Deep into Life II | ESC Volunteering Project in Northern Hessen, Germany (Fully Funded)

An exciting opportunity for young people aged between 18 and 30 years old from all over Europe who are interested in joining a one-month summer volunteering project in the countryside in Northern Hessen, Germany, to apply for the ESC Team volunteering project "Deep into life II" which takes place in the beautiful countryside of Hilgershausen, Germany from the 1st to 31st of July 2025. This volunteering project is organised by GRUENER GRASHALM e.V. and funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps programme.

About the Volunteering 

In this intercultural project in the center of Germany, volunteers will plant the seeds of a space for community living and networking. Since the aim of this project is to create a place to meet and to live with each other, you will get involved in some renovation work on old houses, gardening, and village networking events.

Besides the working part, participants will dive deeper into life within nature and create spaces of self-experience. Did you ever dream about setting off with little equipment and spending a night in the forest? To learn the basics of survival in the woods? You will have the chance for it.

Outside of our comfort zone, we will grow. By foot in the hills and by boat on the river, we will experience the area of the Meißner nature reserve up close.

Specific activities that you will choose from:

- Wilderness pedagogic and survival lessons

- experiential education: self-experience and teaching

- hiking trip to the magical Meißner mountain

- planting trees

- music evenings

- dance events

- visiting alternative communities

- everything you have to offer

Living in a community for a month means making decisions together. You will also have the space to determine and offer your own activities.

Eligibility | Who can apply?

- Young people between 18 and 30 years are allowed to join.

- Participants must be a resident or a citizen of one of the following countries (Albania, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein, Serbia, North Macedonia)

- Participants must be available to attend the whole duration of the Project.

-  Willing to cooperate, share responsibilities, and live collectively.

- Curious and enthusiastic about learning through hands-on experience.

Expenses and Benefits

All expenses covered regarding the participation, such as travel, food, and accommodation, are fully funded by the European Solidarity Corps program.

- Participation is free of charge, no application or registration fee

- Volunteers will be accommodated in wilderness pedagogic, you will live simply and outside. In your tents, you will have the possibility of having a little place for yourself.

- Upon this, you will be called to spend most of your time outside or in the village. And you are invited to join the campfire evenings, which will happen nearly every evening.

- The host organization will arrange the meals for all the participants.

- Participants who will stay the whole duration of the project are entitled to receive a pocket money.

- Participants from EU countries should get the European Health Insurance Card; for non-EU citizens, they will receive HENNER insurance for the whole period of the project.

- Your international travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the distance between your home and Finland, according to the following limits: 

• from 10 – 99 km - 56 EUR (Green Travel)/ 28 EUR (Non-Green Travel)
• from 100 – 499 km - 285 EUR (Green Travel)/ 211 EUR (Non-Green Travel)
• from 500 – 1999 km - 417 EUR (Green Travel)/ 309 EUR (Non-Green Travel)
• from 2000 – 2999 km - 395 EUR (Green Travel)/ 535 EUR (Non-Green Travel)
• Calculate your budget from HERE

• IMPORTANT: Keep all your travel documents! Online boarding passes and tickets for reimbursements. No documents = No reimbursement!
• IMPORTANT: Please send your travel proposition by e-mail to the organisers and wait for their confirmation before purchasing your tickets!

- Participants are entitled to receive a YouthPass certificate after the project, where you are expected to self-assess your own learning, and you can add it to your CV. 

Timeline

Application deadline: 30th of June 2025, (23:59)

Arrival day: 1st of July 2025

Departure day: 31st of July 2025 

How to apply?

If you’re interested in joining the Deep into Life II Project, please complete the online application form by 30 June 2025. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting volunteering opportunity!

More Details

For additional information about the Deep into Life II Project, including project details and requirements, please check the infopack from HERE 

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