ESC: Illegal dumpsite cleanup

Name: ESC: Illegal dumpsite cleanup
Start: 2023-08-26
End: 2023-09-16
Location: Krašić, Croatia

Code: 36484 Copied

Croatia European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Illegal dumps are a big problem in our Nature Park. This rural area didn't have a proper waste management plan in decades and people used this karst area characteristics (such as sinkholes, caves, spring areas, forests) as locations for discarding waste. There are a lot of locations that need to be cleaned and by doing that we will help in making this Nature Park a much safer place for wildlife, locals, visitors and cleaner and safer water (springs, creeks, canyons and waterfalls). Doing this activity, participants will be able to help in maintaining a cleaner and safer environment for all people and learn about theory and practice in ecology, recycling, sustainability and responsibility for nature. This activity is planned for team volunteering and is done outdoors in the nature, it is connected with forestry (maintaining clean forests), ecology and green skills (using simple non-motorized tools).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Upon arrival in Croatia volunteers will be greeted by an employee of the Public Institution and transferred to the destination in the Nature Park (the PI has a van and a couple of cars). Volunteers will be accommodated in the new Visitor Center in Sošice, in the heart of the Žumberak Mountains. The center consists of an modern interpretation museum, restaurant and café where all meals will be organized for volunteers and two accommodation facilities with the necessary conditions for longer accommodation for a 28 people, 2 rooms with 2 beds and two bedrooms with 12 bunk beds.

🎒 Leisure activities

Participants will be introduced to the problematics by given presentations of theoretical knowledge and practical examples of previous successful activities performed in European projects and team building projects the Nature Park has done with various institutions and companies. Participants will learn about complexity of karst landscape and how the waste causes damage to the ecosystem. This activity will have additional learning content in a form of video materials and lectures about separating waste, recycling, re-using and producing less waste.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers who like active physical work in nature, work well in a team, are willing to learn and don't mind staying in remote sparsely populated parts of nature.
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

HR36484

26/08/2023 → 16/09/2023

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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

10454, Krašić, Croatia

Croatia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 20:55 (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 Croatian Serbian