ESC Team at Ostello dei Balocchi: caring for donkeys and maintaining green spaces
ASSOCIAZIONE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE JOINT
Ligonchio , Italie
Description
Ostello dei Balocchi is located in Casalino di Ligonchio at 1000 meters altitude in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park, a UNESCO MAB area, in the province of Reggio Emilia. Managed by Legambiente Ligonchio, it serves as an Environmental Education Center offering donkey tourism, artistic workshops, and nature-immersed stays. The ESC Team at Ostello dei Balocchi runs a one-month intensive volunteering program, with activities 4 days a week for up to 36 hours. Volunteers handle hostel and Ravinart park maintenance, donkey care (including trekking and outdoor sessions), trail cleaning, educational activities and intercultural meetings with seniors. All takes place in an immersive natural setting, promoting environmental sustainability and social cohesion through the European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas program.
Modalités d'hébergement, de restauration et de transport
Pocket money: 17€ per day (the traveling expenses are included in this total sum). Accommodation: will be provided inside the hostel managed by the organisation, inside a triple/doble rooms shared with other volunteers. Food: breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided.
Formation pendant l’activité
On arrival training: first 2 days - organized by the coordinating organization Associazione Joint. Final evaluation with Youhpass Certificate and last 2 days.
Profil du participant
MUST be resident /citizen of an EU country. Available for the whole period of the project (18/04/25 - 18/05/25). aged 18 to 30; interested in living in the nature and in an isolated area; ready for activities with donkeys; open for physical or manual work and “get hands dirty”; ready for trekking experiences; ready to cook for the others; proactive and respectful; ready to go out from comfort zone, experiment, and explore; at least intermediate knowledge of English; ready to share private spaces with the team; be open minded; positive and peaceful attitude; flexibility to adapt to possible changes;
Dates de l’activité
Du 18/04/2026 au 18/05/2026
Lieu de l’activité
Via Popolare, 140, Casa Bracchi, Ligonchio , Italie
Type d’activité
Équipes de volontaires
Nous recherchons des participants venus de
Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Croatie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Lettonie, Lituanie, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Tchéquie, Ukraine
Thèmes de l’activité
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Support to local Small and Medium Enterprise
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures
Délai de dépôt de candidature: 09/02/2026 00:00
Code du projet
2024-1-EACEA-VTHPA-101179748