Myllylähde Community
SYLVIA-KOTI YHDISTYS RY
Myllylähde-yhteisö (Myllylähde Community)
Hämeenkoski, Finland
Description
Apply by March 10th, 2024, via email only. Find the application form and project details at: https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/volunteer-in-finland/esc-available-projects. Experience inspiring community at Myllylähde! As part of the Camphill movement, we foster inclusive environments for adults with special needs, emphasizing shared responsibilities and individual contributions. Join us in household tasks, arts & crafts, gardening, and ecological farming. At Myllylähde, the volunteers will help with all the activities of the community according to their skills and abilities.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The meals and accommodation are provided by the Myllylähde community. The volunteers have their room in one of Myllylähde’s three houses. The volunteers share the kitchen and hygienic facilities with the other community members. Volunteers live and work at Myllylähde, so they don’t need to commute daily. Myllylähde is situated in the countryside, and there is no public local transport nearby – the nearest bus stop is about 7 km away. The volunteers will get reimbursement for 1 weekly return trip to the nearest city, Lahti. Also, the staff will give the volunteers a lift whenever possible.
Training during the activity
The volunteers will have an on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp organised by the Finnish National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps. In addition, they will be invited to the on-arrival training camp and mid-term evaluation camp of the coordinating organisation Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland. The volunteers will get access to the Online Language Support (OLS) tool of the European Solidarity Corps to help them learn Finnish.
Participant profile
Volunteering at Myllylähde could be for you if you are motivated to live in the countryside and are interested in working with people with special needs. Interest in a communal way of living and nature is also helpful.
Activity dates
From 20/08/2024 to 19/08/2025
Activity location
Aholantie 133, Hämeenkoski, Finland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin (french part), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Türkiye, Ukraine, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Health and wellbeing
Deadline for applications
No application deadline