ESC: Culture of Permaculture 2026

Name: ESC: Culture of Permaculture 2026
Start: 2026-02-02
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Prenčov, Slovakia

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Slovakia Culture Education Environment European Voluntary Service Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

ARTKRUH is a civic association whose purpose is to promote harmonious coexistence with nature and preservation and development of traditional values in accordance with cultural heritage and nature of the country. Our activities aim to contribute to local and regional development and sustainability. Our main target group is youth (but also adults and children) that we aim to motivate to active, creative and sustainable life-style in the countryside. We are founding Village center of non-formal education “Golden hill”, to create a space where visitors can educate, self-realize and self-know themselves through creative, cultural, spiritual, artistic and also everyday-life activities. Besides that we are providing local museum “Black kitchen” with traditional way of cooking and living. In the past we have organized many international youth projects as workcamps, exchanges, EVS, trainings and others. Main fields of our activities are: EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Courses, seminars, international youth projects CREATIVE AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS Ceramics, carving, plating, jewelery, etc. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS Festivals, street theater, fairs, etc. ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES Permaculture and traditional construction.

💼 What the programme involves

For many people, permaculture mainly means caring about the garden and plants. Permaculture however is a wider concept that includes in addition to earth care, caring about the people and their needs. It is based on relationships that should grow and support each other. Growing inside can be approached either in a philosophical, emotional, or mental way in our vision and understanding of the world. Growing outside can be related to gardening, relationships, nature, or our skills. Perma comes from permanent –something that can be sustainable. Culture is a complex of specific spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional traits of a society or social group, which also includes a common way of life, lifestyle, value system, traditions, and faith. We will explore together “What is perma-Culture?” not only in a material way, but also in philosophical, social, and also personal way.

On-arrival and mid-term training are provided by Slovak NA. The organization provide teachings about Permaculture, Dragon Dreaming project management, pottery and woodcraft workshops and many other small or big things needed for live in rural area.

🏠 Accommodation on site

We have a separated part of our house with two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and toilet, where we can accommodate four persons. This part of the house will be the volunteers accommodation. Both places are independently separated.

🍲 Food

Volunteers have their own kitchen. In the village there is a small grocery store, there is a school kitchen with reasonable prices, and there is the option of food delivery. Usually they are going to the nearby town to do bigger shopping trips in a supermarket and we share cooking by our selfs.

Food: vegetarian/vegan (depending on volunteers)

🎒 Leisure activities

Activities: gardening, reconstruction of permaculture settlement, community building, logistics and management of educational project and activities

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Suitable for volunteers who are looking for living and working in a rural area connected with nature and community, willing to participate actively in all the process, and learn in a wide range of activities ready to work physically and be responsible for the duties and agreements. They should feel concerned about climate change issues and are willing to learn and live responsibly. We appreciate it if volunteers have some manual skills of using working tools, or other skills needed in rural areas, but it is not required. However some preconditions for rural and community life is needed.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

Every second summer we organize 14 day-group volunteering projects focused at permaculture.

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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