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Team ESC Rural community - adventure center - hosting - LARP

Hästekasen Gård Förening

Hastekasen Farm Association

no city, Sweden

Description

Volunteering in a rural community doing things like: Natural building, scouting, nature, sport, gardening, hosting, organizing, handicraft, theatre, repair/maintenance, DIY, simple living, sharing household e t c. Do-it-yourself kind of work with shelter, tools, sewage, compost, soil, water e t c. This activity includes larping... you must be ready to take part. It will be very social and very intense. You will meet over 100 persons. Living on the country side, no cities. More simple lifestyle. Very social, since it is a community. Sharing household. Read here: http://hastekasen.se/erasmusplus-volonteers-2-5-2-2/ Apply here: https://forms.gle/xak9acnkVzM4uPxm8

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

This are EU funded projects where accommodation, food and transport is paid for (up to a limit) You will be living in a community with shared household. It is usually an intentional community and rules apply when it comes to lifestyle (that you have to follow). Food is often vegetarian. Since it is a community you will be spending lots of your free time at the host place. Limited showers and laundry. Limited wifi. Only dry toilets. Simple accommodation.

Training during the activity

This is not a school. There will be in-formal learning, if you pay attention. It is your responsibility to learn. There will be non-formal educational situations on the topics of the project, like: scout skills, gardening, natural building, forestry, handicraft, repair/maintenance, DIY, simple living, sharing household, social skills e t c Work can be slowed down and more supervision available and some "trial and error" and workshop approach. Theatre training. Sport training.

Participant profile

You need some of these: - Prior experience of practical handy-man work. - Be able to live simple with less comfort. - Initiative and work ethics (activities is obligatory) - Background of economic problems, or social problems, or school problems, emotional problems e t c - These are also good: - Be able to communicate in English. - Planning a future life on the countryside. - Ready to be sportive Share the vision. Be interest in doing the work described.


Activity dates

From 01/07/2025 to 31/07/2025


Activity location

Hästekasvägen 6, no city, Sweden


Activity type

Volunteering teams


Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden


Activity topics

Environment and natural protection

Health and wellbeing

Employment and entrepreneurship


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 30/04/2025 23:59