Associazione Costiera Amalfitana Riserva Biosfera
Tramonti, Italy
⭐️ Activity Title
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
We are looking for volunteers, both short-term (2 months) and long-term (September to December) for our project in Tramonti, a small rural mountain village in southern Italy, regenerating the environment and heritage. The project centres on our community garden. You will live as part of our 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'll 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'll 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.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The accommodation will be arranged in a shared apartment with other young people in Tramonti. Rooms are shared. This apartment will be in a reasonable distance to the office and the working places. All basic furniture and objects will be provided for. A set of rules are established for the accommodation and we expect volunteers to respect them. Food will be done 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 will allow participant to experience more activities instead of having to do repetitive tasks during the project. We will arrange a personal learning plan 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.
Participant profile
We are 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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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 17 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 31/12/2026
Activity location
Via Medica 3, Tramonti, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 31/10/2026 23:59
Project code
2025-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000348869
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/54053_en
