ESC: Have you ever tried living differently?

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Hungary European Voluntary Service Environment Social work European Voluntary Service Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

⋆˚˖° To be eligible, please fill out our Application Form through Google: https://bit.ly/4vrTofQ ⋆˚˖°For six weeks, participants become part of a small international community shaped by nature, seasonality and collective responsibility. At Cold-hill Shelter, nature becomes part of your daily environment. You wake up with it. Work in it. Rest in it. Pay attention to it. You begin noticing things that often disappear behind screens and schedules: the rhythm of your own energy. Some days you will work outdoors, help improve community spaces. Other days you'll cook together, learn new practical skills or participate in workshops and discussions. Some evenings will be spent around a fire. Others under the stars. Life at Cold-hill Shelter follows a different rhythm than most of us are used to. The weather matters. The seasons matter and the people around you matter.

🏠 Accommodation on site

We choose to live simply and lightly on the earth and this shapes our daily practices. It's important to understand and embrace this aspect of the experience. You will be sleeping in 4-5 person tipi tents. Our electricity comes from solar panels, meaning power is abundant on sunny days but limited during cloudy periods. For sanitation, we exclusively use outdoor compost toilets which we've built ourselves as part of our commitment to nutrient cycling and water conservation.

🎒 Leisure activities

Cold-hill Shelter has nearly 10 years of experience in climate-conscious farming, natural building, off-grid systems and resilient rural living. The camp creates an opportunity to share this knowledge not through theory alone, but through direct participation in everyday systems and processes. Participants will contribute to ongoing community projects. During the project, participants will also spend one week volunteering at the Gyüttment Festival — Hungary's largest eco festival and one of the country's most important gatherings focused on regenerative practices and community resilience.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteers must be 18-30 years old based in an ESC programme county! Do you long for genuine connection – with the land, with a close-knit community, and perhaps most importantly, with yourself? We want everyone to have a fulfilling and enjoyable experience, therefore it’s important you are open to everyday tasks like gardening, building, cooking and maintenance, these are -building blocks- of our life, which will infuse yours too.
Deadline: 31/07/2026 00:00

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

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05/08/2026 → 16/09/2026

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Deadline: 31/07/2026

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

Pécsely, 8245 Hungary

Hungary

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Hungary Forint (HUF / Ft)

Exchange rate

1 HUF = 0.002768 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:49 (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 Hungarian