities. But participating to the GRIMM workcamp also means experiencing traditions that are maintained year after year: your stay will be punctuated by a welcome BBQ on the first day, a farewell BBQ on the last day, and, above all, your participation in the local festivities on August 15th. On August 15, Marche-en-Famenne indeed takes a leap back a century for a large 1900 market, with old trades, old games, crafts and birds.

要求 / REQUIREMENTS

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主辦單位 / Host organization

Compagnons Batisseurs Belgium

Compagnons Bâtisseurs asbl is a non-profit organization created in 1977. It is
recognized as a youth organization by the ministry from the French Community
of Belgium.
This association proposes different kinds of voluntary activities to youngsters :
work camps in Belgium and abroad (during week ends and during the summer),
short, medium and long term voluntary services, leisure activities for and with
disabled people.
All our activities aim to help the young people to develop theirs abilities in
order to integrate actively the society as responsible citizens. The realisation
of these activities would not be possible without the participation of a network
of around 400 belgian volunteers, 150 volunteers from abroad during summer holidays
and a team of eight employees.
The organization is also a member of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service
Organisations.
We participate to the European Programme EVS both as sending and hosting
Organization since 1997.
www.compagnonsbatisseurs.be