ESC: Myllylähde Community

Name: ESC: Myllylähde Community
Start: 2022-08-15
End: 2023-08-14
Location: Finland

Code: 29972 Copied

Finland European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

IF YOU WANT TO APPLY, PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM FROM THE WEBSITE: https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/volunteer-in-finland/esc-available-projects AND SEND IT TO [email protected] BY 24th APRIL 2022. YOU CAN ONLY APPLY BY E-MAILING THE APPLICATION FORM! A full description of the project can be found in the same website. | Myllylähde is a village community providing accommodation and work activities for adults with special needs. We are part of the international Camphill movement which was established to create participatory and inclusive communities for people with special needs, like learning disabilities. The community members cooperate and work together to share the tasks, such as household tasks, arts&crafts workshop activities, gardening, and ecological farming. Each person contributes according to their abilities toward the well-being of their fellows. The volunteers will help with all the activities of the community according to their skills and abilities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The meals and accommodation are provided by the Myllylähde community. The volunteers have their own room in one of Myllylähde’s three houses. The volunteers share the kitchen and hygienic facilities with other community members. The volunteers live and work at Myllylähde, so they don’t need to commute daily. Myllylähde is situated in the countryside, and there is no public local transport nearby – the nearest bus stop is about 7 km away. The volunteers will get reimbursement for 1 weekly return trip to the nearest city, Lahti. Also, the staff will give the volunteers a lift whenever possible.

🎒 Leisure activities

On-arrival training and mid-term evaluation training organized by Opetushallitus (Finnish National Agency for Education). The volunteers will also be welcome to join the on-arrival training and mid-term evaluation training of the youth exchange organization Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland, which coordinates the project.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: It is important to be motivated to live in the countryside and is interested in working with people with special needs. Interest in a communal way of living and nature is also helpful.
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/04/2022

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.

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📅 Available sessions

FI29972

15/08/2022 → 14/08/2023

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Deadline: 24/04/2022

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

Aholantie 133, 16800 Hollola, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 20:57 (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 Finnish