ESC: Ecology and community in the mountains of Romania

Name: ESC: Ecology and community in the mountains of Romania
Start: 2025-04-01
End: 2025-10-01
Location: Poșaga de Jos, Romania

Code: 44379 Copied

Romania European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Stichting UcDean is a foundation that aims at improving knowledge and understanding of the new and future EU member-states in Central and Eastern Europe. The foundation focuses at young people, students and young professionals from The Netherlands, aged 16 - 35. Stichting UcDean has been a sending and coordinating organization for Erasmus+ EVS projects since 2012, and is a supporting organization for European Solidarity Corps projects. We also facilitate international trainings and youth exchanges. Stichting UcDean moreover organizes study trips to countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Caucasus.

💼 What the programme involves

Learn about sustainability and permaculture in a small village deep in the mountains of Transylvania, Romania. The goal of Dupa Gard is to create a peaceful retreat, helping people reconnect with nature and themselves. By volunteering at Dupa Gard, young people learn about sustainability and permaculture, growing food and healthy living – they learn by helping us at the farm and by getting involved in the local life. Our main aim right now is to bring the community closer together. We want to create “third spaces”, where the locals could meet and build a community spirit, which is now largely missing. Another main objective is to show sustainable approaches for life, which will help them implement appropriate improvements in their daily life (eg. composting, saving energy and water, reducing household waste, growing their own food). More info: https://eastpackers.nl/project/esc-in-transylvania-romania/

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided at the estate of our organization. The participants will be accommodated in either tiny houses, or a (once it’s ready) renovated cob barn. All of these accommodation spaces have access to our campsite outdoor facilities (shower, compost toilet, kitchen, recreational corners). You will receive food allowance and pocket money according to ESC guidelines.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will get access to trainings and workshops about permaculture - while you support the organisation of these events you can also participate in the knowledge exchange. Through practical work on the farm you will learn eventually learn how to plant and maintain your own permaculture garden.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Curious about permaculture and ecology, ready to engage with a local community. You must love nature and able to enjoy your free time without big city infrastructure.
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

RO44379

01/04/2025 → 01/10/2025

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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

517581 Poșaga de Jos, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 22:10 (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 Romanian