Come help grow a living experiment in community, sustainability, creativity, and human connection in rural Sweden!
Stiftelsen Stjärnsund
Stjärnsund, Svédország
Leírás
Fridhem offers a unique long-term volunteer experience in a close-knit ecological community in Sweden. Focused on sustainability, permaculture, shared living, and personal growth, the project gives volunteers the chance to develop practical skills while becoming part of everyday community life. Activities change with the seasons and may include gardening, growing and harvesting food, communal cooking with local and homegrown ingredients, building and restoration projects, maintenance, workshops, and community events. Volunteers are encouraged to contribute their own ideas, interests, and strengths. Life at Fridhem is built around cooperation, cultural exchange, and learning together. Volunteers receive regular support from a dedicated coordinator through meetings and daily check-ins. By the end of the experience, volunteers leave with practical knowledge, stronger confidence and communication skills, and a deeper understanding of sustainable living and community building.
Szállás, étkezés és utazás
Enjoy a private 1-room cabin or tiny house on wheels. Shared kitchen & bathroom in volunteer house with access to extra facilities in the main center building. Shared kitchen heated by making wood fires in the winter. Vegetarian food, mainly cooked and prepared together by volunteers. Green travel to and from the center. Pickup at the local train station in Hedemora (20 min drive). A car is available to arrange day trips & activities outside the village.
Képzés a tevékenység során
Volunteers receive hands-on training in sustainability, permaculture, gardening, food growing, communal cooking, fermenting, wild foraging, and ecological living. Participants can also learn practical building and restoration skills, including natural building techniques such as timber-framing and clay construction. Training happens through daily work alongside experienced community members, with regular mentoring, reflection sessions, yoga, and mindfulness activities supporting personal growth and intercultural learning.
Résztvevői profil
This opportunity is for motivated and open-minded volunteers who are interested in sustainability, community living, and practical hands-on learning. No previous experience is required, but an interest in gardening, cooking, building, or ecological lifestyles is appreciated. Volunteers should be willing to participate actively in shared responsibilities, teamwork, and intercultural exchange. Flexibility, curiosity, and a positive attitude towards simple community living are important. This experience is for you who desires to develop your relationship and connection with body, nature and your impact in the world. Basic conversational english is preferred.
A tevékenység ideje
A total of 48 week(s) during the period 01/06/2026 to 30/05/2027
A tevékenység helyszíne
Bruksallén 16, Stjärnsund, Svédország
A tevékenység típusa
Egyéni önkéntes tevékenység
Ebből az országból várunk résztvevőket:
Albánia, Algéria, Aruba, Ausztria, Azerbajdzsán, Belarusz/Fehéroroszország, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius és Saba, Bosznia-Hercegovina, Bulgária, Ciprus, Csehország, Curaçao, Dánia, Egyiptom, Finnország, Francia Déli és Antarktiszi Területek, Francia Polinézia, Franciaország, Grönland, Grúzia, Görögország, Hollandia, Horvátország, Izland, Izrael, Jordánia, Kosovo * UN resolution, Lengyelország, Lettország, Libanon, Liechtenstein, Litvánia, Luxemburg, Líbia, Magyarország, Marokkó, Moldova, Montenegró, Málta, Norvégia, Németország, Olaszország, Oroszország, Palesztina, Portugália, Románia, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre és Miquelon, Sint Maarten (holland rész), Spanyolország, Svédország, Szerbia, Szlovákia, Szlovénia, Szíria, Tunézia, Törökország, Ukrajna, Wallis és Futuna, Észak-Macedónia, Észtország, Írország, Örményország, Új-Kaledónia
A tevékenység témaköre
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Disaster Preparedness
Jelentkezési határidő
Nincs jelentkezési határidő
Projektkód
2026-1-SE02-ESC51-VTJ-000469641