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ESC: Creative Collaboration Space: Digging in!

Code: 50510 Copied

Poland European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Creative Collaboration Space: Digging in!

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

️ Looking for a short, intense, and incredibly rewarding adventure? Join our 2-week ESC Team Volunteering project in Kwidzyn, Poland, and leave a lasting mark on our local community! We need your energy for a massive garden makeover at our YouthSpace. ️ Our community garden needs a serious reboot, and we are starting with a bang! Your very first task? Teaming up to take down and remove a huge, broken old tent that’s blocking our creative space. Once the ground is cleared and the garden is cleaned up, the real magic begins. You and your international crew will get your hands dirty planting, restoring the green area, and building awesome, sustainable urban furniture from scratch. In just 14 days, you’ll transform a messy, neglected yard into a vibrant outdoor chill zone for local youth. It’s hard, hands-on work, but the payoff is huge. You’ll bond with volunteers from all over Europe, share lots of laughter, and experience the deep satisfaction! Ready to roll up your sleeves?

🏠 Accommodation on site

• Term: 16 - 31.05. 2026. • Location: Kwidzyn, Poland. • Accommodation: You will receive health insurance, pocket money for food, and other expenses (90€+350PLN). Travel costs will be reimbursed depending on the travel distance (based on the UE calculator). Accommodation in a shared rooms, student standard, covered bills. • Details here: https://www.akwedukt.org.pl/accomodation/ https://www.akwedukt.org.pl/?page_id=7501

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers participate in the training offered by the Akwedukt's Association inner programme: introduction training, integration meetings and evaluation sessions, skill-oriented meetings, youthpass certification training, and any other preparation and trainings needed inside the programme!

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: ️Who are we looking for? ️ We don’t need professional gardeners, architects, or master carpenters. We are looking for enthusiastic young people (18-30 years old) who are ready to roll up their sleeves, work hard, and have fun as a team. If you don't mind getting a little dirt under your nails for a great cause, you are exactly who we need! You are a perfect match if you are: ️Not afraid of physical work: You have the energy and stamina to dismantle a giant broken tent, clear out debris, dig in the soil, and build things. This is a very hands-on, active 2-week mission! A true Team Player: You thrive in a group and love collaborating. You know that taking down a heavy tent or building a wooden bench is way easier (and much funnier) when you do it together with an international crew. ️A DIY & Nature Enthusiast: You love the idea of upcycling, creating sustainable urban furniture from scratch, and breathing new life into a neglected green space. Adaptable & open-minded: You are ready for a short, intense intercultural living experience in Kwidzyn. You are open to meeting people from different backgrounds and flexible enough to laugh it off when things don't go exactly as planned. ️ Motivated by visible results: You are the kind of person who loves seeing the immediate impact of your hard work—transforming a messy yard into a beautiful, functional chill zone in just 14 days. What you DON'T need: ️ Prior experience in landscaping, gardening, or construction. Just bring your motivation, and we will guide you through the rest! To help you prepare, here are the main questions you'll need to answer when you apply: 1. The Hands-On Check: Are you ready to get dirty? Tell us how you feel about physical outdoor work (like dismantling tents and building DIY furniture) and if you have any previous experience. 2. The Teamwork Check: You’ll be living and working 24/7 with an international crew. What role do you usually play in a team? 3. The Adaptability Check: Outdoor work is unpredictable (think bad weather or stubborn tools). How do you handle unexpected challenges or changes of plan? 4. The Motivation Check: What excites you the most about transforming a messy, neglected yard into a cool community chill zone in just 14 days? Join us, make lifelong friends, and let's get digging!
Deadline: 05/04/2026 23:59

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.

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📅 Available sessions

PL50510

16/05/2026 → 31/05/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 05/04/2026

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

Kwidzyn, Poland

Poland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)

Exchange rate

1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:51 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish