ESC: For Nature and Communities

Name: ESC: For Nature and Communities
Start: 2024-08-18
End: 2024-09-02
Location: Palūšė, Lithuania

Code: 40599 Copied

Lithuania European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Aukštaitija National Park, the first national park in Lithuania is celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the last 12 years the National Park is also a home to long-term volunteers from all over Europe. Therefore, we are looking for a new challenge in this special year and we are looking for 12 motivated volunteers, who are ready to spend two weeks at a wonderful lakeside. In these two weeks, our main task is to give something to all those visitors who come here every year. We want to do some repairing and maintenance work on one of the most visited places in the national park and to make it possible without doing harm for its wonderful landscapes. It’s a perfect opportunity, if you want to learn more about nature, the Lithuanian culture, improve your English skills and you are not afraid of work and getting your hands dirty. It’s the best time to contribute YOUR time and engagement.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided at so-called Nature School. There is a big, shared kitchen and shared bathrooms. There is Wi-Fi internet. Nature school is located about 3 km by road from Palūšė, from the organization office or about 15 min walk by the lake. There is a bicycle trail along the main road from Palūšė to the nearest (about 5 km away) Ignalina town with supermarkets, bus and train stations, hospital and other services. There is a small grocery store in Palūšė as well. We will provide groceries and the volunteers will be asked to organize cooking by themselves.

🎒 Leisure activities

Although there will be no specific training provided to participants, they will be encouraged to anchor their experiences through daily reflections and teamwork.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We would like to involve youth between 18 and 30 years old. Volunteers should have these personal qualities: motivated to participate in the project, communicative, social, creative, active, not afraid of challenges, caring, willing to spend time outdoors, willing to learn more about different cultures, people, religions, languages. You should be aware of the many outdoors activities you will participate in, and you should be fine with that. Also be aware that you have to work outdoors and do some physical work.
Deadline: Application deadline: 30/06/2024

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

LT40599

18/08/2024 → 02/09/2024

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Deadline: 30/06/2024

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

Lūšių g. 16, 30202 Palūšė, Lithuania

Lithuania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:15 (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 Lithuanian Russian