France: ESC: Eco-Ambassadors of European Values

About the local hosting organization

The House of Europe Bordeaux-Aquitaine (MEBA) was created in 2009 at the initiative of all the territorial authorities, namely the City of Bordeaux, the Bordeaux Metropolis, the Gironde Department and the New-Aquitaine Region, thus proving the strength of all the local institutions' commitment to a common idea of Europe. An association governed by the law of 1901, it is at the same time a resource center on Europe, an incubator of European projects and a place where citizens come to debate on Europe-related topics. The MEBA had very quickly become an essential place for meetings and exchanges with the public, especially through numerous events bringing together, according to the time and the subjects, people of all ages and all horizons. Like all associations under the French law of 1901, its governance is ensured by a board of directors, which represents the founding territorial authorities, the legal entities and the individual members. An office emanating from this board of directors, composed of a president, a treasurer and a secretary general, ensures the executive management of the association. An ordinary general assembly is held every year in June and an elective general assembly once every three years. The MEBA’s objectives, as they appear in the article 2 of its statutes are: • To promote the "process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe" (Article 1 of the TEU) by working to a better understanding of European cultures in their diversity • To build the unity of Europe by contributing to a better understanding of its values, institutions, and policies by the citizens • To explain, help to create and/or strengthen an active European citizenship • To make Europe concrete in the daily life of every citizen • To offer activities strengthening the European citizenship and to bring together the European cultural actors in Bordeaux and the region of New-Aquitaine. The MEBA’s activities are linked to the above-mentioned objectives. They can be categorized as follows: * Firstly, the interventions we make in cooperation with our 192 partners, mainly schools, youth centres or sports clubs, via the ‘Ambassadors of European and Olympic values’ scheme, which is only made possible by our participation in the ESC programme. * Secondly, the in situ programme called "the European season", offering year-round conferences, debates, projections, exhibitions, language cafés, literary cafés and concerts completely free and open to the general public. * Thirdly, the ‘Festival of Europe’ taking place in May, during which the MEBA proposes a series of very diverse events, that allow us to reach between 20,000 and 40,000 people every year. * Finally, the MEBA is actively present in the local media, both as an expert on European issues or as an animator of several radio shows. All the above-mentioned activities provide the MEBA with an exceptional influence. During a year of standard activities - excluding the pandemic period - we reach an average of 74,225 people.

Presentation of the programme

At Maison de l'Europe Bordeaux-Aquitaine (MEBA), we defend the idea that the European spirit is forged from simple daily actions that shape the common European identity. It's already been 11 years the MEBA has carried out the project ‘Ambassadors of European values’, aiming to contribute to the creation of a better and more peaceful environment through solidarity, team spirit, joy and optimism. But what do we do concretely? We present our countries, their culture, heritage, languages, gastronomy, politics, etc. through educational workshops at schools (primary-secondary-high schools), lead linguistic cafés, create a podcast and our own weekly radio shows, organise cultural events, create social media contents, participate at events organised by the city and meet local MPs, promote European mobility programmes, active citizenship, sustainability, environmental inclusion and solidarity in our society. Check us out on IG @maisondeleurope and please, read this call till the end.

About the accomodation

Your future flat is situated in a student residence in the neighbourhood of La Bastide in Bordeaux. The flat is shared by two, each of you having your own private room. The living room with kitchen and bathroom are shared, mutual respect is therefore required from both flatmates. The monthly allowance is 450€, laundry is not included, but the local transport card is provided as well as access to the OLS platform to improve your language skills. You'll be part of a group of 12 volunteers coming from different countries, so in case of difficulty, you'll always have someone to count on! :)

About the leisure activities

As every other volunteer, you will participate in the on-arrival and midterm seminars organised by the French National Agency. The first 2 months are dedicated to training including: discovery of the city and its heritage, workshops on intercultural learning and techniques of workshop animation; radio, video and visual facilitation trainings; basics of the EU and (eco)citizenship, etc. After that, an active phase of the project begins => the so-called interventions start. At MEBA, EVERY WEEK IS DIFFERENT & our timetable is rather DYNAMIC, but that's why you can only hardly get bored!

Requirements

The Participant profile: We're looking for someone who's not afraid to CREATE and CONDUCT educational workshops, ENTERTAIN youngsters & SPEAK in public. To speak to the microphone on the RADIO in French? Yes, that'll be one of your tasks... and leading conversation sessions with people of all ages in English or your beautiful native LANGUAGE as well! Having a POSITIVE attitude (not only) towards biking is a MUST! In our project, every week looks differently, therefore you need to be FLEXIBLE & ADAPTABLE as our timetable changes based on needs of our partners. But most IMPORTANTLY, we're looking for a MOTIVATED & RESPECTFUL people with some knowledge of FRENCH, as this is our working language we'll be using starting September. Do you meet ALL the criteria, you're available during the whole project period, you have checked us out on Instagram and you can imagine yourself being our future ambassador? APPLY! Fingers crossed :) * Please note that candidates not meeting all the above-mentioned criteria will not be considered, and we'll only get back to those who will be selected for an interview. Also, if you had already applied to our project, please DO NOT do it twice. We have well received your application, however, we recruit in rounds and only get back to chosen candidates. If you apply second time, we'll know you do not read carefully and you application will be automatically disqualified. Thank you loads for your comprehension.Deadline: 28/06/2026 23:59