📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
An opportunity for young people who are concerned about sustainability and want to act on it. Volunteers will organize a series of workshops for the local community in Nurmes, Eastern Finland to celebrate the EU Green Week. They will also learn how Hyvärilä youth centre as Green Key certified destination reduces the negative impact of tourism. We are looking for young people who are eager to raise awareness via social media channels and workshops, who are ready to share their tips on being sustainable, and organize workshops and activities for the local community: everyone from little children to seniors.
Volunteers work 30-35 hours per week with two days off. Tasks involve multiple activities and places so you can see a comprehensive image of the rural North Karelian community. Get ready to learn about sustainable tourism and biodiversity, do upcycling workshops, run a social media environmental campaign, meet local community members and organize activities with them.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers stay in Hyvärilä youth centre on the shore of lake Pielinen, surrounded by forest and water. Accommodation in a youth hostel, 2-3 pers per room with shared bathrooms and showers, and a living room. Most meals are served at the restaurant of the youth centre. Some dinners are cooked by volunteers for the whole group in shifts. Prepare to cook food for your teammates at least once! Volunteers clean their own rooms. Hyvärilä youth centre is 3,5 km away from Nurmes town. Closest big towns are Joensuu and Kuopio, both 2 hours away. It takes 7 hours to get to Nurmes from Helsinki by train
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers meet for a pre-departure training online. An on-arrival training is organized in the first two days of the activity
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for young people age 18-30 years old who can communicate in English in daily life activities. Interest in sustainability, nature and outdoors activities, are a plus. Openness to meet the local community (children, youth and seniors) and people with different backgrounds is essential. We are looking for people who are prepared to stay in a small and isolated rural community surrounded by nature and serenity.
Deadline: Application deadline: 19/02/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.