Program, akce: Evropský sbor solidarity (ESC) – dlouhodobé dobrovolnictví (7 měsíců)
Termín konání: 1. červen—31. prosinec 2023
Místo konání: Zhelen, Bulharsko
Deadline pro přihlašování: co nejdříve, nejpozději do 10. května
Veškeré informace najdete zde, vč. odkazu na přihlášku.
Pro to, abyste na tento projekt mohli jet je nutné, abyste vlastnili nejen občanský průkaz (který musíte mít ze zákona), ale také platný cestovní pas (s platností min. ještě 150 dní od datumu začátku vámi vybraného projektu).
V rámci programu Evropský sbor solidarity jsou následující finanční specifika: v rámci všech projektů ESC je kompletně (ze 100 %) zajištěno jídlo, ubytování, aktivity, povinné doplňkové pojištění u pojišťovny Cigna, jazykový kurz, místní doprava, a to vše je zcela pokryto z fondů EU programu Evropský sbor solidarity a zařízeno organizátory. Účastníkům dále budou proplaceny cestovní náklady (v případě tohoto projektu) ve výši max. €275 z místa bydliště do místa konání projektu a zpět.
Účastník musí:
- Být ve věku 18-30 let;
- Být zaregistrovaný na portálu ESC (v případě, že máte s registrací problém, řiďte se tímto návodem)
- Mít zájem o dobrovolnictví a tento projekt;
- Ovládat angličtinu alespoň na úrovni B1
Hostitelská organizace: Trinoga association
Popis ESC dobrovolnické pozice:
“I know how, empower the group, and heal the Earth”
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Vegetarium Community Home, 2267 Zhelen, Bulgaria
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 4 persons, between 18 and 30 years old
ACTIVITY TOPICS:
- Environment and natural protection
- Health and wellbeing
- Education and training
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
We happily invite you to live and grow together in this wild area of the Balkan Mountains: enhancing biodiversity, social unity, and personal growth! Master and be the host of our place, discover other eco-projects in Bulgaria. Give a hand and share authentic lifestyles!
During your stay we will be focused on:
- Developing green skills: handling different tools, grow food sustainably, renovate and build a home, organise an eco-friendly household, balance between nature, local community, markets, and institutions.
- Regenerative ecology and agriculture: ability of local creation of living environments that are sustainably productive under changing conditions. Facing climate change.
- Self-improvement, family, and community life: healthy daily regime and habits, morning practices, regular sharing circle, healthy nutrition, teamwork. Helping local community and eco projects in Zhelen and Bulgaria.
ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS:
We are reconstructing and sharing a hamlet of authentic clay houses, improved with common space, modern kitchen, bathroom and outside facilities: summer-greenhouse shower, dry toilet, summer kitchen etc.
Room arrangements: shared or private rooms.
Food: We are growing, foraging, cooking and eating a healthy, plant-based diet. Including small amounts of animal products like eggs (from our own chickens) and dairy products (yoghurt, kefir cottage cheese, butter).
Transport during your stay: Living in the mountain we mainly walk. At one hour of walk from our home is a train station with regular connection to Sofia (60km) and Svoge (15km.) or a bus.
TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY:
Our open and pragmatic methodology provides knowledge, skills and attitudes for:
- Healthy and non-violent living;
- Regenerative landscaping;
- Planting endemic and useful plants: nutritional, medicinal, ecological;
- Renovation and construction of houses, using wood, clay, stone, straw and other materials;
- Maintenance of eco-farms: gardens, animals (horses, chickens, bees), buildings and machinery;
- Receiving and training other volunteers;
- Exchange of production, physical and intellectual labour, with the local population;
- Consulting and volunteering for other projects;
- Non-dogmatic spirituality;
PARTICIPANT PROFILE:
No previous experience needed. You need strong motivation and will to live the values and principles of the project, to practice its lifestyle. To be open and implement the desired habits, regarding food, daily regime and program. To be ready to handle responsibilities.
For this, you need to be listening, flexible, hardworking and willing to persevere. The specific knowledge, skills and attitudes transmition is demanding openness and respect toward our experience in the last 20 years. Volunteers with specific needs, regarding addictions, or early quitting of studies are welcome!
Welcome to Vegetarium Community Home! Please, read our rules at http://vegetarium.info/our-rules/
