🇵🇹🌱 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Portugal – REGENERATE ODEMIRA: A Deep Rural Regeneration and Community Learning Experience in São Luís 🇵🇹

🌍 Project Description
REGENERATE ODEMIRA – RE.RURAL EXPERIENCE is a European Solidarity Corps volunteering project coordinated with the Municipality of Odemira and implemented in the rural village of São Luís, Portugal. This experience is built around regeneration, sustainability and community-based learning. Volunteers become part of a living rural ecosystem where tradition, innovation and collective care come together. Learning is experiential, grounded in daily life, collaboration with local initiatives and hands-on contribution to the regeneration of the territory. The project promotes solidarity, active participation and new ways of inhabiting rural spaces.

🌱 Main Activities
🌾 Participation in rural regeneration and sustainability initiatives
🤝 Collaboration with local projects and community members
🧠 Learning-by-doing through collective action and experimentation
🌍 Contribution of ideas, knowledge and personal initiatives
🏡 Everyday community life and shared responsibility

🏠 Accommodation and Support
🏡 Accommodation at the CoRe Learning Center in São Luís
🍳 Shared kitchen with self-prepared meals
💶 Monthly food and transport allowance
💡 Additional pocket money and personal project support
🚶 Essential services accessible on foot in the village

🎓 Training and Learning
🧠 Learning through practice, curiosity and experimentation
🤝 Continuous collaboration with local people
🌱 Non-formal education focused on regeneration and care
🌍 Becoming part of an existing regenerative ecosystem

👤 Participant Profile
🌍 Young people aged 18–30 residing in the European Union
🌱 Interest in regeneration, sustainability and rural life
🤝 Proactive, responsible and community-oriented attitude
🎯 Willingness to contribute to real-impact projects
🧭 Openness to collective living and co-creation

📅 Activity Dates
09 March 2026 to 02 May 2026

⏰ Application Deadline
10 January 2026 – 23:59

🔗 Application Link
https://www.co-re.info/en/regenerar-odemira

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