📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Caerhys Organic Community Agriculture (COCA) is a community supported agriculture scheme based near St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales. COCA consists of around 50 household members who work together to grow their own vegetables, salads and soft fruits and support a local farmer by sharing the risks and rewards together. COCA is looking for 2 volunteers to help support and develop their work at Caerhys Organic Farm. The ESC volunteer will be actively involved in the farm work: growing, planting, transplanting and planning community growing as part of the Growing Team
🏠 Accommodation on site
The ESC volunteers will live in a static mobile home on Caerhys Organic Farm. Each of them will have their own separate bedroom but will share kitchen, bathroom and sitting room. The static mobile home is in good condition and has been used as accommodation throughout the year for previous international volunteers. The bus stop is about 500 metres up the road to catch buses going into the city of St. Davids (only 3 buses run every day). Each month the volunteer will receive their pocket money and food allowance directly into their bank accounts (they will be supported to set up UK accounts)
🎒 Leisure activities
Please note that all volunteers will have to apply for a T5 VISA coming to the UK to obtain the right of work. Volunteers will be requested to pay the costs of the VISA application fee and any related costs upfront and will be reimbursed once on the placement. This is an ESC project so the usual ESC budget rates for travel and pocket money apply. Please do note that public transport in rural areas of Wales is not the best. There is limited wifi on the place and bad phone signal. The farm is very remote and isolated.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The projects hosted by COCA is open to all young people aged 18 – 30, regardless of background, competences and experience. Volunteers ideally will: - Have an interest in environment, agriculture, horticulture, community work and community growing - Have experienced work with and/ or have an interest in working in a community based agriculture scheme - Have a good level of English and a commitment to improving their English (to be able to get the most from the placement) - Be flexible and adaptable to change - Be reliable
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.