ESC: Empowering Communities Through Sustainable Practices and Environmental Education

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Join a unique volunteering experience in Sicily at the Serra Guarneri Centre for Environmental Education. Over 80 days, you’ll dive into sustainable tourism, environmental education, and regenerative agriculture in the heart of rural Sicily. As a volunteer, you’ll become part of the Serra Guarneri community, engaging in various activities that promote eco-friendly practices. This project aims to revitalize rural life by nurturing creativity and providing the skills necessary for implementing sustainable lifestyles in these areas. It also focuses on the personal and professional development of young people, offering hands-on experience through solidarity-based activities at the Centre. Ultimately, the project seeks to foster a generation dedicated to the regeneration of both the planet and themselves, empowering youth with innovative skills to thrive in the evolving job market.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Shared rooms in the CEA and 6 euros per day as a pocket money for personal expenses. Serra Guarneri is a small rural hamlet immersed in the forest of the Madonie. It is composed of small houses clustered around the main structure. Today, it hosts a Centre for Environmental Education, run by the cooperative Palma Nana. Food will be shared with the other inhabitants of the CEA. We offer transportations to participants in their free days or according to their needs.

🎒 Leisure activities

Every volunteer will join in an Italian Language course with a certified teacher. The volunteers will join also in the training managed by Italian National Agency in Rome. Volunteers will participate in activities in direct contact with nature, in the ecological garden and collaborate in training and dissemination activities aimed at school students, with the aim of countering the loss of interest in ecology and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Young, motivated and flexible to unpredictable daily schedules. Not a high level of English will be required. No strong previous experience will be necessary to access the project, but a strong motivation to be open to transformation, not only at a personal level but also as a search toward social and environmental justice in the local and wider community. - This project is considered as a long-term ESC project
Deadline: 10/03/2025 10:00

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

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03/06/2025 → 22/08/2025

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Deadline: 10/03/2025

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

Piazza Sant 'Euno, 13/14 15, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:29 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian