ESC: Sustainable lifestyile

Name: ESC: Sustainable lifestyile
Start: 2024-05-01
End: 2024-07-31
Location: Slovenia

Code: 40099 Copied

Slovenia European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Sunny Hill is a sustainable homestead run by a couple in their mid-50s. Together with volunteers and a group of individuals who regularly spend longer periods on the spot we form a small and cozy community. Sunny Hill is also a venue for weekend and week-long workshops and events, connected to nature, community building, and sustainable lifestyles. Volunteers engage in everyday tasks on the homestead and learn a range of practical skills: care for the goats, milking and producing cheese, yoghurt, cottage cheese. Working on the garden, harvest and preserve food for winter. Collecting herbs and process them. Help with maintenance of the house, engage in the kitchen activities, bake bread. Besides these practical shores, volunteers can support with social media.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The house was renovated in 2016 and offers comfortable living conditions. We use dry toilets to save water, and we use only environment-friendly cosmetics and cleaning products, as we recycle water and use it for our gardens. You will live in a room equipped with two beds, a closet, and a desk. The size of the room is about 12 m2. Max. 2 volunteers in a room. We share a kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Usually, there are between 4-8 people in the house including volunteers and guests. When we organise events the number of people in the house can increase up to 20.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will learn by doing. All tasks will be explained in detail, as well as the whole process. You will get short lesson about permaculture principles, regenerative lifestyle, household with minimal footprint on the environment. You'll learn about compstong and recycling. You will also get information about group dynamics and community building.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Sunny Hill is a suitable environment for nature lovers, who love silence, and enjoy long walks, reading books, painting, or playing instruments. It’s for people who enjoy working outside. The work is often organized independently (with the previous assistance of the coordinator). For many, staying at Sunny Hill has been a life-changing experience, that through the connection with nature brought them to a better connection with themselves.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2024

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

SI40099

01/05/2024 → 31/07/2024

Closed

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Deadline: 31/05/2024

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

Topolovec 29, 6272 Gračišče, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:15 (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 Slovenian Serbo-Croatian