ESC: INTO THE WOODS

Name: ESC: INTO THE WOODS
Start: 2024-07-27
End: 2024-08-11
Location: Slovenia

Code: 39777 Copied

Slovenia European Voluntary Service Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: INTO THE WOODS

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Join us in Slovenia and dive into the woods of one of the most forested countries in Europe. Slovenian forests cover more than a half of the country (58%) and represent an essential landscape element. During our Teams Volunteering Project, we will make a 360° case study of one hectare of forest, situated next to our organic farm in the middle of Slovenske gorice region. Supported by professional mentors and collaborators, we will observe it, study it, do the wildlife/habitats inventory and monitoring, map it and plan the future of the forest in order to face the challenges of climate change. We will also do physical work in the forest - maintaining the undergrowth, collecting brambles and branches, storing the wood, and some basic woodcut. To understand the work better, we will go through the selection of the best world literature, dedicated to nature and the woods, including poetry and creative reflections. We will organize at least one excursion into the primary woods of Slovenia.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be accommodated in the gymnasium of the local school. Each participant will be able to use one gymnastics mat as a mattress. Same-sex shared bathrooms will be at your disposal, with 3 showers/toilets for women and 3 for men. Hot water is ensured all the time. The school is 7 minutes walking distance from the ecological farm of Zelena centrala, where all of our activities will be held. The gymnasium and its facilities will be accessible to all participants 24/24 through the entire period. We provide 100% organic and local food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

🎒 Leisure activities

Mentored observation and study of the forest, wildlife/habitats inventory and monitoring, mapping of the forest, maintenance of the forest undergrowth.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We're looking for active, engaged and curious persons, who like to share and live in a community. Are you interested in concrete practices of sustainable living and preservation of nature? The obstacles are only the additional incentives for your creativity, and you are not afraid of physical work outdoors - meaning also adapting to the unpredictable summer weather conditions? You should not be afraid of nature, team work, and of living in a rural place, away from the city comforts.
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/06/2024

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

SI39777

27/07/2024 → 11/08/2024

Closed

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Deadline: 01/06/2024

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

Jurovski Dol 40, 2223 Jurovski Dol, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:08 (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 Slovenian Serbo-Croatian