ESC: GAIA

Name: ESC: GAIA
Start: 2026-07-24
End: 2026-08-22
Location: Dzhurovo, Bulgaria

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About the project

ESC: GAIA

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

First, read Gaia infopack here : http://tiny.cc/r070101 Gaia brings together youth from Europe, Ukraine and beyond to support marginalized communities and promote sustainable living, creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. The project focuses on three main areas: environmental education, social inclusion, and youth development. This year, the first Volunteering Teams will take place in Bulgaria where participants will join workshops, volunteer activities, and community projects alongside local youth, including marginalized groups like Roma communities in Dzhurovo. Here, you can develop skills, create local initiatives, and see the direct impact of your actions on the community. Gaia is your chance to learn, take action, and inspire. Gain international experience, make new friends, and get tools for personal growth that you can bring back home or use in future projects!

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation/facilities include: • shared bedrooms with essential furniture & bedsheets, etc.; • huge outdoor space with hammocks and barbecue area; • kitchen area and living room space suitable for meetings & chilling; • available 7 sits car for local trips and shopping; • Dzhurovo village, a river and nature in the surrounding area. The travel cost will be covered from your home town to the venue of the activity and back.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will be supported by two facilitators and Synergy Bulgaria Team.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are offering this opportunity to 15 participants legally residing in European Solidarity Corps Programme countries. You must not have participated in over 11 months of EVS/ESC volunteering programs in the past. There are several requirements from the programme itself and profile that we would like to focus on: • 18-30 years old (not older than 31 on the 10th of June). • Enthusiastic about hands-on activities. • Eager to take initiative and create opportunities for themselves and others. • Ready to live in a rural environment of Bulgaria with basic conditions for 4 weeks. • Ready to be challenged into aligning together with people from different cultures and creating together a joyful supporting community. • People with the idea of a personal project/initiative/learning goal. • Priority will be given to participants with fewer opportunities.
Deadline:

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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