Green Hands Burgos in Ábrego Association
ASOCIACION BRUJULA INTERCULTURAL
Ábrego: Environment and Rural Development
Burgos, Spain
Description
The "Green Hands Burgos" project arrives to its 5th edition, hosting two volunteers in Ábrego Association and two volunteers in Huerteco Association. The main objective of "Green Hands Burgos" is to promote environmental education as well as to encourage rural development, through the activities that will be developed in the different organisations and through the activities focused on sustainable development and environmental protection issues. Furthermore, the project will represent an opportunity for intercultural learning for the volunteers and entities involved, who will participate in the project to promote cooperation and solidarity. The main mission of the Ábrego Association is to make Burgos citizens aware of the need to get involved in order to generate changes that improve and enrich people's lives. The association's main objective is rural development as a response to the global, and for this reason, it creates courses, spaces and meeting points in the rural world.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Asociacion Brujula Intercultural (project coordinator), will provide a flat in Burgos (center) for all the volunteers. They will have a double or single room. The coordinator will also provide an amount (established from the ESC program) for the maintenance and pocket money that will be provided monthly. The travel expenses will be refunded on the basis defined by the European Commission.
Training during the activity
The volunteers will participate in the on-arrival and mid-term training organised by the Spanish National Agency. The support organisation and the host organisation will provide them also a training when they will arrive and a mid-term and a final evaluation.
Participant profile
Available for the whole duration of the project; 18-30 years old; Resident in EU member countries or Ukraine; With at least a basic knowledge of Spanish; Motivation to participate in the project and specific activities; Interest in the activities planned within the host organization; Flexibility, creativity, patience, open-mindedness, team-work; Interest and willingness to face the intercultural experience proposed by the project and its challenges; Interested in environmental and rural topics; A driving license is welcome but not necessary; Background knowledge in sociology, natural science, pedagogy is welcome but not necessary; Proactive and positive attitude.
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 17/02/2025 to 16/02/2026
Activity location
C. Rey Don Pedro, 60, Burgos, Spain
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 14/02/2025 00:00