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ESC: Looking for a slower pace? Come join our off-grid community!

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Hungary European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Education European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Looking for a slower pace? Come join our off-grid community!

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Everything-goes-together Association (Mindenegyüttmegy Egyesület) works to strengthen the so called mover’s: people moving to the countryside and organize them into a community. The mover’s aim to create a new ecological paradigm with their life-giving actions. The aim of the Association is to promote the creation of rural and urban small communities that forces a complete lifestyle change, thus promoting the sustainability of the whole society. Another goal of the Association is to spread a lifestyle based on the aspects of environmental ethics, to support the need for lifestyle change. We also collect and disseminate knowledge, promote possible alternatives, make alternative life models available and thereby promote people's well-being. We want healthy, clean food to be available to as many people as possible. We also help to create rural communities that produce for the local market and strengthen the local economy. Our basic goal is to organize the members of our association into a community and disseminate the principle of volunteering. Further goals of the Association: - developing a coherent, alternative positive social vision at the social, economic ecological and cultural levels - promoting environmental ethics in ecopsychology, deep ecology, permaculture, by disseminating nature-identical lifestyles, alternative trends and their methods - increasing the retaining power of the countryside - encouraging and facilitating the creation of rural communities - harmonizing and making urban-rural relations sustainable - the effective introduction of a co-operative economy that creates a win-win situation for all actors; - to contribute to the improvement of the mental, physical health of the individual and thus of society - preservation, documentation, transmission and promotion of the values of traditional peasant culture Our activities: - organization of professional meetings, events, courses, festivals - organization and implementation of knowledge-sharing and craft classes, workshops, dissemination of the principles and methods of ecological architecture, promotion and presentation of energy-conscious approaches, alternative tools and the use of renewable energy sources, - promotion and presentation of the principles and methods of organic farming

💼 What the programme involves

⋆.˚ To be eligible please fill out the Application Form through Google: https://bit.ly/leaves_application ˚.⋆ A story of leaving ‘your mark’ behind while the seasons change. The location itself is a key part of the experience. Hideghegyi Menedék, sits peacefully above the small village of Pécsely, about 15km north of the iconic Lake Balaton. Picture a small, dedicated group of people working, learning, and living together, building a shared dream rooted firmly in the earth. This project represents more than just volunteering; it's an invitation to join a living experiment, a journey towards a more sustainable, connected and meaningful way of life. It’s your chance to become part of our story that is still unfolding, contributing your energy and ideas to our growing eco-community. The experience is designed to be authentic, embracing the challenges of off-grid living, offering a chance to reconnect with the land, each other and perhaps, with a different way of being.

🏠 Accommodation on site

For your accommodation, there are multiple options available: a yurt, an old stone house or tents. We do ask you to bring your own sleeping bag and enough warm clothing for the nights, as the weather in September can bring chilly nights. During hot days, temperatures can reach up to 30˚C. Cooking is a vital, communal act we all share. Every day, we'll take turns in the kitchen, collaborating to create delicious and wholesome vegetarian dishes that reflect our commitment to local quality ingredients. More infomation and support regarding your travel plans will be available upon selection.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will have the chance to learn about the principles of permaculture and take part in the practice of organic food production and garden maintenance. You can try out techniques for food preservation, take part in garden preparation, learn how to create compost and experience the world of foraging edible wild plants. Your efforts will contribute to tangible, lasting projects. Participate in eco-architecture practices, particularly helping to develop our outdoor shower space, using techniques like building walls out of woven frames, covered in clay.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Do you long for genuine connection – with the land, with a close-knit community, and perhaps most importantly, with yourself? We want everyone to have a fulfilling and enjoyable experience, therefore it’s important you are open to everyday tasks like gardening, building, cooking and maintenance, which are -building blocks- of our life, that can infuse yours too. To be eligible, you must be between 18 -30 years old with legal citizenship/visa in one of the mentioned program countries.
Deadline: 15/08/2025 18:00

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

HU47231

01/09/2025 → 21/09/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
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

Pécsely, Szőlőhegy dűlő 1166/2, 8245 Hungary

Hungary

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Hungary Forint (HUF / Ft)

Exchange rate

1 HUF = 0.002768 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hungarian