🇮🇹🌿 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🇮🇹 Vitality 2026 with New Wellness Education in Bergolo 🌱 Rural Community Life, Youth Work and Sustainability in Piedmont

An ESC individual volunteering opportunity is open in Bergolo, a small rural village in the hills of Piedmont, Northern Italy. “Vitality 2026” is a long-term European Solidarity Corps project hosted by New Wellness Education – APS, offering young people the opportunity to grow personally and professionally while contributing to a dynamic NGO active in youth work, sustainability and community development.

This project gives volunteers real space to learn by doing, take responsibility, and become part of a team working on local and international initiatives in a nature-based rural context.

📌 Activity Type
ESC Individual Volunteering

📍 Location
Località Valdea 4, Bergolo, Italy 🇮🇹

📅 Activity Dates
1 March 2026 – 1 March 2027

🌱 Project Overview and Activities

Volunteers will engage in a diverse mix of activities connected to youth work, environmental sustainability and NGO management:

👥 Supporting youth projects and international mobilities
📱 Communication, social media and marketing tasks
🌿 Permaculture gardening and environmental initiatives
🎪 Event organisation and community activities
📝 Project writing and project management support
🔨 Gardening, hand-made and construction-related practical tasks
💡 Development of a personal project based on individual interests

The experience combines non-formal education, teamwork in a multicultural environment and immersion in rural Italian village life surrounded by nature.

More information:
https://www.newellnesseducation.com/vitality-volunteering-2026

🏠 Accommodation and Financial Conditions

✈️ Travel reimbursement according to ESC distance band rules
💶 180€ monthly pocket money
🍽️ Food reimbursement up to 165€ per month
🚲 Bicycles provided for local mobility
🚗 Organisation car available under established regulations

🎓 Training and Learning Process

📘 On-arrival training focused on orientation, team building and local context
🤝 Introduction to ESC values and the hosting organisation
🧠 Continuous mentoring sessions throughout the project
📚 Structured learning process combining formal training, non-formal education and learning by doing
🎓 Youthpass certificate

👤 Participant Profile

This project is suitable for young people who:

✔ Are 18–30 years old
✔ Are residents in Europe or neighbouring countries
✔ Can commit to a 9-month stay
✔ Are interested in non-formal education and NGO work
✔ Want to develop skills in communication, social media, project management or gardening
✔ Are open to manual work and outdoor activities
✔ Are comfortable living in a small rural village surrounded by nature
✔ Want to improve teamwork skills in a multicultural environment

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

📅 Application Deadline
30 April 2026 – 12:00

📌 Project Code
2025-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000375184

🔗 Application & Information Link
Original ESC Portal Link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49457_en

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