📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Aforrestation... (and watering if needed). Short-term group volunteering... Every group consisting of about 16 volunteers, 14 days of volunteering from at least two countries... Gender balanced... Volunteering on afforestation lasts 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, and watering is done in case of need (drought). We plan to plant more than 10.000 seedlings, in total. Help us, please! It’s a great feeling to bring life back to areas ravaged by forest fires, it really is! We are looking for volunteers for the first shift. Shift is going to happen in March 4th - 17th 2023.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All volunteers in tour will be accomodated in touristic apartments in the centre of the city... There are rooms (2, 3 or 5 people), all air-conditioned, wi-fi... Breakfast at home (we provide money), and we cook lunch and dinner in the space for workshops and mentoring Transport to the volunteering place is ensured, City of Split is transportation center - airport, train and bus teminal, port... The dishes are local, Mediterranean and Balkan, and for volunteers with special nutritional needs we will try to adapt as well as possible...
🎒 Leisure activities
Training about specific forrest tasks in this climate and area, about global and local ecological and climatic tasks, about local customs and tradition, professional guide for city tour... training on vegetation and climatic characteristics... There will also be training on ways and types of learning, self representing, and to help you create a youthpass.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We need participants who are team players, communicative, eager to volunteer and socialize, to learn. It’s not a problem if you have difficult access to transportation, or you think cultural differences will be a problem for you. We will try to help you with that. Croatia participants - preference is given to young people from the areas affected by the 2020 earthquake. Correct communication in English (intermediate), or one of the languages of the Western Balkans is necessary. A desirable characteristic is belonging to the WOSM (scout movement).
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/03/2023
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.