Sustainability rules 2027
Kurjen ekokyläyhdistys ry
Vesilahti, Finlande
Description
The project is run by Kurki Ecovillage Association. The main goals are to encourage sustainable and eco-friendly practices, create a diverse and multicultural environment, support youngsters with fewer opportunities, promote tolerance and solidarity. The work tasks include helping to run sustainability center, hosting visitors, taking care of the biodiversity garden, forest garden and other demonstration gardens, assisting in building tasks, planning and cooking community lunches, caretaker tasks (heating sauna, compost and dry-toilets maintenance, etc), seasonal work (picking berries, mushrooms...), collaborating with local schools, youth centers and solidarity organizations, helping organize cultural events, etc. This project is a great chance to get to know a new culture, be in contact with nature, make meaningful connections, implement your own ideas and projects, take time to reflect on the world and yourself, get out of your comfort zone and experience new adventures! :)
Modalités d'hébergement, de restauration et de transport
Our volunteers live together, sharing a house, beds divided with furnitures and/or curtains. There is a kitchen, a living room and dry toilets(indoors and outdoors). Our sustainability center downstairs is also for their use at the day time when the house is free for everyone’s use. In our sauna building volunteers have good place to wash clothes and themselves. Shared community lunch on some of the working days. Food allowance is given for other meals. There are bicycles available for the volunteers. Transportation is offered when it is part of the work tasks. The bus connection to Tampere.
Formation pendant l’activité
Volunteers will participate in on-arrival and mid-term trainings organized by the National Agency.
Profil du participant
- open-minded and respectful
- interested in sustainable lifestyle and ecological development
- willing to learn new things
- able to adapt and to share their space with others
- someone who can take initiative and work independently as well as in group
Dates de l’activité
Du 15/03/2027 au 21/10/2027
Lieu de l’activité
Saunavainio 2, Vesilahti, Finlande
Type d’activité
Volontariat individuel
Nous recherchons des participants venus de
Finlande
Thèmes de l’activité
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures
Pas de date limite de dépôt de candidature
Code du projet
2026-1-FI01-ESC51-VTJ-000402005