ESC: End fossil fuels - 100% renewables now - for a volunteer from Ukraine

Name: ESC: End fossil fuels - 100% renewables now - for a volunteer from Ukraine
Start: 2022-11-01
End: 2023-04-30
Location: Helsinki, Finland

Code: 29639 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

TO APPLY - PLEASE WRITE TO [email protected]. DON'T JUST PRESS THE APPLY BUTTON. EKOenergy is a global nonprofit ecolabel for sustainable renewable energy. We are an initiative of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and we promote renewable energy in over 40 countries. We reach out to large energy consumers, publish articles, set up renewable energy campaigns... We are hosting 8 volunteers from 7 countries. Our current Ukrainian volunteer will start studying soon, and we are now looking for someone else to take over from November 2022 to March 2023. (5 remaining months) All volunteers help us establish new contacts and maintain existing contacts with partners in many countries. Together with our staff and with our other volunteers, they also develop new campaigns to promote renewable energy.

🏠 Accommodation on site

- Accommodation: volunteers get a private room in a shared apartment - Volunteers also get an allowance to buy food, a bus ticket for public transportation in Helsinki, as well as the so-called ESC pocket money. - Access to the EU Online language learning tool and ESC health insurance - Travel: we pay the travel from your home country to Finland (and return) - All tasks happen from our office in Helsinki.

🎒 Leisure activities

- Pre-arrival training by the supporting organisation (if possible under the current situation)  - On arrival training organised by Opetushallitus, the Finnish National Agency - Regular information about renewable energy markets - Regular webinars about climate change and EU climate policy, as well as about other relevant topics (also depending on the interest of the volunteer)

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: - Interest in environment and climate protection. - Social person, interested in living and working with other young volunteers. - Interested in communication (verbal and photos) - Not afraid to contact unknown persons via phone, Skype, Zoom... (in English and in the native language) - Most of the work happens from our office, and with the computer. The project involves a lot of reading, writing, designing, translating,... We are open for your suggestions too. Feel free to ask via [email protected]
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/12/2037

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.

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

📅 Available sessions

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01/11/2022 → 30/04/2023

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Deadline: 31/12/2037

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

Itälahdenkatu 22b, 00210 Helsinki, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 22:07 (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 Finnish