Solidarity and Sustainability in Sweden
ISKCON Almvik
ISKCON Almvik (Hare Krishna Movement)
Järna, Sweden
Description
Main Tasks: 1. Organic Farming: planting, cultivating and harvesting vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. 2. Food Processing: helping with cooking, baking and preservation of food. 3. Ethical Animal Care: taking care of cows. 4. Community Services: assisting elderly community members. 5. Construction Work: assisting in constructing different projects. Workshops: 1. Waste-management: recycle, reuse, repair, separate and dispose waste. 2. Handicrafts: sewing, embroidery, reuse material. 3. Healthy Lifestyle: bhakti-yoga, personal values, meditation, forest walks, swimming, etc. 4. Sustainable Forestry: care for the forest and processing of wood. 5. Small-scale Management: co-organising youth gatherings; getting info about Erasmus+ possibilities. 6. Digitalisation/Media: digital competences, posterdesign. 7. Swedish Language Course OLS. 8. Self-assessment and reflection. And more...
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
A cozy guest house with two spacious and furnished shared bedrooms for two volunteers in each room. WIFI-access, a common pantry, two shared bathrooms, a washing machine and ironing facilities. Vegetarian/vegan lunch and small dinner are served daily in the community building. The guest house is only 200 meters from the community building. All activities will take place on the premises of the community. Our ecovillage is located 10 km from the town Järna. We can arrange transportation to and from Järna once a week. There is no public transport available. Bicycles are available.
Training during the activity
Informal and non-formal learning opportunities: Training in organic farming, vegetarian/vegan cooking, baking, and food preservation. Training in animal care: taking care of cows. Training in community services and small-scale management. Arts and crafts workshops including sewing, embroidery. Workshops on healthy lifestyle, yoga, mindfulness and meditation. Workshops on waste-management. Self-assessment and reflection, Youthpass. Swedish language café. Cultural excursions
Participant profile
Our ISKCON-Hare Krishna community follows a lacto-vegetarian/vegan diet and an alcohol and intoxicants-free healthy lifestyle. We wish to request our volunteers to kindly follow this etiquette during their stay in our community. An interest in organic gardening, vegetarian cooking, cow-care and community care would be important, as well as open-mindedness to the ancient Vedic Indian tradition and the Hare Krishna movement.
Activity dates
A total of 31 week(s) during the period 01/04/2026 to 31/10/2026
Activity location
Almvik 1, Järna, Sweden
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 31/10/2025 23:59
Project code
2025-1-SE02-ESC51-VTJ-000346327