This press page will give you links to press articles and publications about La Giraudière. The publications are not just local, but include national and international publications relating to La Giraudière and our Volunteer Project. They will give you an insight into the impact a small project in a small French village can have and how it can achieve international recognition. Please enjoy and tell us if you find any other press publications!
Volunteer at Christmas
This press article refers to a Christmas Market which was held at La Giraudière in 2013. This article was written by the correspondent, Jean-Yves Delage, for the Charente Libre. Jean-Yves has written many articles about our project and we are so thankful for the contribution he as made to our Press Page. Read more about the Christmas Volunteering Project
Article from San Diego News USA
San Diego Community News Group – No good deed goes unpunished in France This link will take you to the first of three articles on Martin Jones Westlin’s summer vacation in France, during which he’discovered some of the culture’s lesser-publicized traits through participation in a volunteer work program at La Giraudière. This time, he looks at one instance that, thanks to some ingenious French hospitality, may have averted rethinking part of the trip. Westlin is editor of La Jolla Village News part of the San Diego News.
La Giraudière – Melting Pot of volunteers at Brossac
Published by the Charente Libre and written by Pascal Huord, this article shows Paul with two Australian volunteers and highlights the mixture of nationalities which have taken part at La Giraudière.
Restoration House France
Barbara Booth has been a freelance journalist for over 20 years, published nationally in newspapers and magazines including The Age, The Canberra Times, The West Australian, Qantas Club magazine, Home Beautiful, and OzArts. Barbara arrived at La Giraudière in 2013 as a volunteer. Two years later an Australian magazine published a three- page article about the culture exchange project here at La Giraudière. Read Barbara’s article: French Experience
Volunteering at La Giraudiere – C’est l’auberge espagnole
An article published in 2011 in the Charente Libre. In the picture are two Spanish volunteers who helped us to achieve the title of C’est l’auberge espagnole.
La Giraudiere Voluntourism – Peter Greenberg, Worldwide Travel
Peter S. Greenberg (born January 20) is an American journalist. He is the CBS News Travel Editor, reporting regularly on The Early Show, its replacement CBS This Morning, and the CBS Evening News. He may be best known as the Travel Editor for NBC’s Today, CNBC and MSNBC from 1995 until 2009. He is also known as the travel detective. You can read Peter’s article about voluntourism projects and in particular La Giraudière at La Giraudière Voluntourism.
Marché Noel à La Giraudière 2013
Following the success of the Christmas markets in 2011 and 2012, the press helped promote our events in following years. A big thank you to the Charente Libre. Read more about Christmas in the Volunteers Articles.
The dates for 2025 Summer program are presently
26th June 2025 until 30th September 2025
The recommended volunteering period is 3 weeks but you can apply for any length of stay during the 2025 program dates.