ESC: Greenovation Volunteering Teams

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Greece Culture Environment European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Live for 1 month in Hopeland, a 7-acre eco training centre in southern Greece focusing on sustainability and co-create your dream community with 15 more volunteers from around Europe. Use your hands, your mind, your creativity and any other skills you might have to support into hosting group trainings and residencies, into the enhancement of the place and into outreaching the local community of Hopeland. Greenovation is a dual project. 50% of the project is focusing on creating a sustainable and temporary eco-community consisting of the volunteering teams' participants. 50% of the project is focusing on supporting Hopeland and its activities through the 4 pillars: 1. Maintain & Upgrade, 2. Host groups & activities, 3. Outreach the local community, 4. Leave your own mark and beyond.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is happening in a big camping area that we call the Village, equipped with 5 big teepee tents. The Village is the Volunteers Area. The guesthouse will also be available exempt from the times that another group is hosted in Hopeland. The venture runs in solar panels, therefore, electricity is limited and on rainy days with strong consumption of electricity, we can run out of electric power. There is no possibility of using hair dryers and washing of clothes can only be done the traditional way. There is a separate kitchen building and we opt for vegetarian food.

🎒 Leisure activities

We will be focusing on the essential aspects of a healthy community through an embodied approach & nature based activities. You will be invited to join rituals, meditations, body movement activities, sharing circles, mindfulness exercises etc. We are also aiming at visiting at least one long-term eco-community in the area to learn from each other and create connections beyond our own group. When it comes to hands-on skills we plan to have a group of experts in eco-building in order to train all of us in eco-building techniques.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for people enthusiastic with hands-on activities, eager to take initiatives and create opportunities for themselves and society. You should also be ready to live in a rural environment with basic conditions and ready to be challenged into aligning together with people from different cultures into making together a nurturing community. We lastly suggest you have a clear plan and vision regarding their participation in the project and beyond. Extreme priority will be given to facing or faced any kind of difficulties in life.
Deadline: No application deadline

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.

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📅 Available sessions

EL31500

30/09/2022 at 00:00 → 31/10/2022 at 00:00

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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

Epar.Od. Koutsopodiou - Monsastirakiou, Koutsopodi 212 00, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

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

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Greek