🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🌳 Reforestation in the Mountains and Healthy Living 🧘

Description

Volunteers will be part of the ongoing investigation and establishment of regeneration through direct seed sowing. Volunteers will dedicate from 30 - 38 hours weekly to the project. These activities include:

Reforestation activities 4 mornings a week or 2 full days a week or combination: sowing seeds in Sierra Lujar, harvesting seeds, building seed protectors, creating and digging swales and survival counts of previous plantings.

Participation in lectures and workshops 1 a week about sustainable lifestyle, regeneration, permaculture, deep ecology, project design...etc.

Self (health) care practices once a week in the afternoon: yoga, capoeira…etc. In addition, each volunteer will receive a body-care treatment during their stay.

Volunteers will be guided in co-living: group meetings, week organization, shared responsibilities such as cooking and cleaning, logistic. MORE INFO ttps://www.semillistas.es. WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS ONLY BY THIS FORM https://forms.gle/z47XcxaCJfkorJCPA

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Food and accommodation, small allowance and travel costs to and from the destination costs will be covered by the ESC. We encourage volunteers green travelling,

The activities will take place in Orgiva and surroundings, Sierra Lujar. Orgiva is a town with a lot of diversity of activities and culture.

Volunteers will be hosted in shared accommodation in Orgiva surroundings. All meals will be cooked by the volunteers on a rotational basis and will be vegetarian. Meals will be eaten together.

Transport to and from the accommodation to the reforestation site will be with electric bicycles

Training during the activity

Knowledge in regenerating landscapes, skills in direct sowing techniques, community living precepts, cultural awareness, responsible consumption, ecology, permaculture, health, self care and body care, basic vegetarian cuisine

Each volunteer will have a mentor with which they can meet every 2 weeks approx to discuss the wellbeing, development and learning path.

During the placement, the volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice Spanish as well as English. The OLS platform provided by the ESC will also facilitate the learning of these languages.

Participant profile

Basic level of English and Spanish desiderable

Physically motivated - as the activities require strength and stamina to be up in the mountains on steep slopes and overgrown (prickly) areas.

Motivation and Interest- in the topics of regeneration, eco-sustainability, environment, healthy lifestyle, personal development, interculturalism, community life.

Disposition to dialogue- among the participants, with organisations, with the mentors, with the rural area and with the host community

Flexibility, sometimes plans could need to change due to weather (rain or lack of it) or other contingencies. Flexibility or the willingness to cultivate it is important to be able to adapt the situations and don’t get frustrated.

Team work- willingness to participate in group dynamics for team cohesion and personal growth.

Self- responsibility and self-organisation initiative, we provide information and resources, however it is up to the volunteer to engage in it themselves.

Commitment to participate in all activities (training, reforestation, meetings, movement/yoga activities, mentoring, etc.) from the beginning to the end of the ESC

In taking this short term ESC you are still compatible for long term placements.

For more information about the project visit: www.semillistas.es

If you feel the call, we encourage you to read carefully all the detailed information of the project on our website.

MORE INFO https://semillistas.es/en/esc-european-volunteering-en/

WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS ONLY BY FILLING THIS FORM https://forms.gle/z47XcxaCJfkorJCPA

Activity details

Activity type

Volunteering teams

Activity dates

From 12/01/2027 to 11/03/2027

Location

Finca La Herradura. Carretera GR-4202, en la zona de El Duque - Tíjola, Orgiva, Spain

Deadline

17/10/2026

Project code

2026-1-ES02-ESC51-VTJ-000401266

Topics

Looking for participants from

68 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇪🇸 Spain.