Something about us!

Who were we ?

We were 21 young volunteers from several european countries who came to Blanzat to take part in a voluntary project. This project was supported by European Union.


Where did we come from ?

We were participants from 4 countries. The respective associations are :

• Citizens in Action from Greece,
• Inex-Sk from Slovakia,
• GSM from Turkey,
• Etudes et Chantiers from France

When and where ?

August 13th – 27th in Blanzat (Auvergne, France)


What was the aim of the project ?

The aim was to learn more about voluntarism, exclusion and about people who take part in voluntarism projects with a specific focus on people with fewer opportunities.


What about our daily life ?

• We slept in tents, woke up every day at 9 o’clock,
• We cooked by ourselves (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and washed dishes,
• We took part in morning energizers, games and workshops linked to voluntarism and teambuilding,
• We cleaned the area of the camp,
  
• We had also free time.

What did we do in our free time ?

• We organised family afternoon and sport tournament for local people,
• We visited Clermont-Ferrand (dinner in typical restaurant), we went hiking on the 2 vulcanos Puy de Dôme and Pariou, and we went for a picnic to the park of Volvic,
  
• We enjoyed swimming in the lake of the Gour de Tazenat and a magnificent firework in park Montjuzet.

Each country introduced its traditions and national food in intercultural evenings.


What did we work with ?

• We spent a day on the working camp of the long term inclusion workcamp, tried their work and had barbecue, invited them to take part in our workshops,
• We had funny workshop with Jean-Pierre (Eurotrip) who organizes english coffee,
• We had a discussion with the associatons Meltin’Art and UNAREC, about their work.
  

What was the result of our project ?

• We made special tools for next volunteers to show them how easy and satisfying it is to become a volunteer,
• We created posters which every organization can use for propagation of voluntarism,
• We made an internet blog. There are also informations about our youth exchange,
• Finaly, we finished movie.