ESC: Team Volunteering - Prepare Permaculture garden for growing season

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Czech Republic European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Education European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are a community of 15 people living in a beautiful area surrounded by meadows, forests, and ponds, located 1,5 hours south of Prague, Czech Republic. Volunteers will assist in developing an emerging eco-community. Their primary task will be working in our permaculture garden, preparing it for the growing season under the guidance of an experienced natural gardener. Additionally, they will help maintain existing structures, such as yurts, and may even create new ones. Each day, a small group will be dedicated to preparing vegan meals for both the team and community members. Moreover, volunteers will participate in weekly workshops designed to enhance their practical skills, such as gardening, fermentation, wood carving, kombucha brewing, soap making, and more. All activities are structured as learning experiences, offering participants opportunities for personal growth and development. Apply: https://spoluzemevrabsko.cz/esc/

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation will be in yurts with a shared indoor bathroom (showers & toilet) and outdoor dry toilets. Please note that at this time, temperatures outside will be between 0 and 12 degrees Celsius. This means there won't be a stable temperature indoors, and a fire will need to be maintained to provide sufficient heat. The volunteers will be in charge of cooking using the ingredients provided by us. Common meals will be vegan. The nearest town, Čimelice, is 3 km away from our village. We can drive the volunteers there, or they can walk or ride bikes. Prague is 1 hour away from Čimelice.

🎒 Leisure activities

The project is a unique learning experience with many opportunities for informal learning in a wide range of areas of sustainability, self-sufficiency, self- development, healthy and community lifestyle. Training will be focused on providing educational value to volunteers both in terms of hard competencies (gardening, cooking, construction) and soft competencies (communication, team building, authentic expression). Additionally, every week for 3 out of 35 hours there will be a workshop on a topic chosen by participants. Find more details here: https://spoluzemevrabsko.cz/esc/#short-spring

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for 13 volunteers aged 18 to 30 from EU countries to join our three-week volunteering program in teams from March 26th to April 18th, 2024. We seek curious, responsible, and patient individuals ready to challenge themselves by participating in this project. Participants MUST have an interest in working in the garden, food production, vegan cuisine, and natural building. They should be comfortable with living in a secluded village. Make sure you apply here:https://spoluzemevrabsko.cz/esc/
Deadline: Application deadline: 10/02/2024

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

CZ38180

26/03/2024 → 18/04/2024

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Deadline: 10/02/2024

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

Vrábsko 1, 398 04 Smetanova Lhota-Čimelice, Czechia

Czech Republic

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Czech Republic Koruna (CZK / Kč)

Exchange rate

1 CZK = 0.041274 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:04 (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 Czech Slovak