Close to Nature
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About the project
Close to Nature
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vlahi Nature School is a small educational project based on permaculture principles. It is located in a remote village at the foot of Pirin mountain (UNESCO World Heritage) where only few people live permanently.
💼 What the programme involves
10 volunteers will participate in developing further the Nature School devoting efforts in restoration of winter garden, constructed on the principles of passive building. It serves for preserving plants in the winter as well as a chicken house. Last summer due to fire in the village the winter garden was destroyed. The volunteers will help in construction of garden fence, also damaged by the fire.
The EVS will learn about overexploitation of water resources, conflicts that arise from that and will participate in small but important activities for changing the status quo (monitoring of water levels, the forest condition, illegal activities and fish stoking).
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: In Vlahi Nature School, in a common sleeping room. Outside sun showers and compost toilets.
Food: Volunteers will be cooking for themselves in teams with provided season and local products.
Travel: Reimburse of the travel tickets will be done according to the rules of the Erasmus+ program based on distance calculation and at receipt of original documents. The environmental way of travelling (train, bus) is strongly encouraged.
🎒 Leisure activities
As part of the EVS you will have the following learning opportunities:
• Learning about biodiversity, habitats, nature conservation
• Exploring challenges that local people and nature are facing, what is the relation and possible solutions
• Methods for biodiversity, water and habitat monitoring
• Living in small isolated place, close to nature
• Sharing with other volunteers from all around and learning from them
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteer profile or at least some values that we find important, however feel free to be outside of the box:
• Open-minded, curious, ready to challenge yourself and to be outside of the comfort zone
• Be able to communicate openly and participate, not exploite
• Ready to listen and learn, but also to share and contribute
• Being responsible towards agreed tasks
• Understanding the needs of the project
Belgian or french volunteer required
Deadline application : 13-04-2018
ℹ️ Additional information
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SVI_SVE_VUK_Bulgaria
10/06/2018 → 29/06/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
2841 Vlahi, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Bulgaria Lev (BGN / лв)
Exchange rate
1 BGN = 0.515905 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 21:23 (12/11/2026)
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