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ESC: Illegal dumpsite cleanup

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About the project

ESC: Illegal dumpsite cleanup

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The public institution "Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje Nature Park" manages the "Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje" Nature Park. At the head of the Public Institution, founded by the Republic of Croatia, is the Governing Board, which submits reports to the Ministry of the Economy and Sustainable Development on its work and on the work of the Institution. The head of the Institution is the director. The institution performs its activity as a public service through three internal organizational units: The Service for Protection, Preservation, Promotion and Use of the Nature Park, the Park Ranger Service and the Service for General Affairs. The activities of the Institution are protection, maintenance and promotion of the Nature Park in order to protect and preserve nature, ensure undisturbed continuation of natural processes and sustainable use of natural resources, implement nature conservation policies and perform monitoring. In addition to the preservation of natural values and the sustainable use of natural resources, the role of the Institution is the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and traditional values of the area, interpretation and education, and cooperation with the local community. Through its daily activities, the Public Institution communicates with the local population and visitors, and other users of the Nature Park, e.g. visitors, pupils, young students, researchers and other. Through its annual work program, the PI also includes educational programs for elementary school children, guided tours on educational trails, workshops and meetings with stakeholders, local population and universities that find interest in researching the heritage of the Nature Park. The role of the Institution is also promoting this protected area through conferences, digital platforms, newspapers and other media.

💼 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

Accommodation is provided in Sošice visitor center in two dorms equipped with bunk beds, lockers, toilets and showers. Meals are prepared by the volunteers (we will buy the food for you in the town of Jastrebarsko or Karlovac). Local transportation to working locations is organized by Park's employees, also the transportation to Sošice upon arrival to Croatia and from Sošice after departure. Travel costs to and from Croatia will be reimbursed according to European Distance Calculator.

🎒 Leisure activities

Training will be organized in a form of lectures and workshops by Park's employees, covering topics such as karst area , conservation , recycling , waste separation , reusage of materials , ecology. etc. Also, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service will organize a workshop about safe mountain practices for volunteers.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We expect from our participant to to be a nature lover, to have environmental awareness, to have interest in learning and doing outdoor physical work, to be responsible and committed to work, to be serious about their stay , schedule and activities, to be a team player, but also independent with their time, to be flexible and open to new ideas during their stay, to be respectful and helpful to the locals. Participants also have to be aware of the fact they will live and work in a remote village in the heart of a Nature Park so power, water and WiFi shortages can occur.
Deadline: 15/08/2025 12:00

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.

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📅 Available sessions

HR47581

01/09/2025 → 17/09/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 15/08/2025

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

Sošice, Croatia

Croatia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 20:53 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Croatian English Serbian