Associazione Costiera Amalfitana Riserva Biosfera is looking for volunteers for its "Green Up Your Community" project in Tramonti, a small rural mountain village in southern Italy, regenerating the environment and heritage. The project centres on the community garden. You will live as part of a small community, taking on hands-on work: planting and harvesting seasonal produce and working with wood. As outdoor work depends on weather and season, you will also take on office-based tasks. You will work alongside local farmers on food conservation and traditions, and research wild, edible plants used in local cooking, directly engaging with the biodiversity you will help protect. You will also manage social media, write blog content, run sustainability workshops on recycling and reuse, and take part in educational activities with children. Throughout your stay you will be part of a small rural community, sharing daily tasks with local families and adapting to a life shaped by the land and seasons.


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Accommodation, Food and Transport

🏠 The accommodation will be arranged in a shared apartment with other young people in Tramonti. Rooms are shared, and the apartment will be within a reasonable distance of the office and the working places. All basic furniture and objects will be provided.

📋 A set of rules is established for the accommodation and volunteers are expected to respect them.

🍽️ Food will be provided in supply.

Training During the Activity

🧭 Participants will have an introduction to the tasks, projects and responsibilities they undertake.

🔄 The variety of activities during the year allows participants to experience more activities instead of having to do repetitive tasks for 2 months.

🧑‍🏫 A personal learning plan will be arranged for you, and you will be introduced and accompanied by both your supervisor and your mentor.

📚 Other specific training opportunities will depend on the responsibilities of the participant.


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Participant Profile

The organiser is looking for volunteers who are genuinely motivated to embrace the local culture and to live as part of a community, sharing daily life, spaces and tasks with both local people and the other volunteers on the project. This is meant to be a shared experience: volunteers should be open to learning new things while also contributing their own skills and knowledge. Applicants should be comfortable doing outdoor activities all year round, in all seasons and weather conditions, and should not mind working with their hands and getting dirty in the process. They should be willing to take part in growing, collecting and cooking food for the community, and should be comfortable living in a remote area, far from any large towns. A genuine curiosity to learn and experience new things is essential.


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Who Can Apply

This activity is open to participants from the following countries: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden.


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What's Covered

As an ESC volunteering activity, this project is fully funded: shared accommodation and food are provided, in line with European Solidarity Corps support, which also covers travel, a volunteer allowance (pocket money) and insurance for the duration of the activity.

The Details

📆 Activity dates: a total of 9 weeks during the period 01 September 2026 to 31 October 2026 (the organiser also mentions short-term placements of around 2 months and long-term placements from September to December)

📍 Location: Via Medica 3, Tramonti, Italy

🗂️ Activity type: Individual volunteering

🏷️ Activity topics: Environment and natural protection, Education and training, Creativity and culture

🔖 Project code: 2025-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000348869


How to Apply

Applications are made through the official project page via the European Solidarity Corps.

Deadline

⏳ 30 September 2026


Link

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53919_en


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