🤝 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Italy 🇮🇹 Rural Community Living Wellness and Youth Work in Bergolo 🌿 VITALITY 2026

🧭 About the Volunteering Opportunity
VITALITY 2026 is a long-term European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity hosted by New Wellness Education – APS in Bergolo, Italy, a small rural village in the Piedmont hills. The project offers young people real space to grow, learn, and contribute to community life while developing skills in youth work, NGO activities, sustainability, and communication. Volunteers become part of a hands-on team supporting local initiatives and international mobilities, with room to design a personal project aligned with individual interests.

🎯 Main Aim
To support young people’s personal and professional development through meaningful community-based volunteering focused on wellbeing, education, sustainability, and rural youth work.

🧩 Volunteer Tasks and Activities
🤝 Support youth projects and international mobilities
📣 Assist with communication, social media, and outreach
🌱 Participate in permaculture gardening and environmental initiatives
🎪 Contribute to event organisation and community activities
🧰 Take part in NGO life and project-based teamwork
✨ Develop a personal project based on your interests

👤 Participant Profile
👥 Aged 18–30
🌍 Resident in Europe or a neighbouring country
📆 Available for approximately 9 months
🎓 Interested in non-formal education and NGO work
📲 Curious about communication, social media, marketing, project writing, or project management
🌿 Open to gardening, manual work, and outdoor activities
🤝 Willing to practice teamwork in a multicultural environment
🏡 Interested in living in a rural village surrounded by nature

🗓️ Activity Dates
📅 From 01 March 2026 to 01 March 2027

📍 Location
Bergolo, Italy 🇮🇹

🏠 Accommodation and Daily Support
🏡 Accommodation provided in the local area
💶 Pocket money 180 EUR per month
🍽️ Food reimbursement up to 165 EUR per month
🚲 Bicycle provided for local mobility
🚗 Organisational car available according to internal regulations
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC distance bands

📚 Training and Learning Opportunities
🎓 On-arrival training focused on orientation, team building, and local context
🧭 Introduction to ESC values, the host organisation, and the Bergolo community
🤝 Continuous mentoring and regular support sessions
🧠 Learning through formal training, non-formal education, and learning by doing

🌍 Eligible Countries
Albania 🇦🇱 Austria 🇦🇹 Belgium 🇧🇪 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Croatia 🇭🇷 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Denmark 🇩🇰 Estonia 🇪🇪 France 🇫🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Greece 🇬🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺 Iceland 🇮🇸 Latvia 🇱🇻 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Netherlands 🇳🇱 North Macedonia 🇲🇰 Norway 🇳🇴 Poland 🇵🇱 Portugal 🇵🇹 Romania 🇷🇴 Serbia 🇷🇸 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Spain 🇪🇸 Sweden 🇸🇪 Ukraine 🇺🇦

🗣️ Working Language
English

🏢 Host Organisation
New Wellness Education – APS

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49457_en

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