ESC: “Farmlife Experience Volunteer Camp” International camp at Cigle Fé-Szek Social and Community Farm in Cegléd, Hungary

Name: ESC: “Farmlife Experience Volunteer Camp” International camp at Cigle Fé-Szek Social and Community Farm in Cegléd, Hungary
Start: 2026-06-26
End: 2026-07-16
Location: Cegléd, Hungary

Code: 50926 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Cigle Fé-Szek Social Cooperative is developing a social farm on the outskirts of Cegléd, focusing on sustainable living, permaculture, eco-architecture and local tourism, where young people gain hands-on knowledge through practice-based trainings. During the summer volunteer camp, we work together on preparing the community vegetable garden and building and decorating wooden garden structures and tools, alongside other farm tasks such as creating beds and paths, landscaping, caring for animals (chickens, rabbits, geese), planting, and water-retention solutions. Besides work, we offer community programs, and in 2026—when Cegléd is Youth Capital—you can join cultural events, with Budapest also within easy reach. We welcome volunteers interested in sustainability or spending time in a rural, friendly environment, mainly doing hands-on work; general physical fitness and basic English are required. Start: 26.June, mornig End: 16, July, afternoon www.ciglefeszek.hu

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is provided in the renovated farmhouse, in two shared rooms separated by gender; the bathroom is shared but lockable. Kitchen and living room are communal, with fridge, microwave, drinkable tap water, washing machine available. Please bring a sleeping bag. Cegléd city centre is accessible by bus from the nearby thermal bath (limited frequency). The train stop is 25–30 min walk or 5–8 min by bike; bikes are provided. One common hot meal per day is provided on working days on-site or near the thermal bath, considering food intolerances where possible.

🎒 Leisure activities

After arrival, we provide orientation and motivation training, introducing the location, culture and basic Hungarian phrases, as well as the organisation, team, activities, safety rules and schedule. Community building is priority and supported and camp rules are discussed together, and Youthpass is presented. The camp ends with a reflection workshop and certificate ceremony. Volunteers gain hands-on experience in sustainable construction, gardening and animal care, while developing communication, cooperation and self-confidence in an international team.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We welcome volunteers interested in sustainability, farming or rural volunteering in a friendly environment. Physical fitness and basic English are required.It’s good if the participant can ride a bicycle. Besides international participants, we also welcome a limited number of applicants from Hungary and Hungarian communities abroad. During the selection process, preference will be given to applicants who commit to traveling to and from Cegléd using environmentally friendly transport (train / bus / carpool / bicycle), or at least for 51% of their there and back journey. We are looking for a total of 9 volunteers. The camp starts on the morning of June 26, 2026, and ends in the afternoon of July 16. Due to the short application deadline, we can primarily accept volunteers from EU countries. Applicants from outside the EU are considered if they do not require a visa, or if they already have a valid visa and residence permit.
Deadline: 03/05/2026 20:00

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

HU50926

26/06/2026 → 16/07/2026

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Deadline: 03/05/2026

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

Cegléd, Hungary

Hungary

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Hungary Forint (HUF / Ft)

Exchange rate

1 HUF = 0.002768 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:21 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hungarian