The Civic Ecology Garden II project in Katerini, Greece 🇬🇷 offers a powerful combination of environmental action, community solidarity, and hands-on sustainability. This ESC Volunteering Teams activity transforms an abandoned public space into a productive ecological garden and vibrant community hub.
The project connects ecological responsibility with social impact, showing how small-scale initiatives can create real community change.
📌 Project Overview
🌍 Programme: European Solidarity Corps – ESC Volunteering Teams
📍 Location: Katerini, Greece 🇬🇷
🗓 Activity Dates: 20 April 2026 – 12 June 2026
🏷 Activity Type: Volunteering Teams
🆔 Project Code: 2024-2-LU01-ESC51-VTJ-000289317
🎯 Main Topics
🌿 Environment and natural protection
🌾 Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
🗳 Citizenship and democratic participation
💡 What Will You Do?
🌱 Planting, composting, soil care and seasonal garden maintenance
💧 Applying water-saving and sustainable farming practices
♻️ Promoting reuse and responsible food production
🤝 Supporting solidarity actions through ecological outputs
🌍 Participating in interconnected social initiatives of the organisation
Volunteers will experience how ecological, social, and solidarity-based actions reinforce each other in real practice.
🏠 Accommodation and Financial Support
🏡 Fully equipped apartment inside the organisation’s premises
🍲 Cooked meals provided Monday to Sunday
🚌 Transport covered
💶 Fixed pocket money provided
📚 Training and Learning
🛠 Task-related training
🇬🇷 Weekly real-life Greek language lessons
🎓 Various workshops
👤 Participant Profile
🌍 Open to multicultural exchange and community living
🤝 Adaptable and ready for diverse tasks
🌱 Not afraid of physical work or getting hands dirty
🌿 Garden experience is welcome but not required
✨ Every unique skill is appreciated
🌎 Eligible Countries
🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
📅 Application Deadline
⏰ 27 March 2026 – 11:59
🔗 Application Link
👉 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49564_en
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