ESC: Urban Villa Transformation-EcoSustainable Community Project Vol.5

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The Crossroads aims to transform an Urban Villa into an Eco Sustainable Community Lifestyle Project. After renovating a century villa from an abandoned, neglected place into a beautiful oasis with food forest, vegetable garden, natural building constructions and the space for cultural exchange, community building, arts, personal growth and development, the next step is to focus more on renewable energy such as solar power, reduction and awareness of water consumption, sustainability and self-sufficiency in terms of farming and gardening respecting permaculture methods. The goals are to complete the transformation of the urban villa into a self-sufficient eco project & actively contribute in the cultural, social, economical and ecological regeneration of the town, creating a healthy structure embedded in nature that facilitates relations, where humans and nature can prosper together. Read full INFOPACK: https://shorturl.at/zg0rI

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in a special section of the restored villa that has 8 separate twin bedrooms, a kitchen, sanitary facilities and a food forest in the backyard. There is also the family hotel Leto, another supportive infrastructure with a capacity of 7 separate twin bedrooms and a communal area that can host short or long term individual volunteers or volunteering teams within 5 mins walking distance from the villa. We have almost completed the villa's restoration, renovating old and adding new architectural features to the hosting facilities.

🎒 Leisure activities

Preparations and implementation of the ecovillage design which contains the creation of 6 tiny houses using natural building materials, planting a food forest and vegetable gardens, designing and creating wooden structures and wood works. Animal farming such as poultry and smaller mammals. ‘Soul Food Kitchen’: cooking and preserving of own and local produce with a zero waste mentality. Wild herbs and mushroom picking and processing to food and natural medicine. Cultural and personal exchange and development due to different spiritual practises, group meetings and techniques of team building.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Looking for 3 volunteers who want to widen his/her/its perspective and put the effort into taking their community a step further. Volunteers will be selected on their motivation and interests to acquire more skills in the field of permaculture, eco-building, cultural events, green and just transition, arts and local socialising in creating networks worth spreading such as the regenerative movement. They will be aspiring change makers and team workers constantly seeking to grow personally and professionally by improving their team working skills and being part of a an eco-community.
Deadline: 25/09/2024 00:00

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

EL42266

10/10/2024 → 22/02/2025

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Deadline: 25/09/2024

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

Archeou Theatrou 52, Megalopoli 222 00, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:45 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English