🌿 Earth to Heart – Living, Learning, and Thriving in Community 🌿 (From May to end of September, flexible)
Joyce 'n' Fun Kinoniki Syneteristiki Epihirisi
Skiathos, Greece
Description
Join us for a fully funded volunteering experience in Skiathos, Greece, where community life, creativity, and sustainability come together. 🌱 Three Living Dimensions 🎨 Children & Creativity – Support arts and crafts activities with local children and worldschooling families. 🌿 Land & Projects – Care for the land and take part in hands-on tasks, including natural building throughout the season, with a larger project in September. 🫶 Community Life – Share daily responsibilities, welcome visitors, and support communication and social media. 🌍 What to Expect ✨ Off-grid living with solar energy and outdoor spaces ✨ A seasonal journey from preparation to vibrant summer camps and a building phase in September ✨ Real community life, shared meals, and learning by doing 📅 We are looking for 3 long-term volunteers (May–September. Dates are flexible for 4-6 months) 📢 Apply early – applications are reviewed as they are received
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
🌿 Volunteers live in a shared off-grid environment surrounded by nature. Accommodation is in tents, caravans, or simple structures, with access to outdoor kitchens, compost toilets, and solar-powered showers. This is a simple, nature-based lifestyle, where we share space, resources, and daily rhythms. 🥗 We provide 3 vegetarian meals per day, prepared together by the group. Cooking is part of the shared experience. ✈️ Upon arrival in Skiathos, transport from the port or airport to the site is arranged.
Training during the activity
🌱 Learning through experience is at the heart of this project. Volunteers will gain skills in: 🎨 Supporting arts and crafts activities with children 🌿 Sustainable living practices and land care 🏡 Natural building techniques through ongoing small projects and a larger collective build in September 💬 Communication, teamwork, and community facilitation 📱 Social media storytelling and sharing the project
Participant profile
This experience is for young people who feel curious about community life, simple living, and learning by doing. 🏕️ You are open to living off-grid, mostly outdoors, with simple facilities and shared outdoor spaces. 🫶 You are comfortable sharing daily life with other volunteers, families, children, and visitors. 💪 You are willing to take part in hands-on tasks, from cooking to land care and small projects, including natural building. 🌿 You are adaptable, responsible, and open to new ways of living and learning. 🐾 You are also ready to share the space with a very affectionate, love-addict dog. • 18–30 years old • Based in Europe No specific skills are required. Your willingness to participate is enough.
Activity dates
A total of 20 week(s) during the period 30/04/2026 to 31/12/2026
Activity location
Dimos Skiathou, Skiathos, Greece
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-EL02-ESC51-VTJ-000346912