ESC: Living and Growing Together 2025
Code: 47711 Copied
Slovenia
European Voluntary Service
Environment
Social work
European Voluntary Service
Environment
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Living and Growing Together 2025
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We believe in non-formal educational approaches such as experiential and participatory learning. We are also active on the street,in the forest and in schools.
Društvo Lojtra is a young organisation, active in the field of youth work and sustainable development. The main motivation for our actions comes from our belief that meaningful experiences can change lives and perspectives. They definitely changed ours! Through our projects we aim to design, implement and evaluate life- and perspective-changing experiences.
We believe in non-formal educational approaches such are experiential learning and participatory learning. Regular reflections and evaluations assure that the learning processes actually happen.
We are constantly learning and making friends around the globe; we are passionate about addressing issues which affect our lives; we believe in behaving respectfully and responsibly towards others, the community, nature and ourselves. We believe the future is bright!
Društvo Lojtra is a young organisation, active in the field of youth work and sustainable development. The main motivation for our actions comes from our belief that meaningful experiences can change lives and perspectives. They definitely changed ours! Through our projects we aim to design, implement and evaluate life- and perspective-changing experiences.
We believe in non-formal educational approaches such are experiential learning and participatory learning. Regular reflections and evaluations assure that the learning processes actually happen.
We are constantly learning and making friends around the globe; we are passionate about addressing issues which affect our lives; we believe in behaving respectfully and responsibly towards others, the community, nature and ourselves. We believe the future is bright!
💼 What the programme involves
Sustainable living is a topic that is ever more relevant for every European, and self-sufficiency may become increasingly important for young people. However, the knowledge and skills for actually living sustainably and self-sufficiently can be hard to come by - in this project, we aim to develop knowledge and real experience of those practices in our local community through work on our garden. Lojtra’s garden began as a community garden about 7 years ago when a group of local enthusiasts met weekly to grow together. Nowadays, we are working towards transforming it into an learning garden, which serves as a location for workshops and as a good example of practices for working with permaculture on a small scale. We are looking for a volunteer to help with this process of transition and to assist in organising and carrying out workshops on the garden, including with a local social welfare center. Apply via https://forms.gle/EiXojs5BGKtwEcNX6
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will provide you with accommodation in an apartment with a kitchen, which you will share with two other volunteers. Two volunteers will share one larger room and one will be alone in a smaller room. We will provide you with an allowance for food so that you can choose what to use in preparing your own meals. The accommodation is within cycling distance to the school and our office, where you will work and we will provide a bicycle. There is a train station in Litija which connects to the 3 largest cities in Slovenia and many other locations.
🎒 Leisure activities
We will offer initial training when you enter our organisation, on how we work and our approach to youth work and experiential learning. You will have the opportunity to gain knowledge on topics related to sustainable living and permaculture gardening as well as growing and using medicinal herbs. The Online Linguistic Support of ESC will get you started with Slovenian and many other languages and we can also provide additional support like Slovene or English language classes if you need them.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: As our volunteer you should have: a good grasp of English, enough to be able to hold a conversation; some experience of gardening or a strong interest in learning, especially ecological practices; enthusiasm for the project, as we want a volunteer who really wants to carry out the project and to be here with us!; independence and interests of your own (to make the most of this experience, it's good to know what you want to take from it - if you don't know concretely yet, having a feeling for your own identity and a desire to do for yourself is a great start.)
Deadline: 15/08/2025 23:59
Deadline: 15/08/2025 23:59
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 ?
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.
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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01/10/2025 → 30/06/2026
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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
Cesta komandanta Staneta 5, 1270 Litija, Slovenia
Slovenia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 21:25 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Slovenian
Serbo-Croatian