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ESC: Green Summit || Beglika Festival

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About the project

ESC: Green Summit || Beglika Festival

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Green Association is a Bulgarian non-governmental organization based in Sofia, but extending its activities beyond the narrow boundaries of our capital. The foundations were laid by a group of enthusiasts for whom personal development and preservation of human values lies in two basic principles - the feeling of goodwill and duty to the society and its welfare, preservation of natural resources and minimal human intervention in the environment. Green is the color of peace and nature. Harmony between man and nature has been more and more broken and the "green” society seeks every chance to recover it. Green is a symbol of something new, pure and yet to further develop. Green is the color of every idea catching the sunlight for a first time. Our mission is to support substantial ideas that need some push up. Hence one of the main objectives of the association, namely the promotion of youth initiatives characterizes one of the main "green" principles. Among other objectives set by the association are sustainable regional development and promotion of local business, cultural and social progress of small towns and their improvement through the implementation of a number of events; constant exchange of people and ideas with organizations founded upon the same principles; construction of communal eco villages led by permaculture principles in which external influence is reduced to a minimum. One of the main means to achieve the above mentioned objectives are grant support for their implementation and the collection of donations. Basic "green" activities are the organization of workshops, seminars, round tables, festivals and other forums and events promoting and supporting the association objectives. The core of the organization is formed out of three people supported continuously by the members of the association and our regular volunteers who we can rely on at any time.

💼 What the programme involves

Green Summit is an ESC project of Green Association (greenassn.com) with a short-term volunteering team, which will take place in AUGUST 2025 and can be extended to a long-term mobility in case of interest from both sides. In this project 15 volunteers from program countries will be hosted in RURAL BULGARIA. The main part of the activities will take place at BEGLIKA FESTIVAL (https://beglika.org/en/) and the newly emerging SOCIAL CENTER of Green Association in Architectural Reserve Staro Stefanovo village. Green volunteers can get rich experience in EVENT MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, BUILDING WITH NATURAL MATERIALS and COMMUNITY BUILDING. Among the main activities to achieve our objectives are the RECONSTRUCTION and RESTORATION of the social center, organization of FESTIVALS promoting sustainable living, WORKSHOPS and other events that will provide valuable experience to our volunteers. InfoPack -> http://bit.ly/23GreenPack

🏠 Accommodation on site

The working hours of the volunteers will be in general within 30-35 hours per week, with 20 working and 10 days off in total. People will be mostly WILD CAMPING in nature, sharing a triple tent with another volunteer. Travel costs are REIMBURSED up to a maximum budget (between 180 and 410 EUR) depending on the means of transportation and the distance estimated by Erasmus + distance calculator.

🍲 Food

Food will be provided during the working days. Volunteers will get extra food money for their days off. Pocket and extra food money is fixed to 255 EUR in total.

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: →Between 18 and 30 years old; →Permanent residence in a country with no visa requirements for BG; →With different backgrounds (including fewer opportunities); →With different competences and interests (sustainability, permaculture, event management, project development, youth activities, multimedia, etc.) →Willingness to stand BASIC LIVING CONDITIONS while camping (solar shower, no shops or services nearby, etc.) and to SLEEP IN A TENT for long periods (more than 2 weeks) is a must! It's not easy being green... ►If interested, send your CV and short motivation to [email protected].
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

Volunteers will be trained in building with natural materials, to manage outdoor events and activities and community building practices.

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

BG45367

31/07/2025 at 00:00 → 31/08/2025 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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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

5581 Stefanovo, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Bulgaria Lev (BGN / лв)

Exchange rate

1 BGN = 0.515905 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Bulgarian English