🇩🇪🌱 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Germany – Hands-On Learning, Sustainable Building and Community Living with Young People in a Self-Directed Educational Project 🇩🇪

🌍 Project Description
This European Solidarity Corps volunteering project takes place in Schönsee, Germany, within the Nature Community eG and the Uniartcity initiative. The project brings together international volunteers and German students who are collectively building, living, and learning in a community-based educational environment. Volunteers become part of a self-determined learning space where sustainability, responsibility, creativity and community living are central. The focus is on transforming an old hunting museum into a cultural, residential and learning oasis for young people, while experiencing daily life in a shared community setting.

🛠️ Main Activities
🏗️ Ecological building and renovation work using wood, clay and natural materials
🎨 Creative room design, furnishing and space transformation
🔥 Installation of wall heating and insulation systems
🥕 Shared vegan cooking and sustainable food practices
🤝 Community life, teamwork and shared responsibility
🧠 Personal development through reflection, listening circles and group processes

🏠 Accommodation, Food and Support
🏡 Accommodation in shared rooms at the former hunting museum
🌱 Vegan and organic meals provided and prepared collectively
💶 Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC rules
🤝 Daily life shared with international volunteers and German students

🎓 Training and Learning
🛠️ Practical training in ecological construction techniques
🍲 Hands-on learning in vegan cooking and sustainable living
🧠 Community tools such as sharing circles and deep listening
🤝 Continuous mentoring by Uniartcity mentors
🌍 Development of communication, resilience, teamwork and conflict skills

👤 Participant Profile
🌍 Young people aged 20–30
🤝 Open to intensive community living and shared spaces
🧠 Curious, motivated and willing to learn by doing
🌱 Interest in sustainability, education and collective living
💪 Ready to take responsibility and contribute actively
🛏️ Comfortable with shared sleeping arrangements

📅 Activity Dates
01 February 2026 to 15 March 2026

⏰ Application Deadline
Not specified

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49425_en

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