XENA CENTRO SCAMBI E DINAMICHE INTERCULTURALI
Ture Nirvane Società Cooperativa Sociale di Comunità
Ventimiglia, Italy
⭐️ Activity Title
Volunteering in Ecovillage Torri Superiore, Italy 2026-27
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
Ecovillage Torri Superiore is a 35 years old community and cultural centre in western Liguria, next to the French border. The volunteers will spend their time in an open "family" of adults and children, well acquainted to sharing the space with non-residents, guests and visitors from different countries. The volunteers’ tasks will focus on the non profit-making aspects of the Ecovillage, and will not replace any paid employment. The volunteers will share the daily chores, like cooking and cleaning, with the other staff and residents. Please note that the summer period is very busy with guests, trainings, and visitors, so the tasks related to space care and food preparation are more intense than for the winter period. They will also have the chance to propose activities related with his/her country of origin (films, photos, debates) and offer a personal presentation about their background.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteers will live at the Ecovillage in two private apartments with individual or shared bedrooms. The kitchen and bathroom facilities in the apartment are shared with other volunteers. All meals will be prepared by the cooperative and available in the dining area at fixed times. All guest and residents have access to a small library with open wifi, a large meeting room, a yoga room. Most residents have their own cars and regularly drive to and from the town of Ventimiglia for shopping or other errands, so lifts can easily be arranged; a local bus runs five times a day.
Training during the activity
The conceptual framework for the ESC programme is based on action learning, and will include an initial moment of theory and instructions by the ESC mentors/tutors, long-term residents or experts, followed by practical actions and field work. His/her activities will vary greatly and touch many aspects of the Ecovillage daily life, according to the most urgent needs of the moment and personal inclinations and skills: farming, trail maintenance, dry walls building, cooking for visitors and refugees, and others.
Participant profile
The profile of the ideal volunteer should include most of the following features: a deep interest in ecology and sustainability-related topics; willingness to share a part of his/her daily life with the resident community and guests, and enjoying some private moments as well; mental openness to meet new situations and people; a flexible and responsible approach to work regarding tasks and times, than can change also on a short notice; willingness to learn basic Italian to communicate with non-English speakers; high level of motivation to try out community living and sharing time with the locals.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 02/10/2026 to 28/03/2027
Activity location
Via Torri Superiore 5, Ventimiglia, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 29/09/2026 12:00
Project code
2026-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000401265
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53554_en
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