CBB0224 Terrain d’aventure du Peri Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

Le Terrain d’Aventure du Peri (The Adventure Playground of Peri) is an organisation, created in 1977. Passionate people, parents and neighbors offered to children a new space of freedom as an alternative to the technical progress and modernity. It is a place dedicated to self-development and community life, a place where children can learn and experiment without pressure. Every day, between 10 and 60 children gather there to share outdoor games, table games, sheds building, do-it-yourself workshops, cooking activities, artistic projects and gardening. All these activities must help them to develop their autonomy, responsibility, critical thinking and solidarity. The playground is recognized as a youth center by the French community of Belgium. It follows a mission of education to an active and responsible citizenship. The adventure playground is open to all young people, from 5 to 26 years old. Your support will help the centre promote healthy behaviour and well-being among families and kids (UN SDG 3 Good health and well-being, UN SDG4 Quality education). Website (in French) : www.taduperi.be/

Localisation

Liege

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

The 13th of July at Liege Saint-Lambert train station at 3.00pm.

Informations supplémentaires

It’s compulsory to take sleeping bag, working clothes and working boots with you. Criminal record and tetanus vaccine are required.

Travail

Le Terrain d’Aventure du Peri is calling on international volunteers to realize an eco-responsible construction project on the organization ground. Supervised by a technical leader specialized in this type of construction, the volunteers, helped by the children and the young people who frequent the association, will build a “kerterre”, an ecological construction-sculpture in lime-hemp in a round shape (to give you an idea, it resembles the hobbit houses from Lord of the Rings) which will be used by children during activities in the field. For this construction Le Terrain d’Aventure has all the needed equipment to work safely : • Thick, long rubber gloves for heavy work, which protect up to the elbow • Anti-dust masks • Protective glasses • Protective suits According to time other tasks can be renovate wood huts and build a dry toilet. The team of Le Terrain d’Aventure thinks that international volunteers can help the young people of Le Terrain to open themselves thanks to the meeting of other cultures, mentalities and different beliefs.

Logement & nourriture

The volunteers will sleep in a separate building from the main one, called “le chalet”. A small wooden cabin with mattresses on the floor. The floor of the chalet is already well insulated from the ground by soft carpets. In addition, they will install additional mattresses for sleeping during the construction period. They will install curtains to respect the privacy of each volunteer. Space in the cabin is quite limited (there is only space for mattresses and luggage). In the main building, volunteers will have access to a shared living room with kitchen (volunteers will cook their meals together) and to the toilet. For showers, volunteers will use outdoor camping-style showers. BEWARE that the accommodation conditions are really basic and not too comfortable.

Emplacement & temps libre

Le Terrain d’Aventure du Peri is a green space of 8,000 square meters, located in the “Coteaux de la Citadelle”, a ten-minute walk from the city center of Liege. Called “La Cité Ardente”, Liege is, by number of inhabitants, the first Walloon urban area and known for its cultural abundance, its warm and festive atmosphere (especially in summer). Culture, nature and gastronomy mixt themselves in Liège. Not to be missed are the Liege-style meatballs, the regional beers and the Authentic Liege Waffle and after a walk in the famous Coteaux de la Citadelle (where Le Terrain d’Aventure is located) that will offer you tranquility and breathtaking views of the valley. During the weekend, it will be possible to organize cultural visits in Liege or to travel to the biggest Belgian cities. Brussels, the capital, is an 1h away by train.