About the Project
“Clay & Straw as a Key” is a special Erasmus+ Training Course project consisting of TWO interconnected residential training courses, combined with online sessions, video production, and local follow-up activities.
🌱 The project focuses on traditional and local construction techniques (clay, straw, wood) and their adaptation to contemporary, sustainable construction, linking heritage, ecology, and youth work.

This is not a single mobility – participants must attend both residential trainings and all project phases.

Project Structure – 5 Core Activities
🏗️ Residential Training Course 1 – Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸
• Clay & straw plaster
• “Cebatu” brickwork
• Adobe enclosures on timber frames
• Fiber-framed partition walls
• Learning about the Asturian Hórreo (traditional granary)

🏗️ Residential Training Course 2 – Svinjsko, Slovenia 🇸🇮
• Straw bale construction
• Traditional clay plaster
• Straw + lightweight clay mixtures
• Rammed earth techniques
• Learning about the Kozolec (traditional wooden hayrack)

💻 Online Complementary Sessions
• Zoom sessions, videos & theory
• Consolidation of practical learning

🎥 Educational Video Production
• Short explanatory videos for each technique
• Dissemination via social media

🌍 Follow-Up Activities
• Local workshops, exhibitions, small constructions
• Knowledge transfer to communities
• Trainers support the full process

Project Objectives
🌱 Connect traditional construction with modern sustainability needs
🧱 Promote bioconstruction among young Europeans
📚 Create replicable learning resources
🏛️ Strengthen cultural identity through heritage
💼 Increase youth employability in green sectors
🌍 Empower youth workers as sustainability change-makers

Who Can Apply?
👤 Youth workers, volunteers & sustainability-oriented practitioners
🎂 Preferably 18–45 (not mandatory)
🌍 Actively involved in youth work or community education
🏗️ Strong interest in bioconstruction & sustainability
🗣️ Able to work in English
📅 Able to attend ALL project activities (mandatory)

Eligible Countries
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇮🇹 Italy
🇫🇷 France
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇪🇬 Egypt

Venues
📍 Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸 – Albergue Los Avellanos (hostel in a native forest)
📍 Svinjsko, Slovenia 🇸🇮 – Zavod Veles (permaculture family farm, camping)

Food & Accommodation
🍽️ Food, accommodation & travel fully covered
🥗 Vegetarian meals in Slovenia
🛑 No-drugs & no-alcohol policy during activities

Application Deadline
📅 15 January 2026

Application Form
https://forms.gle/6G2KBz9ts27QKdzh9

Infopack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KkPcnUcwfKJ4rHZ0LCPfyj428k5WKWWg/view?usp=drivesdk

Contact
📧 floresta.entrebosques@gmail.com

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