ESC: Conservazione delle foreste e sviluppo comunitario in Portogallo

Name: ESC: Conservazione delle foreste e sviluppo comunitario in Portogallo
Start: 2023-05-01
End: 2024-01-31
Location: Portugal

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Portugal Culture Environment European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We search for you, for a local development association based in a rural city. Its mission is the promotion of social and economic development of rural regions, seeking solutions to local and global problems, involving and bringing citizens and institutions closer together in the search for practices that promote sustainability and improve the quality of life of the population. A plant nursery, where several native species are produced, is the main infrastructure of this organization, and needs daily operational works. You will participate in the nature conservation activities, work at the nursery of native plants, implement environmental education activities with different audiences, and support the promotion of projects proposed by other communities (or by yourself, you're welcome!). You'll be involved also in the conservation of Mediterranean ecosystems, consisting in planting activities and invasive species removal. You'll participate also in environmental education activities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Montemor-o-Novo is a municipality in the district of Évora, a UNESCO World Heritage city in the middle of the Alentejo. It's located 30 km. from Évora and 100 km. from Lisbon. You will be accommodated in a fully equipped house with a kitchen, five single bedrooms, a shared bathroom and a terrace, located in the city center. Moreover you will have the right to receive: a pocket money (5 euros per day), a food allowance (5 euros per day), and an insurance coverage. The travel costs from Italy to Portugal and back are fully reimbursed.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will attend three official training sessions: a pre-departure training before leaving Italy; a so-called “on-arrival training” in a few weeks after your advent in Portugal; a “midterm training”, around at half of your volunteering experience. You will be trained to acquire skills and competences on plant nursery operational works, seed collection, sowing, and transplanting plants. Regular classes of Portuguese are included in the weekly plan. You'll learn also how to manage the communication structure of a nonprofit organization.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are searching for a volunteer, motivated and enthusiastic to participate in intercultural activities and dialogues about sustainability, conservation and protection of nature and environmental education. You will use your skills and competences working in a teamwork, willing to acquire and develop more and more about these topics.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

PT34532

01/05/2023 → 31/01/2024

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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

7050, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 22:05 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese