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The association · Barjols, Var, France · Since December 2024
A learning ecosystem
Racine & Voyage is a French non-profit association for socio-ecological research, knowledge-sharing and experimentation, founded in Barjols in December 2024. It links science, popular education and fieldwork to bring human activity intelligently back into the cycles of living systems.
Our values
What guides everything we do
Science, research, education & knowledge sharingPopular education, life-based learning, social innovation, regenerative R&D.
Regenerating living systems and ecosystemsSystems approach, symbiosis, restoration, circularity, cooperation between humans and non-humans.
Social justice & inclusionEquity, dignity and real access for young people, minorities and overlooked communities.
Responsibility, humanity & transformationTransparent management and fair use of resources, in service of places where everyone can learn, rebuild and grow.
2025, our first year
First actions on three continents
With a small volunteer team and modest means, the association laid its foundations and launched its first field projects.
History
Where Racine & Voyage comes from
A young association with older roots: several years of talks, workshops and fieldwork in Spain and Latin America before it was founded in Barjols.
- 2021 – 2023Andalusian roots. Talk on the Fungal Kingdom at the Benarrabá Mushroom Fair (2021), Feria del Empleo in Seville and the Málaga Regional Awards gala (2022), meetings with the rural women’s network MAREM (2023), workshops and litter clean-ups.
- 12 December 2024Founding of the association in Barjols: articles of association signed, French non-profit (loi 1901), free and open membership.
- 2025First year. Talks at Cachora secondary school (Peru), Operation Clean River in Peru, Ecuador and France, support for a mushroom-growing project in Ecuador.
- 15 December 2025Ordinary general assembly : 2025 activity report and financial report approved unanimously.
- 19 June 2026General assembly : review of the first half-year, financial report approved, board re-elected unanimously.
- 27 July 2026Convergence des luttes : the association’s stand, alongside the HK concert.
- 29 August 2026Saint-Chamas : talk “From roots to journeys, a tool for social transformation”.
- September 2026VaR, Voyage aux Racines du Vivant in Barjols: the first edition of our travelling series, with talks, workshops, the association’s stand and World Clean-Up Day.
- 2 October 2026Marseille : talk for the International Day of Peace and Non-Violence.
- 17 November 2026General assembly (planned): review and close of the 2026 year.
Who supports us
A growing network
In France
Municipality of BarjolsVar- La Mauvaise HerbeBarjols
World Cleanup DayGlobal movement- Provence Verte inter-municipal communityVar
World March for Peace and NonviolenceGlobal movement
In the field, internationally
- Planta un ÁrbolAbancay, Peru
- Tsaatan Tour MongoliaMongolia
We’re hiring
We are actively looking for five profiles
To grow, the association is strengthening its team. Volunteering, internship or freelance mission: write to us and we will shape the role together.
Administrative role
Memberships, administrative and accounting follow-up, organising general assemblies.
Digital marketer
Social media, newsletter, campaigns: raising the profile of our talks and projects.
Graphic designer
Visual identity, posters, print and digital materials, reports.
Web designer
Evolving the website: project pages, forms, online tools.
Join us
Four ways to help the project grow
Join online in two minutes, or write to us: we reply quickly.
Become a member
Membership is open and free. Become a member and take part in the life of the association.
Join onlineGet involved
Volunteers, researchers, educators, local authorities, artists: propose a collaboration or join the team.
CollaborateMake a donation
Every donation directly supports VaR, our youth work and the future Living Labs. Write to us and we will explain how to give.
Make a donationThe Partners’ Circle
Companies and foundations: see our budget and choose the line you fund, in money, equipment or skills. We report on it every year.
Become a sponsorOrganising a corporate event? Discover our talks and immersive days.