A wonderful opportunity for 24 youth from all over Europe to live one month in a camping village in southern Greece focusing on sustainability and co-create your dream community. This opportunity is an European Solidarity Corps team volunteering project organised by Hopeland organisation and co-funded by the European Union.
About Hopeland
Hopeland is an educational eco community, located in a rural remote area in the south part of Greece. The venture is built with lots of love and (mainly) with natural materials from volunteers, visitors and guests who visited the place the last 10 years with a vision to create a place where sustainability meets tradition, culture and personal development.
About the Project
Health Common Good was created with the intention to strengthen the sense of solidarity and active citizenship of young people in Europe, while bringing awareness on health and wellbeing.
As a volunteer, you'll organise interventions to help those most affected by COVID-19, interact with the rural, local community, learn about health-related topics and be part of a movement that creates a healthier, happier, and more connected society. You'll also engage in hands-on activities as part and a member of an eco community. It can be cooking, maintaining the gardens, keeping in a good condition the infrastructure and facilities of the estate, or taking care of the animals.
Eligibility
This opportunity for 24 participants, legal residents in any of the Erasmus+ programme countries including Greece and to apply you must:
- Legal residents of one of the Erasmus+ programme countries and they do not require a visa to enter Greece.
- Aged between 18-30 years old (not older than 30 on July 11, 2023)
- Ready to live in a rural environment with basic conditions for 4 weeks.
- Motivated about hands-on activities and practical tasks like farming, building, cooking, cleaning etc.
- Eager to take initiatives and create opportunities for themselves and the rural communities around them.
- Interested in the topic of Health as a common good in Europe.
- Interested in developing activities that promote the wellbeing of children or elderly people and raise awareness on the impact of the post-covid era on the health and wellbeing on the community.
Facilities and Benefits
- Accommodation is happening in a big camping area, the Village, equipped with 5 big teepee tents, with 3 beds and 3 furniture for personal items in each tipi. The Village is the Volunteers Area.
- The whole venture runs on solar panels, therefore, electricity is limited and on rainy days or days with strong consumption of electricity, we can run out of electric power.
- There is wifi in the area but very limited because it is a 4G connection. For this, we recommend using your own 4G or mindfully use the wifi.
- The guest house has 2 indoor toilets, an indoor shower and two more outdoor showers. Additionally, there are two more toilets and showers in the camping area and two compost toilets around the estate.
- There is a separate kitchen building and a roofed dining area with all the necessary equipment for cooking and dining.
- You will receive 5€/day for your living money.
- You will receive a weekly budget for all the group in order to cook altogether (for sustainability reasons)
- Your travel costs will be reimbursed according to the distance between your home and Hopeland.
- Besides the European Health insurance card, you are going to be offered a private insurance too.
- Υou are entitled to receive a YouthPass certificate where you are expected to self-assess your own learning.
Timeline
Application deadline: June 30th 2023
Arrival Day: July 11th 2023
Start of the Programme: July 12th 2023
End of the Programme: August 10th 2023
Departure Day: August 11th 2023
Note: You can have 7 extra days in total that you can use before or after the project to travel around Greece. If you wish to do so, bear in mind that you need to cover the costs for your accommodation & food. Late arrivals or early departures are not allowed.
How to apply
To apply you have to fill in this application form HERE
For more details check the official website or the info-pack from HERE
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