Association-Notre Dame

Accommodation and Rest and Care House with a "safe quarter" for confused elderly. It is mainly characterized by the creation of a secure living space. Every effort is made to ensure that each resident can "feel him good" in this area of life enabling them to realize, to come true and to open up and despite the poly-pathology that afflicts him. The main focus is on support and / or replacement on a daily basis and that in every detail of life. This allows the resident to "stabilize him" in its loss of autonomy, or even cover a bit more autonomy for certain acts that could be done again, which again gives a satisfaction of fullfilment. The Foyer Ste-Anne offers the full range of specialists dedicated to these goals. Volunteers will be mainly in contact with the healthcare, physiotherapist or animation team. Project environment Easily accessible by road, air, rail or waterway, Namur at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre, is the capital of Wallonia with its 3.5 million inhabitants and is located in the heart of the European Regions. Near to Brussels, capital of Europe, well served by roads, rail and river, the Namur region is also rich in thousands of companies. The fact to count no industrial stronghold in the region has avoided the torments of painful restructuring and inevitable closures. And during this time has woven a network of small and medium sized enterprises, mainly in the service sector. Namur is also the siege of two internationally renowned academic centers and many "high schools" with diverse qualifications. Volunteer’s activities Objectives: The Elderly people is lossing his autonomy in performing activities of daily life, that is to say, to wash, dress, move, eat ... These losses of autonomy are compensated by a multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, aid caregiver, physiotherapists, speech therapist, animators, .... This multidisciplinary team supports the Elderly. Thus, the volunteer will be included in a professional team and will be especially affected in principle to animation tasks. However, the orientation of activities will be determined according to his abilities on proposal of the tutor. The integration of European volunteers in this team focuses primarily on: - To meet the demand of young European volunteers willing to commit to serving others and in particular the elderly, - To develop an intergenerational project through animation activities and daily contacts, - At some times, to accompany residents (elderly) in the performance of activities of daily life. - To live a human experience through an institution that integrate social, psychological and medical care of seniors - They can make their own contribution to the project particularly in the field of animation - To share their experience with staff and local volunteers and thus provide a "more" in the Foyer. This allows more time for each resident and thus create a climate of "security" and serenity for residents. Volunteers are accomodated outside the Foyer, in rooms located in a building housing student nurses. There they will be in regular contact with youth coming from Belgium, France, and from various other countries as well as within the home, they can meet other volunteers from foreign countries. A period of two weeks is reserved for the integration of volunteers: - In the local life environment (in charge of coordinating organization: BSC Namur asbl) - In the middle of the Foyer Ste Anne