Ecological way! (st)
Associação Mentalidade X
Santarém, Portugal
Description
The ultimate goal of this project is to create a community ecological garden, based on the principles of permaculture. As such, the volunteer will be required to participate in manual work related to the preparation and maintenance of the garden. These activities will take place exclusively in the morning, ensuring that the volunteer has free time after lunch to enjoy the cultural and personal experience provided by the project. Santarém is a historic city with over a thousand years of history, located in the center of Portugal and bordered by the Tagus River, the largest river in the Iberian Peninsula. It has around 60,000 inhabitants and enjoys a strategic location: 60 km from Lisbon, 50 km from the Atlantic Ocean, 200 km from both Porto and the Algarve, and 120 km from the Spanish border. The city is well served by public transport, with regular train and bus connections, ensuring easy access and mobility. P.S. The activity will be at least 59 days.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will be accommodated in a renovated 500-year-old palace located in the historic center of Santarém. The residence includes a kitchen, private bathroom, dining room, living room, cinema room, games room (with pool table and board games), bar, and an interior courtyard of approximately 100m2. Travel, meals and health insurance will be covered by the organisation. The volunteer will also be given a weekly allowance.
Training during the activity
Participants will receive introductory training on the activities to be carried out. The volunteer will be guided, trained, and supported by the project coordinator through direct supervision and hands-on learning. All activities are carefully planned to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants. To support, reinforce, and complement the learning acquired through participation, specific quality and support measures will be implemented, such as the online general training, the training and evaluation cycle, ongoing mentoring, and formal recognition of the learning outcomes achieved.
Participant profile
We are looking for volunteers who: ❑ Are between 18 and 30 years old; ❑ Are motivated to work as part of a team, proactive and flexible; ❑ Prepared to develop socio-cultural, environmental and sporting activities and develop their own activities; ❑ Have an interest or experience in environmental issues, sustainable buildings and take part in activities for the community; ❑ Every participant should speak at least basic English and stay open to other people, respect their culture and habits; ❑ Participants will learn Portuguese according to their motivation; ❑ The project has a clear structure, but we are also totally open to ideas that may arise before and during the project, and we are also able to adapt the volunteers'motivations to our reality in order to better manage their motivations and get the most out of their experience and perspectives.
Activity dates
A total of 9 week(s) during the period 03/11/2025 to 02/01/2026
Activity location
Urbanização Encosta das Cortezes 16 , Santarém, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000347875