ESC: GSV's LAND project

Name: ESC: GSV's LAND project
Start: 2023-08-01
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Kostilkovo, Bulgaria

Code: 36369 Copied

Bulgaria European Voluntary Service Environment Education European Voluntary Service Refugees +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The project involves 2 Bulgarian volunteers. Its goal is to support the Permaculture Association of Bulgaria as a branch of the Green School Village and its LAND project. The Association supports its members that are Permaculture Design Certificate holders (or about to get a PDC) that are based in the country and develop Permaculture projects. Some of them are teachers, other consultants, third are in a process of creating LAND centres - demonstration centres for Permaculture. In this project you will be helping the Association supporting the procedures for LAND accreditation, the development of courses and activities with its LAND team. You will be also writing a blog, interviewing members and good practitioners, taking foreign language classes, writing a project, creating and testing teaching materials and sessions for Permaculture, and work on an individual project of yours. You can also clean mountain trails and paths, promote the project during events, create Permaculture designs.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be in the base of the Association in Sofia, and will have a self-catering kitchen, bathroom, toilet, Internet, heating, working desk and shared rooms. You will get a bike to travel around the city. The hosting organization will help you organize your travel to and from the HQ. Food is either organized by your hosts or you, and you will be getting a monthly allowance for that. The project is supporting and involving Ukrainian refugees as well. Please keep that in mind and be open to help your Ukrainian peers and the rest of the refugees community in those difficult times for them.

🎒 Leisure activities

If you face fewer opportunities (for example, if you are facing geographical, economical, social or cultural challenges in your life) you can get a Permaculture Design Course or a Training Permaculture Teachers one with a certificate. In exchange you will be helping the Association by designing teaching materials and creating courses for GSV's PAB. There will be a pre-departure and an on-arrival trainings delivered by your hosting organization. The Bulgarian National Agency usually organizes an on-arrival or mid-term evaluation trainings too. There will be a foreign language course as well.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: GSV is looking for people that are ready to explore Permaculture design and support the Association's projects. It is important to be pro-active, responsible, a team player and eager to share time and energy for a good cause. To be a volunteer means to give and help from your heart. Volunteering is an informal way of learning, so be prepared to self-organize and take own initiative. Supervisors will be helping you locally and coordinators remotely, but you need to make sure you give 6 hours per day 5 days week to deliver the needed outcomes by following the project's activities set every week.
Deadline: No application 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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

BG36369

01/08/2023 → 31/08/2025

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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

6593 Kostilkovo, 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: 21:00 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Bulgarian