ESC: Natural Building of Community Spaces

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Greece European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

During this Team Volunteering activity we will focus on eco-building, using local natural materials! We will be expanding the infrastructure of The Crossroads by creating an outdoor common space, to be used for meetings, gatherings and meditation purposes. Participants will learn how to work with wooden structures in terms of construction, preparation of wood, sanding, varnishing, and using the right tools. We will be using an old fashioned way of cob walls called bagladin. At the end of the activity all participants will have gained skills and knowledge on how to cret the end of the activity all participants will have gained skills and knowledge on how to create an eco-structure by applying manual hands-on work and collecting locally sourced natural building materials. Read FULL NFOPACK here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UGK8nhgiP-fiah_-o1vKR18p5Kn4VVUv/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106580448684131994590&rtpof=true&sd=true

🏠 Accommodation on site

The 10 volunteers will be accommodated in a special section of the restored villa that has 8 separate twin bedrooms, a kitchen, sanitary facilities and a food forest in the backyard. There is also the family hotel Leto, another supportive infrastructure with a capacity of 7 separate twin bedrooms and a communal area that can host short or long term individual volunteers or volunteering teams within 5 mins walking distance from the villa. We are currently in the process of completing the villa's restoration, renovating old and adding new architectural features to the hosting facilities.

🎒 Leisure activities

Participants will learn how to work with wooden structures in terms of construction, preparation of wood, sanding, varnishing, and using the right tools. We will be using an old fashioned way of cob walls called bagladin, an international approach where we weave split bamboo on a smaller wooden structure and filling it up with cob, creating an earth wall. We will be adding windows, organizing and completing a fireplace inside the structure, taking care of the flooring (using clay and stones). We will be going on a local search hunt for the building materials, including soil clay & bamboo!

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Looking for 10 volunteers (4 with fewer opportunities) who want to widen their perspective and put the effort into taking their community a step further. They will be selected on their motivation and interests to acquire more skills in the field of permaculture, ecobuilding, cultural events, green and just transition, arts and local socialising in creating networks worth spreading such as the regenerative movement. They will be aspiring change makers and team workers constantly seeking to grow personally and professionally by improving their team working skills and being part of a community.
Deadline: Application deadline: 10/04/2024

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

EL39206

03/05/2024 → 27/05/2024

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Deadline: 10/04/2024

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

Archeou Theatrou 52, Megalopoli 222 00, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:25 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English