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ESC: Vounteering Team Spring 2025

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About the project

ESC: Vounteering Team Spring 2025

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

We are an Eco-Community in Bavaria, founded in 2016. We took over a former vacation village in the beautiful natural area close to the Czech border, which used to be "the end of the world" from both sides for decades. Currently we are approx 40 adults +15 kids, several dogs and cats. We are trying to run a place where people develop together a field for living and working in connection with humans, animals and the environment. By our way of living we aim to contribute an important step towards a world, where all beings can live in peace, trust, freedom, joy and connectedness. In detail we envision and work on : vegan food and education in professional cooking partilly energy and water supply self-supply via permaculture welcoming culture and hospitality art & music common and individual development mutual support and solidarity Trust via transparency and honesty deep authentic partnerships and relationships non-violent communication gifteconomy peace work

💼 What the programme involves

Welcome to our six-week Nature Community - Volunteering Team in Spring 2025! Volunteering with us offers a transformative experience, immersing you in a communal way of life and work. This spring, we’re renovating our new self-sufficient house – let’s get hands-on, build up, and make it happen! By April’s end, we’ll also plant 60 fruit trees on our spring water property. If you're curious about vegan cooking, our community kitchen welcomes you! Our experienced team supports social integration, group dynamics, and personal growth. In our vibrant project, countless practical and social learning experiences await you. In these uncertain times, experiencing European unity is more important than ever. Our ESC Volunteering Team helps you connect, break down borders, and bring the European spirit to life. Let’s stand for peace, freedom, and solidarity! Join us: www.nature-community.de

🏠 Accommodation on site

Our eco village is located in a remote area of Bavaria close to the Czech border and far away from city infrastructure. Accommodation will be arranged mainly in shared 3-bed-rooms in our guest house. Your Travel costs will be reimbursed upon submission of travel tickets after the activity. Please remember to keep all the original travel tickets and bring them to Nature Community. Find more Information about our Project on www.nature-community.de.

🍲 Food

Meals are vegan, 100% organic and shared and prepared together with our community.

You will eat at the same time as the communal meals in the community at 8:00 / 13:15 / 18:30. Here you have the opportunity of having shared meals in a community environment, with freshly cooked vegan dishes, that are 100% organic, ranging from home-grown produce to locally sourced ingredients. Nature Community also can provide gluten-free options and take other allergies

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for open-minded volunteers to join our vibrant, multi generational community-project of about 80 members, for six weeks. If you enjoy exploring new things and are flexible to contribute in various areas – whether it's gardening, renovations, or kitchen tasks – this opportunity might be for you. Please note that we exclusively offer vegan meals during the stay. We value an open mindset for personal growth, reflective abilities, and perseverance.
Deadline: 19/04/2025 12:30

ℹ️ Additional information

During the project, you can gain hands-on experience in: Tool use & machines (e.g., cordless screwdriver, jigsaw) Firewood production & gardening (planting, brush cutter, lawn mower) Remodeling (insulation, plumbing, clay plaster, painting) Vegan cooking, sewing & upcycling crafts In our group sessions, we use social tools to foster personal growth, strengthen communication skills, and address conflicts constructively, creating a vibrant group connection.

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.

Travel costs will be reimbursed upon submission of travel tickets after the activity.
Please remember to keep all the original travel tickets and bring them to Nature Community.
You will receive travel reimbursement based on actual costs. Please keep in mind that if you travel by land we have a much larger travel budget than if traveled by air.

These caps are as follows:

- Between 10 and 99 KM: 23 EUR per participant
- Between 100 and 499 KM: 180 EUR per participant or if travel by land: 210 EUR per participant
- Between 2000 and 2999 KM: 360 EUR per participant or if travel by land 410 EUR per participant
- Between 500 and 1999 KM: 275 EUR per participant or if travel by land 320 EUR per participant
- Remember to keep all your travel documents (invoices, electronic tickets,
train tickets, original boarding passes, etc.).
- No refunds can be done if traveling more than 2 days before or leaving more than 2 days after the official start and end of the training.
- Taxi fares cannot be reimbursed, if you decide to take a taxi, it will be at your own expense.

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📅 Available sessions

DE44570

19/04/2025 at 00:00 → 25/05/2025 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 19/04/2025

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

St.-Hubertus-Weg 1, 92539 Schönsee, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:00 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German