Projekttyp: Freiwillingen-Teams
Projektort: Bozevce, Kosovo * UN-Resolution
Daten: 09.04.2026 – 24.04.2026 (43 Aktivitätstage)
Frist: 15.03.2026
Projektsprache: Englisch
Teilnehmerzahl insgesamt: 30
Alter: 18 – 30 Jahre
Teilnehmerbeitrag: 0 Euro
In April 2026, GAIA and Roter Baum Berlin are organizing an European Solidarity Corps (ESC)volunteering team. The ESC programme is a funded volunteering programme for youngpeople between 18 and 30 years old. The project covers your accommodation and food duringthe project, your travel to Kosovo, and you receive pocket money for the days of your stay.For this specific project, we are looking for volunteers from Germany, France and Kosovo.
Project description:
Even though we witness many issues and problems, climate change is showing serious threatsand problems to different communities and society as a whole. In our region, we face severedroughts in summer, but also heavy rain and snowfall in other seasons. Water quality andaccess are becoming a real struggle. This is a reason why we decided to prioritize water andriver-related topics and to develop practical models that can be multiplied by the others.In this volunteering project, we will be working on the implementation of permacultureintervention design regarding water management. The property is around 1.5ha in size withdifferent parcels spread around the facilities. Volunteers will help in the creation of newelements such as ponds, reedbeds, redirecting channels, and swales. Volunteers will alsowork on soil improvement, through composting and mulching. Besides, the volunteers will helpwith the educational project in the neighboring village, which is in its initial stage. The workpart will largely involve manual work, and as it is early spring, be ready for various weatherconditions.
To learn more about the project, check the website: https://www.gaiakosovo.org/2026/02/05/water-resilience-in-times-of-crisis-call-for-volunteers/
Participant profile:
This project is open for volunteers who are:
- Residents of Germany, France and Kosovo*
- Interested in environmental issues, permaculture, and simple and sustainable living
- Using environmentally friendly travel options (trains, buses, carpooling)
- No previous experience in similar work is required, but strong motivation and a will for analternative and sustainable approach.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:
The village is not reachable by public transportation, thus the volunteers will need to reach thenearest town of Gjilan, Kosovo*, and then local transport will be organized. At the venue, youwill be accommodated in the volunteers house, which is approximately 150 meters from themain property where we will be spending the majority of the day. In this house, there are 4rooms that will be shared (between 2 and 6 people per room).
The volunteer’s house has asmall kitchen, shower and outdoor composting toilet. At the whole property, there are 4 nature-friendly composting toilets, which do not require the use of water. Instead of water, we usesawdust. There is no public sewage system, so some of our gray water is purified with a reedbed and some others are not.The meals will be organized by GAIAs team, and volunteers will be involved in cooking tasks.
The meals are tasty vegan and vegetarian food, based on seasonal, and local ingredients.Cleaning will be done in teams too. On the property we live together with several dogs, cats,goats, chickens, geese and bees, so volunteers should be comfortable with their presence.Lifestyle is sustainable, simple, and without much technology, even though access to theinternet is available.
There is no mini market in the village but you can find one in the first neighbouring village with asimple offer, you can go by foot or even by bike.
Training during the activity
The activity will involve plenty of opportunities for learning. During this volunteering experience,you will be able to learn about:
- The basics of permaculture thinking
- Living simply and in community
- Environmental issues
- Water management in permaculture systems
- Cooking vegetarian and for a bigger group
- About composting and soil
- Different ways of working together, etc.
- The volunteers will also learn through experiencing, working and living a ”simple” andsustainable lifestyle.
We will organize several workshops, movie projections, visits to localpeople and activities with the local community.
You will also have chances to organizepresentations, games, discussions and similar.
During your free time, you will have theopportunity to go for a walk, take some rest, play games, read books, observe nature andmore…
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