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ESC: Fruits and Campfires:Fall in Zadiņi

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About the project

ESC: Fruits and Campfires:Fall in Zadiņi

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our aim is to promote sustainable development of society, and to foster cultural and environmental education through youth and adult life long learning and active participation in social processes. Our main tools to achieve this is volunteering and non-formal education Radi Vidi Pats started as an association that works with topics related environmental education for youngsters but slowly and very naturally we have grown into the social sphere as well. Sustainability, alternative and DIY life style is still our fundamentals, and bicycle for many years has been our main tool in communication with the society, especially youngsters. A few years ago we started consciously working with NEET youngsters as socially disadvantaged youngsters have always been attracted to RVP activities. Nevertheless, environmental topics will always be important for the organisation. Five years ago RVP opened a bicycle kitchen – self-service bicycle workshop that also serves as a freak bike creating basis. Another regular activity is up-cycling workshops that RVP facilitates in different parts of the region. For RVP waste is seen as material and sharing this view is an important part of thier work throughout the existence of this NGO. In the Summer of 2017 we moved to a new building that is more opened to different type of activities such as community discussions and learning sessions.

💼 What the programme involves

"Fruits and Campfires: Fall in Zadiņi" is a short-term volunteering activity designed to provide participants with hands-on experience in sustainable living, permaculture, and eco-community dynamics. The core goal of the project is to foster non-formal learning around self-sufficiency, ecological gardening, and natural building while actively supporting the homestead’s preparation for the winter season.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The project has a clear focus on social inclusion, creating an enabling space where young people with limited opportunities (facing educational, economic, geographical or social barriers) collaborate with their peers who have more opportunities. Through joint practical work and group reflection, the project overcomes social differences, promotes empathy and ensures equal access to non-formal education and personal growth.

🎒 Leisure activities

Main Tasks & Learning Outcomes:

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Facilities for groups in Zadiņi are conditioned by the resources of the place and framed under the sustainability principles of permaculture. Guests are accommodated in our roof attic Hay-hostel, wich is not hay anymore. Now there are beds and matraces. Here, everyone sleeps together on the same level, but the sleeping areas for each two beds are separated by curtains or tents. 
Deadline: 07/08/2026 16:27

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.

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📅 Available sessions

LV53626

06/09/2026 → 19/09/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 07/08/2026

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

Launkalne Parish, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:37 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Latvian Russian Lithuanian