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ESC: Urban Villa Transformation-EcoSustainable Community Project Vol.6

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About the project

ESC: Urban Villa Transformation-EcoSustainable Community Project Vol.6

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

    AJVDEC-TOGO

QUI SOMMES-NOUS ?
L’Association des Jeunes Volontaires pour le Développement et d’Échanges Culturels au Togo (AJVDEC-TOGO) est une structure apolitique et non-lucrative, faisant partie d’un ensemble d’Organisations humanitaires reconnues par les pouvoirs publics.

Elle est un regroupement ayant en son sein des personnes motivées pour un objectif bien déterminé. Il s’agit de coopérer, de motiver et de mobiliser toute personne physique ou morale à s’impliquer davantage dans le volontariat et le bénévolat au Togo.

C’est dans cette optique qu’est inscrite l’Association pour nouer des relations avec les pays de l’occident et les organisations de volontariat dans le but de valoriser les cultures africaines et occidentales et par là s’entend à redonner une image à la culture togolaise sans aucune discrimination d’ethnie et de religion. Depuis 2016, l’AJVDEC a nouer des partenariats avec les pays occidentaux pour initier des stages internationaux, des missions de solidarité internationale, ainsi que des missions humanitaires dans les domaines de la Santé, de l’Education, de l’Environnement, de l’agriculture, de l’informatique, de l’artisanat et de la Culture.

NOS STAGES
Des stages d’études supérieures sont proposés au sein de l’AJVDEC ou de ses partenaires en fonction de vos domaines de compétences. Ces stages ne sont pas rémunérés, ils se déroulent du lundi au vendredi sur 35 heures. Les weekends sont réservés à des activités culturelles et de loisirs.

C’est dans cette optique qu’est inscrite l’Association pour nouer des relations avec les pays de l’occident et les organisations de volontariat dans le but de valoriser les cultures africaines et occidentales et par là s’entend à redonner une image à la culture togolaise sans aucune discrimination d’ethnie et de religion. Depuis 2016, l’AJVDEC a nouer des partenariats avec les pays occidentaux pour initier des stages internationaux, des missions de solidarité internationale, ainsi que des missions humanitaires dans les domaines de la Santé, de l’Education, de l’Environnement, de l’agriculture, de l’informatique, de l’artisanat et de la Culture.

L’association propose également une aide aux PME togolaises afin de les assister dans leur développement et ainsi renforcer leur économie.
AJVDEC-TOGO propose également des stages et missions variés, toujours dans l’optique d’offrir des expériences uniques et enrichissantes.



NOS STAGES Des stages d’études supérieures sont proposés au sein de l’AJVDEC ou de ses partenaires en fonction de vos domaines de compétences. Ces stages ne sont pas rémunérés, ils se déroulent du lundi au vendredi sur 35 heures. Les weekends sont réservés à des activités culturelles et de loisirs.


💼 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/6jPkx

🏠 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: 10/01/2025 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.

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📅 Available sessions

EL43514

07/02/2025 → 10/07/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 10/01/2025

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 Standard Time

Local time: 21:50 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English