Suncokret – Project Overview
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté International
Suncokret Centre for Community Development
Gvozd, Croatia
Description
We have all sorts of volunteer positions. Opportunities vary from office work to direct community actions. You can contribute to the following tasks: creating fun daily activities for our children and youth
- social media posts, blogs
- webpage posts
- writing and editing for our local newsmagazine, photography, graphic design etc.
- documentary film workshops and creating fun films with kids
- crowd funding actions
- event planning (exhibitions, etc)
- arts/crafts workshops
- dance/music classes, sports and games
- informative and educative workshops and youth empowerment
- psychosocial and educational activities and workshops with children and youth
- ecological cleanups - cleaning of park and river banks, graffiti removal, recycling, building of composts
- gardening, maintaining spaces
- community construction projects - bridge building, murals, karaoke, theatre, gardening, painting, repair work
- eco gardening, learning about sustainability and recycling, planting, weeding, watering
- language workshops and cooking workshop
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers stay in two two-story houses accommodating up to 30 participants. The big house has mixed dorm-style rooms with bunk beds, bathrooms and showers, plus a living room, large kitchen and terrace. The small house has two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Both have refrigeration, power and hot water. There are also solar showers, two composting toilets, eco gardens and an orchard.
The accommodation is fully equipped. Volunteers keep it clean and respect shared spaces. It is within walking distance of the Suncokret centre and shops, and the host organisation pays for it.
Training during the activity
Participant profile
We’re looking for passionnate, open-hearted volunteers who love working with children and are eager to dhare their skills and ideas
Activity dates
From 30/11/2026 to 25/01/2027
Activity location
F. Tuđmana 6, Gvozd, Croatia
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Martinique, Mayotte, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (french part), Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Bridging intercultural, intergenerational and social divide
Community development
Inclusion of marginalised young people
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000347837