🇧🇬 ESC Volunteering in Bulgaria 🌱 Eco-Community & Sustainable Living Experience 🇧🇬

Introduction

Imagine living in an eco-community, building with natural materials, growing your own food, and actually experiencing sustainable living every single day 🌿 This ESC project in Bulgaria is not just volunteering, it’s a full lifestyle shift where you disconnect from the usual routine and reconnect with nature and community.

💡 Did You Know? 🌍 Bunovo village is located near Sofia and offers a peaceful rural environment surrounded by mountains, making it ideal for eco-living and nature-based projects.

Activity Dates

🗓️ 28 June 2026 – 25 August 2026

Application Deadline

📅 31 May 2026 (17:00)

Eligible Countries

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

Activities & Methodology

🌱 Participate in eco-building using natural materials and traditional techniques
🌿 Learn organic gardening and permaculture principles
🌍 Support biodiversity and environmental conservation activities
🏡 Help build and maintain eco-centre infrastructure
🤝 Engage in local eco-community activities
💡 Explore green social entrepreneurship and inclusion practices

💡 Did You Know? 🎓 ESC environmental projects often focus on hands-on learning, meaning you gain practical skills like eco-building, permaculture, and sustainable living that you can use beyond the project.

Objectives

🌍 Support development of local eco-community
🌱 Promote sustainable lifestyles and environmental awareness
🧠 Develop personal and entrepreneurial competences
💚 Improve physical and mental wellbeing through nature-based living

Accommodation & Food

🏕️ Shared dormitory and camping tents in eco-hub
🚿 Outdoor compost toilets and solar showers
🍳 Fully equipped outdoor kitchen
🍽️ Food fully covered

Financial Conditions

💶 Fully funded (accommodation, food, transport)
💰 Pocket money: €7/day

Travel

✈️ Travel costs covered according to ESC rules

Certification

📜 Youthpass certificate provided

Participant Profile

👤 Aged 18–30
🌱 Strong interest in environmental and community work
🏡 Willing to adapt to rural and eco-living conditions
⚡ Motivated and open-minded
🤝 No prior experience required

Working Language

🗣️ English

Application Method

📩 Apply via application form and review infopack & guide

Links

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IxtRAw3m4QYUgYpMN4eMx8k2MGzMePxU/view?usp=share_link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zQHSUqe620TEEJ2IPQ7kjJRoJMzcMIws/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=108629407523858784222&rtpof=true&sd=true
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50785_en

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