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ESC: Spring Garden

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About the project

ESC: Spring Garden

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Szatyor Association was founded in 2011 with the aim of drawing attention to sustainable living and conscious consuming as possibility to individual actions towards a positive present and future World. Related to this, we would like to provide space and opportunity to anyone for sharing knowledges, experiences and solutions. As an alternative eco-conscious association we want to be a living example of how to integrate conscious consuming, healthy lifestyle, local and fairtrade products into our everyday lives. Throughout our programmes, we intend to build a community by bringing people closer to nature and to natural solution, such as food producing, cosmetics and household products, etc. We also organize farm visits to our producers to show eco-conscious farming in its authentic environment. On a regular basis we create events of community cooking, cooking classes and attend festivals, all by using seasonal vegetables and fruits provided by our producers. Our target group includes everybody who wishes to lead his/her urban or village lifestyle with a consideration to nature. It can start by conscious consuming with an important approach to local products and producers, as well as to environmental friendly technologies throughout the process of production. Our association is an open community and space offering workshops, classes and presentations to share the knowledge within and to give possible solutions in the topic. In 2018 we've started to widen our horizons from the urban aspects and to promote sustainable living beyond the city and have started the 'Etyeki Szatyor Community' close to the capital that could serve as a model of small-scale community and farming. In the past years our efforts has been acknowledged in a wider public and in the long term we would like to reach more and more youths under 30, since they have a significant role in creating a sustainable future. ESC provides an excellent opportunity to promote these efforts, as well as to share the knowledge, to ignite new opportunities and to become part of an international approach.

💼 What the programme involves

Get your hands in the soil and be part of an international community! Join us in transforming and caring for our permaculture garden where nature, creativity and cooperation meet. Through practical activities like planting, building, renovating and small DIY projects, you will help shape a living space that benefits both people and the environment. Along the way, you’ll gain hands-on experience in permaculture and sustainability, exchange ideas, and learn how simple actions can create lasting impact. The project is also about connection and celebration: we will open the garden to the local community, share food, exchange seedlings and stories, and celebrate Easter together by discovering Hungarian traditions while sharing your own. If you are curious, motivated and eager to learn, contribute and celebrate together, this experience is for you. Learn more at https://www.szatyorgoesabroad.org/volunteering/come-to-hungary/2026-april-spring-garden-group-volunteering-in-etyek

🏠 Accommodation on site

You’ll stay at Szatyor Community House in Etyek. The house is equipped with shared rooms, indoor showers and toilets, washing machine and Wi-Fi. The house is surrounded by a beautiful garden with raised beds, greenhouse, and fireplace. There is a covered outdoor kitchen where much of the community life happens. We’ll cook together using provided ingredients, following a vegetarian and vegan diet, and on free days you can cook for yourself or take meals with you while exploring.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will have the chance to learn both in theory and in practice. Through interactive educational sessions on permaculture and sustainability, you’ll explore the principles behind eco-friendly living, while hands-on garden work lets you apply these ideas directly. You’ll gain skills in organic gardening, composting, and sustainable practices, sharing knowledge with others and seeing how small actions can make a big impact on the environment.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers aged 18–30, who are legal residents of the European Union and curious about sustainable living, permaculture, and community volunteering. If you aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty, enjoy teamwork, and are open to live in a shared community space then this opportunity is for you.
Deadline: 28/02/2026 23:59

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

HU49527

02/04/2026 → 22/04/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 28/02/2026

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

Etyek, 2091 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 Standard Time

Local time: 20:52 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hungarian