Skip to main content

ESC: Elf around

Code: 42320 Copied

Slovenia European Voluntary Service Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates
Sign in to apply

About the project

ESC: Elf around

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

This year, Idrija is embracing its rich heritage by choosing the mischievous mine elf, Becirk Perkmandelc, as the theme for our Christmas celebrations. We invite 20 creative volunteers to help transform our town into a festive wonderland and connect heritage with festivity.. You'll have the freedom to brainstorm, design, and create from scratch, using your skills to bring Perkmandelc to life and spread joy throughout the community. Your work will be showcased during the official light-up night, bringing smiles to all who visit Idrija. We seek volunteers who are creative, proactive, playful, and enjoy working with their hands. If you have innovative ideas for decorating our town using scrapped materials, we want you! This is your chance to make a tangible impact, connect with the community, and share the holiday spirit. Join us in this exciting project and help make Idrija a festive and welcoming place. Application and more info: https://rb.gy/h59ar3

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation will be provided at Hostel Idrija, a youth hostel managed by Idrija Youth Centre. Hostel is located 5 min walk from the historical town centre and features an amazing view with spacious summer terrace. Rooms will be shared by 2 or 3 volunteers, while the kitchen, living room area and bathrooms will be shared by the whole group. You as a group will be responsible for preparation of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Slovenia is easily accessible. Each volunteer is entitled to a reimbursement of travel costs if using the public transport.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteering activities will be carried out from 6 to 8 hours a day, totaling between 30 and 38 hours per week. Mentors and trainer will ensure a smooth working process and will be available for volunteers for everything during the activity. You will be guided through the entire process of EXPLORING, PLANNING, we will start to plan under the guidance of a mentor knowledgeable in design and decorating. CREATING the decorations we planned and BRINGING YOUR IDEAS TO LIFE.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers who are creative, proactive, innovative, open-minded, playfull, responsible, and sociable. If you enjoy working with your hands, have motivation and interesting, fun ideas on how to decorate a city for the local people from scrapped material and give Idrija a pleasant place to hang out, you are exactly what we are looking for! A good understanding of English and some experience in physical work, designing, event organization or video editing are desirable. The participants must be between 20 and 29 years old. There are no other conditions, so we gladly welcome people with all social, geographical, economic, cultural, educational, and other backgrounds.
Deadline: 01/10/2024 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.

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

Sign in to apply

📅 Available sessions

SI42320

25/11/2024 → 12/12/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 01/10/2024

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

Ulica IX. korpusa 17, 5280 Idrija, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 20:50 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

WhatsApp

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Slovenian Serbo-Croatian