🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🌿 Rural Life, Hands-On Skills & Community in Alta Langa 🎪

Bergolo is a tiny village in the hills of Piedmont. No big city noise, no tourist crowds — just nature, a tight-knit group of young volunteers, and a month of learning by actually doing things. If that sounds like your kind of summer, read on.

Vagamondo is bringing together 15 young people aged 18 to 30 for their ninth edition of Volunteering Summer Fest — a group ESC volunteering experience rooted in the rural landscape of Alta Langa, Piedmont. This is a hands-on, community-centred programme where participants learn practical skills while contributing to the local area and living together as a team.

What Is This Role About?

This is a group volunteering placement — meaning you will be working and living alongside other young volunteers from across Europe and beyond. The activities are practical, varied, and embedded in the rhythms of rural life. You will be caring for green spaces, cooking together, helping with renovation works, and supporting the organisation of local festivals.

The setting is Bergolo — a small village surrounded by the natural beauty of the Langhe hills. Life here is slow in the best possible way, and the experience is designed to help you develop real competences while genuinely contributing to the community around you.

Activities

🌱 Taking care of green areas and gardening work in and around Bergolo

🏚️ Renovation works — hands-on, practical, and meaningful

🍳 Cooking for the group — shared meals are a core part of community life here

🎪 Organising festivals and community events in the local area

🤝 Living and working as a team with 14 other young volunteers from different countries

Who Should Apply?

Vagamondo is looking for young people who are genuinely ready for this kind of experience — not just looking for a holiday with a volunteer label on it.

🔹 Age: 18 to 30 years old

🔹 Residency: Must be resident in one of the eligible countries

🔹 Situation: Facing challenging situations in your life as described in the infopack

🔹 Interested in getting to know and cooperating with young volunteers from different countries

🔹 Ready to live in a rural environment for one month, discover the local area, and connect with its inhabitants

🔹 Motivated to improve practical and manual skills, group work competencies, and your sense of initiative

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Accommodation, Food & Living Together

The group will stay at Alveare Hostel in Bergolo — a welcoming space designed for communal living.

🛏️ Comfortable shared bedrooms with 2, 3, or 4 beds

🍽️ A communal dining area and well-equipped kitchen for group cooking

🥦 Meals are mainly vegetarian and vegan — the group cooks together with a weekly budget provided

🧺 Laundry room available on site

📶 Public Wi-Fi available throughout the hostel

🌄 A spacious terrace to unwind after a day of work in the hills

Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 15 June 2026 – 06 July 2026

📍 Location: Via Roma 20, Bergolo, Italy

👤 Activity Type: Volunteering Teams

🏷️ Project Code: 2025-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000375184

Deadline

⏰ 13 June 2026

Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Türkiye 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Infopack & Apply

📄 Infopack: https://www.canva.com/design/DAHGur-uxP0/tsXfNrHU2f37Ph38aa2ZAQ/view?utm_content=DAHGur-uxP0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hc44e36ae32

🔗 Official Project Page: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51257_en

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