Association of youth workcamps "

Association des Chantiers de Jeunesse (ACJ) was founded in 1967. It is a national, non-governmental and non-profit association.
 organization that organises volunteering work-camps .
It's principal activities are mainly centered around topics such as working with young people having difficulties at school, the installation of cultural and educational programs,voluntary work to support urban and rural development as well as the protection of environmental and historical heritage.
as most of its members have worked for many years within associations working in volunteering and humanitarian activities; a fact which enabled them to acquire a good experience in mounting and carrying out different types of projects: activities with kids, planting trees and gardening activities in public establishments, environment campaigns, international work camps…..
Through our activities we mean to achieve the following goals:

* Contributing to sustainable development.

* Sensitizing people to the importance of volunteering and solidarity.

* Developing people’s awareness of their duty toward their community

* Contributing to the protection of green areas and environment in general.

* Opening new horizons for kids to develop their skills and personalities.
* Volunteering work-camps are For the youth from all over the globe.
* Creating a cultural exchange that would contribute to better understanding and peace between peoples and nations. 

bullet Mission/Vision
1.To integrate youth in social and cultural life.
2.To institute peace , co-operation and positive dialogue between people.
3.To brighten the life of people in precarious situations .
4.To safeguard the environment.
5.To publish human rights culture among the youth. 

 

OUR AIMS:

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 To promote volunteer activities for young people in their spare time and holidays;

 To promote community development and encourage participation of community members in activities for their own benefit;

 To create opportunities to exchange experiences between youth from different parts of the country and the rest of the world;

 To promote international understanding through voluntary services;

 To enable young people to encounter and understand different cultures;

 To encourage the concept of voluntary services as a force in search for peace equality, democracy and international understanding.

 

- To integrate local youth in social and cultural life.

- To institute peace, co-operation and positive dialogue between different cultures.

 

Activities:

- ACJ organizes international volunteering workcamps open to volunteers from different horizons and cultures.