ESC: Experience volunteering in a small village nearby the polar circle
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About the project
ESC: Experience volunteering in a small village nearby the polar circle
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We are a voluntary central in the municipality of Vevelstad (500 inhabitants) in Nordland county in Norway. We got established in 2012. Since than we have build up a good organization which is well known in Vevelstad and the region. The voluntary central is driven by one daily leader in full time job. We are an independent public body, financed and owned by the municipality, working non-profit and with non-municipal tasks.
We have a good cooperation with the staff at town hall to give the best service possible for the public.
Around 12 volunteers are working with and for us with different permanent social activities during the year. Otherwise we have other volunteers working with special events and activities.
Our aim is to create: -meetings between people -activities which contribute to the will and joy of living in Vevelstad -a good reputation for one of Norway's smallest municipalities.
Our target group is all the inhabitants in our community regardless age and background.
💼 What the programme involves
🏠 Accommodation on site
🎒 Leisure activities
⚠️ Requirements
Deadline: 16/03/2025 23:59
ℹ️ Additional information
Education in the Norwegian language will be provided. You will get to learn practical life skills, mostly learning by doing! We actively use the Youth Pass which helps to set out and monitor your learning goals and outcomes, a mentor will help in this process. Some off the skills you definitely will learn and improve: Creativity and initiative. Planning, implementation, management. Leading activities and events. You will also join the national On Arrival, and Mid Term seminar where you meet other European volunteers who are in Norway.
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
NO42956
01/09/2025 at 00:00 → 30/06/2026 at 00:00
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
Forvikveien 118, 8976 Vevelstad, Norway
Norway
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Norway Krone (NOK / kr)
Exchange rate
1 NOK = 0.094445 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 22:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken