🌿🇳🇱 ESC Discover Mansion Leens: Volunteer in a Historic Dutch Garden & Live the Camp Life in the Netherlands!

📍 Location: Leens, 🇳🇱 Netherlands
🧭 Type: Team Volunteering | European Solidarity Corps
📅 Project Dates: 5 – 19 July 2025
⏳ Application Deadline: 18 June 2025
🔗 Original Link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/46685_en

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🏰 About the Project

Step into history and help preserve one of the Netherlands’ hidden gems – Manor Oosterhouw, built in 1868 and untouched since 1912! 🛠️🌳
Join a multicultural team to restore the mansion’s gardens, learn sustainable gardening techniques, and immerse yourself in Dutch culture — all while camping together and building lifelong memories! 🚲🏕️

You’ll work outdoors during the week, and enjoy fun cultural and team-building activities during the weekends led by experienced camp leaders. 🌍🎨

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💪 Your Role

🌱 Dig, weed, prune, and mulch the historic gardens
🧹 Help preserve cultural heritage and biodiversity
🌍 Work in an international team of motivated volunteers
🛠️ Gain hands-on skills in gardening and conservation
🎉 Join cultural workshops, cooking nights, and team games

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🏡 What’s Included?

🏕️ Accommodation at Camping De Horizon (tents & tiny houses)
🛏️ Bring your own sleeping mat and bedding
🍽️ Shared cooking in teams – everyone joins the CCC!
🚲 Bicycles provided for commuting & exploring
🎓 Online training available on request

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🙋 Who Can Apply?

No experience needed – just motivation, curiosity, and a willingness to live simply and work in nature 🌿🌍
You’ll live and work as a team, supporting local culture and sustainability in a unique setting.

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🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇫🇮 🇪🇪 🇮🇹 🇭🇷 🇬🇪 🇬🇷 🇭🇺 🇩🇪 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 🇮🇪 🇲🇹 🇷🇴 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 🇪🇸

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📎 Apply via the ESC Portal:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/46685_en