🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🌍 Rural Life, Community Revitalization & Digital Storytelling 🌿

Experience authentic rural life in Italy while contributing to a meaningful community revitalization project in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 🌍

“Corleto Monforte Rural Lab 2026” is an ESC team volunteering project focused on supporting a small village facing depopulation. Volunteers will engage in cultural, environmental and digital activities while living closely with nature and the local community.

📌 Activity Dates

📅 09 April 2026 – 21 May 2026

📅 Application Deadline

⏳ 10 April 2026

👥 Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

👥 Participants

👤 5 volunteers

👥 Activity Type

🎯 Volunteering Teams

🧩 Activities & Methodology

📸 Work on the village “Emotional Archive” (photo cataloguing & video editing)
🎬 Create digital content and storytelling materials
🥾 Design and map trekking routes
🏡 Support co-living and co-working space development
🏛️ Assist the Natural History Museum (content & media)
🌿 Promote local culture, nature and events
🤝 Engage with local community and elderly residents

🎯 Objectives

🌿 Support rural regeneration and community revitalization
📸 Preserve cultural and historical heritage
🌍 Promote sustainable lifestyles and local development
🤝 Strengthen intercultural exchange and solidarity
🧠 Develop digital, communication and community skills

🏠 Accommodation & Food

🏡 Shared accommodation in the village
🍽️ Meals provided or self-managed with budget
🚐 Transport organised for project activities
🌿 Simple rural living conditions
🤝 Close interaction with local community

✈️ Travel

✈️ Travel reimbursed according to ESC rules

🎓 Training & Support

🎓 Training on community engagement and rural development
📸 Digital storytelling and media support
🏛️ Museum collaboration and exhibition planning
🌿 Learning sustainable and rural living practices
🤝 Continuous support from hosting organisation

⚠️ Living Experience

🌿 Remote rural environment (far from cities)
🏡 Quiet and authentic village lifestyle
🤝 Strong connection with local people and nature

✅ Participant Profile

👤 Aged 18–30
🌿 Open to rural and nature-based lifestyle
📸 Interested in photography, video or communication
🤝 Empathetic and adaptable
💡 Motivated and curious
👵 Willing to engage with local and elderly community
🚫 No prior experience required

🗣️ Working Language

🗣️ English

📎 Application Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50685_en

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