🌍 Introduction
If you want to step out of theory and experience sustainability in real life, this ESC volunteering project in Czechia offers a hands-on journey into permaculture, biodiversity, and eco-living.
Set in a rural environment, the project focuses on building a long-term permaculture system including orchards and food forests. Volunteers actively contribute to environmental sustainability while learning practical skills that can be applied in everyday life and future projects.
📌 Activity Dates
1 August 2026 – 15 August 2026
📅 Application Deadline
Not specified
👥 Eligible Countries
🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
🧩 Activities & Methodology
🌱 Building permaculture orchards and food forests
🌾 Planting, composting, and soil care
🐝 Creating and maintaining biodiversity systems
🛠️ Outdoor physical work (digging, mulching, mowing)
🎥 Participatory storytelling and media workshops
🎯 Objectives
🌍 Promote sustainable living and environmental awareness
🌱 Develop practical permaculture and eco-skills
♻️ Support biodiversity and ecological resilience
💡 Encourage reflection on climate impact and lifestyle choices
🌍 Why This Volunteering
🌱 Real hands-on sustainability experience
🏕️ Immersion in nature and simple living
🛠️ Learn by doing, not just theory
🏠 Accommodation & Food
🏡 Shared rooms (sleeping bag required)
🍽️ Self-cooked meals (mainly vegetarian)
🔥 Outdoor cooking options available
💸 Financial Conditions
💶 Fully funded ESC project
✈️ Travel
✈️ Travel reimbursement based on distance
🛬 Arrival & Departure
📍 Horní Kruty – Újezdec, Czechia
🎓 Certification
📜 Youthpass certificate provided
♿ Accessibility
📍 Not specified
✅ Participant Profile
🌱 Interested in permaculture and sustainability
💪 Ready for physically demanding outdoor work
🤝 Open to simple living and teamwork
🧠 Interested in environmental education and reflection
🗣️ Working Language
🇬🇧 English
📝 Application Method
📄 Apply through the European Youth Portal
📎 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50550_en
📎 Additional Information
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LIthaEzZ3dY7FNoMdoDheueXMwTUDQVa/view?usp=sharing
⚠️ Important Notice
1️⃣ Source of Information
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