Les Amis De La Giraudiere

ABOUT US

La Giraudiere is the home of the association “Les Amis De La Giraudière” situated one kilometer from the village of Brossac which is in the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine, South west France. L’association, Les Amis De La Giraudière is a non-profit, non government organisation, NGO, registered with the prefecture of the department of the Charente. Our national identification is number is Numero siret 798 712 048 00015.

Volunteers of all ages and from all points of the globe have helped create the centre La Giraudiere and continue to help today to improve, not just the the center, but also the programs offered and help with the day to day running of the center.

The teaching resources at la Giraudiere are endless apart from the officers, teachers and members of the association each year the variety of volunteers that participate and contribute towards the project and it’s different programs are as wide ranging as a CEO from USA, an accountant from Japan, entrepreneurs from Australia, a retired Supreme court judge from New Zealand, solicitor from Ireland, Doctor from Scotland, website creators from China.

OUR MISSION

“Is to provide a place of learning and culture exchange open to people of all ages,

all nationalities and from all backgrounds of life”.

Part of our mission is already being achieved through our volunteers program which offers an affordable way for people to come, take part and learn about France, its language, its culture and its lifestyle and at the same time learn about each other’s culture. Similar with our internship and traineeship programs.

Another Part of our mission is also achieved through the Erasmus programs whereby students between the age of 18 - 30 can come and participate on selected projects at La Giraudiere at no cost to the participant. We now take this a step further and offer scholarships to those unable to benefit from the European Funded programs. Through the Scholarships on offer at La Giraudiere. Participants will be able to participate as a volunteer, intern or as a trainee sponsored by our association. These places will be free of fees to warranted and selected participants.

You can read the full story of La Giraudiere at About La Giraudiere