ESC: Sustainable Living and Organisation V

Code: 43155 Copied

Sweden European Voluntary Service Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Mundekulla is retreat center located in the middle of the forest. We also produce organic vegetables, greens, and fruits in our own permaculture garden. You will experience different fields of sustainability - food, garden, forest, building and community/guest experience - through workshops delivered by our departments heads, hands-on learning-by-doing, and excursions to inspiring local projects. In weekly meetings we plan the work and share our learnings during the project. The volunteer work is 35 hours a week, this includes meetings, reflection time and workshops. Excursions are not included in the working hours. You will have two free days per week for exploring, relaxing, travel or personal projects. Since Mundekulla is hospitality business, free days may not necessary fall on the weekend.

🏠 Accommodation on site

There are two Volunteer Houses, one on the grounds and one a short walk from Mundekulla. They both have their own kitchen, shared bathrooms, a little terrace and 4 bedrooms, it is simple but cosy. We serve vegan and vegetarian food, made with mainly organic and local ingredients. During events you’ll eat with the guests in the restaurant. In between events we make community lunch for working days. For the rest, Mundekulla provides ingredients and you cook in the volunteer house. You will have bicycles to get around on site and access to the train station that takes you to all the bigger cities

🎒 Leisure activities

Organic Gardening & Permaculture, Sustainable Cooking & Circular Gastronomy, Forest Preservation & Food Forestry, Sustainable Building & Maintenance, Personal Leadership & Community Living. We are looking for a team of 8 volunteers, with each having their focus area on one of above pilars: 3 persons focusing on garden, 3 persons - on cooking, 1 person - on maintenance and forest, and one - on community/guest relations. You will spend approx 60% of your time in your focus area, and will cover all other areas withing remaining 40%. Allocation to pillars will be affected by seasonality.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You are between 18-30 years old from EU or neighbouring countries and you have a genuine interest for sustainable living and working, community life, personal development, learning-by-doing and international exchange.You have the ambition to be part of a positive societal change towards sustainability, community and solidarity and your are searching for skills, knowledge and experience in these fields. You want to bring your learning during ESC back into work and projects in your own home context. You are hands-on, caring, kind, solution-oriented, flexible, fun and responsible.
Deadline: 05/12/2024 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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

SE43155

25/03/2025 → 07/11/2025

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Deadline: 05/12/2024

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

Mundekulla 101, 361 95 Långasjö, Sweden

Sweden

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Sweden Krona (SEK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 SEK = 0.091120 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:36 (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 Swedish