ESC: Volunteer Opportunity: Experience Village Life, Learn Permaculture, and Engage with the Local Community
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About the project
ESC: Volunteer Opportunity: Experience Village Life, Learn Permaculture, and Engage with the Local Community
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
💼 What the programme involves
We are seeking two enthusiastic young volunteers to join us for a unique opportunity to experience village lifestyle in the charming green village Star Istevnik, to immerse themselves in nature, and learn the sustainable principles of permaculture gardening. This project invites volunteers to live in a peaceful rural setting, gain hands-on experience in organic gardening, and contribute to a variety of local events within the community.
What You'll Be Doing:
Gardening & Permaculture: Volunteers will learn the principles of permaculture and apply them in our garden. You'll help cultivate food crops, design eco-friendly planting systems, and care for the land in a sustainable way. No prior gardening experience is necessary – we will provide training and hands-on support. Community Engagement: You will have the opportunity to participate in / organize events and collaborate with the community. This could include assisting with workshops, organizing local festivals and etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
🍲 Food
The food: Each volunteer will receive the total sum for Food& pocket money and plan their meals;
🎒 Leisure activities
⚠️ Requirements
Deadline: 23/04/2025 14:44
ℹ️ Additional information
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.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
MK43240
05/05/2025 at 00:00 → 05/07/2025 at 00:00
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
Star Istevnik, North Macedonia
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Macedonia Denar (MKD / ден)
Exchange rate
1 MKD = 0.016294 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 22:13 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken