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Description
We are a non-profit organisation engaged in many different aspects of biking. We run a MTB club, we give recreational bike training to youngsters, we organise bike ateliers at partner organisations. We also have bike initiations for schools, youth clubs, refugees and other focus groups on offer. We organise bike camps, weekends and events at different locations. Sometimes we do a “Bike Repair Café” where volunteers come together to repair (old) bikes, eat and drink something and have a nice evening talking about bikes an bike projects.
We work together with and get support from the Flemish Bike Federation, the city of Leuven and a number of youth care organisations to realise what we described above. But as with so many non-profit institutions we could not do without our volunteers, they are the beating heart of our organisation.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have local and international volunteers helping in our projects ans living in cohousing. Volunteers can learn about all the task described in the previous section and exchange with the other volunteers. The city where we live is the cultural capital of the region and houses the largest university in Belgium.
Help
In the first place we are looking for volunteers that can help (and have experience with) repairing bikes and guiding MTB tours for children. Besides that you can help with cooking, gardening, small renovation projects in the house and many more things.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Cohousing, including meals. Volunteers cook as much as possible together. There are house rules that should be respected and household tasks to be done by all cohousers. We accept only non-smoking people and no pets.
What else ...
We accept only volunteers with intrinsic motivation. We ask a guarantee for a bike if you use one of ours.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
