ESC: Seeds For Community Regeneration

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

"Seeds For Community Regeneration" is a 23-day ESC Team Volunteering project for 15 international volunteers aiming to revive and regenerate the local community by renovating the old abadnoned school building of the village and creating a beautiful herbal multi-sensorial permaculture garden in the surrounding yard! We really want to connect deeper with the local population in an organic and integrative way by creating community infrastructure that will be used by everyone and that will inspire new creative and cultural activities, thus reviving and regenerating the village! We will repair the abandoned village school, transforming it to a multifunctional space to serve common needs of the wider community (hosting visitors, a co-working space, a place to practice non formal education and many more). Inside the building we plan to create the necessary infrastructure, a stove for heating, basic furniture and more! At the end we will have a big celebration inviting locals and non locals!

🏠 Accommodation on site

The activity will take place at COB eco-project, a permaculture, agroforestry farm and an intentional eco-community in Nessonas. Volunteers will be sleeping in tents inside the COB’s almond grove. It is necessary that you bring your own outdoors sleeping material. Tents will be provided. Compost toilets and outdoor showers with warm water will serve our needs. The fram house provides us with a kitchen to cook our daily meals, which are healthy and VEGAN. If you have any allergies or intolerances, please inform us ahead of time, so we can plan accordingly. Location: 39°43'44.0"N 22°32'40.1"E

🎒 Leisure activities

-Repairing the abandoned village school, transforming it into a multifunctional space -Constructing a rocket mass heater (stove) for heating up the school -Creating multisensorial herbal permacuture gardens to make the area beautiful & educational -Creating playground elements for the children -Organizing final events for the local community,celebrating the completion of our aims, bringing people together from the surrounding areas -Organizing, cooperating, taking care of everyday chores, maintaining a healthy group dynamic usinf informal and non-formal educational tools

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: This project is very inspiring and very demanding at the same time. It will be 23 intensive days that will prove how much we people are capable of if we put our hearts and collaborative power in it. We are seeking highly motivated individuals, with good social skills and a good relationship with children. People who are inspired by community living and the commons in general. Experience in building/farming and cooperative projects will be highly appreciated. FULL INFOPACK here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NtPoHLSoWpjGAi3L5JIRgAg27NX_wrBw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106580448684131994
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/07/2023

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

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07/08/2023 → 29/08/2023

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Deadline: 15/07/2023

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

Larissa 412 23, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:09 (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