ESC: Living and Growing Together

Name: ESC: Living and Growing Together
Start: 2023-09-15
End: 2024-06-15
Location: Litija, Slovenia

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Slovenia Culture Education Environment European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 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 as future community leaders and members as climate change progresses. However, the knowledge and skills for actually living sustainably and self-sufficiently can be hard to come by – not many of us know how to grow our own food, safely store it and use it in environmentally-friendly recipes. In this activity, we aim to enable sharing of sustainable living practices amongst members of our community, aided by ESC volunteers. Many old-fashioned practices found in rural Slovenia are sustainable and you as our volunteer will be the key to connecting the local community, local youth and local stakeholders with each other and with their various knowledge and practices which are relevant to sustainable living, with emphasis on (but not limiting to) those relating to food production, storage and preparation.

🏠 Accommodation on site

We will provide you with accommodation in an apartment with a kitchen, which you will share with one other volunteer. You will have your own room and bathroom. We will provide you with food that you choose for preparing your own meals. The accommodation is within walking distance to the school and our office, where you will work, but we will also provide you with 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 also have the opportunity to gain knowledge on topics related to sustainable living, such as permaculture gardening, as well as practical knowledge in producing concerts and playing music. 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 working with children (whether you worked formally with kids before or just come from a big family) - 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: Application deadline: 07/08/2023

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

SI36426

15/09/2023 → 15/06/2024

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Deadline: 07/08/2023

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

1270 Litija, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:23 (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