Gramigna APS
Torrecuso, Italy
⭐️ Activity Title
Esc in Torrecuso - Campania Region - Italy- Short term esc - 2 PLACES
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
PLEASE apply by writing an E-Mail to gramigna.aps@gmail.com with your CV and Motivation Letter! We are looking for a European volunteer for a long-term project to join our team at Gramigna APS, an Italian NGO based in a beautiful village in the South of Italy named Torrecuso. Our organisation is dedicated to social inclusion, sustainability, youth empowerment, and local community development. Dates: August 25th – December 11th, 2026
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation: You will live with the other international volunteers in a shared apartment. As a long term volunteer, you will have a private single room to ensure your personal space, while sharing common areas (bathrooms, kitchen, and dining room) with the team. Financial Support: Pocket money is provided each month, along with a dedicated food allowance according to official ESC standards (total of 360 EUR/month). Travel & Transport: Your travel to and from Italy will be reimbursed up to the official ESC distance calculator limit.
Training during the activity
This long-term project offers a complete hands-on experience combining rural activities, digital communication, and community engagement throughout the autumn season. During your stay, you will participate in: Digital Communication & Editorial Media: Supporting Gramigna’s digital strategy through social media management, graphic materials, and visual storytelling Autumn Harvest & Rural Life: optional activity workshops Hands-on fieldwork involving the traditional grape harvest, grape processing and olive harvesting in the countryside. Organise event for community supported agriculture (CSA)
Participant profile
We are looking for an open-minded, motivated European volunteer (aged 18–30) ready to embrace countryside life and long-term team dynamics. Your main responsibilities will include: Active participation in outdoor, seasonal agricultural tasks (grape & olive harvesting). Creating media content (social media management, articles, digital materials, photo/video documentation). Assisting the staff in non-formal education workshops, Erasmus+ activities, and local festivals. Independent living: volunteers are responsible for maintaining their shared house and cooking their own meals in a cooperative spirit. In Gramigna, sustainability is at our core. If you are ready to experience authentic rural Italian life, community living, and eco-friendly practices, we are excited to receive your application!
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 25/08/2026 to 21/10/2026
Activity location
Via Fabbricata 48, Torrecuso, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/07/2026 12:00
Project code
2024-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000280685
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53477_en
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