ESC: Youth for climate solutions

Name: ESC: Youth for climate solutions
Start: 2023-06-01
End: 2024-02-29
Location: Krško, Slovenia

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

KNOF is a pioneer in social entrepreneurship and circular economy in Slovenia with a mission to popularize sustainable lifestyle. With this purpose we are developing sustainable services and products that are replacing plastic or minimizing the waste. In this process we include also people with disabilities, volunteers and unemployed. Our slogan is business, shopping and society with a clear conscience. Our biggest project is Stara šola, reuse boutique. Currently we have 5 boutiques across Slovenia. The boutiques promote sustainable fashion, they help to reduce textile waste and they create new green jobs. We work closely with municipalities, waste companies and other enterprises to find (social) innovations that would decrease the production of waste, CO2 emissions and exploitation of natural resources.

💼 What the programme involves

One of the fundamental features of the project is the participation of young people in finding climate solutions and the promotion of transition to a green, circular economy. In our organization, ESC volunteers perform a variety of activities that have positive social and environmental impacts. Through the process of finding solutions to environmental challenges, volunteers will gain skills and knowledge from the circular economy and social entrepreneurship. Alternative to standard entrepreneurship and mass consumption, and the main causes of climate change.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided in a spacious, fully furnished, and equipped apartment with kitchen, living room, 1 bathroom and 3 separated bedrooms. Quiet garden and forest area is all around and shops are available in 7 minute walk, the same goes for the train station.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will attend 2 ESC seminar orginaized by the Slovenian agency MOVIT. Volunteers will work about 35 hours a week, Active contribution to the daily operation of the association: weekly meetings, brainstorming sessions, dropping in new ideas and realizing them. Organizing of events, workshops, presentation stands in connection with sustainable lifestyle, non-formal education, active citizenship, circular and social economy. Developing their own ideas with the help of mentors and using the available infrastructure: sewing workshops, wood workshops, plastic and textile recycling

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Is a specially designed and dedicated volunteer program for those who wish to contribute to the transition of our society into a more sustainable and inclusive world through the activities. If you are willing to learn about social enterprise, popularize sustainable lifestyle and find the solution for circular economy join us.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/02/2023

ℹ️ Additional information

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/ This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

SI33274

01/06/2023 at 00:00 → 29/02/2024 at 00:00

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Deadline: 15/02/2023

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

8270 Krško, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:02 (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 Slovenian