PARTENAIRE
Emmaus Communities around the world enable people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, family environment. Companions, as residents are known, work full time collecting, renovating and reselling donated furniture. This work supports the community financially and enables residents to develop skills, rebuild their self-respect and help others in greater need.
Companions receive accommodation, food, clothing and a small weekly allowance, but for many, the greatest benefit is a fresh start. To join a community, they sign off unemployment benefits and agree to participate in the life and work of the community and abide by its rules, for example not bringing drugs or alcohol into the community. Emmaus is a secular movement, spanning 36 countries.
Our partner, Emmaus Haarzuilens, is a live/work community for former homeless people and others who strongly feel related to Emmaus ideology. Volunteers will not only work, but also live together with the inhabitants of Emmaus Haarzuilens. Living together also means preparing and eating meals together and do some cleaning and light house work. It also means that volunteers are expected to live by the rules of Emmaus Haarzuilens, for example not bringing alcohol and/or drugs into Emmaus communities.
Itinéraire vers le point de RDV
Arrival by plane at Schiphol airport: you can easily catch an intercity train to Utrecht central station from Schiphol airport. Arrival by public transportation (train): From Utrecht central station you can take a train to Vleuten station; this will take less than 10 minutes. These trains have final destination ‘Den Haag Centraal’. Meeting point at Vleuten train station is at the bottom of the steps. There you will be picked up by the camp leaders to go to the project site. The pick-up will be arranged in groups & time slots (information about time slots will follow).
Arrival by public transportation (bus): You can also take bus 28 (with final destination Vleuterweide) from Utrecht central station to Vleuten Station. Meeting point at Vleuten train station is at the bottom of the steps. There you will be picked up by the camp leaders to go to the project site. The pick-up will be arranged in groups & time slots (information about time slots will follow).
Informations supplémentaires
Note: There is no student discount for this project. The participation fee* for this project is €50 for foreign volunteers and €225 for participants living in the Netherlands. The participation fee should be paid in cash upon arrival. No preparation training is required for the participants.
What to bring:
Must bring (obligated)
1)Sleeping bag
2)Old working clothes and shoes
3)During the summer season there can be many mosquitos in the area where we’re staying. We therefore recommend all participants to bring mosquito repellent
4)Rain is spread out over the year, so bring warm clothes, a raincoat and a swimming suit
5)Towels and toiletries
Wise to bring:
1)Recipes from your own country
2)Driver’s license that is valid in Holland, in case you have one
3)Sunglasses and something on your head against the sun!
Nice to bring:
1)Musical instruments, ideas for games/activities
2)Energy, enthusiasm and an open mind!
3)A sense of humor
* This fee is spend on food, utilities or transportation during the projects (renting bikes, buying bus- of train tickets or getting groceries for the group of volunteers) and has to be paid on arrival at the work camp.
Remarques
Note: There is no student discount for this project. The participation fee* for this project is €50 for foreign volunteers and €225 for participants living in the Netherlands. The participation fee should be paid in cash upon arrival. No preparation training is required for the participants.
Haarzuilens
