📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The project is approved. Join our community, where we experiment with reducing our own waste, produce food in permaculture garden, learn innovative educational methods, permaculture, ecological gardening and the old crafts. Assist us to preserve cultural heritage, the authentic crafts, traditions and nature. Help us spread the word about low waste management, permaculture and Erasmus+. Come and meet like-minded people and be the change in the world. Shipka has many advantages – life is calmer around here, the air is fresh, water and food are clean, we are in the outskirts of the mountain and near a lake. Shipka is rich in cultural heritage. The disadvantages of Shipka’s are that cultural and social life is very limited. There are not so many activities for youth and children. The town needs modernizing in lots of areas. We want to change that. This is why we need your help. We want to attract young people who want to live in a quiet place with fresh air for a few months or more.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The sleeping arrangements will be in a house in the town of Shipka, that has everything necessary. The house is good and comfortable. Travel, food, accommodation and pocket money (set amount) are covered.
The location of Shipka is a historical place with rich cultural heritage and stunning nature. Lots of tourists visit the town, mainly to see the Russian church with the golden domes. The nature around Shipka is very beautiful and nice for hikes and walks. There is a bus to the town of Kazanlak (43,000 people) every 1 hour. There are other volunteer projects in Kazanlak and the Rose valley
🎒 Leisure activities
- Developing Social entrepreneurship project at the Shipka ethographic museum
- Cultural and educational activity - Cultural center, gallery, library, exhibitions, funding, organizational activities
- Non-formal education, innovative educational methods – working with youth and children
- Design and making of productive permaculture gardens (building raised beds, perennial plants, observation skills, chicken tractor, worm farm, mulching , composting, making seed and seedling mixtures and raising seedlings)
- Composting and recycling - pilot project for a small town
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: People who want to gain practical experience in alternative edication, cultural activities, ecological gardening, permaculture, biodiversity, community building, transformation, transition economy, low waste management for small communities. People who are willing to learn and like to spend time outdoors. We would like to host volunteers who demonstrate a strong interest for the main themes of the project and main areas of activities.
Deadline: No application deadline
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.