Ecology and education for change, community building - Short Term

Activity description

Join our community of people, striving for an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle. Using permaculure as an inspiration, we experiment with avoiding and reducing waste, production of food in permaculture gardens and orchard, natural building, waste management on a small town level. Come and assist us to preserve and live in harmony with nature, to preserve and develop cultural heritage, the authentic crafts and old traditions. Get involved in the organization of the 6th edition of Shipka Fest, in the renovation and maintenance of the Eco-Trail, in the support of the local community center, library, art gallery, museum. Help us spread the word about permaculture, low waste management, natural building, culture and Erasmus+. Come and meet like-minded people and be the change in the world. The project takes place in Shipka, Bulgaria, for 2 months : from July 16th to September 12th.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Shared bedroom. Indoor bathroom and indoor toilet available. Outdoor compost toilet. Cooking and meals are arranged on a communal basis with taking turns for cooking. Communal meals are vegetarian. Meeting/library/yoga room, big garden with sitting area. 2 dogs and cats, maybe chickens to come. WIFI. Old bikes available for local transport and bus every hour to Kazanlak (43 000 inhabitants). Shipka is a small historical town in the Rose Valley, located in the outskirts of the mountain. Travel, food, accommodation and pocket money (set amount) expenses are covered.

Training during the activity

- Permaculture design (building raised beds, perennial plants, observation skills, worm farm, mulching, composting) - Healthy and non-violent living - Organisation and preparation of a Festival - Planting endemic and imported plants - nutritional, medicinal, ecological - Renovation and mainenance of Eco-trail - Non-dogmatic spirituality, - Natural living, natural birth

Participant profile

No previous experience needed. You need strong motivation and willpower to live the values and principles of the project, to practice it's lifestyle and wanting to learn. To be open and implement the desired habits, regarding food, daily regime and program. To be ready to handle responsibilities. For this, you need to be listening, flexible, hardworking and willing to persevere. The specific knowledge, skills and attitudes transmitted, are demanding openness and respect toward our experience in the last 20 years.

Activity dates

A total of 8 week(s) during the period 16/07/2024 to 12/09/2024

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Activity location

Dobri Kartalov, 22, 6150 Shipka Bulgaria

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Canary Islands

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Activity topics

Environment and natural protection

Education and training

Creativity and culture

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 15/06/2024

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