Javna ustanova "Pećinski park Grabovača"
Perušić, Croatia
⭐️ Activity Title
GREEN HORIZONS 2
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
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Unknown region of Croatia, called Lika, is extremely rich in biodiversity and geodiversity, which provides great educational opportunities, for the volunteers and the local community. Goal of this project is to present the challenges of modern life, impact of this way of life on our ecosystems, causes and consequences of climate change and to show the power and the role of individuals and community, through educating about responsible behavior. The aim is to empower the local community (especially kids and youth) and participants in this project for active participation in recognizing and dealing with the environmental problems, and to diseminate the results in their own communities. Think globally, act locally!
Activities: language school for kids and volunteers, cave exploring, help in the park, creating new trails, help with event organisation, exploring Croatia.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation - two local houses, located 1,5km away from the Park and 2km away from the centre of Perušić (shared rooms, kitchen and bathrooms, washing machine); Food - we provide food budget, participants plan and cook together in their houses; Transport - travel budget includes round trip to Croatia, and bus or train tickets to Perušić or Gospić (we provide a pick-up from there); each participant receives a bicycle during the activity
Training during the activity
Working with kids and youth, Environmental protection, Intercultural dialogue, Non-formal learning, Sustainable development, Urban/rural development, Natural landscaping, Croatian language course, Traditional workshops, Forest protection, Botany, Cave restauration, Speleology workshop
Participant profile
Motivated, open-minded, contributor, team player, flexible, selfless, easy-going, reliable/responsible, nature lover, environmentalist, hard-worker, kind, artistic, empathetic
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 20/08/2026 to 15/09/2026
Activity location
Trg popa Marka Mesića 2, Perušić, Croatia
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 09/08/2026 12:12
Project code
2026-1-HR01-ESC51-VTJ-000400786
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53602_en
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